OpenRent Property Scraper

Overview

This actor scrapes property listings from OpenRent.co.uk based on your search criteria. It automates data collection from the site, outputting structured property details for analysis. You only pay for successful results.

Key Features

• Automated scraping: Extracts property data from OpenRent search result pages.
• Structured output: Returns clean, organized data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats.
• Deduplication: By default, filters out duplicate listings to maintain clean datasets.
• Configurable: Allows control over inputs like search URLs and whether to include only currently available properties.
• Proxy support: Can be configured to use Apify Proxy for reliable scraping.

How to Use

1. Prepare your search URL:
   • Go to OpenRent.co.uk and perform a search with your desired filters (location, price, bedrooms, etc.).
   • Copy the full URL from your browser's address bar after the results load.
2. Configure and run the actor:
   • In your Apify Console, run the "OpenRent Scraper" actor.
   • Paste your search URL into the startUrls field in the input configuration.
   • Adjust other optional parameters if needed (see Input/Output section).
   • Start the run.
3. Get your results:
   • Once finished, download the dataset in your preferred format from the actor's run output.

Input/Output

Input Configuration (JSON):

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.openrent.co.uk/properties-to-rent/london?term=London&area=1" }
  ],
  "includeDuplicates": false,
  "onlyAvailableProperties": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Output Data:
The actor outputs a dataset where each item represents a property. Key fields include:
* title, rent, location, bedrooms, bathrooms
* available_from, property_type, address, postcode, minimum_tenancy
* Landlord information, property features, tenancy requirements, and deposit amount.

For best results, use specific search URLs from OpenRent and consider scheduling regular runs to monitor for new listings.