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Craigslist scraper API: search results as JSON

Send any Craigslist page URL with recipe=craigslist and get title, price, location and 1 more field as JSON. No selectors to write, no proxies to pick.

1 page type
4 fields
1 credits a page · $0.10 per 1,000
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recipe=craigslist

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=couch' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=craigslist'

200 OK · JSON

{
    "result": {
        "title": "Gray L-Shaped Couch & Ottoman",
        "price": "$700",
        "location": "pacific heights"
    },
    "success": true
}

What you get from Craigslist

The fields of each page type and a real sample from our last validation, shortened.

Search and listing pages `recipe=craigslist` 1 credits a page

Field	Type	Example
`ads`	list of 3+ items
`ads[].url`	URL	https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/san-francisco-gray-shaped-couch-o...
`ads[].title`	text	Gray L-Shaped Couch & Ottoman
`ads[].price`	text	$700
`ads[].location`	text	pacific heights

Sample answer, validated 2026-11-04

{
    "ads": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/san-francisco-gray-shaped-couch-ottoman/uJUCD7MUxf4VtQSqEtYstq",
            "title": "Gray L-Shaped Couch & Ottoman",
            "price": "$700",
            "location": "pacific heights"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/san-francisco-dreiling-776-faux-leather/7yZk2G3RjscQPXtP6Hpz5p",
            "title": "Dreiling 77.6\" Faux Leather Tuxedo Arm Sofa White Couch",
            "price": "$300",
            "location": "marina / cow hollow"
        }
    ]
}

One call

Send the page URL and the recipe name to the Scrape API. The recipe brings the extract rules and the settings that work on Craigslist (a plain request (no browser needed)).

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=couch' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=craigslist'

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape",
    params={"url": "https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=couch", "recipe": "craigslist"},
    headers={"ApiKey": os.environ["UJEEBU_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
print(r.json()["result"])

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=couch",
  recipe: "craigslist",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape?${params}`, {
  headers: { ApiKey: process.env.UJEEBU_API_KEY },
});
console.log((await res.json()).result);

The answer is {"result": {...}} with the headers Ujb-Recipe and Ujb-Credits. Your own parameters always win over the recipe.

Search Craigslist with parameters

Fill in the parameters and we build the Craigslist search URL. The Playground and the Request builder do it for you.

Parameter	Type	Values
`city` required	string	Craigslist site name, the part before .craigslist.org (sfbay, newyork, losangeles, chicago, seattle).
`query` required	string	Search words, as typed in the Craigslist search box (all for sale).
`min_price`	int	0 to 100000000
`max_price`	int	0 to 100000000

Works today: the built URL with recipe=craigslist/listing (city=sfbay, query=couch)

GET https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsfbay.craigslist.org%2Fsearch%2Fsss%3Fquery%3Dcouch&recipe=craigslist%2Flisting

A single call with the parameters and no URL is coming to the API; it is not live yet. Search with parameters in the docs

What people build with Craigslist data

Price research
See what similar items sell for, by condition and location.
Learn more
New ads alerts
Catch new ads for the searches you care about shortly after they appear.

Price

Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Page type	Credits a page	Per 1,000, Starter	Per 1,000, Pro
Search results	1	$0.16	$0.10

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FAQ

What does the Craigslist recipe return?

JSON with 4 fields from search results (recipe=craigslist), for example title, price, location, url. The answer is {"result": {...}} with the fields shown on this page.

How much does it cost to scrape Craigslist?

1 credits a page ($0.10 per 1,000 on Pro, $0.16 on Starter). Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Do I need proxies or a headless browser?

No. The recipe brings the settings that work on Craigslist: a plain request (no browser needed). Send only the URL and recipe=craigslist.

What happens when Craigslist changes its pages?

We check Craigslist every day and re-validate the recipe on real pages every week, then fix it when the site changes. Until a fix is live, the API answers 404 "the recipe has no working version" instead of empty data, and that call is free.

Can I search Craigslist with parameters?

Yes. Fill in city, query, min_price, max_price: we build the Craigslist search URL, and the call is that URL with recipe=craigslist/listing. A single call with the parameters and no URL is coming to the API; it is not live yet.

Developer guide: settings, pagination, troubleshootingHow to scrape Craigslist: live status, URL patterns, the recipe rules and runnable code.

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