# Craigslist Scraper — Listings, Cars, Housing & Jobs (`yugenox/craigslist-scraper`) Actor

Scrape craigslist listings in any of its 707 areas: title, price, posted date, place, category, photos, beds/ft² for housing, odometer for cars, pay/company for jobs. Optional full description and every attribute. Filters: price, condition, owner/dealer, make, year, ZIP radius. No login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/yugenox/craigslist-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Yugenox Corp](https://apify.com/yugenox) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.80 / 1,000 listings

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

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# README

## Craigslist Scraper: listings, cars, housing and jobs

Scrape **craigslist** listings in any of its **707 areas** in the US, Canada, the UK and beyond, by area, category and keyword. Every listing comes with the **title, price and currency, the date it was posted, the place, its category, photos and link**. Category-specific fields are included too: **bedrooms and ft²** for housing, **odometer** for cars, and **pay, job title and company** for jobs. Turn on **Include full details** to also get the full description, every attribute (condition, make, model, fuel, transmission, rent period, employment type…), the first-posted and last-updated dates, and the postal area.

No login, no cookies and no craigslist account are needed.

### What you get

| | |
|---|---|
| **Listing** | Title, price, currency, posting date, link, craigslist post ID, category, owner or dealer |
| **Place** | Area and sub-area (e.g. SF bay area › east bay), the place as written, neighborhood, city, state / province, approximate coordinates (~1 km) |
| **Photos** | Every photo at 1200×900 |
| **Housing** | Bedrooms, floor area (ft²), open-house dates; with details also bathrooms, rent period and amenities |
| **Vehicles** | Odometer and unit (mi/km); with details also year, make and model, condition, fuel, transmission, drive, title status, color and type |
| **Jobs and gigs** | Pay as written, job title, company; with details also employment type and notices |
| **Full details** (optional) | Description, all attributes, first-posted, last-updated and expiry dates, postal area |

### How to use it

1. Enter one or more **areas**. Use the craigslist site name (`sfbay`, `newyork`, `losangeles`, `chicago`, `toronto`, `london`), the area's name (`SF bay area`, `New York`), or a sub-area (`sfbay/eby`, `east bay`, `brooklyn`).
2. Pick a **category** (all for sale, cars & trucks, apartments, jobs…) and optionally enter **keywords**.
3. Set **Max listings** and any filters, then run.

Each keyword is searched in each area. **Max listings** is the total for the run, shared fairly between your searches.

#### Input examples

Bikes for sale in the SF bay area:

```json
{
  "areas": ["sfbay"],
  "keywords": ["bike"],
  "category": "sss",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

Hondas from owners in Toronto between $5,000 and $20,000, with every attribute:

```json
{
  "areas": ["toronto"],
  "category": "cta",
  "makeModel": "honda",
  "sellerType": "owner",
  "minPrice": 5000,
  "maxPrice": 20000,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

2-bedroom apartments in Brooklyn and Queens posted in the last 24 hours (good for a daily schedule):

```json
{
  "areas": ["newyork/brk", "newyork/que"],
  "category": "apa",
  "minBedrooms": 2,
  "maxBedrooms": 2,
  "maxAgeHours": 24,
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

Driver jobs within 5 miles of a ZIP code:

```json
{
  "areas": ["sfbay"],
  "category": "jjj",
  "keywords": ["driver"],
  "postalCode": "94110",
  "searchDistance": 5
}
```

You can also paste craigslist **search URLs** into **craigslist URLs**. Set your filters on craigslist, copy the address, and every filter in it is kept. You can paste **posting URLs** there as well.

### Output example

```json
{
  "postingId": "7974056145",
  "url": "https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/north-york-2018-honda-civic-lx-mt-20l/mqZqgNH5kXwiLzzFP3e9ih",
  "title": "2018 Honda Civic LX, 6-MT, 2.0L engine 105,000 km.",
  "price": 18500,
  "priceText": "$18,500",
  "currency": "CAD",
  "postedAt": "2026-09-28T00:59:06.000Z",
  "area": "toronto",
  "areaName": "toronto",
  "subarea": "yrk",
  "subareaName": "york region",
  "location": "North York",
  "city": "North York",
  "region": "ON",
  "postalCode": "M2N",
  "country": "CA",
  "latitude": 43.77,
  "longitude": -79.41,
  "category": "cto",
  "categoryName": "cars & trucks - by owner",
  "categoryGroup": "for sale",
  "sellerType": "owner",
  "imageCount": 23,
  "imageUrl": "https://images.craigslist.org/00s0s_hy62mUMUPZf_0CI0t2_1200x900.jpg",
  "year": 2018,
  "makeModel": "honda civic lx",
  "condition": "excellent",
  "odometer": 106000,
  "odometerUnit": "km",
  "attributes": { "condition": "excellent", "cylinders": "4 cylinders", "drive": "fwd", "fuel": "gas", "odometer": "106,000", "paint color": "blue", "title status": "clean", "transmission": "manual", "type": "sedan" },
  "description": "Selling my 2018 Honda Civic LX with the 2.0L engine and 6-speed manual transmission. 106,000 km. …",
  "originalPostedAt": "2026-09-28T00:55:06.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2026-11-12T00:55:06.000Z",
  "detailsFetched": true,
  "source": "search-feed",
  "searchArea": "toronto",
  "searchCategory": "cta",
  "position": 1,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-01T23:31:47.566Z"
}
```

`description`, `attributes`, `originalPostedAt`, `updatedAt`, `expiresAt` and `postalCode` are filled when **Include full details** is on. Every row has the same columns, and a value the listing doesn't state is `null`. The dataset has ready-made views for vehicles, housing and jobs.

### Use cases

- **Car dealers and flippers**: track private-party prices by make, model, year and odometer, and get new listings every hour.
- **Rental market research**: compare rents by bedrooms, floor area and neighborhood across cities.
- **Resale and arbitrage**: spot underpriced items as soon as they're posted.
- **Local job market**: see who is hiring drivers, trades or retail staff, and what they pay.
- **Lead lists for businesses**: dealers, brokers and service providers active in an area.

### FAQ

**Do I need a craigslist account, cookies or a login?** No. The scraper reads the same public listings any visitor sees. It never logs in, never posts, and never uses craigslist's reply or contact flow.

**Which areas does it cover?** All 707 craigslist areas and their sub-areas, in every country craigslist runs in. Use the site name you see in craigslist's address (`sfbay` in sfbay.craigslist.org) or the area's name. An area name craigslist doesn't have is skipped, not charged, and named in the run's status message.

**How many listings can I get?** Up to 10,000 per search, which is craigslist's own limit. Set **Max listings** to 0 to get everything your searches find. Split bigger searches by sub-area, price range or category.

**How fast is it?** Search results come in blocks of up to 1,080 listings, so 1,000 listings take a few seconds. **Include full details** opens every posting, which adds about a second per listing (a few run in parallel). Leave it off unless you need the description or attributes.

**Why do some listings come from nearby areas?** When an area has few results, craigslist adds listings from nearby areas. They are left out by default, so you only get the areas you chose. Turn on **Include nearby areas** to keep them; they are marked `isNearby: true`.

**What about personal ads, community posts and resumes?** They are never collected. Community posts (missed connections, rideshare, activity partners), resumes and "housing wanted" posts are about people, not items or businesses, so the scraper skips those categories.

**Does it collect seller contact details?** No. craigslist doesn't show who posted a listing, and the scraper never opens the reply or contact flow. Phone numbers and e-mail addresses that posters typed into their descriptions are replaced with `[phone removed]` and `[email removed]`. Street addresses are left out, coordinates are rounded to about 1 km, and Canadian and UK postcodes are cut to their area part (M2N, SW1A). Serial numbers are not collected.

**Which proxy should I use?** Keep the default (Apify Proxy, datacenter). It comes with every Apify plan, including the free one. If craigslist refuses datacenter IPs for a while, the run switches to residential proxies when your account has them, and carries on without them when it doesn't.

**What does a run cost?** You pay per listing saved, per search, and a small fee per run. Full details are a separate, optional charge per listing. See the Pricing tab. Listings that are skipped or filtered out are never charged.

**Is it legal to scrape craigslist?** This Actor only collects publicly available data: the listings, prices, photos, places and posting details that anyone can see on craigslist without an account. Collecting publicly available data is generally legal, but you're responsible for how you use it. Listing text is written by the people who posted it, so a description can still mention a first name or a business's own details, and that can count as personal data. You must follow privacy laws such as GDPR, PIPEDA and CCPA, as well as craigslist's terms. If you're unsure, check with a lawyer. More on this: [Is web scraping legal?](https://blog.apify.com/is-web-scraping-legal/)

*This Actor is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by craigslist, Inc. "craigslist" is a trademark of its owner, used here only to describe the data the Actor works with.*

# Actor input Schema

## `areas` (type: `array`):

craigslist sites to search: the name before .craigslist.org ("sfbay", "newyork", "losangeles", "toronto", "london"), the area name ("SF bay area", "New York"), or a sub-area ("sfbay/eby", "east bay", "brooklyn"). All 707 craigslist areas work, in every country.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

What to search for, e.g. "bike", "honda civic", "2 bedroom", "delivery driver". Each keyword is searched separately in each area. Leave empty to list everything in the category.

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

Which craigslist section to search. For sale, housing, jobs, gigs and services are supported (community, resumes and housing-wanted posts are about people and are never collected).

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

Maximum number of listings for the whole run, shared fairly between your searches (a search that finds fewer leaves its share to the others). 0 = everything (craigslist lists up to 10,000 per search).

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Also open every posting for the full description, all attributes (condition, make, model, odometer, fuel, VIN, rent period, pay, employment type …), the original post date, the last update, the postal code and every photo. Adds one page per listing; charged separately per listing.

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

Optional: craigslist search URLs (every filter in the URL is kept — set filters on craigslist, then paste the address) or posting URLs.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Order of the results (and which listings you get first).

## `minPrice` (type: `integer`):

Lowest price, in the area's currency.

## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`):

Highest price, in the area's currency.

## `postedToday` (type: `boolean`):

Only listings posted today.

## `maxAgeHours` (type: `integer`):

Only listings posted or reposted in the last N hours — e.g. 24 for a daily schedule. Empty = any age.

## `hasImage` (type: `boolean`):

Only listings with at least one photo.

## `sellerType` (type: `string`):

For-sale listings by owners, by dealers, or both.

## `condition` (type: `array`):

Only items in these conditions (for-sale categories). Empty = any.

## `searchTitlesOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Match keywords in titles only (not in the posting text).

## `bundleDuplicates` (type: `boolean`):

Keep one listing when craigslist marks several as duplicates of each other.

## `includeNearby` (type: `boolean`):

When an area has few results, craigslist adds listings from nearby areas. Off = only the areas you chose.

## `postalCode` (type: `string`):

Search around this ZIP or postal code (inside the chosen area). Use with Distance.

## `searchDistance` (type: `integer`):

Radius around the ZIP / postal code, in the area's units (miles in the US, km in Canada).

## `makeModel` (type: `string`):

Vehicles: e.g. "honda civic", "ford f-150".

## `minYear` (type: `integer`):

Vehicles: oldest model year.

## `maxYear` (type: `integer`):

Vehicles: newest model year.

## `minOdometer` (type: `integer`):

Vehicles: lowest odometer reading.

## `maxOdometer` (type: `integer`):

Vehicles: highest odometer reading.

## `minBedrooms` (type: `integer`):

Housing: fewest bedrooms.

## `maxBedrooms` (type: `integer`):

Housing: most bedrooms.

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

Apify Proxy (datacenter) is the default and comes with every Apify plan. If craigslist refuses datacenter IPs for a while, the run switches to residential proxies when your account has them.

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

How many posting pages to read at once with "Include full details".

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "areas": [
    "sfbay"
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "bike"
  ],
  "category": "sss",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "includeDetails": false,
  "sort": "newest",
  "postedToday": false,
  "hasImage": false,
  "sellerType": "all",
  "searchTitlesOnly": false,
  "bundleDuplicates": false,
  "includeNearby": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "maxConcurrency": 3
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All scraped listings.

## `run` (type: `string`):

Status and statistics for this run.

## `report` (type: `string`):

RUN_REPORT: how the run ended, counts, requests and proxy use.

# 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 = {
    "areas": [
        "sfbay"
    ],
    "keywords": [
        "bike"
    ],
    "category": "sss",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("yugenox/craigslist-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 = {
    "areas": ["sfbay"],
    "keywords": ["bike"],
    "category": "sss",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("yugenox/craigslist-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 '{
  "areas": [
    "sfbay"
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "bike"
  ],
  "category": "sss",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call yugenox/craigslist-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,yugenox/craigslist-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/rA6c8brpwO01LfZZH/builds/1YYTmBtlVh9bDSbgd/openapi.json