Craigslist Scraper

Scrape listings from Craigslist — for sale, housing, jobs, gigs, and services. Supply one or more Craigslist search/category URLs as input; the scraper visits each listing page and extracts structured post data.

Features

• Scrape any Craigslist category across all 700+ subdomains (sfbay, nyc, chicago, london, and more)
• Extracts: post title, price, description, post date, location, attributes, images, and post ID
• Works with any search filter URL — keyword, category, neighborhood
• Respects maxItems to cap output size for sampling or budget control
• Server-rendered HTML — fast and lightweight (no browser required)

Input

Field	Type	Description
startUrls	Array	Craigslist search URLs to scrape. Each URL is one search result page.
maxItems	Integer	Maximum records to scrape (0 = unlimited). Default: 0.

Example Input

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss" },
    { "url": "https://newyork.craigslist.org/search/jjj?query=software+engineer" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 100
}

Finding the right URL

1. Visit craigslist.org and choose your city
2. Navigate to the category you want (e.g. "for sale", "jobs", "housing")
3. Optionally add keywords or filters using Craigslist's search box
4. Copy the URL from your browser's address bar — paste it into startUrls

Output

Each record in the dataset represents one Craigslist post:

Field	Description
post_id	Unique 10-digit Craigslist post ID
url	Full URL of the post
title	Post title
price	Asking price (e.g. "$195")
description	Full post body text
post_date	Date and time the post was published
location	City/neighborhood from the post
listing_location	Location shown in the search results
attributes	Additional attributes (condition, make, model, etc.)
images	Comma-separated list of image URLs
category	Craigslist category label
scraped_at	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was scraped

Example Output Record

{
  "post_id": "7932671587",
  "url": "https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/pts/d/aptos-1963-corvette-stingray-fuel-door/7932671587.html",
  "title": "1963 Corvette Stingray Fuel Door",
  "price": "$195",
  "description": "For all 1963 Corvette Stingrays Coupe or Convertible...",
  "post_date": "2026-05-06 21:34",
  "location": null,
  "listing_location": "Aptos",
  "attributes": "condition: excellent\nmake / manufacturer: Chevrolet Corvette",
  "images": "https://images.craigslist.org/00m0m_kAZboEDqSKq_0CI0hR_600x450.jpg",
  "category": "auto parts",
  "scraped_at": "2026-06-05T08:00:00.000Z"
}

Notes

• Craigslist search pages display up to ~360 listings per page (the full result set in one load)
• Listings without images will have images: null
• Posts without a displayed price will have price: null
• The location field comes from the post detail page map; listing_location is from the search result card

Legal

Use responsibly and in accordance with Craigslist's Terms of Use. Intended for personal research, lead generation, and market analysis.