NYC Real Estate Data API 🏙️

Get structured NYC rental and sale listing data from all five boroughs — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island. Search thousands of active listings with 20+ filters, get full property details with 100+ fields, building profiles, neighborhood boundaries, market statistics, and price history.

Powered by the Borough API by Qwady Solutions.

What does NYC Real Estate Data API do?

This Actor provides programmatic access to New York City real estate data through a simple input form or API call. Under the hood, it calls the Borough API — a comprehensive REST API serving structured listing data sourced from publicly available StreetEasy pages.

Data available:

• Rental listings — Active rentals with price, beds, baths, sqft, amenities, photos, agent info, and fees
• Sale listings — Condos, co-ops, townhouses, and multi-family properties for sale
• Property details — 100+ fields per listing including open houses, tax info, and concessions
• Price history — Complete price change timeline for any listing
• Building profiles — Amenities, policies, developer, architect, unit inventory, and regulatory data
• Neighborhood data — 349 areas with encoded boundary polygons and hierarchy
• Market statistics — Median rent, inventory counts, days on market, and price trends per neighborhood
• Autocomplete — Search suggestions for neighborhoods, buildings, addresses, and ZIP codes

How to use it

1. Select an endpoint from the dropdown (e.g., "Search Rentals")
2. Set your filters — area IDs, price range, bedrooms, building type, no-fee, etc.
3. Add your API key (optional for free-tier endpoints like search and areas — required for property details, buildings, price history, and market stats)
4. Run the Actor — results are pushed to the Apify dataset in JSON format
5. Export your data as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the dataset tab

Where do I get an API key?

Free-tier endpoints work without authentication:

• Search Rentals
• Search Sales
• List Areas
• Autocomplete
• Health Check

For paid endpoints (property details, price history, building data, neighborhood stats), get a key at docs.qwady.app.

Full API documentation with interactive examples: docs.qwady.app

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
endpoint	Select	✅	Which API endpoint to call
pathParam	String	For detail endpoints	Listing ID, building slug, or neighborhood slug
apiKey	String (secret)	For paid endpoints	Borough API key (BOROUGH_<uuid>)
areas	String	No	Comma-separated area IDs (e.g., 120,115)
minPrice	Number	No	Minimum price
maxPrice	Number	No	Maximum price
minBeds	Number	No	Minimum bedrooms (0 = studio)
maxBeds	Number	No	Maximum bedrooms
buildingType	Select	No	CONDO, CO_OP, RENTAL, TOWNHOUSE, etc.
noFee	Boolean	No	No-fee listings only (rentals)
sort	Select	No	RECOMMENDED, PRICE, or LISTED_AT
sortDir	Select	No	asc or desc
page	Number	No	Page number (default: 1)
perPage	Number	No	Results per page (default: 10, max: 500)

Output example

Search Rentals

{
  "id": "4961849",
  "address": {
    "street": "157 West 57th Street",
    "unit": "#48B",
    "city": "NEW YORK",
    "state": "NY",
    "zipCode": "10019"
  },
  "price": 27000,
  "bedroomCount": 2,
  "fullBathroomCount": 2,
  "halfBathroomCount": 1,
  "buildingType": "CONDO",
  "areaName": "Midtown",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "geoPoint": {
    "latitude": 40.7654,
    "longitude": -73.9791
  },
  "leadPhotoKey": "ed2987594843debc8e828fef155dbb6d",
  "sourceGroupLabel": "Douglas Elliman",
  "urlPath": "/building/one57-condominium/48b",
  "_meta": {
    "endpoint": "search/rentals",
    "total": 142,
    "page": 1,
    "perPage": 10,
    "dataAge": "2026-02-15T14:30:00Z",
    "source": "cached",
    "boroughApi": "https://docs.qwady.app",
    "docs": "https://docs.qwady.app"
  }
}

Property Detail (100+ fields)

Requires a Borough API key (Starter tier or above):

{
  "id": "4961849",
  "address": { "street": "157 West 57th Street", "unit": "#48B" },
  "price": 27000,
  "bedroomCount": 2,
  "squareFootage": 1450,
  "description": "Spectacular Central Park views...",
  "amenities": ["DOORMAN", "ELEVATOR", "GYM", "POOL", "CONCIERGE"],
  "openHouses": [
    { "date": "2026-02-20", "startTime": "12:00", "endTime": "14:00" }
  ],
  "agent": {
    "name": "Jane Smith",
    "company": "Douglas Elliman",
    "phone": "..."
  },
  "photos": ["ed2987594843debc8e828fef155dbb6d", "a1b2c3d4..."],
  "priceHistory": [
    { "date": "2026-01-15", "price": 29000, "event": "LISTED" },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-01",
      "price": 27000,
      "event": "PRICE_DECREASE",
      "pctChange": -6.9
    }
  ]
}

Cost

This Actor uses the Pay Per Event pricing model:

• $0.005 per API request (half a cent)
• No monthly subscription — pay only for what you use
• Every request costs $0.005 on Apify, including free-tier Borough endpoints that don't require an API key
• Apify platform compute costs are negligible (~$0.00005 per run)

Example costs:

Use case	Requests	Cost
Search 10 pages of Manhattan rentals	10	$0.05
Get details for 100 listings	100	$0.50
Daily monitoring of 50 listings	1,500/mo	$7.50/mo

How area IDs work

Borough uses numeric area IDs to identify NYC neighborhoods. Some common ones:

Area ID	Neighborhood
100	Manhattan (borough-level)
120	Upper East Side
115	Upper West Side
114	Midtown
200	Brooklyn (borough-level)
216	Williamsburg
212	Park Slope
300	Queens (borough-level)
400	Bronx (borough-level)
500	Staten Island (borough-level)

Run the Actor with endpoint "List Areas" to get all 349 area IDs with names and hierarchy.

FAQ

Is this affiliated with StreetEasy or Zillow? No. Borough is an independent product by Qwady Solutions LLC. Data is sourced from publicly available web pages. Borough is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by StreetEasy or Zillow Group.

Do I need an API key for search? No. Search endpoints (rentals, sales), areas, autocomplete, and health check are all free-tier and work without authentication.

How fresh is the data? Search results are refreshed every 4-6 hours. Property details are refreshed every 6-12 hours for free-tier access. Paid tiers get fresher data (down to 10-minute freshness for Business tier).

Where can I find the full API docs? Complete API reference with interactive playground: docs.qwady.app

Can I use this for commercial purposes? Yes. Review the full terms at docs.qwady.app/terms.

Resources

• 🌐 API Home: docs.qwady.app
• 📖 Full Documentation: docs.qwady.app
• 📦 TypeScript/Node SDK: npm install @borough/sdk
• 🔑 Get API Key: docs.qwady.app
• 📧 Support: support@qwady.com