# Zolo Property Scraper (`ocrad/zolo-property-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes property listing data from zolo.ca URLs. Extracts structured information including location, pricing, property details, land info, and facts into a nested JSON schema suitable for analytics, integrations, and rich UIs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ocrad/zolo-property-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ocrad](https://apify.com/ocrad) (community)
- **Categories:** Real estate, Lead generation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 5 total users, 0 monthly users, 96.7% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 listing records

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

## Zolo.ca Property Scraper

Scrapes property listing data from zolo.ca URLs. Extracts structured information including location, pricing, property details, land info, and facts into a nested JSON schema suitable for analytics, integrations, and rich UIs.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|--------------|
| **Input Mode** | Select | `Specific URLs` – scrape given URLs; `City (all listings)` – fetch from city search with pagination |
| **City** | Text | City name (e.g. Toronto, North Vancouver). Type any city—URL is formed automatically. Supports custom cities not in the list. |
| **Max Properties** | Integer | When using City mode: max properties to return (default: 50). Pagination is automatic. |
| **Start URLs** | Array | Zolo.ca listing URLs (only when Input Mode is Specific URLs) |
| **Proxy Configuration** | Object | Proxy settings. Default: Residential proxies, Canada. Disable if not using Apify Proxy. |
| **Max Requests Per Crawl** | Integer | Maximum pages to scrape per run (default: 100) |
| **Max Concurrency** | Integer | Concurrent requests (default: 5) |

**Modes are mutually exclusive:** Use either City + Max Properties or Start URLs, not both.

### Output

Each scraped property is pushed to the dataset with the following nested structure:

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.zolo.ca/...",
  "location": {
    "address": "11 Dale Aubin Lane",
    "locality": "Tracy",
    "region": "NB",
    "postalCode": "E5L1L1",
    "coordinates": { "lat": 45.677032, "lng": -66.732193 }
  },
  "pricing": { "price": 50600, "mortgageMonthly": 3 },
  "summary": { "bedrooms": null, "bathrooms": null, "sqft": null },
  "property": {
    "type": "Vacant Land",
    "style": null,
    "yearBuilt": null,
    "taxes": null,
    "mlsNumber": "NB134769",
    "listedBy": "KELLER WILLIAMS CAPITAL REALTY"
  },
  "land": { "lotSize": "...", "size": "5074 m2", ... },
  "facts": { "Transaction Type": "For sale", "Property Type": "Vacant Land", ... },
  "description": "Full listing description text...",
  "images": ["https://photos.zolo.ca/...", ...],
  "dates": { "added": "Mar 10, 2026", "updated": "Mar 10, 2026", "lastChecked": "5 minutes ago" },
  "scrapedAt": "2026-03-10T18:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Proxy

This Actor uses **Apify Proxy** by default to reduce the risk of IP blocking. Residential proxies from Canada are recommended for zolo.ca (Canadian listings). You can:

- Disable proxy: Set `useApifyProxy: false` (may increase block risk)
- Change country: Set `apifyProxyCountry` to another code (e.g. `US`)
- Use different groups: Set `apifyProxyGroups` (e.g. `["SHADER"]` for datacenter)

Proxy usage is billed separately. See [Apify Proxy](https://apify.com/proxy) for pricing.

### Support

For issues or feature requests, open an issue in the Actor's repository.

# Actor input Schema

## `inputMode` (type: `string`):

Choose to scrape by city (fetches listings from search results with pagination) or by specific URLs

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

Canadian city to fetch listings from. Type a city name (e.g. Toronto, North Vancouver). Custom cities are supported—the URL is formed from your input. Only used when Input Mode is 'City'.

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

Maximum number of properties to scrape when using City mode. Pagination is handled automatically.

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

Zolo.ca property listing URLs to scrape. Only used when Input Mode is 'Specific URLs'.

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

Proxy settings for anti-blocking. Residential proxies recommended for zolo.ca.

## `maxRequestsPerCrawl` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of pages to scrape per run

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

Maximum number of concurrent requests

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "inputMode": "urls",
  "city": "Toronto",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.zolo.ca/tracy-real-estate/11-dale-aubin-lane"
    }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "CA"
  },
  "maxRequestsPerCrawl": 100,
  "maxConcurrency": 5
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Dataset containing scraped property listings in nested schema format.

# 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.zolo.ca/tracy-real-estate/11-dale-aubin-lane"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ocrad/zolo-property-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.zolo.ca/tracy-real-estate/11-dale-aubin-lane" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ocrad/zolo-property-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.zolo.ca/tracy-real-estate/11-dale-aubin-lane"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call ocrad/zolo-property-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/0rtWuuEKisDaQsdUk/builds/k91h3ZKDaYiE9YWYU/openapi.json