Zimmo.be Property Search Scraper: Extract Belgian Real Estate Listings

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What Is Zimmo.be?

Zimmo.be is one of Belgium's leading real estate platforms, aggregating thousands of property listings for sale and takeover across Flemish, Walloon, and Brussels regions. The platform hosts listings from both private sellers and professional agencies, covering apartments, houses, land, and commercial properties.

Manually collecting listing data from Zimmo search results is tedious and unscalable. The Zimmo.be Property Search Scraper automates extraction from paginated search result pages, delivering structured records ready for analysis or integration.

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Overview

The Zimmo.be Scraper targets property search result pages and extracts detailed listing data into clean, structured records. It is suited for:

• Real estate investors monitoring market prices by municipality
• Data analysts tracking supply trends, price drops, and energy performance
• Proptech developers feeding aggregator platforms or valuation models
• Researchers studying the Belgian housing market

The scraper handles paginated search URLs, respects configurable item limits, and can skip failed URLs to keep bulk runs uninterrupted.

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Input Format

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.zimmo.be/fr/rechercher/?search=eyJmaWx0ZXIi...&p=2#gallery"
  ],
  "ignore_url_failures": true,
  "max_items_per_url": 50
}

Field	Type	Description
urls	array	One or more Zimmo.be property search result page URLs. Add pages individually or use bulk edit. Supports paginated URLs (e.g., &p=2).
max_items_per_url	integer	Maximum listings to collect per URL. Default: 20. Increase up to 50+ for denser result pages.
ignore_url_failures	boolean	If true, the scraper continues when a URL fails instead of stopping the entire run. Recommended for bulk jobs.

Tip: Zimmo encodes search filters (location, status, type) in a base64 parameter within the URL. Build your search on Zimmo.be, copy the full URL including the search= parameter and page number, then paste it into urls.

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Output Format

Sample output

{
  "particulier_pand_id": null,
  "code": "LLVNA",
  "uuid": "cf0e8af1-d63c-4ac9-9560-7452df7ec789",
  "type": "Bien professionnel",
  "type_id": "4",
  "status": "general.status.for_sale",
  "status_id": "1",
  "hoofd_foto": "https://files.zimmo.be/backend-api/_mCkuCoNl_1fZ3vzTuxdbSO_4JM=/828x618/filters:image-format(pjpg)/-/real-estate/customers/b51c1823-4bae-11e9-922b-005056b768a1/dealers/c682fd5d-b3b3-43cd-9db9-1f88d5944599/listings/cf0e8af1-d63c-4ac9-9560-7452df7ec789/images/019cd76f-d93e-726b-9542-8cf667025d97",
  "b_woonopp": "325",
  "toegevoegd": "1773140956",
  "slaapkamers": "0",
  "nieuwbouw": "1",
  "prijs": "520000",
  "zprijs": null,
  "address": "Industriepark 22",
  "gemeente": "Heist-op-den-Berg",
  "postcode": "2220",
  "lat": "51.083779000",
  "lon": "4.808583000",
  "parcel_id": null,
  "logo": "https://files.zimmo.be/backend-api/x12STQmtgb4wwt-IHHtL9s3TDOw=/filters:image-format(pjpg)/-/real-estate/customers/b51c1823-4bae-11e9-922b-005056b768a1/logos/01995d00-92f6-7412-b6ea-6258f0d09b91",
  "proj_id": "0",
  "advertiser": {
    "name": "PANORAMA B2B Limburg",
    "phone": "+3211220300",
    "mobile": "+3211220300",
    "show_email": 1,
    "office_type": null,
    "use_zimmo_detail": false,
    "picture_zoom_percentage": null,
    "picture_logo_position": null,
    "picture_apply_main_only": null,
    "officebox": true,
    "officebox_url": "https://www.zimmo.be/fr/agence-immobiliere/hasselt-3500/panorama-b2b-limburg-94015/",
    "name_prefix": "",
    "logo": "https://files.zimmo.be/backend-api/x12STQmtgb4wwt-IHHtL9s3TDOw=/filters:image-format(pjpg)/-/real-estate/customers/b51c1823-4bae-11e9-922b-005056b768a1/logos/01995d00-92f6-7412-b6ea-6258f0d09b91",
    "website": "www.panoramab2b.be",
    "postal_code": "3500",
    "city": "Hasselt",
    "address": "Hendrik van Veldekesingel  150",
    "for_rent": null,
    "for_sale": null,
    "officebox_tekoop": "https://www.zimmo.be/fr/agence-immobiliere/hasselt-3500/panorama-b2b-limburg-94015/a-vendre/",
    "officebox_tehuur": "https://www.zimmo.be/fr/agence-immobiliere/hasselt-3500/panorama-b2b-limburg-94015/a-louer/"
  },
  "favoriet": false,
  "archief": "0",
  "a_beschrijf": "",
  "foto_amount": 6,
  "is_promoted": true,
  "subtype_naam": "Bâtiment d’entreprise",
  "sticker": "",
  "price_drop_date": "",
  "zimmo_kantoor_id": "23381",
  "plus": "0",
  "energy_waarde": "",
  "energy_label": "",
  "energy_label_category": "",
  "html": "",
  "property_item_logo": "https://files.zimmo.be/backend-api/x12STQmtgb4wwt-IHHtL9s3TDOw=/filters:image-format(pjpg)/-/real-estate/customers/b51c1823-4bae-11e9-922b-005056b768a1/logos/01995d00-92f6-7412-b6ea-6258f0d09b91",
  "province": "Anvers",
  "is_published": false,
  "url": "/fr/heist-op-den-berg-2220/a-vendre/bien-professionnel/LLVNA/",
  "first_images": [
    "https://files.zimmo.be/backend-api/_mCkuCoNl_1fZ3vzTuxdbSO_4JM=/828x618/filters:image-format(pjpg)/-/real-estate/customers/b51c1823-4bae-11e9-922b-005056b768a1/dealers/c682fd5d-b3b3-43cd-9db9-1f88d5944599/listings/cf0e8af1-d63c-4ac9-9560-7452df7ec789/images/019cd76f-d93e-726b-9542-8cf667025d97",
    "https://files.zimmo.be/backend-api/61JniUB5ThpNuxBK9l1CzpB8R1g=/828x618/filters:image-format(pjpg)/-/real-estate/customers/b51c1823-4bae-11e9-922b-005056b768a1/dealers/c682fd5d-b3b3-43cd-9db9-1f88d5944599/listings/cf0e8af1-d63c-4ac9-9560-7452df7ec789/images/019cd76f-dce8-7a8b-95e3-9a681c1b3723",
    "https://files.zimmo.be/backend-api/AN-acLdxiuvvXvGUgeciwayVHFA=/828x618/filters:image-format(pjpg)/-/real-estate/customers/b51c1823-4bae-11e9-922b-005056b768a1/dealers/c682fd5d-b3b3-43cd-9db9-1f88d5944599/listings/cf0e8af1-d63c-4ac9-9560-7452df7ec789/images/019cd76f-e0b9-7b8c-945a-955f224fc230",
    "https://files.zimmo.be/backend-api/0mS0tn4A3nAcuXbLcf6DD1l9yTc=/828x618/filters:image-format(pjpg)/-/real-estate/customers/b51c1823-4bae-11e9-922b-005056b768a1/dealers/c682fd5d-b3b3-43cd-9db9-1f88d5944599/listings/cf0e8af1-d63c-4ac9-9560-7452df7ec789/images/019cd76f-e1c9-7074-9ab0-a1721e806974",
    "https://files.zimmo.be/backend-api/jS8jYrZCAcuGkEZ4l9i9Ap5OgOQ=/828x618/filters:image-format(pjpg)/-/real-estate/customers/b51c1823-4bae-11e9-922b-005056b768a1/dealers/c682fd5d-b3b3-43cd-9db9-1f88d5944599/listings/cf0e8af1-d63c-4ac9-9560-7452df7ec789/images/019cd76f-e541-79e8-9a31-75aba2fe6dd9"
  ],
  "pand_url": "/fr/heist-op-den-berg-2220/a-vendre/bien-professionnel/LLVNA/",
  "id": "LLVNA"
}

Each listing returns a record with 43 fields across identification, pricing, location, media, and metadata categories.

Identification

Field	Meaning
ID	Internal scraper-assigned record ID
Particulier Pand ID	Zimmo's private listing identifier
Code	Short property code used in Zimmo's system
UUID	Universally unique identifier for the listing
Parcel ID	Cadastral parcel reference, where available
Proj ID	Project ID for new development listings
Zimmo Kantoor ID	ID of the Zimmo office managing the listing

Type & Status

Field	Meaning
Type	Property type label (e.g., House, Apartment)
Type ID	Numeric code for the property type
Subtype Naam	More specific subtype name (e.g., Villa, Studio)
Status	Listing status label (e.g., FOR_SALE, TAKE_OVER)
Status ID	Numeric code for the listing status
Nieuwbouw	Boolean flag indicating new construction
Is Published	Whether the listing is currently live
Is Promoted	Whether the listing has paid promotion
Plus	Indicates a Zimmo Plus featured placement
Sticker	Promotional sticker label shown on the listing

Pricing

Field	Meaning
Prijs	Displayed listing price
Zprijs	Zimmo-normalized or estimated price value
Price Drop Date	Date of the most recent price reduction, if any

Location

Field	Meaning
Address	Full address string
Gemeente	Municipality (commune) name
Postcode	Belgian postal code
Province	Province the property is located in
Lat	Latitude coordinate
Lon	Longitude coordinate

Property Details

Field	Meaning
B Woonopp	Living area in square meters
Slaapkamers	Number of bedrooms
A Beschrijf	Short property description/summary
HTML	Full HTML content of the listing detail block
Toegevoegd	Date the listing was added to Zimmo

Energy

Field	Meaning
Energy Waarde	Numeric energy performance value (kWh/m²/year)
Energy Label	Energy certificate label (e.g., A, B, C)
Energy Label Category	Grouped category for the energy label

Media

Field	Meaning
Hoofd Foto	URL of the main/hero listing photo
First Images	Array of the first available listing images
Foto Amount	Total number of photos attached to the listing
Logo	Agency or advertiser logo URL
Property Item Logo	Logo displayed on the listing card in search results

Advertiser & Links

Field	Meaning
Advertiser	Name and details of the listing agency or private seller
URL	Canonical listing URL
Pand URL	Direct Zimmo property detail page URL

User Flags

Field	Meaning
Favoriet	Whether the listing is marked as a favourite (user-specific)
Archief	Whether the listing is archived

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How to Use

1. Build your search on Zimmo.be — Apply filters (location, status, price range, type) and copy the full URL from your browser, including the search= encoded parameter.
2. Set pagination — To collect multiple pages, add each paginated URL separately (e.g., &p=1, &p=2).
3. Configure input — Paste URLs into urls, set max_items_per_url (up to 50 per page is typical), and enable ignore_url_failures for bulk runs.
4. Run and export — Download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel for use in Excel, Power BI, Python, or your database.

Common issues:

• If results are empty, confirm the URL is a search results page (contains rechercher or zoeken), not a single listing page.
• Encoded search= parameters expire or change when filters are modified — always re-copy the URL after adjusting filters.

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Use Cases & Business Value

• Market analysis: Track average asking prices by municipality or postal code over time
• Investment screening: Filter listings by energy label, size, and price drop history
• Portfolio monitoring: Watch competitor agency listings across regions
• Valuation models: Feed raw listing data into automated valuation or regression models

The scraper eliminates hours of manual copy-paste work, delivering consistent structured data that integrates directly into your analytics pipeline.

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Conclusion

The Zimmo.be Property Search Scraper is an efficient tool for anyone needing Belgian real estate data at scale. With 43 output fields covering pricing, location, energy performance, media, and advertiser details, it provides the depth required for serious market research or investment analysis. Configure your search, run the scraper, and start working with clean property data immediately.