# Gulf Classifieds Scraper (OpenSooq) (`waseem9/gulf-classifieds-scraper`) Actor

Scrape OpenSooq classifieds across the Gulf and MENA in one run: cars, property, phones, electronics, services and more. One row per listing with price, category, city, seller and attributes. Choose any of 18 countries. Built for resellers, car exporters, market researchers and lead lists.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/waseem9/gulf-classifieds-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Waseem Ahmed](https://apify.com/waseem9) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.20 / 1,000 listing scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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.

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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

## Gulf Classifieds Scraper — OpenSooq Multi-Country (Cars, Property, Phones)

**Scrape OpenSooq classifieds across the Gulf & MENA in one run — cars, property, phones, electronics, services and more — with price, city and seller details.**

OpenSooq is the biggest classifieds network in the Middle East (18 country sites). This Actor pulls
real listings from any combination of countries in a single run. No login, no API key.

### What you get

- 🌍 **18 countries in one run** — Oman, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and more
- 🚗 **Any category** — cars, property (sale/rent), mobiles, computers, electronics, home, services, equipment, fashion, pets
- 💰 **Price & currency** — numeric price with the local currency
- 📍 **Location** — city and neighbourhood
- 👤 **Seller** — display name, shop name, rating and profile link
- 🔎 **Keyword search** — e.g. "land cruiser", or browse a whole category

### Sample output

```json
{
  "country": "om",
  "title": "Toyota Land Cruiser 2024 GXR",
  "price": 33900, "currency": "OMR",
  "category": "Cars", "city": "Muscat",
  "seller": { "name": "Ahmed", "shopName": "Al Noor Motors" },
  "hasPhone": true,
  "url": "https://om.opensooq.com/en/..."
}
```

### Input

| Field | What it does |
|-------|--------------|
| Countries | One or more OpenSooq country codes |
| Category | Cars / property / phones / electronics / services / … |
| City | Optional city filter (e.g. Muscat, Doha, Dubai) |
| Keyword | Optional search words; overrides category |
| Max per country | Cap the run |

### What people use it for

- **Car dealers & exporters** — pull used-car inventory and prices across the Gulf
- **Resellers / arbitrage** — find under-priced stock in one market to flip in another
- **Market research** — compare prices and supply across countries
- **Lead lists** — sellers, shops and listings by category and city

*Public listing data only.*

# Actor input Schema

## `countries` (type: `array`):

One or more OpenSooq country codes: om, ae, kw, qa, bh, sa, jo, iq, eg, ma, tn, dz, lb, sd, sy, ye, ly, ps.

## `category` (type: `string`):

OpenSooq category path.

## `city` (type: `string`):

City name in that country, e.g. Muscat, Doha, Dubai. Leave empty for the whole country.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Search words, e.g. 'land cruiser'. Overrides category.

## `maxItemsPerCountry` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many listings per country.

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

Optional. OpenSooq works without a proxy; enable only if you get blocked.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countries": [
    "om",
    "qa",
    "kw",
    "bh"
  ],
  "category": "cars/cars-for-sale",
  "maxItemsPerCountry": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `listings` (type: `string`):

All scraped listings.

# 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 = {
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("waseem9/gulf-classifieds-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 = { "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False } }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("waseem9/gulf-classifieds-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 '{
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call waseem9/gulf-classifieds-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,waseem9/gulf-classifieds-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/qvEmAbBgh4H9pA76o/builds/59ZJbl18SjWPeFR0C/openapi.json