# Real Estate Listings Scraper (`woundless_yellowwood/real-estate-listings-scraper`) Actor

Extracts structured property data from real estate search pages via schema.org and CSS selectors. No API key needed. Built-in presets for Realtor.com, Zillow, Rightmove. Customize selectors for any portal via input config.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/woundless\_yellowwood/real-estate-listings-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Proyecto Apify](https://apify.com/woundless_yellowwood) (community)
- **Categories:** Other
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

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- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Real Estate Listings Scraper

Extracts structured property listing data from real estate portal search pages or direct listing URLs. No API key, no login — just public pages.

### How It Works

1. **Start URLs** — Provide search results page URLs or direct listing URLs.
2. **Phase 1 (CheerioCrawler)** — Fast HTML parsing. Tries schema.org/RealEstateListing JSON-LD first (most stable), then CSS selectors.
3. **Phase 2 (PlaywrightCrawler)** — If Cheerio finds zero listing cards (portal uses JavaScript rendering), the Actor automatically retries with a headless browser.
4. **Output** — One row per listing in the Dataset.

#### Extracted Fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `title` | Listing title / property name |
| `price` | Normalized price (numeric) |
| `currency` | Currency code (e.g. USD, GBP) |
| `address` | Full address string |
| `propertyType` | House, apartment, land, etc. |
| `sizeValue` | Numeric size |
| `sizeUnit` | sqft, sqm, or null |
| `bedrooms` | Number of bedrooms |
| `bathrooms` | Number of bathrooms |
| `description` | Listing description text |
| `primaryPhotoUrl` | Main photo URL |
| `listingUrl` | Direct link to the listing |
| `publishDate` | Date listed |
| `agentName` | Agent/agency name (if visible) |
| `agentPhone` | Agent phone (if visible) |
| `extractionMethod` | How the data was extracted |

### Portal Configuration

The Actor includes **built-in presets** for: Realtor.com, Zillow, Rightmove, and a **generic** preset that uses schema.org markup (works with many portals worldwide).

#### Using a Built-In Preset

Just add the URL — the Actor auto-detects the portal:

```json
{
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/San-Francisco_CA" }]
}
```

#### Custom Selectors for a New Portal

Override any selector via `portalConfig`:

```json
{
    "startUrls": [{
        "url": "https://example-real-estate.com/search",
        "portalConfig": {
            "searchCardSelector": ".listing-item",
            "cardLinkSelector": "a.listing-link",
            "cardPriceSelector": ".price-tag",
            "priceSelector": "[data-price]",
            "addressSelector": ".property-address",
            "titleSelector": "h1.title",
            "descriptionSelector": ".listing-body",
            "sizeSelector": ".area-value",
            "bedroomsSelector": ".bed-count",
            "bathroomsSelector": ".bath-count",
            "imageSelector": ".main-photo img",
            "agentNameSelector": ".agent-info .name",
            "agentPhoneSelector": "a[href^='tel:']"
        }
    }]
}
```

### Input

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `startUrls` | Array | (required) | Search page or listing URLs |
| `maxListingsPerSearch` | Integer | 30 | Max listings per search page |
| `currency` | String | USD | Preferred currency code |
| `includeAgentContact` | Boolean | true | Extract agent name and phone |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | Apify proxy | Proxy settings |
| `maxConcurrency` | Integer | 2 | Max concurrent requests |

### Example Output

```json
{
    "title": "123 Main St, San Francisco, CA 94102",
    "price": 1250000,
    "currency": "USD",
    "address": "123 Main St, San Francisco, CA 94102",
    "propertyType": "House",
    "sizeValue": 1850,
    "sizeUnit": "sqft",
    "bedrooms": 3,
    "bathrooms": 2,
    "description": "Beautiful Victorian home...",
    "primaryPhotoUrl": "https://example.com/photo.jpg",
    "listingUrl": "https://www.realtor.com/property/123",
    "publishDate": "2025-01-10",
    "agentName": "Jane Smith",
    "agentPhone": "+1-555-0123",
    "portal": "realtor",
    "extractionMethod": "schema.org",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}
```

### ⚠️ Important

- Only accesses publicly visible pages — no login-gated listings
- No MLS/IDX data — only what portals show to unauthenticated visitors
- Selector presets may need adjustment if a portal redesigns
- Results depend on portal structure; not all fields will be available for every listing

### Costs

Pay per result pricing. Each listing row in the Dataset counts as one result. Pages that return no data or fail to load are not charged.

### License

ISC

# Actor input Schema

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

Array of real estate search page URLs or direct property listing URLs. Search pages are crawled for listing cards; direct URLs are scraped individually.

## `maxListingsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of listings to extract from each search results page.

## `currency` (type: `string`):

Currency code for price normalization (e.g. USD, EUR, GBP, AUD).

## `includeAgentContact` (type: `boolean`):

Whether to extract agent/agency name and phone number if publicly shown on the listing.

## `portalConfig` (type: `object`):

Override CSS selectors for the target portal. Applies to all startUrls. If omitted, the Actor auto-detects using schema.org markup and built-in presets for Realtor.com, Zillow, and Rightmove.

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

Apify proxy configuration for portals that geo-restrict or rate-limit.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Maximum concurrent page requests (keep low to avoid blocking).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [],
  "maxListingsPerSearch": 30,
  "currency": "USD",
  "includeAgentContact": true,
  "portalConfig": {},
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "maxConcurrency": 2
}
```

# 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": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("woundless_yellowwood/real-estate-listings-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": True } }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("woundless_yellowwood/real-estate-listings-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": true
  }
}' |
apify call woundless_yellowwood/real-estate-listings-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,woundless_yellowwood/real-estate-listings-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/z4V54dx4tpN2mKj5g/builds/hmSThOdgTXFKf4Ymp/openapi.json