Hotpads Property Details Scraper

Overview

This actor scrapes detailed property listings from Hotpads.com. Provide it with specific property page URLs, and it returns structured data including pricing, features, amenities, and contact information. It's built for real estate professionals, investors, and analysts who need to collect rental market data at scale.

Key Features

• Extracts over 40 data fields per property listing.
• Handles JavaScript-rendered pages and common anti-bot protections.
• Processes multiple URLs concurrently in a single run.
• Configurable retry logic and proxy support for reliable operation.
• Outputs structured JSON, CSV, and Excel files.

How to Use

Configure the actor using a JSON input. The core requirement is a list of urls pointing to Hotpads property pages (/pad) or building pages (/building).

Input/Output

Input: A JSON object with the following parameters:

{
  "max_retries_per_url": 2,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "SG"
  },
  "max_items_per_url": 20,
  "urls": [
    "https://hotpads.com/7-dekalb-brooklyn-ny-11201-248s2tz/pad",
    "https://hotpads.com/villas-at-mercey-springs-los-banos-ca-93635-t1dbmc/pad"
  ]
}

• urls: Required. Array of Hotpads listing URLs.
• proxy: Recommended. Using Apify Proxy with residential IPs helps avoid blocks.
• max_retries_per_url: Number of retry attempts for failed requests.
• max_items_per_url: For building pages, limits the number of individual units scraped.

Output: The dataset contains items with detailed property fields. Example output includes:
* title: Property listing title.
* price: Monthly rent.
* address, city, state, zipCode.
* bedrooms, bathrooms, squareFeet.
* amenities: List of features (e.g., "Dishwasher", "Gym").
* description: Full listing text.
* brokerName, brokerPhone.
* url: Source URL of the listing.

Data is available in Apify dataset formats (JSON, CSV, XLSX) for download or integration.

Contact: For issues or questions, contact the developer via My profile.