Apartments.com: scrapers and the official API, compared

Route map

Each line is one way to get Apartments.com data; each stop is a field you probably need. Green lines are catalogue Actors, ranked by the published formula.

Field matrix: who returns what

Every tool with a published output schema, against the 6 fields most Apartments.com jobs need. A dot means the field name appears in the schema; rows can still leave it empty.

Field dictionary: the exact keys

The same core field has a different key in each Actor's output. Map these before you merge datasets; a dash means the published schema has no matching key. Need a field that is not listed here, such as email? Search every Apartments.com Actor by field.

Download this comparison: CSV · JSON (every tool with a published schema, matching keys per core field, price and score).

All 9 tools, scored

Catalogue Actors link to their detail pages; the score (0 to 100) is the published formula, identical for every tool. Other Store tools follow in their own table, for reference. Price is the published primary-result rate per 1,000 (the Free-plan rate where the price is tiered; higher Apify plans pay less); start events and platform usage are excluded.

Other Store tools, for reference

Scored with the same published formula and listed for comparison only; this site does not link or recommend them.

What to check before you choose

Rental analysts use Apartments.com listings to compare advertised rents, bedroom ranges and property locations across US markets. Property-level records help build a market overview, while floor-plan research needs detail tied to the accommodation being offered.

Choose a scraper with documented floor-plan output when unit layouts matter, or property output for geographic comparisons. Apartments.com publishes no open self-serve rental listings API.

Checklist

• Determine whether each record represents a property, floor plan or individual rental before comparing advertised prices.
• Check coverage for bathrooms and amenities explicitly. Apartments.com Rental Listing & Floor Plan Scraper publishes price and bedroom ranges but omits those details from its schema.
• Preserve address, city, state, zipCode and url when combining searches so overlapping results can be reviewed.

Where the data is incomplete

The published schema for Apartments.com Rental Listing & Floor Plan Scraper includes priceMin, priceMax, bedsMin and bedsMax. It omits named floor plans, unit identifiers, bathrooms and amenities, so detailed unit comparisons need further output checks.

propertyManager identifies a management reference in the schema, but contact details and availability dates are absent. Confirm those requirements in the selected tool's documentation and initial records before building outreach or availability reporting.

Official API route

Terms and personal data

Collect public rental information and review Apartments.com's terms of service before scheduling access. Check the permitted uses before republishing listing descriptions or property contact information. This is general information, not legal advice.

Read Apartments.com's terms. Keep to public data, do not bypass logins or access controls, and check whether personal data is involved before you collect it. The can-I-scrape checklist walks through it.

How to start

1. Select a small rental market or group of public property pages, then configure the supported collection limits.
2. Collect the initial dataset and inspect addresses, rent ranges and record detail before extending it to more locations.

Call Apartments.com Rental Listing & Floor Plan Scraper from code

The example input uses the Actor's published defaults; set your own Apartments.com query before you run it. You need an Apify API token.

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "searchLocation": "New York, NY",
    "bedrooms": "any",
    "bathrooms": "any",
    "propertyType": "any",
    "petPolicy": "any",
    "amenities": [],
    "rentSpecials": False,
    "minRating": "any",
    "specialties": [],
    "sortBy": "relevance",
    "maximizeCoverage": False,
    "scrapeDetails": True,
    "maxItems": 1,
    "maxPages": 1
}

run = client.actor("dataspryva/apartments-com-rental-listing-and-floor-plan").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
    raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "searchLocation": "New York, NY",
    "bedrooms": "any",
    "bathrooms": "any",
    "propertyType": "any",
    "petPolicy": "any",
    "amenities": [],
    "rentSpecials": false,
    "minRating": "any",
    "specialties": [],
    "sortBy": "relevance",
    "maximizeCoverage": false,
    "scrapeDetails": true,
    "maxItems": 1,
    "maxPages": 1
};

const run = await client.actor("dataspryva/apartments-com-rental-listing-and-floor-plan").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/dataspryva~apartments-com-rental-listing-and-floor-plan/run-sync-get-dataset-items"   -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"mode":"search","searchLocation":"New York, NY","bedrooms":"any","bathrooms":"any","propertyType":"any","petPolicy":"any","amenities":[],"rentSpecials":false,"minRating":"any","specialties":[],"sortBy":"relevance","maximizeCoverage":false,"scrapeDetails":true,"maxItems":1,"maxPages":1}'

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=dataspryva/apartments-com-rental-listing-and-floor-plan",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Sources

• Apartments.com Rental Listing & Floor Plan Scraper on Apify Store
• No public listing API documentation
• Apartments.com terms