# movoto-scraper (`your-scraper/movoto-scraper`) Actor

extracts home listings from [Movoto](https://www.movoto.com/) search result pages - price, beds, baths, square footage, address, coordinates, and more. Give it a city, neighborhood, or zip code search URL and it paginates through result pages automatically

- **URL**: https://apify.com/your-scraper/movoto-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Code and Curl](https://apify.com/your-scraper) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Real estate, Travel
- **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.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

### What does Movoto Listings Scraper do?

**Movoto Listings Scraper** extracts home listings from [Movoto](https://www.movoto.com/) search result pages - price, address, coordinates, property type, and more. Give it a city, neighborhood, or zip code search URL and it paginates through result pages automatically. Running it on the Apify platform gets you scheduling, API access to results, proxy rotation, and monitoring out of the box.

### Why use Movoto Listings Scraper?

- Track home listings and price trends in a market without manually browsing Movoto.
- Feed real estate data into research, investment analysis, or market-comparison tools.
- Monitor new listings or price changes over time by scheduling recurring runs.

### How to use Movoto Listings Scraper

1. Click **Try for free** (or **Start**) to open the Actor.
2. Paste one or more Movoto search result page URLs into **Start URLs**, e.g. `https://www.movoto.com/tx/allen-tx/`.
3. Make sure **Proxy configuration** uses a residential proxy (enabled by default) - Movoto blocks requests that don't come through one.
4. Optionally adjust **Max items** to cap how many listings are scraped (defaults to 5, and the first 5 listings are free).
5. Click **Start** and wait for the run to finish, then open the **Dataset** tab to view, filter, and export the results.

### Input

| Field                | Type               | Description                                                             |
| -------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `startUrls`          | array (required)   | Movoto search result page URLs to scrape.                               |
| `maxItems`           | integer (optional) | Stop the run after this many listings have been scraped. Defaults to 5. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object (optional)  | Proxy settings. A **residential** proxy is required - see Tips below.   |

See the **Input** tab for the full schema.

### Output

Each dataset item looks like this:

```json
{
    "id": null,
    "price": 629000,
    "beds": null,
    "baths": null,
    "sqft": null,
    "streetAddress": "18 Cloud Bank Pl",
    "city": "The Woodlands",
    "state": "TX",
    "zip": "77382",
    "latitude": 30.210486,
    "longitude": -95.569836,
    "propertyType": "SingleFamilyResidence",
    "status": null,
    "photoUrl": "https://pi.movoto.com/p/403/34663015_0_yjvAeJ_p.webp",
    "url": "https://www.movoto.com/the-woodlands-tx/18-cloud-bank-pl-the-woodlands-tx-77382-403_6826346_1/"
}
```

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

#### Data table

| Field                                                            | Description                                                                  |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `id`                                                             | Listing identifier, when available                                           |
| `price`, `beds`, `baths`, `sqft`                                 | Core listing details (not every field is always published for every listing) |
| `streetAddress`, `city`, `state`, `zip`, `latitude`, `longitude` | Location                                                                     |
| `propertyType`, `status`, `photoUrl`                             | Extra metadata, when available                                               |
| `url`                                                            | Link to the listing's Movoto page                                            |

### Cost estimation

This Actor uses pay-per-result pricing: the first 5 listings scraped are free, and usage beyond that is billed per listing. See the **Pricing** tab for current rates. Use **Max items** to scope smaller, cheaper runs.

### Tips

- **A residential proxy is required, not just recommended.** Movoto blocks non-residential IPs and automated requests, so runs without a residential proxy are likely to fail.
- Scope `startUrls` to smaller areas (neighborhood or zip code searches) instead of large metro-wide city searches to reduce run time and cost.

### FAQ, disclaimers, and support

This Actor only collects publicly listed Movoto data. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Movoto. Respect Movoto's Terms of Service when using the scraped data. Found a bug or have a feature request? Use the Issues tab on this Actor's page.

# Actor input Schema

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

Movoto search result page URLs to scrape (city, neighborhood, or zip code search pages), e.g. https://www.movoto.com/tx/allen-tx/.

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

Stop the run once this many listings have been scraped across all start URLs. The first 5 listings per month are free; scraping more is billed per listing.

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

Movoto actively blocks non-residential IPs and headless browsers with a CAPTCHA challenge (PerimeterX). A residential Apify Proxy is required - runs without one will fail.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.movoto.com/tx/allen-tx/"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

# 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.movoto.com/tx/allen-tx/"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("your-scraper/movoto-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.movoto.com/tx/allen-tx/" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("your-scraper/movoto-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).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.movoto.com/tx/allen-tx/"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call your-scraper/movoto-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=your-scraper/movoto-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/r0db4yDdKba1i4Jmo/builds/ITt5nekQfFJ9KGhc4/openapi.json