Zillow Rental Data Scraper (Map View & Filters) 🏡 ## 💡 What is the Zillow Rental Data Scraper? This Zillow Rental Data Scraper is a powerful Apify Actor designed to collect comprehensive property data for listings marked "For Rent" on Zillow.com. Unlike traditional URL-based scraping, this tool mimics the Zillow map-view search, allowing you to define a geographic bounding box (latitude/longitude coordinates) and apply specific rental filters (e.g., min/max price, beds, baths) to capture bulk data efficiently. It is perfect for real estate analysis, market trend tracking, and gathering detailed property data for large areas without being limited by Zillow's front-end pagination. ### Key Capabilities * Geographic Focus: Scrape listings within a precise map area using a bounding box. * Detailed Filters: Specify min/max limits for price, bedrooms, and bathrooms. * Comprehensive Data: Extracts addresses, pricing, availability counts, coordinates, and most importantly, all available photo URLs for each property. * Clean Output: Data is cleaned and transformed to include absolute URLs for the listing page and direct links to all property images. ----- ## 🚀 How to Use the Zillow Scraper Getting started with this Zillow Rental Scraper is fast and easy. ### 1. Configure Your Search Input This Actor requires you to define your desired geographic area and apply rental filters in the Input tab. The easiest way to define your geographic box (NE/SW Latitude/Longitude) is to visit Zillow's map view, zoom in to your target area, and grab the coordinates from the URL or use a third-party bounding box tool. | Field | Description | Example Value | |:----------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------| | Search Query (Optional) | A city or ZIP code string (e.g., 'Austin, TX'). | "Austin, TX" | | NE/SW Lat/Long | Required. Coordinates defining the corners of your map box. | ne_lat: 30.6, sw_lat: 30.0 | | Min/Max Price | Filter the rental price range. | min_price: 10000, max_price: 30000 | | Min/Max Beds/Baths | Filter the size of the properties. | min_beds: 1, max_bathrooms: 2 | | Proxy Configuration | Required for Apify Platform. Select Residential Proxies to bypass Zillow blocks. | Residential proxies | ### 2. Run the Actor Click the Start button in the Apify Console. The Actor will initialize, load your parameters, scrape the relevant data using a proxy, and incrementally save the results. ### 3. View and Download Results Once the run is complete (or even while it's running!), navigate to the Storage tab and open the default Dataset. Scraped rental listings are saved as a structured dataset, available to download in various formats: JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, and more. ----- ## ⚙️ Input Configuration The Actor input is divided into four main sections. For the "Search Parameters", "Geographic Boundary", and "Proxy Configuration" sections, ensure you switch the input mode to JSON (if required) and provide the correct object structure as demonstrated below. ### 1. Search Query (search_value) This is a standard string input. * Format: String * Example: "Austin, TX" ### 2. Search Parameters (search_parameters_section) This field accepts a JSON object containing your rental filters. * Format: Object (JSON) * Example: json { "min_price": 10000, "max_price": 30000, "min_beds": 1, "max_beds": 3, "min_bathrooms": 1, "max_bathrooms": 2, "is_entire_place": true, "is_room": false, "pagination": 1 } ### 3. Geographic Boundary (Bounding Box) (geographic_section) This field accepts a JSON object defining the map coordinates for your search area. * Format: Object (JSON) * Example: json { "ne_lat": 30.6, "ne_long": -97, "sw_lat": 30, "sw_long": -98, "zoom_value": 15 } ### 4. Proxy Configuration (proxyConfiguration) CRITICAL FOR APIFY PLATFORM RUNS: Zillow blocks standard Datacenter IPs. To run this scraper successfully on the Apify Platform, you MUST use Residential Proxies. * Residential Proxies: Select "Residential proxies" in the proxy configuration. * Local Runs: If running locally on your own machine, you may not need a proxy if your home IP is not blocked. * Format: Object (ProxyConfiguration) * Example: Select "Residential proxies" in the UI. See the example below of full Actor input configuration: ----- ## 📊 Output Data Structure The scraper returns one data object for each property listing, providing rich, clean, and immediately usable data points. Here is a sample of the data you will receive: | Field Name | Type | Description | Sample Value | |:-----------------------------------------|:----------|:----------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | statusText | String | The name or title of the listing. | "Hillside Place" | | address | String | Full street address of the property. | "4821 E Riverside Dr, Austin, TX" | | detailUrl | String | The full, absolute URL to the listing page on Zillow. | "https://www.zillow.com/apartments/austin-tx/hillside-place/5Xhsyx/" | | units | Array | Details on available units, including price and beds. | [{ "price": "$600+", "beds": "1" }, ...] | | imgSrc | String | The URL for the primary image used on the listing card. | https://photos.zillowstatic.com/...-p_e.jpg | | carouselPhotosComposable.photoData | Array | List of all available photo URLs for the property. | ["https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/...", ...] | | latLong.latitude | Number | The geographic latitude of the property. | 30.230764 | | availabilityCount | Integer | Total number of units available for rent. | 5 | | zpid | String | The unique Zillow Property ID. | "30.230764--97.7181" | ## Example Output json { "zpid": "30.46529--97.60529", "id": "30.46529--97.60529", "providerListingId": "5c5nn5nycnc5q", "imgSrc": "https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/7d1a61d3b011516c8a5204f1b398e474-p_e.jpg", "hasImage": true, "detailUrl": "https://www.zillow.com/apartments/pflugerville-tx/the-beacon-at-pfluger-farm/CjjCGn/", "statusType": "FOR_RENT", "statusText": "The Beacon at Pfluger Farm", "address": "1300 Rauscher Rd, Pflugerville, TX", "addressStreet": "1300 Rauscher Rd # f52cfdc49", "addressCity": "Pflugerville", "addressState": "TX", "addressZipcode": "78660", "units": [ { "price": "$1,214+", "beds": "1", "roomForRent": false }, { "price": "$1,782+", "beds": "2", "roomForRent": false } ], "lotId": 2748185226, "latLong": { "latitude": 30.46529, "longitude": -97.60529 }, "listCardRecommendation": { "flexFieldRecommendations": [ { "displayString": "11 available units", "contentType": "frUnitsAvailable" } ], "ctaRecommendations": [ { "displayString": "Request a tour", "contentType": "REQUEST_A_TOUR" } ] }, "isSaved": false, "buildingName": "The Beacon at Pfluger Farm", "isBuilding": true, "canSaveBuilding": true, "has3DModel": false, "isFeaturedListing": true, "isShowcaseListing": false, "list": true, "relaxed": false, "carouselPhotosComposable": { "baseUrl": "https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/{photoKey}-p_e.jpg", "communityBaseUrl": null, "photoData": [ "https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/7d1a61d3b011516c8a5204f1b398e474-p_e.jpg", "https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/6ef9281fdb0d7e13b9fb90a3cec20987-p_e.jpg", "https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/1069c481833fdd6fa45c27fe7296ece7-p_e.jpg", "https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/3ae52944a1839e27510901aa70f03bb6-p_e.jpg", 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"isPaidBuilderNewConstruction": false } ----- ## ⚠️ Legal Notice Web scraping public data like prices and addresses from Zillow is typically legal. However, scraping may sometimes include data regulated by laws like GDPR. Please ensure your scraping activities comply with all applicable laws and Zillow's Terms of Service. If you plan to scrape sensitive data or use the output commercially, we highly recommend consulting with a legal professional. For more details on web scraping legality, check out our article on the legality of web scraping. ----- ## Related Actors Expand your data collection capabilities with these other powerful Apify Actors developed by the same author: ### Zillow Scraper * URL: https://apify.com/eunit/zillow-scraper * Description: This general Zillow Scraper extracts data for properties for sale, for rent, or recently sold on Zillow. Use this Actor for broad market research or historical data collection across all property types. ### LinkedIn Job Postings Scraper * URL: https://apify.com/eunit/linkedin-job-postings-scraper * Description: Designed for lead generation and career intelligence, this scraper extracts tailored job titles, company names, locations, and job URLs from LinkedIn. Essential for matching job market trends with real estate data (e.g., analyzing local economic activity). ### Target Product Reviews Scraper * URL: https://apify.com/eunit/target-reviews-scraper * Description: A tool for market research and e-commerce analysis. Scrape product reviews, star ratings, and consumer sentiment from Target.com, useful for businesses analyzing the retail landscape in target neighborhoods. ## Your feedback We are always working on improving the performance of our Actors. 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