Spain property data: Idealista and Fotocasa compared
The two main Spanish property portals, their official access routes, the tools that cover them and the fields that matter for listings and agency research.
Short answer
Idealista and Fotocasa provide Spanish property sale and rental listings with agency information. Idealista offers a professional API for approved real-estate customers, while Fotocasa has no general public property API and describes access through its public site and partner arrangements.
Portal coverage and API status checked 2026-11-12. How tools are ranked.Choosing a portal for this market
- For property comparisons, align the transaction type, property type and area fields before combining outputs. Idealista tools may use size, while Fotocasa tools may use surface.
- For agency research, check the selected schema for contactInfo.commercialName or agencyName on Idealista and agency or agency.name on Fotocasa. Phone fields also vary by tool.
- For location analysis, choose output with the geographic detail the study needs. Available schemas range from municipality and province to district, neighborhood or coordinates.
- For building features, inspect the tool rather than assuming coverage from the portal name. Idealista schemas include options such as floor, exterior, hasLift and parkingSpace.hasParkingSpace.
Country-level facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Sources covered | Idealista and Fotocasa |
| Idealista official route | Professional API for approved real-estate customers |
| Fotocasa official route | No general public listing API |
Idealista
Spain, Portugal and Italy property sale and rental listings with agency contacts. Official API: partner. Account approval and usage conditions apply.
| Catalogue Actor | Fields | Price / 1K | Store |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idealista Search Listings Price & Feature Scraper | 14 | $0.99 | Open |
Fotocasa
Spain property sale and rental listings. Official API: none. Subject to Fotocasa's terms.
| Catalogue Actor | Fields | Price / 1K | Store |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fotocasa Spain Sale & Rental Listings Scraper | 10 | $0.99 | Open |
Questions people ask
Is Idealista's official API open to any user?
Idealista's professional API requires approval and carries usage conditions. Its rates are not presented as a general public rate card.
Can Idealista and Fotocasa records be combined?
They can be combined after mapping transaction types, property categories, area and location fields into a consistent structure. Retain each source URL and review possible matches before treating advertisements as distinct properties.
Do all tools include agency contact details?
The listed tools expose different combinations of agency names, contact names and phone fields. Check the selected output schema and sample records for the particular contact detail the dataset requires.
Sources
Every dated claim on this page comes from the public sources below. Check the source before you make a business decision on it.
- Idealista developers — checked 2026-11-09
- Fotocasa legal — checked 2026-11-09
Get Idealista data with a catalogue Actor
Idealista Search Listings Price & Feature Scraper returns 5 of 7 core Idealista fields at $0.99 per 1,000 results. Compare all 9 Idealista routes, or see Fotocasa.