# Comparis.ch Listings Scraper with Public Emails (`muhammadafzal/comparis-ch-scraper`) Actor Search public Comparis.ch car and real-estate listings. Extract prices, locations, seller details, phones, images, and publicly displayed emails for automotive, property, and market research workflows. Returns structured JSON with warnings for empty results or anti-bot challenges. - **URL**: https://apify.com/muhammadafzal/comparis-ch-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Muhammad Afzal](https://apify.com/muhammadafzal) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Real estate, MCP servers - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $20.00 / 1,000 comparis listings This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Comparis.ch Listings Scraper with Public Emails Search public Comparis.ch car or real-estate results and return structured listing records. The actor is designed for Swiss automotive dealers, property researchers, aggregators, and AI agents that need a bounded search-to-JSON workflow. ### What it extracts Each dataset item contains the listing URL and ID, title, price/currency, location, seller name and phone when visible, image URL, description, category, and an `emails` array. Email extraction is limited to addresses publicly displayed in the listing page or public `mailto:` links; the actor does not log in, guess addresses, or access private contact details. ### Input Use `category: "cars"` for the car finder, `category: "real_estate"` for the property market, or `category: "custom"` with a public Comparis search URL. `maxResults` defaults to 25 and is capped at 200. `maxPages` defaults to 5. Detail pages and public email extraction are enabled by default. ```json { "category": "cars", "searchUrl": "https://www.comparis.ch/carfinder/default", "maxResults": 25, "maxPages": 5, "scrapeDetails": true, "extractEmails": true, "proxyCountry": "CH" } ```` ### Output and reliability The dataset contains one normalized item per unique listing URL. The `OUTPUT` and `SUMMARY` key-value records include the count and warnings. Empty searches are successful. If Comparis returns an anti-bot challenge, rate-limit response, or a changed page structure, the actor returns a diagnostic warning instead of silently returning misleading data. ### Pricing and limits The intended Store billing model is one start event plus one primary event per listing. Keep result caps low while testing, then increase them for production. Residential proxy usage and listing detail navigation can materially increase runtime and cost. ### Legal and responsible use Use only public data and comply with Comparis.ch terms, applicable Swiss data-protection law, and any source marketplace restrictions. Do not use extracted contact details for unlawful spam or sensitive profiling. # Actor input Schema ## `category` (type: `string`): Use this when starting from a Comparis category default. Choose cars, real\_estate, or custom when you provide a direct public Comparis search URL. ## `searchUrl` (type: `string`): Use this when you already have a public Comparis search URL. Example: https://www.comparis.ch/carfinder/default?make=BMW. Leave blank to use the selected category default; this is not a place for private or authenticated URLs. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Use this to cap the number of unique listing records returned. Accepts 1–200; default 25. It is a result cap, not a guarantee that the source will return that many listings. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Use this to limit pagination through the Comparis result pages. Accepts 1–20; default 5. Lower values reduce runtime and proxy usage. ## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`): Use this to open each public listing page for richer fields such as description, phone, seller name, and email. Disable for faster card-only extraction. ## `extractEmails` (type: `boolean`): Use this to scan visible listing content and public mailto links for seller/dealer email addresses. Defaults to true. It never logs in, guesses emails, or accesses private contact data. ## `proxyCountry` (type: `string`): Use this optionally to target a two-letter proxy country code, such as CH. Leave blank to let Apify choose the residential proxy route. ## Actor input object example ```json { "category": "cars", "searchUrl": "", "maxResults": 3, "maxPages": 1, "scrapeDetails": true, "extractEmails": true, "proxyCountry": "CH" } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `resultsCount` (type: `string`): Number of listing records written to the dataset. ## `status` (type: `string`): SUCCEEDED or SUCCEEDED\_WITH\_WARNINGS. ## `warnings` (type: `string`): Non-fatal diagnostics from the run. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "category": "cars", "searchUrl": "", "maxResults": 3, "maxPages": 1, "scrapeDetails": true, "extractEmails": true, "proxyCountry": "CH" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("muhammadafzal/comparis-ch-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "category": "cars", "searchUrl": "", "maxResults": 3, "maxPages": 1, "scrapeDetails": True, "extractEmails": True, "proxyCountry": "CH", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("muhammadafzal/comparis-ch-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "category": "cars", "searchUrl": "", "maxResults": 3, "maxPages": 1, "scrapeDetails": true, "extractEmails": true, "proxyCountry": "CH" }' | apify call muhammadafzal/comparis-ch-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=muhammadafzal/comparis-ch-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Comparis.ch Listings Scraper with Public Emails", "description": "Search public Comparis.ch car and real-estate listings. Extract prices, locations, seller details, phones, images, and publicly displayed emails for automotive, property, and market research workflows. Returns structured JSON with warnings for empty results or anti-bot challenges.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "1V7T8DN3Coe0fJDQc" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/muhammadafzal~comparis-ch-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-muhammadafzal-comparis-ch-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/muhammadafzal~comparis-ch-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-muhammadafzal-comparis-ch-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/muhammadafzal~comparis-ch-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-muhammadafzal-comparis-ch-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "category": { "title": "Search Category", "enum": [ "cars", "real_estate", "custom" ], "type": "string", "description": "Use this when starting from a Comparis category default. Choose cars, real_estate, or custom when you provide a direct public Comparis search URL.", "default": "cars" }, "searchUrl": { "title": "Comparis Search URL", "type": "string", "description": "Use this when you already have a public Comparis search URL. Example: https://www.comparis.ch/carfinder/default?make=BMW. Leave blank to use the selected category default; this is not a place for private or authenticated URLs.", "default": "" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Maximum Listings", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "Use this to cap the number of unique listing records returned. Accepts 1–200; default 25. It is a result cap, not a guarantee that the source will return that many listings.", "default": 25 }, "maxPages": { "title": "Maximum Search Pages", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 20, "type": "integer", "description": "Use this to limit pagination through the Comparis result pages. Accepts 1–20; default 5. Lower values reduce runtime and proxy usage.", "default": 5 }, "scrapeDetails": { "title": "Open Listing Details", "type": "boolean", "description": "Use this to open each public listing page for richer fields such as description, phone, seller name, and email. Disable for faster card-only extraction.", "default": true }, "extractEmails": { "title": "Extract Public Emails", "type": "boolean", "description": "Use this to scan visible listing content and public mailto links for seller/dealer email addresses. Defaults to true. It never logs in, guesses emails, or accesses private contact data.", "default": true }, "proxyCountry": { "title": "Proxy Country", "pattern": "^[A-Za-z]{0,2}$", "type": "string", "description": "Use this optionally to target a two-letter proxy country code, such as CH. Leave blank to let Apify choose the residential proxy route.", "default": "CH" } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```