# Properstar Property Scraper (`shahidirfan/properstar-property-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Properstar real estate listings instantly. Extract property data including prices, descriptions, amenities & market info. Perfect for RE market research, investment analysis, portfolio tracking & competitive intelligence.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/shahidirfan/properstar-property-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Shahid Irfan](https://apify.com/shahidirfan) (community)
- **Categories:** Real estate, Developer tools, Agents
- **Stats:** 7 total users, 3 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## 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?

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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

## Properstar Property Scraper

Extract property listings from Properstar with structured, ready-to-use data for market research, lead generation, monitoring, and analytics workflows.

### Features

- **Multi-URL extraction** — Scrape one or multiple Properstar result URLs in one run.
- **Pagination support** — Collect data page-by-page with configurable limits.
- **Project and listing coverage** — Collect both classic listings and project records.
- **Clean dataset output** — Records are saved without null/empty fields.
- **Image gallery URLs** — `pictures` contains only image URLs from the search API response.

### Use Cases

#### Market Research

Track asking prices, property types, and area-level trends across locations.

#### Lead Intelligence

Build fresh datasets of relevant properties for sales and outreach teams.

#### Monitoring

Run scheduled scraping to detect new listings, changes, and drops in price.

#### BI and Reporting

Export structured data into dashboards, reports, and portfolio tracking systems.

***

### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `urls` | Array | No | `["https://www.properstar.com.ng/portugal/buy/apartment-house"]` | One or more Properstar search URLs. |
| `results_wanted` | Integer | No | `20` | Maximum number of records to save. |
| `max_pages` | Integer | No | `3` | Maximum pages to process per URL. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | No | — | Optional proxy settings for browser sessions. |

***

### Output Data

Each dataset item can include:

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `id` | Integer | Properstar item ID |
| `result_type` | String | `listing` or `project` |
| `automatic_title` | String | Main listing/project title |
| `price_original` | Number | Original price value |
| `price_original_currency` | String | Original price currency |
| `city` | String | City name |
| `country_iso` | String | ISO country code |
| `property_type` | String | Property type |
| `bedrooms` | Integer | Bedrooms count |
| `bathrooms` | Integer | Bathrooms count |
| `area_living` | Number | Living area |
| `publication_date` | String | Publish timestamp |
| `pictures` | Array | List of image URLs only |
| `url` | String | Listing/project URL |
| `source_url` | String | Source search URL |

***

### Usage Examples

#### Basic URL Scrape

```json
{
    "urls": [
        "https://www.properstar.com.ng/portugal/buy/apartment-house"
    ],
    "results_wanted": 20,
    "max_pages": 3
}
```

#### Multiple URLs

```json
{
    "urls": [
        "https://www.properstar.com.ng/portugal/buy/apartment-house",
        "https://www.properstar.com.ng/portugal/lisbon-district/buy/apartment-house?p=2"
    ],
    "results_wanted": 120,
    "max_pages": 4
}
```

#### Higher Throughput Run

```json
{
    "urls": [
        "https://www.properstar.com.ng/portugal/buy/apartment-house"
    ],
    "results_wanted": 500,
    "max_pages": 10
}
```

***

### Sample Output

```json
{
    "source_url": "https://www.properstar.com.ng/portugal/buy/apartment-house",
    "search_id": 1281022695,
    "page": 1,
    "position": 1,
    "result_type": "listing",
    "id": 112264559,
    "url": "https://www.properstar.com.ng/listing/112264559",
    "automatic_title": "House for sale in Arco da Calheta, Portugal",
    "property_type": "House",
    "city": "Arco da Calheta",
    "country_iso": "PT",
    "price_original": 4500000,
    "price_original_currency": "EUR",
    "bedrooms": 5,
    "bathrooms": 5,
    "area_living": 379,
    "pictures": [
        "https://files-api.properstar.com/api/v2/files/example-id-1/1",
        "https://files-api.properstar.com/api/v2/files/example-id-2/1"
    ],
    "publication_date": "2026-05-12T12:00:00"
}
```

***

### Tips for Best Results

#### Start With Known Working URLs

- Use direct Properstar result pages.
- If possible, start with country/city pages first.

#### Control Run Size

- Keep `results_wanted` low while testing.
- Increase gradually for production runs.

#### Pagination Strategy

- Use `max_pages` to control runtime.
- For deeper runs, schedule multiple jobs with segmented URLs.

#### Network Stability

- Keep proxy enabled for consistent performance.
- Retry with smaller batches if a target route is slow.

***

### Integrations

Connect your data with:

- **Google Sheets** — Build live property trackers
- **Airtable** — Create searchable listing databases
- **Looker Studio / BI tools** — Build dashboards
- **Webhooks** — Send updates into custom pipelines
- **Make** — Automate downstream actions
- **Zapier** — Connect listings to CRM and alerts

#### Export Formats

- **JSON** — Best for APIs and developers
- **CSV** — Spreadsheet and quick filtering
- **Excel** — Reporting and sharing
- **XML** — Legacy integrations

***

### Frequently Asked Questions

#### Can I scrape multiple regions in one run?

Yes. Add all target URLs to `urls`.

#### Does it support pagination?

Yes. Use `max_pages` to control page depth per URL.

#### Why are there no null fields in output?

The actor saves cleaned records and skips empty/null values.

#### Do I need detail-page requests to get images?

No. The actor collects image gallery URLs directly from search results.

#### Can I limit data for faster runs?

Yes. Lower `results_wanted` and `max_pages`.

***

### Support

For issues or feature requests, use Apify run logs and actor input/output snapshots to identify the failing URL pattern, then update inputs accordingly.

#### Resources

- [Apify Documentation](https://docs.apify.com/)
- [Apify API Reference](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2)
- [Apify Scheduling](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules)

***

### Legal Notice

This actor is designed for legitimate data collection and analysis. You are responsible for complying with website terms, local laws, and all applicable data-use regulations.

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

One or more Properstar search URLs to scrape.

## `results_wanted` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of records to save.

## `max_pages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of pages to fetch per URL.

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

Proxy settings for browser sessions.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.properstar.com.ng/portugal/buy/apartment-house"
  ],
  "results_wanted": 20,
  "max_pages": 3
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (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 = {
    "urls": [
        "https://www.properstar.com.ng/portugal/buy/apartment-house"
    ],
    "results_wanted": 20,
    "max_pages": 3
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("shahidirfan/properstar-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 = {
    "urls": ["https://www.properstar.com.ng/portugal/buy/apartment-house"],
    "results_wanted": 20,
    "max_pages": 3,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("shahidirfan/properstar-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 '{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.properstar.com.ng/portugal/buy/apartment-house"
  ],
  "results_wanted": 20,
  "max_pages": 3
}' |
apify call shahidirfan/properstar-property-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Fb7Pi8YwRK1sWMeoX/builds/qF9q20fDv79Q0GZW2/openapi.json