# $1.5/1k๐Ÿ’ฐ - Craigslist New Listings Monitor (`nogards95/craigslist-monitor-scraper`) Actor Monitor Craigslist and get only NEW listings since your last run. Schedule hourly or daily โ€” zero configuration, no email setup needed. Powered by delta detection via Apify Key-Value Store. - **URL**: https://apify.com/nogards95/craigslist-monitor-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Nogards](https://apify.com/nogards95) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Jobs, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.50 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.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/platform/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 ## Craigslist New Listings Monitor โ€” Delta Scraper Monitor any Craigslist search and get **only the listings that appeared since your last run**. No duplicates, no noise โ€” just what's new. Schedule it hourly or daily and never miss a deal again. --- ### ๐ŸŽฏ Who is this for? - **Deal hunters** who want to be the first to respond to a new listing - **Resellers** monitoring specific keywords for underpriced items (electronics, furniture, bikes) - **Job seekers** tracking fresh postings in their city without refreshing the page all day - **Developers** building price alert systems or Craigslist notification bots - **Researchers** tracking listing volume and price trends over time --- ### โšก How the delta detection works - **First run** โ€” scrapes all current listings matching your search, saves their IDs to a Key-Value Store - **Next runs** โ€” scrapes again, compares against saved IDs, returns **only listings it hasn't seen before** - **Scheduled runs** โ€” runs automatically on your chosen interval; each run picks up where the last left off Seen IDs older than 30 days are automatically purged to keep storage lean. --- ### ๐Ÿ“ฅ Input ```json { "keyword": "iphone 14", "city": "newyork", "category": "sss", "maxPrice": 500, "notifyOnlyNew": true, "maxResults": 200 } ```` | Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `keyword` | string | โœ… | โ€” | Search query (e.g. `iphone 14`, `bicycle`, `sofa`) | | `city` | string | โœ… | `newyork` | Craigslist subdomain (e.g. `sfbay`, `losangeles`, `chicago`, `seattle`) | | `category` | select | โŒ | `sss` | `sss` For Sale ยท `hhh` Housing ยท `jjj` Jobs ยท `ggg` Gigs | | `maxPrice` | integer | โŒ | โ€” | Maximum price in USD | | `minPrice` | integer | โŒ | โ€” | Minimum price in USD | | `maxResults` | integer | โŒ | `200` | Max listings to check per run (1โ€“1000) | | `notifyOnlyNew` | boolean | โŒ | `true` | Return only listings not seen in previous runs | *** ### ๐Ÿ“ฆ Output ```json { "id": "7528462760", "title": "iPhone 14 Pro 128GB - Space Black - Unlocked", "price": 450, "priceRaw": "$450", "url": "https://newyork.craigslist.org/que/sss/7528462760.html", "location": "Queens", "postedAgo": "2 hours ago", "isNew": true, "scrapedAt": "2026-06-06T02:00:00.000Z" } ``` Export in **JSON, CSV, Excel** directly from Apify Console. *** ### ๐Ÿ’ก Example use cases **Monitor iPhones under $500 in New York** ```json { "keyword": "iphone 14", "city": "newyork", "maxPrice": 500 } ``` **Track developer jobs in San Francisco** ```json { "keyword": "developer", "city": "sfbay", "category": "jjj" } ``` **Find cheap bikes in Chicago** ```json { "keyword": "bicycle", "city": "chicago", "maxPrice": 200 } ``` **Full snapshot โ€” disable delta, get everything** ```json { "keyword": "macbook", "city": "losangeles", "notifyOnlyNew": false, "maxResults": 500 } ``` *** ### ๐Ÿ”„ Schedule hourly or daily alerts This actor is designed to run on a schedule. Set it up once and get a stream of new listings automatically. 1. Open the actor and click **Schedule** 2. Set the interval (every hour, every day โ€” your choice) 3. New listings appear in your dataset each run, ready to export or pipe into a webhook No code required. No email setup. Just results. > **Tip:** run once with `notifyOnlyNew: false` to get a full baseline, then switch to `true` for all scheduled runs. *** ### ๐Ÿ’ฌ Support Found a bug or need a feature? Open an issue and I'll get back to you quickly. # Actor input Schema ## `keyword` (type: `string`): Search keyword (e.g. 'iphone 14', 'bicycle', 'sofa') ## `city` (type: `string`): Select a Craigslist city. Choose 'Other (custom)' to type a custom subdomain. ## `customCity` (type: `string`): Used only when 'Other (custom)' is selected above. Enter the Craigslist subdomain, e.g. 'buffalo', 'fresno', 'naples', 'kerala'. ## `category` (type: `string`): Craigslist category code ## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`): Maximum price filter in USD ## `minPrice` (type: `integer`): Minimum price filter in USD ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of listings to check per run (across all pages) ## `notifyOnlyNew` (type: `boolean`): If true, only listings not seen in previous runs are returned. If false, returns all listings regardless. ## Actor input object example ```json { "keyword": "iphone", "city": "newyork", "category": "sss", "maxResults": 200, "notifyOnlyNew": true } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # 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 = { "keyword": "iphone" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("nogards95/craigslist-monitor-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ 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); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ 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 = { "keyword": "iphone" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("nogards95/craigslist-monitor-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "keyword": "iphone" }' | apify call nogards95/craigslist-monitor-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nogards95/craigslist-monitor-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "$1.5/1k๐Ÿ’ฐ - Craigslist New Listings Monitor", "description": "Monitor Craigslist and get only NEW listings since your last run. Schedule hourly or daily โ€” zero configuration, no email setup needed. Powered by delta detection via Apify Key-Value Store.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "xbzHvhCx3Eqk6XBDi" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/nogards95~craigslist-monitor-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-nogards95-craigslist-monitor-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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/nogards95~craigslist-monitor-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-nogards95-craigslist-monitor-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/nogards95~craigslist-monitor-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-nogards95-craigslist-monitor-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", "required": [ "keyword" ], "properties": { "keyword": { "title": "Keyword", "type": "string", "description": "Search keyword (e.g. 'iphone 14', 'bicycle', 'sofa')" }, "city": { "title": "City", "enum": [ "newyork", "losangeles", "chicago", "sfbay", "miami", "seattle", "boston", "washington", "washingtondc", "atlanta", "dallas", "houston", "sandiego", "denver", "phoenix", "philadelphia", "portland", "minneapolis", "detroit", "cleveland", "austin", "sacramento", "lasvegas", "orlando", "tampa", "pittsburgh", "saltlakecity", "nashville", "stlouis", "kansascity", "toronto", "vancouver", "montreal", "calgary", "ottawa", "london", "manchester", "edinburgh", "birmingham", "paris", "lyon", "marseilles", "berlin", "munich", "hamburg", "frankfurt", "cologne", "amsterdam", "madrid", "barcelona", "valencia", "rome", "milan", "florence", "naples", "brussels", "stockholm", "vienna", "zurich", "geneva", "oslo", "copenhagen", "helsinki", "warsaw", "prague", "budapest", "bucharest", "istanbul", "moscow", "stpetersburg", "dubai", "telaviv", "jerusalem", "tokyo", "osaka", "nagoya", "seoul", "beijing", "shanghai", "guangzhou", "shenzhen", "hongkong", "singapore", "sydney", "melbourne", "brisbane", "perth", "auckland", "mumbai", "delhi", "bangalore", "hyderabad", "saopaulo", "rio", "brasilia", "buenosaires", "santiago", "mexicocity", "bogota", "cairo", "johannesburg", "capetown", "__custom__" ], "type": "string", "description": "Select a Craigslist city. Choose 'Other (custom)' to type a custom subdomain.", "default": "newyork" }, "customCity": { "title": "Custom city subdomain", "type": "string", "description": "Used only when 'Other (custom)' is selected above. Enter the Craigslist subdomain, e.g. 'buffalo', 'fresno', 'naples', 'kerala'." }, "category": { "title": "Category", "enum": [ "sss", "hhh", "jjj", "ggg" ], "type": "string", "description": "Craigslist category code", "default": "sss" }, "maxPrice": { "title": "Max price ($)", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum price filter in USD" }, "minPrice": { "title": "Min price ($)", "type": "integer", "description": "Minimum price filter in USD" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results per run", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of listings to check per run (across all pages)", "default": 200 }, "notifyOnlyNew": { "title": "Return only new listings", "type": "boolean", "description": "If true, only listings not seen in previous runs are returned. If false, returns all listings regardless.", "default": true } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```