Aqar.fm Property Scraper

Extract comprehensive property listings from Aqar.fm, Saudi Arabia's leading real estate marketplace. Collect detailed property data including prices, areas, room counts, descriptions, and images at scale. Perfect for real estate market research, investment analysis, and property portfolio monitoring.

Features

• Full Property Details - Extract prices in SAR, area in m2, bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms, and descriptions
• Multi-Property Support - Works with apartments, villas, lands, buildings, and all property types on Aqar.fm
• Dual Language - Supports both English and Arabic URLs with proper field mapping
• Rich Media - Collects primary image URLs and gallery image URLs when available
• Rich Records by Default - Search pages are enriched with listing detail data before records are saved
• Deduplication - Built-in ID deduplication prevents duplicate listings across multiple pages
• Proxy Support - Compatible with Apify Proxy for reliable large-scale extraction

Use Cases

Real Estate Market Research

Analyze property prices, sizes, and availability across Saudi Arabian cities including Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Makkah, and Madinah. Compare rental and sale listings to identify market trends.

Investment Analysis

Track property values in specific neighborhoods and districts. Monitor listing prices and property features to identify investment opportunities across different property types.

Competitive Intelligence

Monitor competitor listings and pricing strategies in the Saudi real estate market. Build comprehensive datasets for business intelligence and decision making.

Property Portfolio Management

Collect and archive property listings for portfolio analysis. Track changes in listing prices, availability, and property features over time.

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
startUrl	String	No	https://sa.aqar.fm/en/all	URL to start scraping (listing or detail page)
results_wanted	Integer	No	20	Maximum number of results to collect
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	—	Apify Proxy configuration

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Output Data

Each item in the dataset contains:

Field	Type	Description
listing_id	String	Unique listing ID from Aqar.fm
title	String	Property listing title
price	String	Property price in SAR (numeric only)
currency	String	Currency (always SAR)
area_m2	String	Property area in square meters
bedrooms	String	Number of bedrooms (null for lands)
bathrooms	String	Number of bathrooms (null for lands)
living_rooms	String	Number of living rooms (detail pages only)
description	String	Full property description text
image_url	String	Primary property image URL
gallery_urls	Array	All gallery image URLs found for the listing
property_type	String	Type (e.g. apartment-for-rent, villa-for-sale)
city	String	City name
location	String	District/neighborhood name
url	String	Full listing URL

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Usage Examples

Basic Extraction

Extract properties from a search results page:

{
    "startUrl": "https://sa.aqar.fm/en/apartment-for-rent/riyadh",
    "results_wanted": 50
}

Arabic URLs

Extract rich property data from Arabic Aqar.fm URLs:

{
    "startUrl": "https://sa.aqar.fm/%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA",
    "results_wanted": 100
}

Different City or Property Type

Scrape a different city or property type by changing startUrl:

{
    "startUrl": "https://sa.aqar.fm/en/villa-for-sale/jeddah",
    "results_wanted": 200
}

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Sample Output

{
    "listing_id": "6728031",
    "title": "Villa for Sale in Riyadh Ar Rabwah",
    "price": "4,100,000",
    "currency": "SAR",
    "area_m2": "424",
    "bedrooms": "5",
    "bathrooms": "5",
    "living_rooms": null,
    "description": "a villa and two luxury apartments for sale (suitable for residential use, investment, or housing children in independent apartments)",
    "image_url": "https://images.aqar.fm/webp/750x0/props/000847509_1781132103799.jpg",
    "gallery_urls": [
        "https://images.aqar.fm/webp/750x0/props/000847509_1781132103799.jpg",
        "https://images.aqar.fm/webp/750x0/props/000847509_1781132103800.jpg"
    ],
    "property_type": "villa-for-sale",
    "city": "riyadh",
    "location": "Ar Rabwah, Riyadh",
    "url": "https://sa.aqar.fm/en/villa-for-sale/riyadh/center-of-riyadh/ar-rabwah/villa-for-sale-6728031"
}

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Tips for Best Results

Choose Working URLs

• Start with popular search pages like /en/apartment-for-rent/riyadh or /en/villa-for-sale/jeddah
• Verify URLs are accessible in a browser before scraping
• Use city-level pages for broader results, neighborhood pages for targeted data

Optimize Collection Size

• Start small for testing (10-20 results) to verify data quality
• Increase to 100-500 results for production runs
• The actor automatically follows related result pages to reach higher result limits

Plan for Rich Records

• Each search result is enriched from its detail page before saving
• Use smaller test runs (10-20 results) when checking new URL patterns
• Larger runs take longer because every saved listing is enriched with detail-page data

Mix Property Types

• Run separate scrapes for rentals vs sales to keep data organized
• Scrape different cities in parallel for market-wide analysis
• Use both English and Arabic URLs for complete coverage

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Integrations

Connect your data with:

• Google Sheets - Export for market analysis and reporting
• Airtable - Build searchable property databases
• Slack - Get notifications on new listings
• Make - Create automated workflows and alerts
• Zapier - Trigger actions based on scraping results

Export Formats

• JSON - For developers and API integrations
• CSV - For spreadsheet analysis
• Excel - For business reporting
• XML - For system integrations

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many properties can I collect?

You can request hundreds of properties from a city-level search URL. The actor follows related result pages until it reaches results_wanted or no more unique listings are available.

Can I scrape both English and Arabic listings?

Yes. The actor automatically detects whether the URL uses English (/en/) or Arabic paths and maps property types and cities correctly.

What if bedrooms or bathrooms are null?

Some property types like lands and warehouses do not have bedroom or bathroom counts. These fields will be null in the output.

Does it work with direct detail page URLs?

Yes. You can pass any Aqar.fm listing URL directly. The actor detects detail pages and extracts richer data including all images.

Can I scrape all of Saudi Arabia?

Scrape different city pages (/en/apartment-for-rent/riyadh, /en/apartment-for-rent/jeddah, etc.) and combine the results for national coverage.

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Support

For issues or feature requests, contact support through the Apify Console.

Resources

• Apify Documentation
• API Reference
• Scheduling Runs

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Legal Notice

This actor is designed for legitimate data collection purposes. Users are responsible for ensuring compliance with website terms of service and applicable laws. Use data responsibly and respect rate limits.