# Craigslist Scraper — Listings, Prices & Classifieds (`oneary/craigslist-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Craigslist listings by location and category. Extract titles, prices, descriptions, images, contact info, posting dates and more from classifieds across all Craigslist regions.

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

## Pricing

$2.10 / 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

## Craigslist Scraper — Listings, Prices & Classifieds

**Extract listings, prices, descriptions, images, and contact info from Craigslist by location and category.** Perfect for market research, rental analysis, price comparison, and classified ad monitoring across all US regions.

***

### 🚀 Quick Start

1. **Install dependencies**

```bash
npm install
```

2. **Run locally**

```bash
npm start
```

3. **Or use Apify Cloud**

```bash
npx apify push --force
```

### 📥 Input

- `startUrls` — Array of Craigslist search URLs or category pages
- `searchQuery` — Keyword search across Craigslist
- `location` — Craigslist region prefix (e.g., `sfbay`, `losangeles`, `newyork`)
- `maxResults` — Max listings to extract (default: 50)

### 📤 Output

Each dataset item contains:

- `type` — Either `search_results` or `listing_detail`
- `title` — Listing title
- `price` — Price string
- `description` — Full listing description
- `location` — Neighborhood or city
- `images` — Array of image URLs
- `items` — Array of search result listings (for search pages)

### 🔧 Use Cases

- **Rental market analysis**: Compare apartment prices across cities
- **Price monitoring**: Track price changes on specific items
- **Lead generation**: Find businesses advertising services
- **Market research**: Analyze classified ad volumes and categories

### 📋 Requirements

- Node.js 18+
- Apify account (for cloud deployment)

# Actor input Schema

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

URLs to start scraping from

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

What to search for

## `location` (type: `string`):

Craigslist city subdomain (e.g. newyork, losangeles, sfbay)

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

Category path (e.g. hhh for housing, cta for for-sale)

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum listings to scrape

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

Proxy configuration for the scraper

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "apartment",
  "location": "sfbay",
  "category": "sss",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQuery": "apartment",
    "location": "sfbay"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("oneary/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 = {
    "searchQuery": "apartment",
    "location": "sfbay",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("oneary/craigslist-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 '{
  "searchQuery": "apartment",
  "location": "sfbay"
}' |
apify call oneary/craigslist-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/YGI3AQYL3crAxfuPF/builds/HZn5bwbLMVXL7s3Ow/openapi.json