Zillow Search Scraper

An Apify Actor for scraping property listings from Zillow search results. It supports both API-based and HTML-based extraction with automatic proxy fallback.

Overview

This actor scrapes property listings from Zillow based on provided search URLs, keywords, or locations. It saves data live to an Apify dataset during the run to prevent data loss. Use cases include real estate market research, price monitoring, investment discovery, and trend analysis.

Key Features

• Dual extraction methods: Choose PAGINATION_WITH_ZOOM_IN for faster API-based scraping or HTML_PAGINATION for more reliable HTML parsing.
• Intelligent proxy management: Automatically falls back from direct requests to datacenter, then residential proxies if needed.
• Live data saving: Results are saved to the dataset as they are collected.
• Bulk processing: Handles multiple search URLs, keywords, and locations in a single run.
• Comprehensive data: Extracts price, address, beds, baths, square footage, Zestimate, and dozens of other property details.
• Configurable: Set request delays, item limits, and sort order.

Input

Configure the actor using the following input fields.

Required:
* searchUrls (array): A list of full Zillow search URLs (including searchQueryState parameters) or keyword/location objects.

Optional:
* extractionMethod (string): "PAGINATION_WITH_ZOOM_IN" (default, faster) or "HTML_PAGINATION" (more reliable).
* maxItems (integer): Maximum listings to scrape (1-10000, default: 1000).
* delay (integer): Delay between requests in seconds (0-10, default: 2).
* sortOrder (string): Result sort order (default: "globalrelevanceex").
* proxyConfiguration (object): Proxy settings. By default, it attempts direct requests first, then falls back to proxies.

Example Input:

{
  "searchUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.zillow.com/dallas-tx/?category=SEMANTIC&searchQueryState=..." }
  ],
  "extractionMethod": "PAGINATION_WITH_ZOOM_IN",
  "maxItems": 1000,
  "delay": 2,
  "sortOrder": "globalrelevanceex"
}

Output

The actor outputs an array of property listing objects in JSON format. Each listing includes fields such as:

• zpid / id: Zillow Property ID
• price, unformattedPrice: Formatted and numeric price
• address, addressStreet, addressCity, addressState, addressZipcode: Full and component address parts
• beds, baths, area: Bedroom count, bathroom count, and square footage
• detailUrl: Link to the full property page on Zillow
• statusType: Listing status (e.g., FOR_SALE)
• imgSrc: URL of the primary property image
• latLong: Object containing latitude and longitude
• zestimate: Zillow's estimated property value

Results are available in the Apify dataset and can be exported as JSON or CSV.

How to Use (via Apify Console)

1. Log in at https://console.apify.com and navigate to Actors.
2. Find and select the Zillow Search Scraper actor.
3. In the Input tab, configure your run:
   • Add your search URLs or keywords to the searchUrls array.
   • Select your preferred extractionMethod.
   • Adjust maxItems, delay, and other parameters as needed.
4. Click Start to run the actor.
5. Monitor progress via the Log tab.
6. Once complete, view and export your results from the Dataset tab under OUTPUT.