Gumtree Classified Ads & Second-Hand Listings Scraper

Classified ad and second-hand listings from Gumtree UK (gumtree.com), Australia (gumtree.com.au), and South Africa (gumtree.co.za). Search by keyword, browse a category, or supply listing URLs. Returns title, price, location, description, images, seller name and type, category attributes, and date posted.

What you get

Each result contains:

Field	Description
listing_id	Unique Gumtree listing ID
title	Listing title
price	Price as shown on Gumtree
location	Seller location / area
description_short	Short description from search card
description	Full listing description from the detail page
listing_url	Direct link to the listing
image_url	Primary listing image URL
images	All image URLs (up to 10, space-separated)
seller_name	Seller display name
seller_type	Seller type (e.g. Private Seller, Trade Seller)
attributes	Key-value listing attributes (e.g. Make=Apple; Model=MacBook)
breadcrumb	Category breadcrumb path
date_posted	When the listing was posted
site	Gumtree regional site (com, com.au, co.za)
scraped_at	ISO 8601 timestamp of collection

Input

Option A — Keyword search (simplest)

{
  "searchQuery": "laptop",
  "site": "com",
  "maxItems": 100
}

site values: com (UK), com.au (Australia), co.za (South Africa). Defaults to com.

Optionally add category to narrow the search:

{
  "searchQuery": "macbook",
  "site": "com",
  "category": "laptops-computers-software",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Option B — Start URLs

Supply Gumtree search, category, or listing URLs directly. Supports all three regional domains.

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.gumtree.com/search?search_category=all&q=sofa" },
    { "url": "https://www.gumtree.com/furniture/uk/i.html" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 200
}

Input fields reference

Field	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	array	—	Gumtree URLs to scrape (overrides keyword search)
site	select	com	Target regional site: com, com.au, co.za
searchQuery	string	laptop	Keyword to search for (when no startUrls)
category	string	—	Category slug to filter search results
maxItems	integer	100	Maximum number of listings to collect

Usage notes

• Pagination: The scraper automatically follows next-page links to collect results across multiple pages.
• Rate: Concurrency is kept low (2 concurrent browsers) to avoid triggering anti-bot detection.
• All three regions: reliable access to every Gumtree domain, with no configuration needed.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• Start fee: $0.10 per run
• Per result: $0.0015 per listing

A run collecting 500 listings costs approximately $0.85.