Petitesannonces.ch Scraper

Collect structured classified-ad listings from Petitesannonces.ch — the free classifieds site for French-speaking Switzerland (cars, real estate, jobs, electronics, and more) — as clean JSON/CSV rows instead of browser tabs.

What it does

• Searches by keyword, category, canton, or city, or fetches specific listing URLs directly.
• Returns title, price, full description, category/subcategory, location, publish date, seller name and profile link, and every photo at full size.
• Decodes the seller's phone number, which the site already sends to every anonymous visitor in the page itself (lightly obscured, not login-gated) — no account or sign-in needed anywhere in this Actor.

Input parameters

Field	Type	Default	Notes
searchQueries	array	[]	Keywords to search for (French)
listingUrls	array	[]	Direct ad URLs, e.g. https://www.petitesannonces.ch/a/8782830
categoryId	integer	—	See the category table below
canton	string	—	Two-letter code: VD, GE, BE, VS, FR, NE, JU
city	string	—	e.g. Lausanne, Genève
maxResults	integer	5	Free quick-test default; raise for a real run
proxyConfiguration	object	—	Optional — this site has no bot-detection, only useful for IP diversity on a large job

Category IDs

id	Category	id	Category
11	Animaux	32	Maison - Jardin - Bricolage
13	Art - Antiquités	33	Modélisme
14	Automobiles	22	Motos - Scooters
40	Beauté - Bien-être	34	Musique - Instruments
38	Bébé - Puériculture	35	Nautisme
15	Bijouterie - Horlogerie	37	Photo - Caméras
16	Billets - Bons	47	PME Artisans Agriculteurs
19	Camping	39	Rencontres
20	Cinéma - DVD	41	Sport - Loisirs
21	Collections	42	Téléphonie
25	Emploi	43	TV - Son - Home cinema
27	Immobilier	44	Vacances - Voyages
28	Informatique	45	Vêtements
29	Jeux - Jouets	46	Vins - Gastronomie
30	Jeux vidéo	23	Autres
31	Livres - BD - Revues

Example input

{
    "searchQueries": ["velo"],
    "canton": "VD",
    "maxResults": 20
}

Example output

{
    "listingId": "8781194",
    "listingUrl": "https://www.petitesannonces.ch/a/8781194",
    "title": "Spacieux 3,5 pièces de 85 m2 Près de Bienne en campagne",
    "category": "Immobilier",
    "subcategory": "Location",
    "description": "Grand 3.5 à Ipsach proche de Bienne CHF 1'550.- charges comprises...",
    "price": "1'550.-",
    "city": "2563 Ipsach (BE)",
    "referenceNumber": "8781194",
    "publishedDate": "29.10.2026",
    "adType": "Prioritaire",
    "sellerName": "Nini888",
    "sellerProfileUrl": "https://www.petitesannonces.ch/m/1809112",
    "phone": "0792276772",
    "images": ["https://www.petitesannonces.ch/i/l/194/87816ae396a5ae6504.jpg"]
}

This is real output from an actual run, not a mock.

Pricing

Charged per listing returned, plus a small flat fee per run. No browser or media processing involved, so cost per run stays low regardless of volume.

Limitations

• Email contact is a "reply by email" link on the site itself, not a visible address — this Actor doesn't fabricate one.
• Some fields (price, photos) are only present when the seller filled them in; expect null rather than a guess.
• Pagination follows the site's own page count; very broad searches can span over a hundred pages — set maxResults to the volume you actually need.

FAQ

Does this need a Petitesannonces.ch account? No — everything returned is visible to any anonymous visitor.

Can I get listings from a specific city instead of a keyword? Yes — set categoryId and/or city/canton with no searchQueries to browse instead of search.

Why is phone sometimes null? Not every ad includes a phone number on the page; this Actor only returns what the seller actually published.

Responsible use

This Actor reads only publicly-visible listing pages — no login, no account area, no private messaging. Use the data in line with Petitesannonces.ch's own terms of use, and don't use seller contact details for anything other than legitimate inquiries about the ad itself.