Homegate.ch Scraper

Scrape real estate listings from Homegate.ch — Switzerland's largest real estate marketplace. Filter by regions, transaction, maxItems and more. No API key required.

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Why this scraper?

⚡ Fast & cost-efficient extraction

No browser required — parses structured JSON embedded in server-rendered HTML. Automatic gzip decompression.

🏠 Market coverage

Switzerland's largest property portal — 9,800+ CHF-denominated listings across all cantons.

💰 Rich structured data

35+ fields per listing including GPS coordinates, full street address, postal code, living space, floor, year built, all characteristics, full description, multiple images, agency contact details, and publish date.

🔍 Flexible filters

Filter by canton or city slug — from kanton-zuerich to ort-genf to kanton-waadt.

📍 Location & GPS

Latitude/longitude returned for nearly every listing. Full street address and postal code included.

🔗 Direct URL support

Covers all Swiss cantons: Zürich, Vaud, Aargau, Bern, Geneva, Basel and more.

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Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
transaction	string	"buy"	Transaction
minPrice	integer	(empty)	Minimum listing price (local currency). Leave empty for no minimum.
maxPrice	integer	(empty)	Maximum listing price (local currency). Leave empty for no maximum.
daysOld	integer	(empty)	Only return listings published within the last N days. Leave empty for no recency filter.
fetchDetails	boolean	false	If true, opens each listing detail page to extract additional fields (description, floor plan, agent contact). Increases run time and cost.
maxItems	integer	500	Max items
startUrls	array	(empty)	Optional list of search-results page URLs. When provided, all filter fields above are ignored.
regions	array	["kanton-zuerich", "ort-genf", "kanton-waadt", "kanton-aargau", "ort-bern", "ort-basel", "ort-lausanne"]	One region per line. Leave empty for all regions.

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Output schema

{
  "id":               "4002873083",
  "url":              "https://www.homegate.ch/kaufen/immobilien/4002873083",

  "transaction":      "buy",
  "listingType":      "PREMIUM",
  "propertyType":     "Apartment",
  "categories":       ["APARTMENT", "FLAT"],

  "title":            "4.5-Zimmer-Wohnung im OG mit zwei Balkonen",
  "description":      "Ruhe, Sonne und eine beeindruckende Weitsicht...",

  "priceText":        "CHF 1'650'600",
  "priceAmount":      1650600,
  "priceCurrency":    "CHF",

  "postalCode":       "8904",
  "street":           "Eichacherstrasse 21",
  "city":             "Aesch ZH",
  "region":           "kanton-zuerich",
  "country":          "CH",
  "latitude":         47.339204341352,
  "longitude":        8.442492384535,

  "numberOfRooms":    4.5,
  "numberOfBathrooms": 2,
  "floor":            1,
  "livingSpace":      112,
  "lotSize":          1778,
  "yearBuilt":        2026,
  "hasBalcony":       true,
  "hasGarage":        true,
  "hasElevator":      true,
  "hasParking":       true,
  "isNewBuilding":    true,

  "images":           [
    "https://media2.homegate.ch/listings/v2/e218sub/4002873083/image/9cc62bc835cdfce96c839b233969d836.jpg",
    "https://media2.homegate.ch/listings/v2/e218sub/4002873083/image/37c2a85bd065be0d5bec015b2cb4f2fa.jpg"
  ],
  "documents":        [{ "title": "Grundriss Whg. 101", "url": "https://media2.homegate.ch/..." }],
  "externalUrls":     [{ "type": "VIRTUAL_TOUR", "title": "virtuelle Besichtigung", "url": "https://kuula.co/..." }],

  "agencyId":         "e218sub",
  "agencyPhone":      "+41556104746",
  "agencyEmail":      "ramona.schiesser@lerchpromotionen.ch",
  "agentName":        "Ramona Schiesser",

  "platforms":        ["homegate", "immoscout24", "alleimmobilien", "home", "immostreet"],

  "publishDate":      "2026-01-26",
  "publishDateISO":   "2026-01-26T17:03:33.924Z",

  "source":           "homegate.ch",
  "scrapedAt":        "2026-05-06T07:30:00.000Z",
  "contentHash":      "a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8"
}

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Field reference

Field	Type	Coverage	Notes
id	string	100%	Homegate listing ID
url	string	100%	Direct listing URL
transaction	string	100%	buy or rent
listingType	string	100%	PREMIUM, STANDARD, BASIC
propertyType	string	100%	Human-readable: Apartment, House, Villa, etc.
categories	array	100%	Raw categories from API: APARTMENT, FLAT, HOUSE, etc.
title	string	100%	Listing title in German
description	string	100%	Full listing description (HTML)
descriptionMarkdown	string	Description in Markdown/plain text.
priceText	string	~88%	Formatted: CHF 1'650'600
priceAmount	number	~88%	Numeric price; null for price-on-request
priceCurrency	string	100%	Always CHF
postalCode	string	100%	Swiss 4-digit postal code
street	string	~92%	Full street address with number
city	string	100%	City/locality name
region	string	100%	Input slug used, e.g. kanton-zuerich
country	string	100%	Always CH
latitude	number	100%	GPS latitude (WGS84)
longitude	number	100%	GPS longitude (WGS84)
numberOfRooms	number	100%	Room count incl. half-rooms (e.g. 4.5)
numberOfBathrooms	number	~48%	Bathroom count
floor	number	~64%	Floor number (0 = ground)
livingSpace	number	~96%	Living area in m²
lotSize	number	~52%	Plot size in m² (houses)
yearBuilt	number	~96%	Construction year
hasBalcony	boolean	~92%	Has balcony or terrace
hasGarage	boolean	~84%	Has garage
hasElevator	boolean	~48%	Has elevator
hasParking	boolean	~64%	Has parking space
isNewBuilding	boolean	~56%	New construction
images	array	100%	All listing images (typically 5–20 URLs)
documents	array	~56%	Floor plans, brochures (PDF URLs)
externalUrls	array	~36%	Virtual tours, project websites
agencyId	string	~32%	Agency code for lister
agencyPhone	string	~32%	Agency or agent phone number
agencyEmail	string	~32%	Agent email address
agentName	string	~32%	Agent first + last name
platforms	array	100%	Portals listing is active on
publishDate	string	100%	YYYY-MM-DD
publishDateISO	string	100%	ISO 8601 with time
source	string	100%	Always homegate.ch
scrapedAt	string	100%	ISO 8601 scrape timestamp
contentHash	string	100%	MD5 dedup hash

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Examples

Properties for sale in Zürich canton:

{ "regions": ["kanton-zuerich"], "transaction": "buy", "maxItems": 100 }

Rental listings in Geneva:

{ "regions": ["ort-genf"], "transaction": "rent", "maxItems": 200 }

Multi-region national sweep:

{
  "regions": ["kanton-zuerich","kanton-waadt","kanton-aargau","kanton-bern","kanton-luzern","ort-genf","ort-basel"],
  "transaction": "buy",
  "maxItems": 2000
}

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Daily feed of new listings (run on a schedule):

{
  "daysOld": 1,
  "maxItems": 500
}

Schedule this input to run once a day in the Apify Scheduler — each run returns only listings added in the last 24 hours, ideal as a daily new-listings alert.

💰 Pricing

$1.50 per 1,000 results — you only pay for successfully retrieved listings. Failed retries are never charged.

Results	Cost
100	~$0.15
1,000	~$1.50
10,000	~$15.00
100,000	~$150.00

Flat-rate real estate data providers typically charge $99–$299/month regardless of usage. At 10,000 results/month, this scraper costs significantly less with no subscription.

Use the Max results cap in the input to control your spend exactly.

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Performance

Run size	Estimated time
100 listings	~2–4 min
500 listings	~10–15 min
1,000 listings	~20–30 min

Up to 1,000 listings per region accessible (50 pages × 20 items).

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Known limitations

• Price: ~12% of listings use price-on-request — priceAmount will be null.
• Street: ~8% of listings omit the street address (available via postal code + city).
• Agency fields: Only populated for agent-listed properties (~32%); developer/private listings omit these.
• National coverage: Use canton-level slugs (kanton-zuerich) for broader coverage than city slugs.

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Technical details

• Method: JSON-HTML — parses window.__INITIAL_STATE__ (server-side rendered JSON) from search pages
• Source: Homegate.ch — Switzerland's largest real estate marketplace
• Memory: 256 MB
• Retry: Automatic retry on transient errors with exponential backoff
• Deduplication: Cross-run content hash prevents duplicate listings in repeated runs
• Output fields: 35+ fields
• Pagination: Up to 50 pages per region (1,000 listings per region)

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Additional services

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