Realtor.com Location Autocomplete API Find US locations by a search text. Each result has an area type (city, postal_code, neighborhood or address), a label, city, state, centroid and a slug_id. Use the slug_id as location in the search endpoint. An address result also carries a property_id that opens the listing, schools and agent endpoints.
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Parameters
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Runnable path
1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
2 optional filters available.
string
Required
Search text, 2 to 100 characters. Example: austin.
coffee shops
integer
Optional
Rows to return, 1 to 10. Default 5.
10
string
Optional
Comma separated list of address, city, neighborhood, postal_code.
example
Response Schema
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Example response fields
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data
meta
success
{
"data": {
"query": "austin",
"results": [
{
"city": "Austin",
"line": null,
"label": "Austin, TX",
"mpr_id": null,
"slug_id": "Austin_TX",
"centroid": {
"lat": 30.2986219,
"lon": -97.7541339
},
"area_type": "city",
"state_code": "TX",
"postal_code": null,
"property_id": null
},
{
"city": "Austin",
"line": null,
"label": "Austin, MN",
"mpr_id": null,
"slug_id": "Austin_MN",
"centroid": {
"lat": 43.6720977,
"lon": -92.9778634
},
"area_type": "city",
"state_code": "MN",
"postal_code": null,
"property_id": null
}
]
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "autocomplete"
},
"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": {
"query": [
"The value is not valid."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Temporarily Unavailable
Realtor.com did not answer after several attempts. This response is not billable. Retry after a short pause.
{
"meta": {
"attempts": 3,
"billable": false,
"retryable": true
},
"error": {
"message": "Realtor.com data is temporarily unavailable. Please retry.",
"failure_type": "upstream_blocked"
},
"success": false
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