# Walk Score Scraper (`crawlerbros/walkscore-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Walk Score, Transit Score, and Bike Score for any US address or city from walkscore.com. No API key required. Returns walkability, transit, and bikeability scores with descriptions.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/walkscore-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community)
- **Categories:** Real estate, Automation, Integrations
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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

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# README

## Walk Score Scraper

Scrape **Walk Score**, **Transit Score**, and **Bike Score** for any US city or address from [walkscore.com](https://www.walkscore.com). No API key or login required.

### Features

- Look up walkability scores by **city/state** (e.g. "Seattle-WA") or **street address**
- Returns Walk Score (0–100), Transit Score, and Bike Score with human-readable descriptions
- Extracts nearby amenity categories where available
- Zero credentials required — fully public data

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `mode` | select | `byCity` or `byAddress` |
| `cities` | list | City slugs like `Seattle-WA`, `New-York-NY`, `Chicago-IL` |
| `addresses` | list | Full addresses like `123 Main St, Seattle, WA` |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max records to emit (default: 50) |

### Output

Each record contains:

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `address` | The input city or address |
| `walkScore` | Walk Score (0–100) |
| `walkDescription` | E.g. "Walker's Paradise", "Very Walkable" |
| `transitScore` | Transit Score (0–100) |
| `transitDescription` | E.g. "Rider's Paradise", "Excellent Transit" |
| `bikeScore` | Bike Score (0–100) |
| `bikeDescription` | E.g. "Very Bikeable", "Bikeable" |
| `nearbyAmenities` | Categories of nearby amenities |
| `sourceUrl` | URL scraped |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO 8601 timestamp |
| `recordType` | Always `"walk_score"` |

### FAQ

**Does this require an API key?** No. It scrapes the public walkscore.com website.

**What cities are supported?** All US cities with a walkscore.com page. Use format `CityName-ST` (e.g. `Los-Angeles-CA`).

**Is the data accurate?** Yes, data is sourced directly from walkscore.com which uses OpenStreetMap and other authoritative sources.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

How to look up Walk Scores.

## `addresses` (type: `array`):

List of US addresses to look up. Format: '123 Main St, Seattle, WA'

## `cities` (type: `array`):

List of city/state slugs to look up, e.g. 'Seattle-WA', 'New-York-NY', 'Chicago-IL'.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of records to emit.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "byCity",
  "addresses": [],
  "cities": [
    "Seattle-WA",
    "New-York-NY",
    "Chicago-IL"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `items` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing all scraped records.

# 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 = {
    "mode": "byCity",
    "addresses": [],
    "cities": [
        "Seattle-WA",
        "New-York-NY",
        "Chicago-IL"
    ],
    "maxItems": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/walkscore-scraper").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 = {
    "mode": "byCity",
    "addresses": [],
    "cities": [
        "Seattle-WA",
        "New-York-NY",
        "Chicago-IL",
    ],
    "maxItems": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlerbros/walkscore-scraper").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 '{
  "mode": "byCity",
  "addresses": [],
  "cities": [
    "Seattle-WA",
    "New-York-NY",
    "Chicago-IL"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}' |
apify call crawlerbros/walkscore-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,crawlerbros/walkscore-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/M5Z3KlkKWSMcQespb/builds/eMmUmo5fmcXU5jLbd/openapi.json