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Gumtree Listing Detail API Documentation

GET https://scrappa.co/api/gumtree/listing?id=1800400947

Retrieve a single Gumtree UK ad: title, url, description, price, location with approximate coordinates, posting time (ISO 8601 UTC, rounded to the hour or day) and the original posting text, category, seller type, all images, attributes and, for vehicles, the specification groups. Seller names and contact data are never returned. An unknown or expired ad id returns a not billable 404.

Gumtree Listing Detail API Documentation 1 credit/request

Endpoint

Request preview
GET
https://scrappa.co/api/gumtree/listing?id=1800400947
Auth header
x-api-key
Cost
1 credit/request
id = 1800400947
Response preview
200 OK
{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "listing": {
            "id": "1800400947",
            "url": "https://www.gumtree.com/p/x/x/1800400947",
            "title": "\u2728 Secure 2-Bed Static Home | Water & Electric Included | Enquire Today",
            "description": "\u2728 Beautiful Static Home for Rent \u2728\n\nA lovely, well-maintained static home located in a private, secure, and peaceful area with 24-hour CCTV for added peace of mind. Ideally situated close to local amenities with easy access to the A127.\n\n\ud83d\udecf\ufe0f 2 Bedrooms\n\ud83d\udec1 1 Bathroom\n\n\ud83d\udcb7 \u00a31,050 per month (electricity and water included)\n\n\ud83d\udc3e Small pets may be considered.\n\nWe\u2019re looking for friendly, respectful tenants who will enjoy and look after the home.\n\nWe\u2019re ideally looking for working tenants, but all applications will be considered.\n\n\ud83d\udce9 Message us today for more information or to arrange a viewing. We\u2019d love to hear from you!",
            "price": {
                "amount": 1050,
                "currency": "GBP",
                "period": "month"
            },
            "price_text": "\u00a31,050pm",
...

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

Numeric Gumtree ad id from the search results, 6 to 12 digits. Example: 1800400947.

Example value 1800400947

Request Examples

PHP
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/gumtree/listing?id=1800400947",
    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/gumtree/listing?id=1800400947');

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/gumtree/listing?id=1800400947', 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/gumtree/listing?id=1800400947',
    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/gumtree/listing?id=1800400947")
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/gumtree/listing?id=1800400947", 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/gumtree/listing?id=1800400947', 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/gumtree/listing?id=1800400947")
        .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/gumtree/listing?id=1800400947", 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/gumtree/listing?id=1800400947"
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/gumtree/listing?id=1800400947"));
            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/gumtree/listing?id=1800400947',
            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/gumtree/listing?id=1800400947")
        .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": {
        "listing": {
            "id": "1800400947",
            "url": "https://www.gumtree.com/p/x/x/1800400947",
            "title": "\u2728 Secure 2-Bed Static Home | Water & Electric Included | Enquire Today",
            "description": "\u2728 Beautiful Static Home for Rent \u2728\n\nA lovely, well-maintained static home located in a private, secure, and peaceful area with 24-hour CCTV for added peace of mind. Ideally situated close to local amenities with easy access to the A127.\n\n\ud83d\udecf\ufe0f 2 Bedrooms\n\ud83d\udec1 1 Bathroom\n\n\ud83d\udcb7 \u00a31,050 per month (electricity and water included)\n\n\ud83d\udc3e Small pets may be considered.\n\nWe\u2019re looking for friendly, respectful tenants who will enjoy and look after the home.\n\nWe\u2019re ideally looking for working tenants, but all applications will be considered.\n\n\ud83d\udce9 Message us today for more information or to arrange a viewing. We\u2019d love to hear from you!",
            "price": {
                "amount": 1050,
                "currency": "GBP",
                "period": "month"
            },
            "price_text": "\u00a31,050pm",
            "location": "Rayleigh, Essex",
            "latitude": 51.57246,
            "longitude": 0.62797,
            "posted_at": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z",
            "posted_text": "Posted 6 days ago",
            "category_id": "12181",
            "category": "To Rent",
            "seller_type": "Private",
            "images": [
                "https://img.gumtree.com/ePR8PyKf84wPHx7_RYmEag/38d5b29cbae34d69af_579dd7997e2c/212",
                "https://img.gumtree.com/ePR8PyKf84wPHx7_RYmEag/40892bf0a3c44cab8d_25fdcd1d1f0e/212",
                "https://img.gumtree.com/ePR8PyKf84wPHx7_RYmEag/a3bdb0128358455986_4155ce5e892d/212"
            ],
            "attributes": [
                {
                    "label": "Date available",
                    "value": "2026-07-16"
                },
                {
                    "label": "Property type",
                    "value": "House"
                },
                {
                    "label": "Bedrooms",
                    "value": "2"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "meta": {
        "endpoint_family": "listing_detail",
        "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 required."
        ]
    },
    "message": "The request validation failed"
}
404

Resource Not Found

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

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

Invalid Source Response

The upstream 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": "The Gumtree API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
    },
    "success": false
}
503

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 Gumtree API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
    },
    "success": false
}

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