Search rental listings on HotPads for one area: city, zip code, state or neighborhood slug. Each result is one building or house with its name, url, address, location, rent range in USD, beds, baths, square feet, available unit count, price drop count, special offer, labels, photos, and listed and updated dates (ISO 8601, UTC). Filter by property type, bedrooms and rent. Pages hold 40 results; use total_pages and has_more to page. A valid area without matching listings is a successful empty result.
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Endpoint
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.
5 optional filters available.
string
Required
HotPads area slug: city and state such as albuquerque-nm, a zip code such as 60607, a state such as il, or a neighborhood such as river-west-chicago-il. Example: albuquerque-nm.
albuquerque-nm
string
Optional
Property type: apartments, houses, condos or townhomes. Defaults to apartments.
apartments
integer
Optional
Number of bedrooms, 0 to 5. Use 0 for studios. Works with the apartments and houses types only.
10
integer
Optional
Minimum monthly rent in USD, 0 to 100000.
10
integer
Optional
Maximum monthly rent in USD, at least min_price.
10
integer
Optional
Page number, 1 to 100. Defaults to 1. Each page holds up to 40 results.
1
Request Examples
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/hotpads/search?area=albuquerque-nm&type=apartments",
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;
$response = Http::timeout(30)
->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
->get('https://scrappa.co/api/hotpads/search?area=albuquerque-nm&type=apartments');
if ($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/hotpads/search?area=albuquerque-nm&type=apartments', 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/hotpads/search?area=albuquerque-nm&type=apartments',
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/hotpads/search?area=albuquerque-nm&type=apartments")
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/hotpads/search?area=albuquerque-nm&type=apartments", 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/hotpads/search?area=albuquerque-nm&type=apartments', 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/hotpads/search?area=albuquerque-nm&type=apartments")
.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/hotpads/search?area=albuquerque-nm&type=apartments", 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/hotpads/search?area=albuquerque-nm&type=apartments"
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/hotpads/search?area=albuquerque-nm&type=apartments"));
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/hotpads/search?area=albuquerque-nm&type=apartments',
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/hotpads/search?area=albuquerque-nm&type=apartments")
.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": {
"area": {
"title": "Albuquerque, NM Apartments for Rent",
"url": "https://hotpads.com/albuquerque-nm/apartments-for-rent"
},
"results": [
{
"id": "24fd5j2",
"name": "Allaso Vineyards",
"url": "https://hotpads.com/allaso-vineyards-albuquerque-nm-87122-24fd5j2/pad",
"listing_id": "2c8mre655n0z6",
"property_type": "large",
"listing_type": "rental",
"address": {
"street": "8901 Holly Ave NE",
"city": "Albuquerque",
"state": "NM",
"zip": "87122"
},
"location": {
"latitude": 35.17594813075956,
"longitude": -106.54412806034088
},
"price": {
"min": 1677,
"max": 2395,
"currency": "USD"
},
"beds": {
"min": 1,
"max": 2
},
"baths": {
"min": 1,
"max": 2
},
"sqft": {
"min": 761,
"max": 1154
},
"unit_count": 8,
"price_drop_count": 6,
"special_offer": "2 Weeks Free",
"labels": [
"New Today",
"2 Weeks Free",
"Price Drop"
],
"photos": [
"https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/31fd1c7864172098f9c6095072b18a94-rentals_large_1200_1200.webp",
"https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/d1508d9e73bec2e49979cfd8a4919c67-rentals_large_1200_1200.webp",
"https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/d7d5695ea5d28dcc3454d94279690c8f-rentals_large_1200_1200.webp"
],
"listed_at": "2024-06-20T19:46:59Z",
"updated_at": "2026-10-14T20:54:38Z"
},
{
"id": "24ujecn",
"name": "Allaso Olivine",
"url": "https://hotpads.com/allaso-olivine-albuquerque-nm-87113-24ujecn/pad",
"listing_id": "4f522xwhsm7ad",
"property_type": "large",
"listing_type": "rental",
"address": {
"street": "6925 Alameda Blvd NE",
"city": "Albuquerque",
"state": "NM",
"zip": "87113"
},
"location": {
"latitude": 35.185219271148405,
"longitude": -106.56940519809723
},
"price": {
"min": 1499,
"max": 2125,
"currency": "USD"
},
"beds": {
"min": 0,
"max": 2
},
"baths": {
"min": 1,
"max": 2
},
"sqft": {
"min": 643,
"max": 1143
},
"unit_count": 6,
"price_drop_count": 6,
"special_offer": "$$500 Off",
"labels": [
"$$500 Off",
"Price Drop"
],
"photos": [
"https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/5616333195e43fb534575d18c588aba2-rentals_large_1200_1200.webp",
"https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/4a61dd6ef988234d0ea26000f70f775f-rentals_large_1200_1200.webp",
"https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/9576ee227e694714c8c9c418049b637d-rentals_large_1200_1200.webp"
],
"listed_at": "2025-08-29T20:47:01Z",
"updated_at": "2026-10-14T20:55:14Z"
}
],
"page": 1,
"per_page": 40,
"total_pages": 30,
"total_results": 4453,
"has_more": true
},
"meta": {
"endpoint_family": "search",
"billable": true
}
}
Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
A required query parameter is missing or invalid. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"area": [
"The area field is required."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Resource Not Found
The requested HotPads area does not exist. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": false,
"endpoint_family": "search"
},
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "The requested HotPads resource was not found."
},
"success": false
}Upstream Unavailable
HotPads blocked the request on every exit, could not be reached, or answered with a page that no longer matches the documented contract (code UPSTREAM_BLOCKED, UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE or PARSER_DRIFT). This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "search"
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "The HotPads API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
},
"success": false
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