Scrappa's GET /api/rent-com/autocomplete suggests places and properties for a text such as Aus or 78701.
What you get
locations lists cities, ZIP codes, neighborhoods and schools with their type. Each place has a search_location value. Send it as location to /api/rent-com/search. Schools have no search_location because a school cannot be searched. properties lists apartment communities and homes whose name matches, each with the listing id for /api/rent-com/listing.
Limits
limit (1 to 25, default 10) caps each of the two lists. Results are cached for a few hours.
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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.
1 optional filter available.
string
Required
Search text, 2 to 100 characters.
Aus
integer
Optional
Results per list, 1 to 25. Default 10.
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Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
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data
meta
success
{
"data": {
"query": "Aus",
"locations": [
{
"id": "4805000",
"name": "Austin, TX",
"type": "city",
"seo_path": "/texas/austin/",
"search_location": "/texas/austin/"
}
],
"properties": [
{
"id": "lc6755889",
"url": "https://www.rent.com/apartment/emerson-apartments-at-town-lake-austin-tx-lc6755889",
"city": "Austin",
"name": "Emerson Apartments at Town Lake",
"address": "1919 Burton Dr, Austin, TX 78741",
"state_code": "TX",
"property_type": "APARTMENTS"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "autocomplete"
},
"success": true
}Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
A query parameter is missing, unknown or unusable. Unknown parameters are rejected, never ignored. Non-billable.
{
"errors": {
"sort": [
"The selected sort is invalid."
]
},
"message": "The selected sort is invalid."
}Upstream Unavailable
Rent.com could not be reached after retries, or answered with an unexpected result (`upstream_unavailable`). Retryable and never billed. Clients are never rate limited.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "autocomplete"
},
"error": {
"code": "upstream_unavailable",
"message": "Rent.com could not be reached. Please retry shortly."
},
"success": false
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