Craigslist Phone Number Scraper

Craigslist Phone Number Scraper

📞 Craigslist Phone Number Scraper finds phone numbers of local sellers, landlords and tradespeople on craigslist.org: validated for the country you choose, free of duplicates and ready to export as CSV, JSON or Excel.

🔍 Craigslist Phone Number Scraper – Overview

Craigslist Phone Number Scraper turns Craigslist into a phone lead source. Enter keywords and a country, and it reads matching Craigslist classified ads, extracts the phone numbers and saves them with the page link, title and description. Craigslist is a classified ads site for housing, jobs and local services, which makes it a relevant source of contacts among local sellers, landlords and tradespeople.

Craigslist Phone Number Scraper validates every number against the numbering plan of the country you select and removes duplicates. Logging in to Craigslist is not required, and results export to CSV, JSON or Excel for your CRM, dialler or WhatsApp outreach. Craigslist Phone Number Scraper suits lead generation, sales prospecting and market research.

✅ Craigslist Phone Number Scraper at a glance

• Source: public pages on Craigslist (craigslist.org)
• Default country: United States (+1)
• Prefilled keywords: landlord, business
• Default limit: 5 phone numbers per keyword (maximum 10,000)
• Output: one dataset row per phone number from Craigslist, in JSON, CSV or Excel

✨ Craigslist Phone Number Scraper – Key Features

Craigslist Phone Number Scraper combines wide country coverage with practical filters:

• Keyword search on Craigslist: Craigslist Phone Number Scraper runs one keyword or a long list, each searched separately.
• 194 countries, one or many: numbers found on Craigslist are validated against each selected dial code and numbering plan.
• City targeting on Craigslist: add places such as Los Angeles or Seattle, each searched on its own.
• Three number modes: WhatsApp, call or booking, or any number published on Craigslist.
• Number filters: mobile or landline, area-code prefixes, fake and premium-rate removal.
• Profile and text filters: profile pages only, follower range, include and exclude words, one number per account on Craigslist.
• Optional extras: line type, carrier, area, formats, WhatsApp links, profile details and emails for Craigslist leads.
• Only new leads: remember earlier runs and keep a do-not-call list, so you never pay twice for the same lead from Craigslist.
• Cost control: per-keyword and total limits, page caps, 1 to 10 parallel searches.
• API and scheduling: run Craigslist Phone Number Scraper through the Apify API or on a schedule.

💡 Why use Craigslist Phone Number Scraper? One repeatable run replaces manual searching on Craigslist: validated numbers, no duplicates, data ready for your CRM or dialler.

🚀 Craigslist Phone Number Scraper – How to Use It

Follow these steps to run Craigslist Phone Number Scraper from the Apify Console:

• Step 1 – Open Craigslist Phone Number Scraper on the Apify Store and go to the Input tab.
• Step 2 – Add keywords to Craigslist Phone Number Scraper, such as landlord or business.
• Step 3 – Choose a country, such as United States (+1), and optionally add cities like Los Angeles.
• Step 4 – Pick the number mode for Craigslist and set Max Phone Numbers.
• Step 5 – Add filters and extras for Craigslist if you need them.
• Step 6 – Run Craigslist Phone Number Scraper and export the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read it through the API.

While it runs, the status message shows how many searches have finished and how many phone numbers were saved.

🔎 How to scrape Craigslist phone numbers for a city or region?

Craigslist Phone Number Scraper searches every keyword with every place in Cities or regions, such as Los Angeles and Seattle. The selected country still decides the dial code. Two keywords and two cities make four searches, so add a total limit for long lists.

💬 Can you find WhatsApp or booking numbers on Craigslist?

Yes. Craigslist Phone Number Scraper offers three modes: WhatsApp numbers (the default), call or booking numbers, and any number without a contact word. Choose mobile numbers when you plan WhatsApp or SMS outreach.

💡 Craigslist Phone Number Scraper – Use Cases

Typical ways to use Craigslist Phone Number Scraper:

• Find tradespeople and landlords who post a phone number in Craigslist ads.
• Build a local service call list by keyword and city.
• Check which Craigslist ads carry a number before you reach out.
• Send contacts from Craigslist to your CRM or dialler as CSV, JSON or Excel, with duplicates already removed.
• Compare sellers, studios or offices on Craigslist across several countries in one run.

📌 Craigslist Phone Number Scraper reads public pages on Craigslist. Review the numbers and follow local marketing and privacy rules before you contact anyone.

⚙️ Craigslist Phone Number Scraper – Input

Craigslist Phone Number Scraper needs only two fields: keywords and country. Everything else is optional and tunes how Craigslist is searched.

Field	What it does
keywords	Required. Words to search for on Craigslist, one search each. Default: landlord, business.
perKeywordMaxContacts	Max Phone Numbers applies per keyword (off: one total for the run). Default: on.
country	Required. Dial code and numbering plan used to validate numbers. Default: United States (+1).
additionalCountries	More countries searched on Craigslist in the same run. Default: none.
locations	Cities or regions searched on Craigslist with every keyword. Default: none.
contactIntent	whatsapp, callOrBooking or anyNumber. Default: whatsapp.
resultsFreshness	Pages on Craigslist indexed in the past day, week, month or year. Default: any.
maxPhoneNumbers	Numbers to collect from Craigslist, 1 to 10,000. Default: 5.
maxTotalPhoneNumbers	Hard stop for the whole run. 0 means none. Default: 0.
maxConcurrentSearches	Parallel searches, 1 to 10. Default: 5.
phoneNumberType	any, mobile or landline. Default: any.
onePhonePerProfile	Keep the first number per account on Craigslist only. Default: off.
onlyAreaCodes	Keep only prefixes such as +44 20. Default: none.
skipFakeNumbers	Drop sequential, repeated and premium-rate numbers. Default: off.
profilesOnly	Keep only profile pages like craigslist.org/name. Default: off.
minFollowers	Minimum followers. 0 is off. Default: 0.
maxFollowers	Maximum followers. 0 is off. Default: 0.
includeWords	Words required in the title or description. Default: none.
includeWordsMatch	any or all of the include words. Default: any.
excludeWords	Skip results from Craigslist containing these words. Default: none.
addNumberDetails	Adds line type, carrier, area, formats and WhatsApp link. Default: off.
addProfileDetails	Adds username, page type, followers and tier. Default: off.
extractEmails	Adds emails found next to the number. Default: off.
skipPreviouslyFoundNumbers	Skip numbers saved by earlier runs. Default: off.
historyStoreName	History name: lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens. Default: craigslist-phone-history.
excludePhoneNumbers	Do-not-call list. +4470* skips a range. Default: none.
excludeAccounts	Usernames or profile links on Craigslist to skip. Default: none.
maxPagesPerSearch	Result pages per search. 0 is automatic. Default: 0.
stopAfterIdlePages	End a search after this many pages without new numbers. Default: 3.
proxyConfiguration	Optional. The default suits most runs. Default: automatic.

Leave the optional fields at their defaults for a first Craigslist Phone Number Scraper run, then tighten the filters.

🧪 Sample input for Craigslist Phone Number Scraper

This example searches Craigslist for landlord and business in Los Angeles and Seattle, looks for call or booking numbers, keeps any type of number, keeps pages indexed in the past month and skips fake-looking numbers, and remembers numbers between runs.

{
  "keywords": ["landlord", "business"],
  "country": "United States (+1)",
  "locations": ["Los Angeles", "Seattle"],
  "contactIntent": "callOrBooking",
  "resultsFreshness": "month",
  "maxPhoneNumbers": 50,
  "maxTotalPhoneNumbers": 200,
  "phoneNumberType": "any",
  "skipFakeNumbers": true,
  "addNumberDetails": true,
  "skipPreviouslyFoundNumbers": true,
  "historyStoreName": "craigslist-phone-history"
}

📦 Craigslist Phone Number Scraper – Output and Data Fields

Craigslist Phone Number Scraper saves one dataset row per phone number, together with the page on Craigslist it came from. Optional fields appear only when their option is on. Run totals are also saved to a SUMMARY record in the key-value store.

Field	Meaning
phone_number	Number in international E.164 format, such as +12015550123.
country	Country the number was validated for.
dial_code	Dial code of that country.
keyword	Keyword of the search that found it.
location	City or region searched (only with Cities or regions).
title	Title of the result on Craigslist.
description	Snippet that contained the number.
url	Link to the page on Craigslist.
platform	Craigslist.
proxyGroups	Technical field, filled in automatically.
phoneType	Number details: mobile, landline, voip, toll-free or unknown.
carrier	Number details: original network, when known.
numberArea	Number details: city or region of a landline, when known.
phoneInternational	Number details: such as +1 201-555-0123.
phoneNational	Number details: such as (201) 555-0123.
whatsappLink	Number details: click-to-chat link such as https://wa.me/12015550123.
username	Profile details: account name from the address or title.
pageType	Profile details: profile (craigslist.org/name), post, reel or other.
followersCount	Profile details: followers shown in the result, else empty.
influencerTier	Profile details: nano, micro, macro or mega.
emails	Extract emails: addresses found in the same snippet.

Every row from Craigslist Phone Number Scraper keeps the keyword and country, so lists from different runs can be merged safely.

🧾 Sample output

Sample record from Craigslist Phone Number Scraper with every option switched on (illustrative values):

{
  "phone_number": "+12015550123",
  "country": "United States",
  "dial_code": "+1",
  "keyword": "landlord",
  "location": "Los Angeles",
  "title": "Example Studio - Craigslist",
  "description": "12.4K followers. Call +1 201-555-0123 to book or ask a question - hello@example.com",
  "url": "https://www.craigslist.org/examplebrand",
  "platform": "Craigslist",
  "proxyGroups": ["<automatic>"],
  "phoneType": "landline or mobile",
  "carrier": null,
  "numberArea": "New Jersey",
  "phoneInternational": "+1 201-555-0123",
  "phoneNational": "(201) 555-0123",
  "whatsappLink": "https://wa.me/12015550123",
  "username": "examplebrand",
  "pageType": "profile",
  "followersCount": 12400,
  "influencerTier": "micro",
  "emails": ["hello@example.com"]
}

💰 Pricing

💰 Craigslist Phone Number Scraper bills per result: each phone number from Craigslist saved to the dataset is one result. Numbers removed by a filter, skip list, history or limit are not saved and not charged. See the Pricing tab on the Actor page for the current rate.

Free Apify accounts receive up to 20 rows per run with Craigslist Phone Number Scraper. Max Phone Numbers, the total limit and the maximum cost per run keep spending predictable, and the run stops cleanly when a limit is reached.

🛠️ Tips and Best Practices

• Start small with Craigslist Phone Number Scraper. Keep the default of 5 numbers per keyword for a test run, then raise Max Phone Numbers.
• Match mode and type. Pair WhatsApp mode with mobile numbers, and call or booking mode with landlines when you search Craigslist.
• Thin results? Add related keywords, switch to Any number, or raise the page depth and idle-page limits.
• Profile filters expect craigslist.org/name addresses. Leave Profile pages only off when pages on Craigslist use longer addresses.
• Follower filters need a visible count. Results from Craigslist without one are skipped while a follower filter is on.
• Schedule Craigslist Phone Number Scraper. Turn on Skip phone numbers found in earlier runs to receive only new leads.
• Review before outreach. Snippets can be cut off, so check numbers from Craigslist and respect local rules.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

❔ What does Craigslist Phone Number Scraper do?

Craigslist Phone Number Scraper searches public pages on Craigslist for phone numbers that match your keywords and country, validates them and saves them as dataset rows. Export the data as CSV, JSON or Excel.

🌍 Can Craigslist Phone Number Scraper target one country or city on Craigslist?

Yes. Craigslist Phone Number Scraper accepts one of 194 countries, optionally more, and a list of cities. Each combination is searched separately, and numbers found on Craigslist are validated for the country they belong to.

📱 Can Craigslist Phone Number Scraper add WhatsApp links to the numbers it finds on Craigslist?

Yes. Switch on number details and Craigslist Phone Number Scraper adds a click-to-chat link to each row, plus line type, carrier and area when known. The link opens a chat but does not prove that the number has a WhatsApp account.

🔐 Does Craigslist Phone Number Scraper need a login or API key for Craigslist?

No. Craigslist Phone Number Scraper works without logging in to Craigslist, so you need no cookies, passwords or API keys. You only need an Apify account.

📤 Can I export Craigslist phone numbers to Excel, CSV or JSON?

Yes. Download the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel from the Storage tab, or fetch it through the Apify API for your CRM or dialler.

⚖️ Is it legal to scrape phone numbers from Craigslist?

Craigslist Phone Number Scraper reads publicly visible text on Craigslist only, but phone numbers can be personal data. Check the rules that apply to you, such as GDPR, PECR or do-not-call registries. This is not legal advice.

🤝 Support

Questions, feature ideas or a custom version of Craigslist Phone Number Scraper? Use the Issues tab on the Actor page, or write to the address below.

• contact me by email : alphascraper69@gmail.com