Zillow Rental Listings Scraper

Scrape Zillow rental listings for any US city, zip code, or neighborhood. Purpose-built for the rental market with rental-specific extraction: monthly rent, pet policies, amenities, lease terms, floor plans, landlord info, and more.

This actor is separate from the general Zillow scraper — it is optimized exclusively for rental properties with rental-specific fields and filters that the sales scraper does not provide.

Features

• Multi-location search — scrape rentals across multiple cities or zip codes in one run
• Rental-specific data — rent ranges, pet policies, amenities, lease terms, security deposits, floor plans
• Smart filtering — filter by rent range, bedrooms, bathrooms, and pet-friendliness
• 4-tier extraction — __NEXT_DATA__ JSON, Apollo GraphQL cache, inline scripts, CSS selectors
• Anti-bot handling — CAPTCHA detection, rate limiting, realistic browser headers, proxy support
• Automatic pagination — follows Zillow's paginated results up to the platform limit (~1000 listings)
• Deduplication — skips duplicate listings by ZPID and address

Output Fields

Each scraped rental listing includes:

Field	Type	Description
zpid	string	Zillow Property ID
address	string	Full address
streetAddress	string	Street address
city	string	City name
state	string	State code
zipcode	string	ZIP code
rent	number	Monthly rent (lowest if range)
rentFormatted	string	Formatted rent (e.g., "$1,500/mo")
rentMin	number	Minimum rent (for multi-unit properties)
rentMax	number	Maximum rent
beds	number	Number of bedrooms (0 = studio)
baths	number	Number of bathrooms
sqft	number	Square footage
propertyType	string	Apartment, House, Condo, Townhouse, etc.
amenities	array	List of amenities (pool, gym, parking, etc.)
images	array	High-resolution photo URLs
petPolicy	string	Pet policy description
landlord	string	Landlord or property manager name
url	string	Zillow listing URL
latitude	number	Latitude coordinate
longitude	number	Longitude coordinate
daysOnZillow	number	Days the listing has been on Zillow
description	string	Full listing description (truncated to 2000 chars)
leaseTerms	string	Lease term information
deposit	string	Security deposit amount
floorPlans	array	Available floor plans with beds/baths/sqft/rent
yearBuilt	number	Year the property was built
rentZestimate	number	Zillow's estimated rental value
nearbySchools	array	Nearby schools with ratings
walkScore	number	Walk Score (0-100)
transitScore	number	Transit Score (0-100)
bikeScore	number	Bike Score (0-100)

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
locations	array	["los-angeles-ca"]	Locations to search (Zillow slug format)
minRent	integer	0	Minimum monthly rent filter
maxRent	integer	0	Maximum monthly rent filter
beds	integer	0	Minimum bedrooms (0 = any including studios)
baths	integer	0	Minimum bathrooms
petFriendly	boolean	false	Only return pet-friendly listings
maxResults	integer	500	Maximum listings to scrape (0 = unlimited)
proxy	object	-	Apify proxy config (residential recommended)

Example Input

{
    "locations": ["los-angeles-ca", "san-francisco-ca", "90210"],
    "minRent": 1000,
    "maxRent": 3000,
    "beds": 1,
    "baths": 1,
    "petFriendly": true,
    "maxResults": 200,
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
    }
}

Example Output

{
    "zpid": "12345678",
    "address": "123 Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90012",
    "streetAddress": "123 Main St",
    "city": "Los Angeles",
    "state": "CA",
    "zipcode": "90012",
    "rent": 2100,
    "rentFormatted": "$2,100/mo",
    "rentMin": 2100,
    "rentMax": 2400,
    "beds": 2,
    "baths": 1,
    "sqft": 950,
    "propertyType": "Apartment",
    "amenities": [
        "Dishwasher",
        "Air Conditioning",
        "Hardwood Floors",
        "In-Unit Laundry",
        "Parking",
        "Pool",
        "Gym"
    ],
    "images": [
        "https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/photo1.jpg",
        "https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/photo2.jpg"
    ],
    "petPolicy": "Dogs & Cats Allowed (deposit: $500)",
    "landlord": "Greystar Property Management",
    "url": "https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/123-Main-St/12345678_zpid/",
    "latitude": 34.0522,
    "longitude": -118.2437,
    "daysOnZillow": 7,
    "description": "Beautiful 2BR apartment in downtown LA...",
    "leaseTerms": "12 month lease",
    "deposit": "$2,100",
    "floorPlans": [
        {
            "name": "The Urban",
            "beds": 2,
            "baths": 1,
            "sqft": 950,
            "rent": 2100,
            "rentFormatted": "$2,100/mo",
            "available": 3
        }
    ],
    "yearBuilt": 2019,
    "rentZestimate": 2050,
    "walkScore": 92,
    "transitScore": 85,
    "bikeScore": 78,
    "scrapedAt": "2026-03-01T12:00:00.000Z",
    "source": "zillow-rentals",
    "searchLocation": "los-angeles-ca"
}

Location Format

Use Zillow's URL-friendly slug format for locations:

Type	Format	Example
City + State	city-state	los-angeles-ca, new-york-ny
Multi-word city	city-name-state	san-francisco-ca, new-york-ny
ZIP code	zipcode	90210, 10001
Neighborhood	neighborhood-city-state	manhattan-new-york-ny
County	county-state	los-angeles-county-ca

Tip: search on zillow.com/rentals and copy the location slug from the URL.

Proxy Configuration

Zillow aggressively blocks datacenter IP addresses. Residential proxies are strongly recommended for reliable scraping.

{
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
    }
}

Without proxies, expect high block rates and incomplete results.

How It Works

1. URL Construction — Builds Zillow rental search URLs with filter parameters for each location
2. Page Fetching — Uses CheerioCrawler with realistic browser headers and rate limiting
3. Data Extraction — Tries 4 strategies in priority order:
   • __NEXT_DATA__ (Next.js server-side data — most complete)
   • hdpApolloPreloadedData (Apollo GraphQL cache — detail pages)
   • Inline script state objects (window.__INITIAL_STATE__, etc.)
   • CSS selectors (fallback for when JSON blobs are unavailable)
4. Filtering — Applies rent range, beds, baths, and deduplication filters
5. Pagination — Automatically follows paginated results up to Zillow's limit (~25 pages)
6. Charging — PPE model charges $0.006 per successfully scraped listing

Differences from General Zillow Scraper

Feature	This Actor (Rentals)	General Zillow Scraper
Focus	Rentals only	Sales, rentals, sold
Rent fields	rent, rentMin, rentMax, rentFormatted	price (generic)
Pet policy	Structured extraction	Not included
Amenities	Keyword + structured extraction	Not included
Lease terms	Extracted from descriptions	Not included
Floor plans	Multi-unit floor plan data	Not included
Deposit	Security deposit extraction	Not included
Walk/transit scores	Included	Not included
Multi-location	Array input, parallel crawl	Single location
Pet filter	Built-in petFriendly toggle	Not available

Rate Limits & Anti-Bot

• Max 12 requests per minute (conservative for Zillow)
• Max 2 concurrent requests
• Random delays between requests (100-800ms)
• Automatic CAPTCHA and block detection
• Graceful degradation (saves partial results on block)

Cost

Pay-per-event pricing: $0.006 per listing scraped.

Example costs:

• 100 listings = $0.60
• 500 listings = $3.00
• 1,000 listings = $6.00

Plus Apify platform compute costs (~$0.25-0.50 per 1000 pages for residential proxies).

Changelog

v1.0.0 (2026-03-01)

• Initial release
• Multi-location rental search
• 4-tier extraction strategy
• Pet policy, amenity, lease term, and floor plan extraction
• Smart rent range, beds/baths, and pet-friendly filtering
• Automatic pagination and deduplication

Integration — Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("sovereigntaylor/zillow-rentals-scraper").call(run_input={
    "searchTerm": "zillow rentals",
    "maxResults": 50
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"{item.get('title', item.get('name', 'N/A'))}")

Integration — JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('sovereigntaylor/zillow-rentals-scraper').call({
    searchTerm: 'zillow rentals',
    maxResults: 50
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach(item => console.log(item.title || item.name || 'N/A'));

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• Zillow Scraper — Active Zillow listings for sale
• Zillow Sold Homes Scraper — Recently sold homes
• Apartments Scraper — Apartments.com listings
• Airbnb Scraper — Short-term rental comparison
• Booking Scraper — Hotel and lodging data