# PropertyFinder UAE & Dubai Real Estate Scraper (`sweetish_starlight/propertyfinder-uae-scraper`) Actor

Fast and lightweight scraper to extract Dubai & UAE property listings, rental/sale prices, agent names, and agency details from PropertyFinder.ae. Ideal for real estate lead generation and market research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sweetish\_starlight/propertyfinder-uae-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Aaron Villalba Villena](https://apify.com/sweetish_starlight) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## PropertyFinder UAE Scraper — Dubai Real Estate Listings & Agent Leads

**PropertyFinder UAE Scraper** extracts real estate listings and verified agent contact leads (Phone, WhatsApp, Email) directly from [PropertyFinder.ae](https://www.propertyfinder.ae), the leading property portal in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and all UAE emirates. Built as a fast, no-browser **PropertyFinder API alternative** for real estate lead generation, market research, and PropTech pipelines.

### Why use this PropertyFinder Scraper

- **Real estate leads, not just listings**: pulls `agent_name`, `agent_phone`, `agent_whatsapp`, `agent_email`, `agency_name`, and SuperAgent status on every property — ready to import into Clay, n8n, Make, or your CRM.
- **Full property data**: price (AED), payment period, bedrooms, bathrooms, size (sqft), GPS coordinates, tower/community hierarchy, RERA permit number, and image URLs.
- **Fast & cheap to run**: reads PropertyFinder's own `__NEXT_DATA__` JSON payload instead of a slow headless browser — extracts 50+ listings in about 5 seconds.
- **Bulk search extraction**: paste any PropertyFinder.ae search URL (Buy, Rent, Commercial, Off-plan) and it auto-paginates through every result page.
- **Clean output**: empty or placeholder listings are filtered out automatically — every row has real data.

### Who this is for

- Real estate agencies and brokers building outreach lists of competing listings and agents
- Lead-generation agencies delivering UAE property leads to clients
- PropTech tools and market analysts tracking Dubai/UAE pricing trends
- Investors screening off-plan and resale inventory by community

### How to use it

1. Go to PropertyFinder.ae, run a search (e.g. apartments for rent in Dubai Marina), and copy the URL.
2. Paste it into **Search or Property URLs** (`startUrls`) — works with search pages or individual listing pages.
3. Set **Max Properties to Extract** (`maxItems`).
4. Run the Actor. Results land in your dataset as JSON, ready to export to CSV, Excel, or push via API/webhook.

### Example output

```json
{
  "title": "2BR Apartment in Dubai Marina",
  "price_aed": 1850000,
  "bedrooms": 2,
  "bathrooms": 3,
  "size_sqft": 1450,
  "location": "Dubai Marina, Dubai",
  "gps": { "lat": 25.0805, "lng": 55.1403 },
  "rera_permit": "1234567890",
  "agent_name": "Jane Doe",
  "agent_phone": "+971501234567",
  "agent_whatsapp": "+971501234567",
  "agent_email": "jane@agency.ae",
  "agency_name": "Example Realty"
}
```

### FAQ

**Does this need a proxy?** No — PropertyFinder.ae's search results load via a public JSON payload, so no residential proxy or headless browser is required.

**Can I scrape Abu Dhabi or other emirates?** Yes — any PropertyFinder.ae search URL works, for any emirate or property type.

**Is this an official PropertyFinder API?** No, this is an independent scraper and is not affiliated with or endorsed by PropertyFinder.ae.

***

Built with lightweight JSON parsing — no Puppeteer, no Playwright, low compute cost per run.

# Actor input Schema

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

Paste PropertyFinder search result URLs or individual property URLs.

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

Maximum number of properties and agent contacts to extract.

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

Select proxies to avoid rate limits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/search?c=2&fu=0&rp=y&ob=mr"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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.propertyfinder.ae/en/search?c=2&fu=0&rp=y&ob=mr"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sweetish_starlight/propertyfinder-uae-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.propertyfinder.ae/en/search?c=2&fu=0&rp=y&ob=mr" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("sweetish_starlight/propertyfinder-uae-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.propertyfinder.ae/en/search?c=2&fu=0&rp=y&ob=mr"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call sweetish_starlight/propertyfinder-uae-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,sweetish_starlight/propertyfinder-uae-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/Dko7QAjsmFdo3TBG0/builds/uwIvUbo2kaFQP6adW/openapi.json