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Craigslist Posting Detail API Documentation

GET https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/posting?id=g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq

Retrieve a single Craigslist posting by its 22-character id: title, url, price and currency, plain-text description, category, posting time and last update time (ISO 8601 UTC), attribute pairs such as condition or size, all images and an approximate location with coordinates. Street addresses and all contact data are never returned, and phone numbers and email addresses inside the description text are replaced by [redacted]. An unknown or expired posting returns a not billable 404.

Craigslist Posting Detail API Documentation 1 credit/request

Endpoint

Request preview
GET
https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/posting?id=g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq
Auth header
x-api-key
Cost
1 credit/request
id = g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq
Response preview
200 OK
{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "posting": {
            "id": "g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq",
            "posting_id": 7946124093,
            "title": "LeMond Greg Lemond Road Bike 55cm ((( REDUCED )))",
            "url": "https://www.craigslist.org/view/g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq",
            "price": 200,
            "description": "Estate Sale Find Nice Bike ..... FIRST CALL With 300.00 CASH Takes Home .....Excellent Riding Bike ! .. Fits Rider 5\"4 - 5\" 8 ... CALL or Text If Local Only ... Thanks",
            "category": "bicycles - by owner",
            "category_code": "bik",
            "posted_at": "2026-07-09T17:56:11Z",
            "updated_at": "2026-10-15T19:19:12Z",
...

Parameters

Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.

Runnable path

1 required parameter needed before sending a request.

id string Required

The 22-character posting id from the search results. Example: g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq.

Example value g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq

Request Examples

PHP
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/posting?id=g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
    CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
    ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
    echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
    echo $response;
}
PHP
<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;

$response = Http::timeout(30)
    ->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
    ->get('https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/posting?id=g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq');

if ($response->successful()) {
    echo $response->body();
} else {
    echo "Error: " . $response->status();
}
JavaScript
const options = {
    method: 'GET',
    headers: {
        'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
    }
};

fetch('https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/posting?id=g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq', options)
    .then(response => {
        if (!response.ok) {
            throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
        }
        return response.text();
    })
    .then(data => console.log(data))
    .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
JavaScript
const axios = require('axios');

const options = {
    method: 'GET',
    url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/posting?id=g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq',
    headers: {
        x-api-key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
    }
};

try {
    const response = await axios(options);
    console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
    console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
Ruby
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/posting?id=g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'

begin
    response = http.request(request)
    puts response.body
rescue => e
    puts "Error: #{e.message}"
end
Python
import http.client
import json

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("scrappa.co")

headers = {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}

try:
    conn.request("GET", "/api/craigslist/posting?id=g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq", headers=headers)
    res = conn.getresponse()
    data = res.read()
    print(data.decode("utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
    conn.close()
Python
import requests

headers = {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}

try:
    response = requests.get('https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/posting?id=g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq', headers=headers)
    response.raise_for_status()
    print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")
Java
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import okhttp3.Request;
import okhttp3.Response;
import java.io.IOException;

public class ApiExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

        Request request = new Request.Builder()
            .url("https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/posting?id=g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq")
        .addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
            .build();

        try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
            if (response.isSuccessful()) {
                System.out.println(response.body().string());
            } else {
                System.out.println("Error: " + response.code());
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}
Go
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "io/ioutil"
)

func main() {
    client := &http.Client{}
    req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/posting?id=g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq", nil)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
        return
    }
    req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")

    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error making request:", err)
        return
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
        return
    }

    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
Terminal
#!/bin/bash

curl -X GET \
    -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
    "https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/posting?id=g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq"
C#
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Program
{
    static async Task Main()
    {
        using var client = new HttpClient();
        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE");

        try
        {
            var response = await client.SendAsync(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/posting?id=g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq"));
            var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
            Console.WriteLine(content);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
        }
    }
}
TypeScript
import axios from 'axios';

async function run(): Promise<void> {
    try {
        const response = await axios({
            method: 'GET',
            url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/posting?id=g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq',
            headers: {
        'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
            },
        });

        console.log(response.data);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error:', error);
    }
}

void run();
RUST
use reqwest::Client;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();

    let response = client
        .get("https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/posting?id=g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq")
        .header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
        .send()
        .await?;

    println!("{}", response.text().await?);

    Ok(())
}

Response Schema

Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.

Example response fields

Scan these fields before integrating.

success data meta
JSON Response
200 OK
{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "posting": {
            "id": "g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq",
            "posting_id": 7946124093,
            "title": "LeMond Greg Lemond Road Bike 55cm ((( REDUCED )))",
            "url": "https://www.craigslist.org/view/g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq",
            "price": 200,
            "description": "Estate Sale Find Nice Bike ..... FIRST CALL With 300.00 CASH Takes Home .....Excellent Riding Bike ! .. Fits Rider 5\"4 - 5\" 8 ... CALL or Text If Local Only ... Thanks",
            "category": "bicycles - by owner",
            "category_code": "bik",
            "posted_at": "2026-07-09T17:56:11Z",
            "updated_at": "2026-10-15T19:19:12Z",
            "attributes": [
                {
                    "label": "bicycle type",
                    "value": "road"
                },
                {
                    "label": "frame size",
                    "value": "55cm"
                },
                {
                    "label": "wheel size",
                    "value": "700C"
                },
                {
                    "label": "condition",
                    "value": "excellent"
                },
                {
                    "label": "make / manufacturer",
                    "value": "Lemonds"
                },
                {
                    "label": "model name / number",
                    "value": "Road Bike"
                }
            ],
            "images": [
                "https://images.craigslist.org/00f0f_52oL7PFWTmc_0CI0lN_600x450.jpg",
                "https://images.craigslist.org/00o0o_7s8PevWIQe8_0CI0lN_600x450.jpg",
                "https://images.craigslist.org/00505_jFRAv7Cqove_0lN0CI_600x450.jpg",
                "https://images.craigslist.org/00y0y_bKnHO1Cve0_0lN0CI_600x450.jpg",
                "https://images.craigslist.org/00M0M_ioRjf0szqmB_09G06h_600x450.jpg"
            ],
            "location": {
                "name": "Tigard",
                "site": "portland",
                "subarea": "wsc",
                "latitude": 45.4403,
                "longitude": -122.7793
            }
        }
    },
    "meta": {
        "endpoint_family": "posting",
        "billable": true
    }
}

Errors

Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.

422

Validation Error

A parameter is missing or invalid. This response is not billable.

{
    "errors": {
        "id": [
            "The id field is invalid."
        ]
    },
    "message": "The request validation failed"
}
404

Resource Not Found

The posting id is unknown or the posting has expired. This response is not billable.

{
    "meta": {
        "billable": false,
        "retryable": false,
        "endpoint_family": "posting"
    },
    "error": {
        "code": "NOT_FOUND",
        "message": "The requested Craigslist resource was not found."
    },
    "success": false
}
502

Invalid Source Response

Craigslist answered with a shape that no longer matches the documented contract. This response is not billable.

{
    "meta": {
        "billable": false,
        "retryable": true,
        "endpoint_family": "posting"
    },
    "error": {
        "code": "PARSER_DRIFT",
        "message": "Craigslist returned an unexpected response. Please retry later."
    },
    "success": false
}
503

Service Unavailable

The upstream service is temporarily unavailable. Please retry shortly.

{
    "meta": {
        "billable": false,
        "retryable": true,
        "endpoint_family": "posting"
    },
    "error": {
        "code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
        "message": "The Craigslist API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
    },
    "success": false
}

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