Rent Scraper

An Apify actor that extracts detailed property listings from Rent.com. Provide a listing URL, and it returns structured data like pricing, amenities, and location.

Key Features

• Targeted Scraping: Extracts data from specific Rent.com property listing pages.
• Structured Output: Returns clean JSON with a comprehensive set of fields.
• Proxy Support: Built-in integration with Apify Proxy to avoid IP blocking.
• Scalable: Can process multiple listing URLs in a single run.

How to Use

1. Configure the Actor: In the actor input, set useApifyProxy to true. Running without the proxy may result in blocks or incomplete data.
2. Provide URLs: Add the full Rent.com listing URLs you want to scrape to the urls array.
3. Run: Start the actor. It will fetch and parse each page, outputting the data to the dataset.

Input

The actor expects a JSON input with the proxy configuration and target URLs.

{
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "urls": [
    "https://www.rent.com/texas/houston-apartments/charleston-at-fannin-station-4-100113230"
  ]
}

Output

The actor outputs an array of objects, one for each scraped property. The data includes:

• Basic Info: title, property_type, description, price.
• Specifications: bedrooms, bathrooms, square_footage.
• Location: Full address (street_address, city, state, zip_code), neighborhood.
• Media: image_urls, virtual_tour_links.
• Details: amenities list, nearby_schools (with ratings), walkscore.
• Agent Info: listing_agent_name, listing_agency_name, MLS_number (if available).

A typical output entry looks like this:

{
  "title": "Charleston at Fannin Station",
  "price": "$1,335 - $1,400/mo",
  "bedrooms": 1,
  "bathrooms": 1,
  "street_address": "9779 Fannin Railway",
  "city": "Houston",
  "state": "Texas",
  "amenities": ["Air Conditioning", "Swimming Pool", "Fitness Center"],
  "nearby_schools": [
    {
      "name": "Hobby Elementary School",
      "overallRating": "1"
    }
  ]
}

Important Notes

• Using Apify Proxy ("useApifyProxy": true) is strongly recommended to prevent request blocking.
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