# Daft.ie Property Scraper (`scraptivo/daft-ie-scraper`) Actor

Collect Daft.ie property listings across residential, rental, commercial, sharing, and new homes in Ireland.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scraptivo/daft-ie-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scraptivo](https://apify.com/scraptivo) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

**Daft.ie Property Scraper** collects property listings from [Daft.ie](https://www.daft.ie) and turns them into structured data for Irish market research, price monitoring, and lead generation. Provide a section such as residential for sale, a search area such as Dublin, or a Daft search URL, then export title, price, beds, BER, agent, and listing path to JSON, CSV, or Excel. Use it to watch sales and rentals, compare areas, and schedule recurring collection. Pricing is **$1.00 per 1,000 listings**.

### What can you automate with Daft.ie Property Scraper?

- **Build Irish listing databases** — Collect residential, rental, commercial, sharing, student, and new-home sections.
- **Compare prices and BER** — Filter by sale or rent price, bedrooms, floor area, and BER band.
- **Watch one area** — Set `searchArea` such as `dublin-city` or paste a filtered Daft search URL.
- **Track new ads** — Use `addedSince` and sort by most recently published.
- **Schedule recurring collection** — Run daily or weekly and push new listings into Sheets, a CRM, or an alert workflow.

### Who is this scraper for?

| Team | Workflow |
|---|---|
| Estate agents and researchers | Monitor asking prices, BER, and stock in a county or postcode. |
| Investors | Compare sale and rental inventory with beds, baths, and facilities. |
| Lead-generation teams | Collect agent names, phones, and licence numbers from listing cards. |
| Proptech products | Feed structured Daft listings into dashboards and alerts. |

### What data can you collect from Daft.ie?

| Data group | Example fields | How it helps |
|---|---|---|
| Listing identity | `id`, `title`, `seoFriendlyPath`, `category` | Identify each ad and deduplicate with `id`. |
| Commercial | `price`, `abbreviatedPrice`, `propertyType` | Compare asking prices across areas. |
| Property | `numBedrooms`, `numBathrooms`, `berRating`, `facilities` | Filter by size, energy rating, and amenities. |
| Agent | `sellerName`, `sellerPhone`, `sellerBranch`, `sellerLicenceNumber` | See who is listing the property. |
| Location and media | `latitude`, `longitude`, `hasVideo`, `hasVirtualTour` | Map listings and flag media-rich ads. |

Some agent phone and BER fields are empty when Daft does not publish them. When `searchUrls` are provided, the manual filters on that run are ignored for those URLs.

### How to use Daft.ie Property Scraper

1. Open the [Daft.ie Property Scraper](https://apify.com/scraptivo/daft-ie-scraper) on Apify.
2. Choose a section such as **Residential For Sale** and an area such as `dublin-city`, or paste Daft search URLs.
3. Set **Max items** (default 10; `0` means unlimited) and any price, bed, or BER filters.
4. Run the Actor — it writes one dataset row per listing.
5. Export the dataset or connect it to your workflow.

```json
{
    "section": "residential-for-sale",
    "searchArea": "dublin-city",
    "propertyTypes": ["houses"],
    "availability": "published",
    "maxItems": 20,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
    }
}
```

### Example workflow

#### Build a weekly Dublin house-for-sale list

1. Schedule a Monday run with `section` = `"residential-for-sale"`, `searchArea` = `"dublin-city"`, `propertyTypes` = `["houses"]`, and `addedSince` = `"now-7d/d"`.
2. Keep rows inside your price and bedroom band using `price` and `numBedrooms`.
3. Use `sellerLicenceNumber` and `sellerPhone` when present to identify the listing agent.
4. Send new records to Google Sheets or a CRM through a webhook after each run.
5. Deduplicate user-side against the stable `id` field.

The Actor does not merge results across runs — those steps happen in your pipeline.

### Automate and integrate your results

- **Schedules** — Run **daily** with `addedSince` = `"now-1d/d"` for new-ad alerts, or **weekly** for a market snapshot. Create a separate scheduled task per section and area.
- **Webhooks** — Push completed runs into Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, Slack, or a CRM.
- **Exports and API** — Download JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML from the Apify Console, or start a run from the API:

```shell
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scraptivo~daft-ie-scraper/runs?token=YOUR-APIFY-TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "section": "residential-for-sale",
    "searchArea": "dublin-city",
    "maxItems": 20
  }'
```

Deduplicate user-side with `id`.

### Input reference

| Field | Type | Required | Default | What it controls |
|---|---|---:|---|---|
| `searchUrls` | array | No | `[]` | Daft search-result URLs. When set, manual filters are ignored for those URLs. |
| `section` | string | No | `residential-for-sale` | `residential-for-sale`, `residential-to-rent`, `commercial-for-sale`, `commercial-to-rent`, `sharing`, `student-accommodation-to-share`, `new-homes`. |
| `searchArea` | string | No | `""` | Location label such as `Dublin 8` or `dublin-city`. Empty searches all Ireland. |
| `searchQuery` | string | No | `""` | Keyword or address (`terms`). |
| `distanceRadius` | string | No | `""` | `_1000` to `_20000` metres around the area. |
| `salePriceFrom` / `salePriceTo` | string | No | `""` | Sale price band. |
| `rentalPriceFrom` / `rentalPriceTo` | string | No | `""` | Monthly rent band. |
| `numBedsFrom` / `numBedsTo` | string | No | `""` | Bedroom band. |
| `numBathsFrom` / `numBathsTo` | string | No | `""` | Bathroom band. |
| `floorSizeFrom` / `floorSizeTo` | integer | No | `0` | Floor area in m²; `0` means unused. |
| `propertyTypes` | array | No | `[]` | House, apartment, commercial, and land types. |
| `facilities` | array | No | `[]` | Required amenities; all selected must be present. |
| `saleType` | string | No | `""` | `auction` for auctions only. |
| `berFrom` / `berTo` | string | No | `""` | BER band from A1 to Exempt. |
| `onlineOffersOnly` | boolean | No | `false` | Only listings that accept online offers. |
| `mediaTypes` | array | No | `[]` | `video`, `virtual-tour`. |
| `availability` | string | No | `published` | `published` or `sale-agreed`. |
| `addedSince` | string | No | `""` | `now-1d/d` through `now-30d/d`. |
| `sortBy` | string | No | `best-match` | `best-match`, `priceAsc`, `priceDesc`, `publishDateDesc`. |
| `maxItems` | integer | No | `10` | Cap listings; `0` is unlimited. |
| `maxPages` | integer | No | `0` | Cap pages (20 listings each). |
| `maxConcurrency` | integer | No | `3` | Parallel requests (1–10). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | No | Residential | Apify proxy settings. |

`maxItems` and `maxPages` stop the run at whichever limit is hit first.

### Output example

```json
{
    "id": 6596803,
    "title": "The Grove, Crowe Street, Gort, Co. Galway",
    "price": "€2,000 per month",
    "abbreviatedPrice": "€2,000",
    "numBedrooms": "2 Bed",
    "numBathrooms": "2 Bath",
    "propertyType": "Apartment",
    "category": "Rent",
    "berRating": "B",
    "sellerName": "Quinn Property",
    "sellerPhone": "(065) 6824343",
    "sellerLicenceNumber": "001044",
    "latitude": 53.06983,
    "longitude": -8.820422,
    "seoFriendlyPath": "/for-rent/the-grove-crowe-street-gort-co-galway/6596803"
}
```

### How much does it cost to scrape Daft.ie?

Billing is pay-per-event. A one-time **Actor Start** fee of **$0.00005** applies per run. Each listing is one `apify-default-dataset-item` event at **$1.00 per 1,000 listings**.

A 100-listing test costs about **$0.10** plus Actor Start. A 1,000-listing run costs about **$1.00** plus Actor Start. Apify plan discounts may reduce these prices. Platform compute and proxy usage are billed separately on your Apify plan.

### Reliability and responsible use

- **Proxy** — Residential proxies are the default setting.
- **Conditional fields** — Agent phone, BER, and some facilities are omitted when Daft does not publish them.
- **Public data** — The Actor collects publicly visible listing information from Daft.ie.
- **Responsible use** — Only use the data in ways that comply with Daft.ie's terms of service and applicable law.

### Frequently asked questions

#### Can I scrape Daft sales, rentals, and commercial ads?

Yes. Set `section` to residential sale or rent, commercial sale or rent, sharing, student accommodation, or new homes. You can also paste a filtered Daft search URL in `searchUrls`.

#### Can I schedule Daft.ie Property Scraper to run automatically?

Yes. Open the **Scheduler** tab in Apify Console. Use `addedSince` = `"now-1d/d"` for daily new-ad alerts.

#### What counts as one result?

One listing written to the dataset is one billable result at **$1.00 per 1,000 listings**, plus Actor Start.

#### Why are some fields empty?

BER, agent phone, and some facility lists are empty when Daft does not publish them on that card.

#### How do I avoid duplicate records?

Within one run, listings are unique by `id`. Across runs the Actor appends results. When you combine datasets, keep the first row for each `id`.

#### Do I need a proxy?

Use Apify residential proxies. If a run returns unusually few listings, confirm that `proxyConfiguration` uses the RESIDENTIAL group before raising `maxConcurrency`.

### Related Scraptivo automations

- [Rightmove Scraper](https://apify.com/scraptivo/rightmove-scraper) — collect UK property listings with the same export workflow.
- [Zoopla Property Scraper](https://apify.com/scraptivo/zoopla-property-scraper) — add another UK board alongside Irish Daft data.
- [Idealista Scraper](https://apify.com/scraptivo/idealista-scraper) — cover Spanish and other Idealista markets.
- [Realtor Scraper](https://apify.com/scraptivo/realtor-scraper) — collect US property listings.

### Support and custom workflows

Need a different field, source, or delivery workflow? Contact Scraptivo at scraptivo@gmail.com. Include the Actor name, sample URL, required fields, and expected volume so we can assess the request.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchUrls` (type: `array`):

Paste one or more Daft.ie search result URLs. Each URL is converted into the equivalent API search payload. When provided, manual filters below are ignored for that URL.

## `section` (type: `string`):

Daft.ie listing section to scrape. Ignored when Search URLs are provided.

## `searchArea` (type: `string`):

Location to search in (e.g. 'Dublin 8', 'dublin-city', 'Galway'). Resolved via Daft autocomplete/areas API into a geo filter. Leave empty for all Ireland.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Free-text keyword or address search sent as the API `terms` field. Separate from Search Area.

## `distanceRadius` (type: `string`):

Search radius around the selected area.

## `salePriceFrom` (type: `string`):

Minimum sale price (e.g. '100000')

## `salePriceTo` (type: `string`):

Maximum sale price (e.g. '500000')

## `rentalPriceFrom` (type: `string`):

Minimum rental price per month (e.g. '1000')

## `rentalPriceTo` (type: `string`):

Maximum rental price per month (e.g. '3000')

## `numBedsFrom` (type: `string`):

Minimum number of bedrooms

## `numBedsTo` (type: `string`):

Maximum number of bedrooms

## `numBathsFrom` (type: `string`):

Minimum number of bathrooms

## `numBathsTo` (type: `string`):

Maximum number of bathrooms

## `floorSizeFrom` (type: `integer`):

Minimum floor area in square metres

## `floorSizeTo` (type: `integer`):

Maximum floor area in square metres

## `propertyTypes` (type: `array`):

Filter by property type. Leave empty for all types.

## `facilities` (type: `array`):

Required facilities (all selected facilities must be present).

## `saleType` (type: `string`):

Filter by sale type.

## `berFrom` (type: `string`):

Minimum BER rating.

## `berTo` (type: `string`):

Maximum BER rating.

## `onlineOffersOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only return listings that accept online offers.

## `mediaTypes` (type: `array`):

Filter by listing media.

## `availability` (type: `string`):

Listing availability state.

## `addedSince` (type: `string`):

Only include listings published within the selected period.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Sort order for search results.

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

Max listings to scrape (0 = unlimited). Applied together with Max Pages — whichever limit is hit first stops the crawl.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Max pages (20 listings each) to scrape (0 = unlimited). Applied together with Max Items — whichever limit is hit first stops the crawl.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of parallel Daft API requests. Pages are fetched concurrently after the first page. Use 2-3 for safe scraping; increase cautiously if you are not seeing rate limits.

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

Proxy settings for scraping

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchUrls": [],
  "section": "residential-for-sale",
  "searchArea": "",
  "searchQuery": "",
  "distanceRadius": "",
  "salePriceFrom": "",
  "salePriceTo": "",
  "rentalPriceFrom": "",
  "rentalPriceTo": "",
  "numBedsFrom": "",
  "numBedsTo": "",
  "numBathsFrom": "",
  "numBathsTo": "",
  "floorSizeFrom": 0,
  "floorSizeTo": 0,
  "propertyTypes": [],
  "facilities": [],
  "saleType": "",
  "berFrom": "",
  "berTo": "",
  "onlineOffersOnly": false,
  "mediaTypes": [],
  "availability": "published",
  "addedSince": "",
  "sortBy": "best-match",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "maxPages": 0,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

## `datasetCsv` (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 = {
    "searchUrls": []
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scraptivo/daft-ie-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 = { "searchUrls": [] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scraptivo/daft-ie-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 '{
  "searchUrls": []
}' |
apify call scraptivo/daft-ie-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scraptivo/daft-ie-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/zcfElPgKjLsqnciSW/builds/iLCiYNxwvkAgJbQWT/openapi.json