# Kijiji Scraper - Search Canada Classifieds (`lulzasaur/kijiji-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Kijiji.ca listings by keyword across all of Canada. Extract title, price (CAD), location, category, posted date, images, seller type (owner/dealer), and listing URL. Perfect for resellers, price monitoring, and Canadian marketplace research.

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

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 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?

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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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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Kijiji Scraper - Search Canada Classifieds

Scrape listings from **[Kijiji.ca](https://www.kijiji.ca)** — Canada's largest online classifieds marketplace — by keyword, across all categories and Canada-wide. Great for resellers, arbitrage, price monitoring, and Canadian marketplace research.

### What it does

Give it one or more search terms (e.g. `iphone`, `bike`, `sofa`) and it returns structured listing data pulled straight from Kijiji's search results, with automatic pagination.

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `id` | Kijiji listing ID |
| `title` | Listing title |
| `price` | Price as a number (in CAD dollars). `null` for "Please Contact" / swap / free listings |
| `priceType` | `FIXED`, `PLEASE_CONTACT`, `FREE`, `SWAP_TRADE`, etc. |
| `currency` | Always `CAD` |
| `description` | Short listing description snippet |
| `location` | City / region name (e.g. "City of Toronto") |
| `address` | Street/postal address if shown |
| `latitude` / `longitude` | Listing coordinates |
| `categoryId` | Kijiji category ID |
| `postedDate` | Listing activation date (ISO 8601) |
| `adSource` | Ad placement type (e.g. `ORGANIC`, `TOP_AD`) |
| `isTopAd` | Whether it is a promoted "Top Ad" |
| `sellerType` | `owner` or `dealer` (from the "for sale by" attribute) |
| `posterId` / `posterVerified` / `posterRating` | Seller info |
| `imageUrl` | Primary image URL |
| `images` | All image URLs |
| `imageCount` | Number of images |
| `attributes` | Category-specific attributes (brand, condition, etc.) |
| `url` | Direct listing URL |
| `searchQuery` | The query that produced this row |
| `scrapedAt` | Scrape timestamp |

### Input

```json
{
    "searchQueries": ["iphone", "bike"],
    "maxListings": 100
}
```

- **searchQueries** — list of search terms. Each is searched across all categories, Canada-wide.
- **maxListings** — max listings per query (`0` = unlimited; paginates until results run out).
- **proxyConfiguration** — optional; not required for basic use.

### How it works

The scraper reads Kijiji's server-rendered `__NEXT_DATA__` (Apollo GraphQL cache) embedded in each search results page, so no headless browser is needed — it is fast and robust. Results are paginated automatically via Kijiji's `page-N` URL scheme.

### Notes

- Prices are normalized to dollars (Kijiji stores them internally in cents).
- Listings without a fixed price (contact-for-price, free, swap) return `price: null` with the reason in `priceType`.
- Please respect Kijiji's Terms of Service and use scraped data responsibly.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

List of search terms to scrape on Kijiji.ca (e.g., 'iphone', 'bike', 'sofa'). Each query is searched across all categories, Canada-wide, and produces its own set of results.

## `maxListings` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of listings to scrape per search query. Set to 0 for unlimited (the scraper paginates until results run out or the run deadline). Each Kijiji page returns ~40 listings.

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

Proxy settings. Not required for basic Kijiji scraping but recommended for large-scale runs to avoid rate limiting.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "iphone"
  ],
  "maxListings": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "iphone"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/kijiji-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 = { "searchQueries": ["iphone"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/kijiji-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "iphone"
  ]
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/kijiji-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/wgOdxiekmL84Gvj9z/builds/7RUEN90PS3XBNg2HA/openapi.json