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Marktplaats Search API Documentation

GET https://scrappa.co/api/marktplaats/search?query=fiets&limit=3

Search Marktplaats.nl classifieds by keyword, category, price range and distance. Each listing has id, title, description, url, price in euros with currency, price type, category id, location, seller, images and attributes. Page with offset and limit; offset plus limit may not pass 3000. A valid empty result is a successful response. For cars use the Marktplaats Auto's API.

Marktplaats Search API Documentation 1 credit/request

Endpoint

Request preview
GET
https://scrappa.co/api/marktplaats/search?query=fiets&limit=3
Auth header
x-api-key
Cost
1 credit/request
Response preview
200 OK
{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "query": "fiets",
        "total_count": 230794,
        "listings": [
            {
                "id": "m2119107775",
                "title": "Dames fietsen heren fietsen oma fietsen",
                "description": "Zeer grote voorraad bij 020 fietsen amsterdam dames fietsen heren fietsen oma fietsen transport fietsen elke week nieuwe aanvoer!! Fietsen hebben wij al vanaf \u20ac99,- kom snel langs! \u2022 - onze",
                "url": "https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/fietsen-en-brommers/fietsen-dames-damesfietsen/m2119107775-dames-fietsen-heren-fietsen-oma-fietsen",
                "price": 99,
                "currency": "EUR",
                "price_type": "fixed",
...

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.

11 optional filters available.

query string Optional

Search keywords, e.g. fiets. Required unless category_id is set.

Example value fiets
category_id integer Optional

Top-level category id from the categories endpoint, e.g. 445 for Fietsen en Brommers.

Example value 1234567890
subcategory_ids string Optional

Comma-separated subcategory ids, up to 10, e.g. 447. Needs category_id.

Example value example
limit integer Optional

Listings per page, 1 to 100. Defaults to 30.

Example value 3
offset integer Optional

Number of listings to skip. Use next_offset from the previous response. Defaults to 0. Offset plus limit must be 3000 or less.

Example value 10
sort_by string Optional

relevance, price or date. Defaults to relevance.

Example value example
sort_order string Optional

asc or desc. Defaults to asc for price and desc for date.

Example value example
min_price integer Optional

Minimum price in whole euros.

Example value 10
max_price integer Optional

Maximum price in whole euros.

Example value 10
postcode string Optional

Dutch postcode, e.g. 1011AB. Needs distance_meters.

Example value example
distance_meters integer Optional

Search radius around the postcode, 1000 to 1000000. Needs postcode.

Example value 10

Request Examples

PHP
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/marktplaats/search?query=fiets&limit=3",
    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/marktplaats/search?query=fiets&limit=3');

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/marktplaats/search?query=fiets&limit=3', 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/marktplaats/search?query=fiets&limit=3',
    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/marktplaats/search?query=fiets&limit=3")
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/marktplaats/search?query=fiets&limit=3", 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/marktplaats/search?query=fiets&limit=3', 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/marktplaats/search?query=fiets&limit=3")
        .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/marktplaats/search?query=fiets&limit=3", 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/marktplaats/search?query=fiets&limit=3"
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/marktplaats/search?query=fiets&limit=3"));
            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/marktplaats/search?query=fiets&limit=3',
            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/marktplaats/search?query=fiets&limit=3")
        .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": {
        "query": "fiets",
        "total_count": 230794,
        "listings": [
            {
                "id": "m2119107775",
                "title": "Dames fietsen heren fietsen oma fietsen",
                "description": "Zeer grote voorraad bij 020 fietsen amsterdam dames fietsen heren fietsen oma fietsen transport fietsen elke week nieuwe aanvoer!! Fietsen hebben wij al vanaf \u20ac99,- kom snel langs! \u2022 - onze",
                "url": "https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/fietsen-en-brommers/fietsen-dames-damesfietsen/m2119107775-dames-fietsen-heren-fietsen-oma-fietsen",
                "price": 99,
                "currency": "EUR",
                "price_type": "fixed",
                "category_id": 447,
                "location": {
                    "city": "Amsterdam",
                    "country": "Nederland",
                    "latitude": 52.374477671822,
                    "longitude": 4.8580343858334
                },
                "seller": {
                    "id": 19190757,
                    "name": "020-Fietsen B.V.",
                    "verified": true
                },
                "images": [
                    "https://images.marktplaats.com/api/v1/hz-mp-pro-listing/images/23/232cb473-a61d-45c8-b7ad-355f3d3e6ce1?rule=ecg_mp_eps$_82.jpg",
                    "https://images.marktplaats.com/api/v1/hz-mp-pro-listing/images/79/79ba9263-de8a-4af5-b869-55a4a36e1ac7?rule=ecg_mp_eps$_82.jpg",
                    "https://images.marktplaats.com/api/v1/hz-mp-pro-listing/images/51/5192c45d-61c9-4f63-a55f-7964556666de?rule=ecg_mp_eps$_82.jpg"
                ],
                "attributes": {
                    "condition": "Gebruikt",
                    "delivery": "Ophalen of Verzenden"
                }
            },
            {
                "id": "m2452040121",
                "title": "Batavus quip elektrische dames fiets transport fiets",
                "description": "Zeer nette zo goed als nieuwe batavus elektrische fiets 49cm frame bosch middenmotor hydraulische schijf remmen voor en achter stevige voor en achter drager fiets word verkocht met 1 jaar garantie fie",
                "url": "https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/fietsen-en-brommers/fietsen-dames-damesfietsen/m2452040121-batavus-quip-elektrische-dames-fiets-transport-fiets",
                "price": 1195,
                "currency": "EUR",
                "price_type": "fixed",
                "category_id": 447,
                "location": {
                    "city": "Utrecht",
                    "country": "Nederland",
                    "latitude": 52.093055771437,
                    "longitude": 5.1234611252344
                },
                "seller": {
                    "id": 39689712,
                    "name": "030 fietsen"
                },
                "images": [
                    "https://images.marktplaats.com/api/v1/hz-mp-pro-listing/images/df2845f5-b560-413d-b046-3ee82870805c?rule=ecg_mp_eps$_82.jpg"
                ],
                "attributes": {
                    "condition": "Zo goed als nieuw",
                    "delivery": "Ophalen of Verzenden"
                }
            }
        ],
        "offset": 0,
        "limit": 3,
        "has_more": true,
        "next_offset": 3
    },
    "meta": {
        "endpoint_family": "search",
        "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 and makes no upstream request.

{
    "errors": {
        "query": [
            "Provide a search query or a category_id, e.g. query=fiets."
        ]
    },
    "message": "The request validation failed"
}
404

Resource Not Found

The requested Marktplaats category does not exist. This response is not billable.

{
    "meta": {
        "billable": false,
        "retryable": false,
        "endpoint_family": "search"
    },
    "error": {
        "code": "NOT_FOUND",
        "message": "The requested Marktplaats category was not found."
    },
    "success": false
}
503

Invalid Source Response

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

{
    "meta": {
        "billable": false,
        "retryable": false,
        "endpoint_family": "search"
    },
    "error": {
        "code": "PARSER_DRIFT",
        "message": "Marktplaats returned an unexpected response."
    },
    "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 Marktplaats API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
    },
    "success": false
}

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