Housing.com Cities API List the cities Housing.com serves in India (about 800). Each city has an id, a name and a url slug. Pass the name or the id as city to the other endpoints. Filter the list by service and by part of the name. The list is cached for a day.
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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.
2 optional filters available.
string
Optional
buy or rent. Default buy.
example
string
Optional
Part of a city name, e.g. mum.
coffee shops
Response Schema
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data
meta
success
{
"data": {
"count": 2,
"cities": [
{
"id": "a0fd32816f73961748cf",
"name": "Mumbai",
"slug": "mumbai"
},
{
"id": "0db7e16e692dd960d6a5",
"name": "Navi Mumbai",
"slug": "navi-mumbai"
}
],
"service": "buy"
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "cities"
},
"success": true
}Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
A required parameter is missing or invalid. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"city": [
"A city is required, e.g. Mumbai. Use the cities endpoint for the list."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Temporarily Unavailable
Housing.com did not answer or refused the request after several attempts. This response is not billable. Retry after a short pause.
{
"meta": {
"attempts": 3,
"billable": false,
"retryable": true
},
"error": {
"message": "Housing.com data is temporarily unavailable. Please retry.",
"failure_type": "upstream_timeout"
},
"success": false
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