# Idealista Location Scraper (`burbn/idealista-auto-complete`) Actor

Search locations on Idealista by keyword. Get location IDs, types, subtypes, and listing counts for Italy, Spain, and Portugal real estate markets. The best Idealista location finder for building property search queries.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/burbn/idealista-auto-complete.md
- **Developed by:** [Kevin](https://apify.com/burbn) (community)
- **Categories:** Real estate, Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 10 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## 🏠 Idealista Auto-Complete

Search locations on **Idealista** by keyword. Get location IDs, types, subtypes, and property listing counts for **Italy**, **Spain**, and **Portugal** real estate markets.

### ✨ Features

- 🔍 **Location Search** — Find locations by typing any keyword or prefix
- 🌍 **Multi-Country Support** — Search across Italy (IT), Spain (ES), and Portugal (PT)
- 🆔 **Location IDs** — Get Idealista location IDs for use in property search APIs
- 🏠 **Listing Counts** — See how many property listings exist per location
- 📦 **Batch Processing** — Search multiple prefixes in a single run
- ⚡ **Fast & Reliable** — Automatic rotation with retry logic

### 📥 Input

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `prefixes` | Array of strings | ✅ | `["rome"]` | Search terms/prefixes to look up locations |
| `country` | String | ❌ | `it` | Country code: `it` (Italy), `es` (Spain), `pt` (Portugal) |

#### Example Input

```json
{
  "prefixes": ["rome", "milan", "florence"],
  "country": "it"
}
```

### 📤 Output

Each location result contains:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `name` | Location name (e.g., "Roma, Roma") |
| `locationId` | Idealista location ID (e.g., "0-EU-IT-RM-01-001-097") |
| `type` | Location type (e.g., "location") |
| `subTypeText` | Sub-type category (e.g., "Comune", "Zona") |
| `suggestedLocationId` | Numeric suggested location ID |
| `divisible` | Whether the location can be divided into sub-areas |
| `total` | Total number of property listings in this location |
| `searchPrefix` | The search term used to find this location |
| `country` | Country code (IT, ES, PT) |

#### Example Output

```json
{
  "name": "Roma, Roma",
  "locationId": "0-EU-IT-RM-01-001-097",
  "type": "location",
  "subTypeText": "Comune",
  "suggestedLocationId": 14859,
  "divisible": true,
  "total": 23233,
  "searchPrefix": "rome",
  "country": "IT"
}
```

### 🚀 How to Use

1. Go to the **Input** tab
2. Add your search prefixes (location names or keywords)
3. Select the target country
4. Click **Start** and wait for results
5. Download data from the **Dataset** tab

### 💡 Use Cases

- **Real Estate Research** — Find Idealista location IDs for property searches
- **Market Analysis** — Compare listing counts across different locations
- **Data Pipeline** — Use location IDs as input for other Idealista scrapers
- **Location Discovery** — Explore available locations in Italy, Spain, and Portugal

### 🏷️ Tags

`idealista` `idealista scraper` `idealista search` `idealista api` `idealista auto complete` `idealista crawler` `idealista extractor`

### 🎁 Get $5 Free Apify Credits

New to Apify? [Sign up using this link](https://apify.com?fpr=free-credits) and get **$5 free credits** to start scraping Idealista right away! No credit card required.

### 📞 Support

For questions, feedback, or issues with this Idealista auto complete scraper, please contact us through Apify or open an issue.

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# Actor input Schema

## `prefixes` (type: `array`):

Enter one or more search terms/prefixes to look up locations on Idealista (e.g., rome, madrid, lisbon).

## `country` (type: `string`):

Select the country to search locations in.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "prefixes": [
    "rome"
  ],
  "country": "it"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

View all locations with name, location ID, sub type, listing count, country, and search term.

## `details` (type: `string`):

View detailed location info with type, suggested ID, divisible status, and listing count.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "prefixes": [
        "rome"
    ],
    "country": "it"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("burbn/idealista-auto-complete").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "prefixes": ["rome"],
    "country": "it",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("burbn/idealista-auto-complete").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "prefixes": [
    "rome"
  ],
  "country": "it"
}' |
apify call burbn/idealista-auto-complete --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,burbn/idealista-auto-complete"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/tdlaph2juolYJQvPi/builds/znkGC6H1qFmuZBlvo/openapi.json