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	Description	Default
regions	array	Region slugs, e.g. ["kanton-zuerich","ort-genf","kanton-waadt"]	["kanton-zuerich","ort-genf","kanton-waadt","kanton-aargau","ort-bern","ort-basel","ort-lausanne"]
transaction	string	Transaction: buy, rent	buy
maxItems	integer	Maximum number of listings to scrape	500

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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)
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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💰 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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