Vrbo Destination Rental Listings Extractor

Search Vrbo by destination and travel dates and get back the same vacation-rental cards shown in its search results — property details, nightly/total pricing, guest ratings, review counts, bedrooms/bathrooms, amenities, host signals, and photos. A residential proxy is required (see Input below) since Vrbo blocks non-residential traffic outright.

What this actor does

• Destination search — enter any city, region, or area and get back the listings Vrbo's own search shows for your dates and guest count
• Full pricing breakdown — nightly price, total stay price, strikethrough original price, discount percentage, and whether taxes/fees are already included
• Guest and host signals — rating, review count, Premier Host/Guest Favorite/Rare Find flags, instant-book flag, and scarcity messages like "Only 1 left"
• Property specifics — bedrooms, bathrooms, sleeps count, property type, neighborhood, amenities, and up to 20 photo URLs
• Honest gaps — fields a listing card doesn't show (for example, a distance string Vrbo omits on some cards) are left out of that record rather than filled with a placeholder

Output per property

• propertyId, name, url — listing identity and link
• price, totalPrice, originalPrice, currency — nightly, total-stay, and pre-discount pricing with inferred currency
• nights, totalIncludesTaxes — stay length and whether the total already includes taxes/fees
• discountPercent, distance — discount percentage and distance-from-landmark text, when Vrbo shows them on the card
• rating, reviewCount — guest rating (0–10 scale) and number of reviews
• bedrooms, bathrooms, sleeps — bathrooms may be fractional (e.g. 2.5)
• propertyType — e.g. Condo, Villa, House, Cabin
• location.neighborhood — neighborhood/area breakdown
• latitude, longitude — only populated for a subset of listings
• images — up to 20 photo URLs per property
• amenities, propertyFeatures — amenity badges and detected feature keywords (Pool, Wifi, Kitchen, etc.)
• listingFlags — e.g. Premier Host, Guest Favorite, Rare Find, Free Cancellation
• hostIsSuperhost, isInstantBook — host and booking-flow flags
• urgencyMessage — scarcity text such as "In high demand" or "Only 1 left"
• cancellationPolicy — cancellation policy label shown on the card
• hostName — only populated for a subset of listings
• destination, checkIn, checkOut — the search parameters that produced this record
• scrapedAt — timestamp the record was collected

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
destination	string	Orlando, FL	City, region, or area to search, e.g. Paris, France
checkIn	string	–	Check-in date YYYY-MM-DD. Blank or past dates auto-roll to today + 30 days
checkOut	string	–	Check-out date YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to check-in + 2 days
adults	integer	2	Number of adult guests (1–16); affects pricing and availability
children	integer	0	Number of child guests (0–20); affects pricing and availability
maxItems	integer	3	Maximum number of properties to return (1–500)
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify RESIDENTIAL proxy, country US	Required. Vrbo blocks non-residential traffic, so this must stay set to a US residential proxy

Example input

{
    "destination": "Orlando, FL",
    "checkIn": "2026-06-15",
    "checkOut": "2026-06-17",
    "adults": 2,
    "children": 0,
    "maxItems": 10
}

Sample output record

{
    "type": "vrbo_property",
    "propertyId": "1234567",
    "name": "3BR Disney Villa with Pool",
    "url": "https://www.vrbo.com/1234567",
    "price": "$189",
    "totalPrice": "$452 for 2 nights",
    "originalPrice": "$229",
    "currency": "USD",
    "nights": 2,
    "totalIncludesTaxes": true,
    "discountPercent": 17,
    "distance": "19.93 mi from Orlando",
    "rating": "9.4",
    "reviewCount": "312",
    "bedrooms": 3,
    "bathrooms": 2.0,
    "sleeps": 8,
    "propertyType": "Villa",
    "location": {"neighborhood": "Kissimmee"},
    "images": ["https://odis.homeaway.com/odis/listing/..."],
    "amenities": ["Pool", "Free cancellation"],
    "propertyFeatures": ["Pool", "Kitchen", "Wifi"],
    "listingFlags": ["Premier Host", "Guest Favorite", "Free Cancellation"],
    "hostIsSuperhost": true,
    "isInstantBook": true,
    "urgencyMessage": "In high demand",
    "cancellationPolicy": "Free cancellation before May 30",
    "destination": "Orlando, FL",
    "checkIn": "2026-06-15",
    "checkOut": "2026-06-17",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-20T12:34:56Z"
}

hostName, latitude, and longitude are only populated for a subset of listings; most records omit them rather than return a guessed value.

If Vrbo returns no listings for the search (for example, a destination with no availability for the chosen dates), the dataset contains a single diagnostic item instead of a hard failure:

{
    "type": "vrbo_blocked",
    "reason": "upstream_error",
    "message": "Vrbo returned no listings.",
    "destination": "...",
    "checkIn": "...",
    "checkOut": "...",
    "scrapedAt": "..."
}

reason is one of invalid_input, upstream_error, or empty_result.

Use cases

• Vacation budgeting — compare nightly and total prices across a destination before booking
• Property sourcing — shortlist rentals by bedroom/bathroom count, sleeps capacity, and amenities for a group trip
• Rate-watching — re-run the same destination and dates over time to track how pricing and availability shift
• Competitive research — see how rental managers in a market price, badge, and photograph their listings
• Travel content — pull real listing data and photos for a destination guide or comparison article

FAQ

Do I need a proxy? Yes. Vrbo blocks requests from standard datacenter IP ranges outright, so a US residential proxy is required for this actor to return data. The proxyConfiguration input is pre-filled with Apify's RESIDENTIAL group and country US — leave the default as-is. Residential proxy groups require a paid Apify plan.

Does it need login or cookies? No. Vrbo search results are publicly accessible without authentication.

How fresh is the pricing? Pricing is rendered live by Vrbo's website at the time of the request, reflecting the same availability and totals shown to a logged-out visitor.

Can I scrape a single property's detail page instead of a search? Not currently — this actor reads destination search results, not individual property detail pages.

Can I filter by property type, price range, or amenities? Not as dedicated inputs today; set adults/children to influence pricing and availability, then filter the returned dataset on fields like propertyType, price, or amenities downstream.

Why did my check-in/check-out dates change from what I entered? Vrbo rejects searches with a check-in date in the past. If checkIn is left blank or already in the past, the actor substitutes today + 30 days (and checkOut defaults to check-in + 2 days) so the search still runs.

Is this affiliated with Vrbo or Expedia Group? No. This is an independent actor that reads Vrbo's publicly accessible search results; it is not operated by or affiliated with Vrbo or Expedia Group.