# ERA.be Belgian Property Scraper (`rainminer/era-be-scraper`) Actor

Scrape public ERA.be property listings across Belgium. Export title, price, rooms, area, city, transaction type, and listing URLs to JSON or CSV for real-estate research and lead generation — no login required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rainminer/era-be-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 property listings

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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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
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

### What does ERA.be Scraper do?

**ERA.be Scraper** extracts **property listings** from [era.be](https://www.era.be/) — the Belgian ERA real estate portal with houses and apartments for sale and rent. Provide a search URL such as `https://www.era.be/nl/te-koop` and collect structured property data without writing code.

### Why scrape era.be?

- **Market research** — Track Belgian property prices, room counts and living areas across cities.
- **Inventory monitoring** — Detect new sale and rental listings in your target municipalities.
- **Lead generation** — Build datasets of properties with price, rooms, area and location for your pipeline.
- **Investment analysis** — Compare sale vs. rent listings across Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia.
- **Apify platform** — Schedule runs, export JSON/CSV/Excel, monitor failures, and integrate via API or Zapier.

### What data can you extract from era.be?

| Field       | Description                                           |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| id          | Unique listing slug from the property URL             |
| title       | Property headline                                     |
| price       | Numeric price in EUR                                  |
| priceText   | Formatted price string (e.g. € 350,000 or € 920/maand) |
| rooms       | Number of bedrooms / rooms                            |
| area        | Living area in square metres                          |
| areaText    | Formatted living area (e.g. 242 m²)                   |
| location    | Full address string when available                    |
| city        | Municipality / city                                   |
| transaction | `sale` for te-koop listings or `rent` for te-huur     |
| url         | Public listing URL on era.be                          |
| searchUrl   | Source search URL when found via search               |

### How to scrape era.be

1. Open **ERA.be Scraper** in Apify Console.
2. Add one or more **era.be URLs** under **Start URLs**. A search URL looks like:
   `https://www.era.be/nl/te-koop`
3. Set **Maximum items** to control how many properties are extracted per start URL.
4. Leave **Proxy configuration** disabled unless era.be blocks your IP.
5. Click **Start** and download results from the **Dataset** tab in JSON, CSV, or Excel format.

#### Supported start URL formats

- Sale search pages: `https://www.era.be/nl/te-koop`
- Rent search pages: `https://www.era.be/nl/te-huur`
- Individual property pages: `https://www.era.be/nl/te-koop/{city}/{type}/{slug}`

Pagination is handled automatically — the scraper follows `?page=1`, `?page=2`, etc. until `maxItems` is reached.

### Is it legal to scrape era.be?

This scraper only collects publicly visible listing data — the same information any visitor sees without logging in. It does not bypass authentication, access private data, or collect personal contact details. Always ensure your use of scraped data complies with applicable laws (including GDPR in Belgium) and era.be's Terms of Service. If in doubt, consult your legal team.

### Output example

```json
{
  "id": "casco-woning-te-koop-pelt-4-slaapkamers",
  "title": "Casco woning te koop in Pelt (4 slaapkamers)",
  "price": 350000,
  "priceText": "€ 350,000",
  "rooms": 4,
  "area": 242,
  "areaText": "242 m²",
  "location": "Hotelstraat 19, 3900 Pelt",
  "city": "Pelt",
  "transaction": "sale",
  "url": "https://www.era.be/nl/te-koop/pelt/huis/casco-woning-te-koop-pelt-4-slaapkamers",
  "searchUrl": "https://www.era.be/nl/te-koop"
}
```

### Image Credit

Image credit: [era.be](https://www.era.be/)

# Actor input Schema

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

era.be search or individual property URLs (e.g. https://www.era.be/nl/te-koop or a full property detail URL).

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

Maximum number of property listings to return per start URL.

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

Proxy settings. Leave disabled unless era.be blocks your IP.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.era.be/nl/te-koop"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 3,
  "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://www.era.be/nl/te-koop"
        }
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rainminer/era-be-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://www.era.be/nl/te-koop" }],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rainminer/era-be-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://www.era.be/nl/te-koop"
    }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call rainminer/era-be-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rainminer/era-be-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/cmKKJIA3E1pAHsoCz/builds/bcWbwaWS0cV8YGwUs/openapi.json