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[Deprecated] Apartments.com Rental Market Scraper
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[Deprecated] Apartments.com Rental Market Scraper
Scrapes Apartments.com rental listings by city search or direct URL. Returns rent price, beds, baths, square footage, pet policy, and property type as flat rows.
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Apartments.com Rental Market Scraper
Scrape rental listings from Apartments.com by city, property type, or direct URL, up to a million per run. Every listing returns rent price, beds, baths, square feet, pet policy, and property details. No login or API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.
Apartments.com holds millions of US rental listings, but manually collecting pricing and amenity data across markets is slow and inconsistent. This Actor reads the public search results and property pages directly, filtering by location, bedrooms, price range, and pet policy, and returns each match in one flat schema.\n\nUse it to monitor rent trends, track competitor occupancy, or build a lead list of properties that fit your exact criteria.
| Who uses it | What they scrape Apartments.com for |
|---|---|
| Market researchers | Track rent price changes across a metro area week over week. |
| Property managers | Benchmark competitor amenities and pricing for similar unit types. |
| Real estate investors | Identify submarkets with rising rents and low vacancy signals. |
| Lead generation agencies | Build a list of pet-friendly apartments under a target budget for outreach. |
What it does
This Actor collects Apartments.com rental listings by city search or direct URL and returns each property as a flat row with rent, beds, baths, square footage, and amenities.
- ๐๏ธ City search: enter a location like 'Austin, TX' and filter by property type, beds, and price range.
- ๐ Direct URL: paste any Apartments.com search or property page to scrape exactly those listings.
- ๐พ Pet-friendly filter: toggle to return only listings that allow pets.
- ๐ฐ Price range: set min and max rent to narrow results to your budget band.
- ๐๏ธ Bedroom count: filter by minimum and maximum bedrooms to match unit sizes.
Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.
What you can do with Apartments.com data
๐ Monitor rent trends.
A market researcher runs the Actor weekly on 'Austin, TX' with no price filter, exports to CSV, and charts median rent movement by bedroom count.
๐ข Benchmark competitor properties.
A property manager scrapes three ZIP codes around their building, filters to 2-bedroom apartments, and compares included amenities against their own offering.
๐พ Find pet-friendly inventory.
A relocation agent searches 'Denver, CO' with the pet-friendly toggle on and a max rent of $2,000 to build a shortlist for a client with a dog.
๐ Identify investment targets.
An investor scrapes all listings in a growing suburb, filters to houses and townhomes, and flags ZIP codes where asking rents exceed their acquisition model.
Why choose this scraper
| What you get | |
|---|---|
| Rent price | Monthly rent in USD for each unit |
| Bedrooms and bathrooms | Unit size breakdown for comparison |
| Square footage | Floor area when listed on the property page |
| Pet policy | Whether cats and dogs are allowed |
| Property type | Apartment, house, condo, townhome, or studio |
How it compares
This Actor focuses on fast, filter-driven rental market collection from Apartments.com. Here is how it compares to other Apartments.com scrapers on Apify.
| Feature | ParseForge | Apartments.com Scraper with Agents | Apartments.com Scraper |
|---|---|---|---|
| City and state search | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Direct URL input | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Pet-friendly filter | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Price range filter | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Bedroom count filter | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Property type filter | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
Configure the run
Drive the Actor from a city search or a direct Apartments.com URL, and filters run as each listing is read so only matches reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.
A first run with the defaults:
A larger pull:
Pricing
Pay-per-result: $0.03199 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.
| Results collected | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 results | $3.20 |
| 1,000 results | $31.99 |
| 10,000 results | $319.90 |
New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.
Free users
Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.
Run it
- Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
- Open the Apartments.com Rental Market Scraper.
- Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
- Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.
Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.
Use with AI agents (MCP)
Give an AI agent live access to Apartments.com through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:
Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.
Troubleshooting
Why am I getting no results?
Check that your location string matches how Apartments.com formats city names, like 'Austin, TX'. Also verify your price and bedroom filters are not too narrow for that market.
The run stopped before reaching my maxItems limit.
The Actor stops when Apartments.com runs out of paginated results for your query. Try broadening your filters or searching a larger location to get more listings.
Some listings are missing square footage or pet policy.
Not every property listing on Apartments.com includes every field. The Actor returns whatever data the listing page provides. Missing fields will be empty in your output.
I got blocked or received an error during the run.
Apify's platform rotates IPs and uses browser-like headers by default. If you are running at very high volumes, consider using Apify proxy for residential IPs to improve reliability.
My Start URL is not working.
Make sure the URL begins with 'https://www.apartments.com/' and points to a valid search results page or a single property page. URLs from other domains will not work.
FAQ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Can I scrape a specific property page instead of a search? | Yes. Paste the full URL of any Apartments.com property page into the Start URL field, and the Actor will return that single listing with all available details. |
| How many listings can I collect in one run? | Free Apify users can collect up to 100 listings. Paid users can raise the maximum to 1,000,000 listings per run. |
| Does this Actor handle Apartments.com pagination? | Yes. It follows the 'next page' links automatically until it reaches your maxItems limit or runs out of results. |
| What happens if I provide both a Start URL and a location search? | The Start URL takes priority. The location and filter fields are ignored when a direct URL is supplied. |
| Can I filter by amenities like in-unit laundry or a gym? | The input schema supports property type, bedrooms, price range, and pet policy. Amenity-level filtering is not available as an input, but amenity data appears in the output when Apartments.com includes it. |
| Is the rent price the base rent or the effective rent after concessions? | The Actor returns the price displayed on the Apartments.com listing, which is typically the base asking rent. Concessions are not separately parsed. |
| Does this Actor require an Apartments.com login or API key? | No. It reads the public pages directly. No account, API key, or OAuth setup is needed. |
| Can I run this on a schedule? | Yes. Apify supports scheduled runs. Set it to daily or weekly to track rent changes over time without manual intervention. |
| What export formats are supported? | You can export your dataset to CSV, JSON, Excel, XML, or push it directly to a webhook or cloud storage via Apify integrations. |
| Does it collect contact information like phone numbers or emails? | The Actor collects whatever contact details Apartments.com displays publicly on the listing page, which often includes a phone number. |
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๐ Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.
โ ๏ธ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by CoStar Group, Inc. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.
