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Craigslist Scraper — Extract US Classified Listings, Prices, Locations & Images

Scrape Craigslist classified ads across all major US cities and categories. Returns listing titles, prices, locations, post dates, full descriptions, and image URLs. Search by keyword across multiple categories in a single run. Built-in residential proxy support — no manual proxy setup required.

Export scraped data, run the scraper via API, schedule and monitor runs, or integrate with other tools.

Features

• 25+ US cities — any Craigslist city subdomain (sfbay, losangeles, newyork, chicago, etc.)
• Multi-category search — scrape cars, housing, jobs, for-sale, services, and more in one run
• Keyword filtering — narrow results with search terms (e.g., "toyota camry", "leather couch")
• Full listing descriptions — fetches each detail page for complete text
• Image URLs — primary image URL included for each listing
• Automatic pagination — follows "next page" links until maxResults is reached
• Post dates — listing publication dates for freshness filtering
• Residential proxy built-in — reliable scraping without manual proxy configuration
• Structured JSON output — clean data ready for analysis, databases, or AI pipelines

Use Cases

Input

Common Category Codes

Output

Each record represents one Craigslist listing:

{
"title":"2019 Toyota Camry XSE V6 — Excellent Condition",
"price":"$18,500",
"location":"San Jose",
"postedDate":"2025-07-30",
"description":"One owner, garage kept. 42k miles. New tires, recent oil change...",
"imageUrl":"https://images.craigslist.org/...",
"listingUrl":"https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/d/...",
"category":"cta",
"city":"sfbay",
"searchKeyword":"toyota camry",
"scrapedAt":"2025-08-01T12:00:00.000Z"
}

API Usage

import{ ApifyClient }from'apify-client';
const client =newApifyClient({token:'YOUR_API_TOKEN'});
const run =await client.actor('USERNAME/craigslist-scraper').call({
city:'losangeles',
categories:['cta','sss'],
keyword:'vintage furniture',
maxResults:100,
});
const{ items }=await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Found ${items.length} listings`);

Pricing

This actor charges per listing returned.

FAQ

Q: Which cities are supported? All Craigslist city subdomains are supported (sfbay, losangeles, newyork, chicago, seattle, etc.). Use the subdomain from the Craigslist URL.

Q: Why are some descriptions empty? Craigslist sometimes blocks detail page requests. The scraper retries automatically, but occasionally detail pages may not load.

Q: Can I scrape multiple cities at once? Currently one city per run. To scrape multiple cities, run the actor multiple times (or use Apify tasks with different inputs).