# Gumtree UK Scraper (`gio21/gumtree-uk-scraper`) Actor

Scrape classifieds from gumtree.com (UK) - top UK classifieds platform for cars, property, jobs and second-hand goods. Title, price, location, description, images. Pay per listing.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gio21/gumtree-uk-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Gio](https://apify.com/gio21) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 16 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$3.00 / 1,000 listing scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Gumtree UK Scraper 🇬🇧

Scrape classifieds from [**Gumtree**](https://www.gumtree.com) — the UK's top classifieds platform, owned by Adevinta. Millions of monthly users across cars, property, jobs, furniture, electronics and services.

### What it does

- **Title**, **price** (£), **currency**
- **Location** (city / area)
- **Category** (cars, property, jobs, etc.)
- **Posted date**
- **Seller type** (private / trade)
- **Description**, **images**, **listingId**, **URL**

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `category` | string | `cars` | Gumtree category slug |
| `location` | string | `london` | UK city/region |
| `keywords` | string | — | Search keyword |
| `startUrl` | string | — | Direct URL (overrides other filters) |
| `maxItems` | integer | `50` | Max listings (cap 500) |
| `maxPages` | integer | `5` | Max pages |

### Pricing

**$0.003 per listing** ($3 per 1,000). Free users capped at 15/run.

### Use cases

- UK used-car market intel (Auto Trader alternative)
- UK rental property feeds
- UK local services lead gen
- Second-hand market price benchmarking

# Actor input Schema

## `category` (type: `string`):

Gumtree category (cars, property, jobs, electronics, furniture, services, pets, baby, sports, music, books). Leave empty for all.

## `location` (type: `string`):

UK city/region (e.g. london, manchester, birmingham, glasgow)

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

Optional search keyword

## `startUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional: direct Gumtree search URL. Overrides category/location/keywords.

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

Max listings. Each costs $0.003. Capped at 500.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of search result pages to scrape.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "category": "cars",
  "location": "london",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "maxPages": 3
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Classifieds with title, price, location, description.

# 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 = {
    "category": "cars",
    "location": "london",
    "maxItems": 20,
    "maxPages": 3
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gio21/gumtree-uk-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 = {
    "category": "cars",
    "location": "london",
    "maxItems": 20,
    "maxPages": 3,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gio21/gumtree-uk-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 '{
  "category": "cars",
  "location": "london",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "maxPages": 3
}' |
apify call gio21/gumtree-uk-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,gio21/gumtree-uk-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/lOeaCySwyFU8FDFsa/builds/IqzSuIVH8m4q3tVOC/openapi.json