Rental Market Analysis API - Monitor Rental Prices & Trends

Rental Data Is Hard to Aggregate

Rental listings appear and disappear quickly. To understand true market rates and trends, you need continuous monitoring across multiple platforms - Zillow, Apartments.com, Craigslist, and more.

Manual research gives you snapshots, not trends. You need automated collection to track how rents change over time.

WebScraping.AI Solution

Continuous Monitoring: Track rental prices across platforms over time
Comprehensive Data: Collect rent, deposit, amenities, and availability
Geographic Coverage: Monitor any market, neighborhood, or zip code
Trend Analysis: Build historical data for market trend analysis

Rental Data Collection

Everything you need for rental market research

Rental Pricing

Monthly rent, deposits, fees, and price per square foot.

Unit Details

Beds, baths, sqft, floor plans, and unit types.

Amenities

In-unit and building amenities, parking, pets allowed.

Availability

Move-in dates, lease terms, and vacancy status.

Code Examples

Extract rental listing data for market analysis

curl -G "https://api.webscraping.ai/ai/fields" \
  --data-urlencode "api_key=YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "url=https://example-rentals.com/listing/downtown-apt" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[address]=Property address" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[monthly_rent]=Monthly rent as a number" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[bedrooms]=Number of bedrooms" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[bathrooms]=Number of bathrooms" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[sqft]=Square footage" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[deposit]=Security deposit amount" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[available_date]=Move-in date" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[lease_term]=Lease length (e.g., 12 months)" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[amenities]=Array of amenities" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[pets_allowed]=Pet policy" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[parking]=Parking information" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[utilities_included]=Which utilities are included"
# Response:
# {
#   "address": "456 Downtown Ave, Apt 12B",
#   "monthly_rent": 2200,
#   "bedrooms": 2,
#   "bathrooms": 1,
#   "sqft": 950,
#   "deposit": 2200,
#   "available_date": "February 1, 2025",
#   "lease_term": "12 months",
#   "amenities": ["In-unit laundry", "Gym", "Rooftop"],
#   "pets_allowed": "Cats only, $50/mo pet rent",
#   "parking": "1 spot included",
#   "utilities_included": "Water, trash"
# }

# pip install webscraping_ai
# https://pypi.org/project/webscraping-ai/
from webscraping_ai import Client

client = Client(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
result = client.fields(
    "https://example-rentals.com/listing/downtown-apt",
    fields={
        "address": "Property address",
        "monthly_rent": "Monthly rent as a number",
        "bedrooms": "Number of bedrooms",
        "bathrooms": "Number of bathrooms",
        "sqft": "Square footage",
        "deposit": "Security deposit amount",
        "available_date": "Move-in date",
        "lease_term": "Lease length (e.g., 12 months)",
        "amenities": "Array of amenities",
        "pets_allowed": "Pet policy",
        "parking": "Parking information",
        "utilities_included": "Which utilities are included",
    },
)
print(result)
# Response:
# {
#   "address": "456 Downtown Ave, Apt 12B",
#   "monthly_rent": 2200,
#   "bedrooms": 2,
#   "bathrooms": 1,
#   "sqft": 950,
#   "deposit": 2200,
#   "available_date": "February 1, 2025",
#   "lease_term": "12 months",
#   "amenities": ["In-unit laundry", "Gym", "Rooftop"],
#   "pets_allowed": "Cats only, $50/mo pet rent",
#   "parking": "1 spot included",
#   "utilities_included": "Water, trash"
# }

// npm install webscraping-ai
// https://www.npmjs.com/package/webscraping-ai
import { WebScrapingAI } from 'webscraping-ai';

const client = new WebScrapingAI({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' });
const result = await client.fields({
  url: 'https://example-rentals.com/listing/downtown-apt',
  fields: {
    address: 'Property address',
    monthly_rent: 'Monthly rent as a number',
    bedrooms: 'Number of bedrooms',
    bathrooms: 'Number of bathrooms',
    sqft: 'Square footage',
    deposit: 'Security deposit amount',
    available_date: 'Move-in date',
    lease_term: 'Lease length (e.g., 12 months)',
    amenities: 'Array of amenities',
    pets_allowed: 'Pet policy',
    parking: 'Parking information',
    utilities_included: 'Which utilities are included',
  },
});
console.log(result);
// Response:
// {
//   "address": "456 Downtown Ave, Apt 12B",
//   "monthly_rent": 2200,
//   "bedrooms": 2,
//   "bathrooms": 1,
//   "sqft": 950,
//   "deposit": 2200,
//   "available_date": "February 1, 2025",
//   "lease_term": "12 months",
//   "amenities": ["In-unit laundry", "Gym", "Rooftop"],
//   "pets_allowed": "Cats only, $50/mo pet rent",
//   "parking": "1 spot included",
//   "utilities_included": "Water, trash"
// }

<?php
// composer require webscraping-ai/webscraping-ai-php
// https://packagist.org/packages/webscraping-ai/webscraping-ai-php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use WebScrapingAI\Client;

$client = new Client('YOUR_API_KEY');
$result = $client->fields('https://example-rentals.com/listing/downtown-apt', [
    'address'            => 'Property address',
    'monthly_rent'       => 'Monthly rent as a number',
    'bedrooms'           => 'Number of bedrooms',
    'bathrooms'          => 'Number of bathrooms',
    'sqft'               => 'Square footage',
    'deposit'            => 'Security deposit amount',
    'available_date'     => 'Move-in date',
    'lease_term'         => 'Lease length (e.g., 12 months)',
    'amenities'          => 'Array of amenities',
    'pets_allowed'       => 'Pet policy',
    'parking'            => 'Parking information',
    'utilities_included' => 'Which utilities are included',
]);
print_r($result);
// Response:
// {
//   "address": "456 Downtown Ave, Apt 12B",
//   "monthly_rent": 2200,
//   "bedrooms": 2,
//   "bathrooms": 1,
//   "sqft": 950,
//   "deposit": 2200,
//   "available_date": "February 1, 2025",
//   "lease_term": "12 months",
//   "amenities": ["In-unit laundry", "Gym", "Rooftop"],
//   "pets_allowed": "Cats only, $50/mo pet rent",
//   "parking": "1 spot included",
//   "utilities_included": "Water, trash"
// }

# gem install webscraping_ai
# https://rubygems.org/gems/webscraping_ai
require 'webscraping_ai'

client = WebScrapingAI::Client.new(api_key: 'YOUR_API_KEY')
result = client.fields(
  'https://example-rentals.com/listing/downtown-apt',
  fields: {
    address:             'Property address',
    monthly_rent:        'Monthly rent as a number',
    bedrooms:            'Number of bedrooms',
    bathrooms:           'Number of bathrooms',
    sqft:                'Square footage',
    deposit:             'Security deposit amount',
    available_date:      'Move-in date',
    lease_term:          'Lease length (e.g., 12 months)',
    amenities:           'Array of amenities',
    pets_allowed:        'Pet policy',
    parking:             'Parking information',
    utilities_included:  'Which utilities are included',
  }
)
puts result.inspect
# Response:
# {
#   "address": "456 Downtown Ave, Apt 12B",
#   "monthly_rent": 2200,
#   "bedrooms": 2,
#   "bathrooms": 1,
#   "sqft": 950,
#   "deposit": 2200,
#   "available_date": "February 1, 2025",
#   "lease_term": "12 months",
#   "amenities": ["In-unit laundry", "Gym", "Rooftop"],
#   "pets_allowed": "Cats only, $50/mo pet rent",
#   "parking": "1 spot included",
#   "utilities_included": "Water, trash"
# }

// go get github.com/webscraping-ai/webscraping-ai-go/v4
// https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/webscraping-ai/webscraping-ai-go/v4
package main

import (
    "context"
    "fmt"

    webscrapingai "github.com/webscraping-ai/webscraping-ai-go/v4"
)

func main() {
    client, _ := webscrapingai.NewClient(&webscrapingai.Config{APIKey: "YOUR_API_KEY"})
    result, _ := client.Fields(context.Background(), &webscrapingai.FieldsOptions{
        URL: "https://example-rentals.com/listing/downtown-apt",
        Fields: map[string]string{
            "address": "Property address",
            "monthly_rent": "Monthly rent as a number",
            "bedrooms": "Number of bedrooms",
            "bathrooms": "Number of bathrooms",
            "sqft": "Square footage",
            "deposit": "Security deposit amount",
            "available_date": "Move-in date",
            "lease_term": "Lease length (e.g., 12 months)",
            "amenities": "Array of amenities",
            "pets_allowed": "Pet policy",
            "parking": "Parking information",
            "utilities_included": "Which utilities are included",
        },
    })
    fmt.Println(result.Result)
}
// Response:
// {
//   "address": "456 Downtown Ave, Apt 12B",
//   "monthly_rent": 2200,
//   "bedrooms": 2,
//   "bathrooms": 1,
//   "sqft": 950,
//   "deposit": 2200,
//   "available_date": "February 1, 2025",
//   "lease_term": "12 months",
//   "amenities": ["In-unit laundry", "Gym", "Rooftop"],
//   "pets_allowed": "Cats only, $50/mo pet rent",
//   "parking": "1 spot included",
//   "utilities_included": "Water, trash"
// }

// Maven: ai.webscraping:webscraping-ai:4.0.0
// https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/ai.webscraping/webscraping-ai
import ai.webscraping.Client;
import ai.webscraping.Config;
import ai.webscraping.option.FieldsOptions;
import ai.webscraping.result.FieldsResult;

Client client = new Client(Config.builder().apiKey("YOUR_API_KEY").build());
FieldsResult result = client.fields(FieldsOptions.builder()
    .url("https://example-rentals.com/listing/downtown-apt")
    .addField("address", "Property address")
    .addField("monthly_rent", "Monthly rent as a number")
    .addField("bedrooms", "Number of bedrooms")
    .addField("bathrooms", "Number of bathrooms")
    .addField("sqft", "Square footage")
    .addField("deposit", "Security deposit amount")
    .addField("available_date", "Move-in date")
    .addField("lease_term", "Lease length (e.g., 12 months)")
    .addField("amenities", "Array of amenities")
    .addField("pets_allowed", "Pet policy")
    .addField("parking", "Parking information")
    .addField("utilities_included", "Which utilities are included")
    .build());
System.out.println(result.getResult());
// Response:
// {
//   "address": "456 Downtown Ave, Apt 12B",
//   "monthly_rent": 2200,
//   "bedrooms": 2,
//   "bathrooms": 1,
//   "sqft": 950,
//   "deposit": 2200,
//   "available_date": "February 1, 2025",
//   "lease_term": "12 months",
//   "amenities": ["In-unit laundry", "Gym", "Rooftop"],
//   "pets_allowed": "Cats only, $50/mo pet rent",
//   "parking": "1 spot included",
//   "utilities_included": "Water, trash"
// }

// dotnet add package WebScrapingAI
// https://www.nuget.org/packages/WebScrapingAI
using WebScrapingAI;

var client = new WebScrapingAIClient(new WebScrapingAIClientOptions { ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY" });
var result = await client.FieldsAsync(new FieldsRequest {
    Url = "https://example-rentals.com/listing/downtown-apt",
    Fields = new Dictionary<string, string> {
        ["address"] = "Property address",
        ["monthly_rent"] = "Monthly rent as a number",
        ["bedrooms"] = "Number of bedrooms",
        ["bathrooms"] = "Number of bathrooms",
        ["sqft"] = "Square footage",
        ["deposit"] = "Security deposit amount",
        ["available_date"] = "Move-in date",
        ["lease_term"] = "Lease length (e.g., 12 months)",
        ["amenities"] = "Array of amenities",
        ["pets_allowed"] = "Pet policy",
        ["parking"] = "Parking information",
        ["utilities_included"] = "Which utilities are included",
    },
});
Console.WriteLine(result.Result);
// Response:
// {
//   "address": "456 Downtown Ave, Apt 12B",
//   "monthly_rent": 2200,
//   "bedrooms": 2,
//   "bathrooms": 1,
//   "sqft": 950,
//   "deposit": 2200,
//   "available_date": "February 1, 2025",
//   "lease_term": "12 months",
//   "amenities": ["In-unit laundry", "Gym", "Rooftop"],
//   "pets_allowed": "Cats only, $50/mo pet rent",
//   "parking": "1 spot included",
//   "utilities_included": "Water, trash"
// }

Benefits for Market Analysis

Track Rent Trends: See how rental prices change by neighborhood over time.

Compare Markets: Benchmark rents across different locations and property types.

Vacancy Rates: Estimate vacancy rates by tracking listing duration.

Investment Decisions: Inform buy/sell decisions with rental yield data.

Pricing Strategy: Set competitive rents based on market data.

Who Uses Rental Data

Property Investors

Analyze rental yields and market opportunities

Property Managers

Set competitive rents and track market positioning

Market Researchers

Produce rental market reports and analysis

Relocation Services

Help clients understand rental costs in new cities

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