Search Craigslist postings on any city site or subarea and in any category, with a keyword, price range and sort order. Each result has the posting id, title, url, price (whole units, with currency when known), images, location with approximate coordinates, the time of the latest bump (ISO 8601 UTC) and for housing the bedrooms and area. Results come in pages of 360; page up to 28 (Craigslist exposes at most 10000 results per search). Contact data is never returned. A valid search with no match is a successful empty result.
Run this endpoint
Endpoint
Parameters
Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.
Runnable path
This endpoint has no required query parameters.
8 optional filters available.
string
Optional
Craigslist city site hostname from the sites endpoint, e.g. portland or sfbay. Required unless subarea is set. Example: portland.
portland
string
Optional
Subarea abbreviation from the sites endpoint, e.g. sfc for the city of San Francisco. Use instead of site.
example
string
Optional
Category code from the categories endpoint, e.g. bik (bicycles by owner). Aggregate codes also work: sss (all for sale), bia (all bicycles), hhh (all housing). Defaults to sss.
bia
string
Optional
Search keywords, up to 200 characters. Example: bike.
bike
integer
Optional
Minimum price in whole units of the site currency. Example: 50.
50
integer
Optional
Maximum price in whole units of the site currency. Must be at least min_price. Example: 300.
300
string
Optional
date, dateoldest, rel, priceasc or pricedsc. Craigslist defaults to relevance with a query and to newest first without.
relevance
integer
Optional
1-based page number, 1 to 28. Each page has up to 360 results. Defaults to 1.
1
Request Examples
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/search?site=portland&category=bia&query=bike&min_price=50&max_price=300",
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
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
$response = Http::timeout(30)
->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
->get('https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/search?site=portland&category=bia&query=bike&min_price=50&max_price=300');
if ($response->successful()) {
echo $response->body();
} else {
echo "Error: " . $response->status();
}
const options = {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
}
};
fetch('https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/search?site=portland&category=bia&query=bike&min_price=50&max_price=300', 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));
const axios = require('axios');
const options = {
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/search?site=portland&category=bia&query=bike&min_price=50&max_price=300',
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);
}
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
uri = URI.parse("https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/search?site=portland&category=bia&query=bike&min_price=50&max_price=300")
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
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/search?site=portland&category=bia&query=bike&min_price=50&max_price=300", headers=headers)
res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()
print(data.decode("utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
conn.close()
import requests
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
response = requests.get('https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/search?site=portland&category=bia&query=bike&min_price=50&max_price=300', headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
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/search?site=portland&category=bia&query=bike&min_price=50&max_price=300")
.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());
}
}
}
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io/ioutil"
)
func main() {
client := &http.Client{}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/search?site=portland&category=bia&query=bike&min_price=50&max_price=300", 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))
}
#!/bin/bash
curl -X GET \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
"https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/search?site=portland&category=bia&query=bike&min_price=50&max_price=300"
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/search?site=portland&category=bia&query=bike&min_price=50&max_price=300"));
var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(content);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
}
}
}
import axios from 'axios';
async function run(): Promise<void> {
try {
const response = await axios({
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/craigslist/search?site=portland&category=bia&query=bike&min_price=50&max_price=300',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
},
});
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error);
}
}
void run();
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/search?site=portland&category=bia&query=bike&min_price=50&max_price=300")
.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
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"total": 831,
"page": 1,
"per_page": 360,
"has_more": true,
"results": [
{
"position": 1,
"id": "g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq",
"posting_id": 7946124093,
"title": "LeMond Greg Lemond Road Bike 55cm ((( REDUCED )))",
"url": "https://www.craigslist.org/view/g5tuoYXMyVFFgpXzYbiXMq",
"price": 200,
"currency": "USD",
"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"
],
"slug": "portland-lemond-greg-lemond-road-bike",
"location": {
"name": "Tigard",
"site": "portland",
"subarea": "wsc",
"latitude": 45.4403,
"longitude": -122.7793
},
"bumped_at": "2026-10-15T19:24:12Z"
},
{
"position": 2,
"id": "6amiQ1na2PT7HVYjM9TDvR",
"posting_id": 7931050968,
"title": "Centurion Le Mans RS Road Bike ( NICE )",
"url": "https://www.craigslist.org/view/6amiQ1na2PT7HVYjM9TDvR",
"price": 200,
"currency": "USD",
"images": [
"https://images.craigslist.org/00303_4rWBDSH5ngs_0CI0lN_600x450.jpg",
"https://images.craigslist.org/00v0v_6LPhiNeAJpb_0lN0CI_600x450.jpg",
"https://images.craigslist.org/00G0G_5tPzrY1qGiI_0lN0CI_600x450.jpg"
],
"slug": "portland-centurion-le-mans-rs-road-bike",
"location": {
"name": "Tigard",
"site": "portland",
"subarea": "wsc",
"latitude": 45.4403,
"longitude": -122.7793
},
"bumped_at": "2026-10-15T19:23:50Z"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"endpoint_family": "search",
"billable": true
}
}
Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
A parameter is missing or invalid. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"site": [
"The site field is invalid."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Unsupported Site or Category
Craigslist does not support this site, subarea or category combination. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": false,
"endpoint_family": "search"
},
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_PARAMETER",
"message": "Craigslist rejected the request. Check the site, category and filters. Use the sites and categories endpoints for valid values."
},
"success": false
}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": "search"
},
"error": {
"code": "PARSER_DRIFT",
"message": "Craigslist returned an unexpected response. Please retry later."
},
"success": false
}Service Unavailable
The upstream service is temporarily unavailable. Please retry shortly.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "search"
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "The Craigslist API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
},
"success": false
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