# Centanet Hong Kong Scraper (`rainminer/centanet-hk-scraper`) Actor

Extract for-sale and rental property listings from Centanet Hong Kong (中原地產) search pages. Get prices in HKD, addresses, bedrooms, districts, building age, unit size, coordinates, and images. Export structured JSON or CSV for Hong Kong real estate research and lead generation — no login required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rainminer/centanet-hk-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [rainminer](https://apify.com/rainminer) (community)
- **Categories:** Real estate, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.49 / 1,000 listing scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Centanet Hong Kong Scraper

Extract for-sale and rental property listings from [Centanet Hong Kong](https://hk.centanet.com/) (中原地產) — one of Hong Kong's largest real-estate agencies. Provide a list/search URL and collect structured listing data without coding.

![Centanet Hong Kong](https://hk.centanet.com/findproperty/_nuxt/img/login-graphic.db14528.jpg)

### What does Centanet Hong Kong Scraper do?

The **Centanet Hong Kong Scraper** crawls Centanet list pages (buy or rent) and outputs structured data for every property card on the search results. Listing details — price, address, bedrooms, district, building age, size, coordinates, and images — are embedded in the server-rendered page state, so the Actor is fast and does not need separate detail-page visits.

For each listing the Actor collects:

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| id / refNo | Centanet reference number (e.g. GAM966) |
| title | Combined address lines from the listing card |
| priceText | Display price (e.g. 售$598萬) |
| price | Numeric price in HKD |
| currency | Currency code (HKD) |
| originalPriceText | Previous/list price when shown |
| unitPriceText | Per-square-foot price label |
| address | Street address |
| estateName | Estate or development name |
| buildingName | Building or tower name |
| district | District or micro-market (HMA) |
| region | Broader region (e.g. 新界西) |
| bedrooms | Bedroom count |
| buildingAge | Building age in years |
| direction | Facing direction |
| sizeSqFt | Saleable area in sq ft |
| buildingType | Building category |
| unitType | Unit type (e.g. 分層單位) |
| postType | Listing type code |
| imageUrl | Primary listing thumbnail |
| url | Centanet detail page URL |
| latitude | GPS latitude |
| longitude | GPS longitude |
| publishDate | First publish timestamp |
| updateDate | Last update timestamp |
| searchUrl | Source list URL |

### Why scrape hk.centanet.com?

- **Hong Kong market research** — Track HKD sale and rental prices across districts and estates.
- **Lead generation** — Collect listings with ref numbers, WhatsApp-ready detail URLs, and coordinates.
- **Portfolio monitoring** — Watch new listings on buy or rent search pages.
- **Location analysis** — Export districts, regions, and map coordinates for GIS workflows.
- **Apify platform** — Schedule runs, export JSON/CSV/Excel, and integrate via API.

### How to use

1. Open the Actor in [Apify Console](https://console.apify.com/).
2. Paste one or more **Centanet Hong Kong list URLs** into **Start URLs**.
3. Set **Maximum items** to control how many listings to collect per URL.
4. Leave **Proxy configuration** disabled unless your network blocks the site.
5. Click **Start**. Results appear in the **Dataset** tab as JSON or CSV.

#### Example start URLs

```
https://hk.centanet.com/findproperty/list/buy
https://hk.centanet.com/findproperty/list/rent
```

#### Pagination

The Actor follows Centanet path pagination (`/buy/2`, `/buy/3`, …) until it reaches **maxItems** or no more results are available.

### Output example

```json
{
  "id": "GAM966",
  "refNo": "GAM966",
  "title": "滙都 1期 滙都 I 1座 高層 A05室 3房",
  "priceText": "售$598萬",
  "price": 5980000,
  "currency": "HKD",
  "originalPriceText": "售$655萬",
  "unitPriceText": "實$11,455/呎",
  "address": "洪安里1號",
  "estateName": "1期 滙都 I",
  "buildingName": "1座",
  "district": "洪水橋北新發展",
  "region": "新界西",
  "bedrooms": 3,
  "buildingAge": 1,
  "direction": "西南",
  "sizeSqFt": 522,
  "buildingType": "中密度大廈",
  "unitType": "分層單位",
  "postType": "S",
  "imageUrl": "https://hkvrdata.centanet.com/.../Cover.jpg",
  "url": "https://hk.centanet.com/findproperty/detail/滙都_GAM966",
  "latitude": 22.435022,
  "longitude": 113.996288,
  "publishDate": "2025-10-27T13:15:35",
  "updateDate": "2026-08-18T15:56:23",
  "searchUrl": "https://hk.centanet.com/findproperty/list/buy"
}
```

### Is it legal to scrape Centanet Hong Kong?

This Actor only collects publicly visible listing data without login. Ensure your use complies with applicable laws and Centanet's Terms of Service.

### Image Credit

Image credit: [hk.centanet.com](https://hk.centanet.com/)

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Centanet Hong Kong list/search URLs to scrape (e.g. https://hk.centanet.com/findproperty/list/buy or /list/rent).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of property listings to return per start URL.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. Centanet Hong Kong works without a proxy by default.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://hk.centanet.com/findproperty/list/buy"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://hk.centanet.com/findproperty/list/buy"
        }
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rainminer/centanet-hk-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 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);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://hk.centanet.com/findproperty/list/buy" }],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rainminer/centanet-hk-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://hk.centanet.com/findproperty/list/buy"
    }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call rainminer/centanet-hk-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rainminer/centanet-hk-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/mXoF1sWqlZYc00hqk/builds/AnszASTGcSsTAfi73/openapi.json