🏙️ Student.com Accommodation Scraper

🚀 Supercharge your student housing market research with automated data collection from Student.com.

This point-and-click tool helps real estate teams, student housing operators, relocation managers, and market analysts gather high-quality listings enriched with business-ready fields, clean amenities, commute insights, pricing history, room-level breakdowns, and booking signals without touching a spreadsheet or writing code. Run a full listing crawl with filters and pagination or plug in a single property URL to capture a detailed profile instantly.

Target Audience: Student housing providers, PBSA investors, market/competitor analysts, relocation services, proptech data teams
Primary Use Cases: Portfolio scouting, competitive monitoring, price benchmarking, marketing research, enterprise dashboards

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📊 What Does the Student.com Accommodation Scraper Do?

This tool collects comprehensive student accommodation listing data from Student.com, supporting full search-result crawls and direct property lookups. It delivers:

• Pricing & Availability: Monthly price, currency, billing cycle, beds available, booking journey, special policies (No Place/No Pay, No Visa/No Pay)
• Room Matrix: roomOptions array with room names, categories, floor areas, price displays, and move-in/move-out windows (auto-deduped)
• Property Profile: Name, headline, property manager, room mix, address, geo coordinates, breadcrumbs
• Amenities & Highlights: Clean, deduplicated lists covering facilities, security, included bills, marketing tags
• Media Assets: Primary image, full gallery, virtual tour URLs
• Commute Insights: Fastest & alternate commute blocks with mode, minutes, highlighted universities
• Freshness Signals: Last price update, last viewed, last booked timestamps, scrape timestamp
• Start URL Mode: Provide a direct property URL (containing /p/) and the actor automatically fetches that detail profile and limits maxItems to 1

Business Value: Stop copying tiles manually and feed your CRM, BI dashboard, or pricing model with clean, structured Student.com supply intelligence in seconds.

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Input

To start collecting Student.com data, fill in the visual input form. The scraper enforces two mutually exclusive approaches:

Direct property URL (startUrl)

• Paste any Student.com property URL that contains /p/
• The actor ignores filter fields and automatically forces maxItems to 1
• Perfect for single-property deep dives

Filtered listing crawl (leave startUrl empty)

• Configure filters to explore city inventory, offers, and room types
• The actor paginates automatically and respects the maxItems cap

Available Filters

• startUrl (string) – property or listing URL. Leave empty when using filters.
• citySlug (select) – popular city slugs that auto-fill countrySlug.
• stayTypes (multi-select) – "LONG" (semester+) or "SHORT" (flexible stays).
• facilitySlugs (multi-select) – e.g. wifi, gym, laundry, cctv.
• studentOnly (checkbox) – only return properties restricted to students.
• hasSpecialOffer (checkbox) – surface listings flagged with a special offer.
• priceMin, priceMax (numbers) – USD price boundaries (clamped to 920-5000).
• categorySlugs (multi-select) – room categories such as private-room, shared-room, entire-place.
• bathroomTypes (multi-select) – "private" or "shared" bathrooms.
• cancellationPolicies (multi-select) – "no_place_no_pay", "no_visa_no_pay".
• reviewRating (select) – "all", "five", "from_four", "from_three".
• maxItems (number) – Free users can only use the prefill value (10). Paid users can set up to 1,000,000 or leave it undefined for a full crawl.

Example Input (Filtered Search)

{
  "citySlug": "new-york-city",
  "stayTypes": ["LONG"],
  "facilitySlugs": ["wifi", "gym"],
  "studentOnly": true,
  "hasSpecialOffer": false,
  "priceMin": 1200,
  "priceMax": 3200,
  "reviewRating": "from_four",
  "maxItems": 25
}

Example Input (Direct Property)

{
  "startUrl": "https://www.student.com/us/new-york-city/p/the-reserve-2",
  "maxItems": 10
}

ℹ️ When startUrl points to a property detail page (/p/), the actor logs a message and forces maxItems to 1 automatically. All other filter fields are ignored to keep the run deterministic.

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Output

After each run, you'll find a dataset in Apify with clean, flat records.

{
  "mainImageUrl": "https://image.student.com/1200x800/107700_100086937_667995b9b2ebc8.29190332290-2c42ae350755c1ea7e1bd248be0f58f7.jpg",
  "listingUrl": "https://www.student.com/us/new-york-city/p/the-reserve-2",
  "listingId": 92424,
  "listingSlug": "the-reserve-2",
  "propertyName": "The Reserve",
  "propertyManager": "Reserve Management",
  "headline": "Introducing The Reserve, a newly built luxury high rise apartment building in Manhattan...",
  "fullDescription": "Book your New York accommodation at The Reserve. Our expert booking team will help you find the ideal room for you.",
  "monthlyPriceFrom": 1860,
  "priceDisplay": "1860.0",
  "priceCurrency": "USD",
  "billingCycle": "monthly",
  "city": "New York City",
  "country": "United States",
  "fullAddress": "215 E 124th St, New York, NY , USA",
  "latitude": 40.8029,
  "longitude": -73.9354,
  "availabilityStatus": "Good",
  "bookingJourney": "Lead Generation",
  "bedsAvailable": 249,
  "roomTypes": ["Shared Room", "Private Room", "Entire Place"],
  "offersNoPlaceNoPay": false,
  "offersNoVisaNoPay": false,
  "cancellationPolicySummary": "You can cancel free of charge as long as you have not paid...",
  "billsIncludedSummary": null,
  "amenities": ["Wifi", "Bike Storage", "Gym", "..."],
  "facilityHighlights": ["Entertainment Area", "Laundry", "Controlled Access Keycard Access"],
  "propertyTags": ["Prices Dropped"],
  "quickestCommute": {
    "mode": "fastest",
    "walkingMinutes": 41,
    "drivingMinutes": 16,
    "transitMinutes": 25,
    "distanceMeters": null,
    "universityName": "Columbia University - Manhattanville Campus",
    "recommendedMinutes": 46
  },
  "alternateCommute": {
    "mode": "second",
    "walkingMinutes": 44,
    "drivingMinutes": 15,
    "transitMinutes": 32,
    "distanceMeters": null,
    "universityName": "City College of New York",
    "recommendedMinutes": 46
  },
  "galleryImageUrls": ["https://image.student.com/..."],
  "virtualTourLinks": ["https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=YHn8R6TtgR8"],
  "roomOptions": [
    {
      "roomName": "4 Bed 2 Bath - D",
      "roomCategory": "Private Room",
      "floorArea": "1082m²",
      "priceSummary": {
        "display": "$1,860 /month",
        "amount": 1860,
        "currencySymbol": "$",
        "period": "month"
      },
      "availabilityOptions": [
        {
          "moveIn": "After 13 May 2025",
          "moveOut": "Before 30 Apr 2026",
          "minimumStay": "Min stay 12 months",
          "price": {
            "display": "$1,860 /month",
            "amount": 1860,
            "currencySymbol": "$",
            "period": "month"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "reviewsSummary": null,
  "averageReviewRating": null,
  "breadcrumbs": [],
  "lastViewedAt": "2025-11-04T19:43:31+00:00",
  "lastPriceUpdateAt": "2025-05-13T15:09:38+00:00",
  "lastBookedAt": "2025-11-06T13:24:56+00:00",
  "dataCollectedAt": "2025-11-10T18:38:39.956Z"
}

Download Options: CSV, Excel, JSON, or HTML for instant analysis in your business tools.

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Why Choose the Student.com Accommodation Scraper?

• ⚡ Complete Listings in Seconds: Capture pricing, availability, room matrices, commute info, and media in one pass.
• 📊 Business-Ready Fields: Output naming, ordering, and deduplicated arrays are built for BI dashboards.
• 🎯 Smart Input Validation: The actor enforces "startUrl OR filters" automatically to keep runs conflict-free.
• 🧭 Advanced Filtering: Stay length, facility/security slugs, student-only toggle, special offer flag, cancellation policies, and price ranges are supported out of the box.
• 🗺️ Detail URL Safety: When a /p/ link is provided, filters are ignored and maxItems is pinned to 1 so you never over-fetch.
• 📝 Friendly Logging: Emoji-rich updates highlight filter decisions, total results, page stats, and progress milestones.

Time Savings: Collect 10 to 100 listings per run in under a minute without manual browsing or copy/paste.
Cost Efficiency: Free your analysts for strategic work by letting the platform deliver ready-to-use datasets.

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How to Use

1. Sign Up: Create a free account w/ $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. Find the Scraper: Visit the Student.com Accommodation Scraper page.
3. Choose Input Path: Either paste a property URL into startUrl or configure filters (leave startUrl empty).
4. Set maxItems: Free users can only use the prefill value (10). Paid plans on Apify can set up to 1,000,000 or leave empty for unlimited.
5. Run It: Click "Start" and watch the friendly logs for progress updates.
6. Download Data: Results appear in the dataset tab, ready to export to CSV, Excel, JSON, or integrate via API/webhooks.

Total Time: About 5 minutes from configuration to downloadable dataset.
No Technical Skills Required: Everything is point-and-click.

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💼 Business Use Cases

Student Housing Operators

• Monitor competitor price changes and availability status daily.
• Enrich CRM listings with detailed amenities, images, room matrices, and commute times.

Real Estate Investment Teams

• Benchmark rents across cities, room types, and stay lengths to fuel underwriting models.
• Identify properties offering student-only housing or special incentives.

PropTech & Data Platforms

• Feed downstream pricing, occupancy, and amenity analytics with normalized Student.com data.
• Schedule recurring runs (daily/weekly) and integrate via datasets, API, or webhooks.

Relocation & Student Services

• Build curated accommodation catalogs with commute info for partner institutions.
• Highlight facilities and security features demanded by international students.

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Using Student.com Accommodation Scraper with the Apify API

For advanced users who want to automate this process, you can control the scraper programmatically with the Apify API. This allows you to schedule regular data collection and integrate with your existing business tools.

• Node.js: npm install apify-client
• Python: pip install apify-client
• See the Apify API reference for full details

Schedule runs, connect to webhooks, or wire data into existing dashboards without manual work.

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🤔 Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does the actor enforce filter/startUrl exclusivity?
A: Yes. If you submit both, the run fails immediately with a clear validation error so you can remove either the URL or the filters. Detail URLs still auto-cap maxItems to 1; otherwise the actor uses the filters and paginates until maxItems or the dataset is exhausted.

Q: How many listings can I pull?
A: Free users can only use the prefill value (10 items). Paid plans on Apify may request up to 1,000,000 items (practically limited by Student.com inventory). Free users can only use prefill values for all input parameters.

Q: How fresh is the data?
A: Each run hits Student.com in real time. Timestamps like lastViewedAt, lastBookedAt, and dataCollectedAt help you gauge activity.

Q: Can I filter by facilities or special offers?
A: Yes. Use facilitySlugs for amenities/security and hasSpecialOffer for promotional listings. Combine with stayTypes and studentOnly for niche segments.

Q: What happens if a filter returns zero results?
A: Friendly logs show total results for every page request. If totalResults is 0, the actor exits cleanly with no dataset items.

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Integrate Student.com Accommodation Scraper with any app and automate your workflow

Last but not least, Student.com Accommodation Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform.

These include:

• Make
• Zapier
• Slack
• Airbyte
• GitHub
• Google Drive
• and much more.

Alternatively, you can use webhooks to trigger any workflow whenever Student.com Accommodation Scraper successfully finishes a run.

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🙋 Need Help?

We’re here to help you get the most value from this actor. Reach out via Apify support or open an issue in the repository. Happy scraping!

⚠️ Disclaimer: This actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Student.com or its subsidiaries. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.