Zillow data API: the official API or an Apify Actor?

Zillow limits its official API to approved partners. 8 Apify Actors in this catalogue return Zillow data over HTTP too: send the input to Apify's run-sync endpoint with your token and get the records back as JSON, from $0.40 a run plus $0.99 per 1,000 results at Store prices (plus platform usage).

Side by side

Zillow data access (partner / Bridge)Zillow connector for ClaudeApify Actors (8)
AccessApproved partners onlyNo sign-inApify API token (any account)
What you getZillow does not publish an open self-serve listing API. Data access for industry partners runs through Zillow Group and MLS-related programs.Home and rental search, property details by address, Zestimates and their history, neighbourhood market insights and mortgage payment estimates.Rows defined by each Actor's published schema; up to 76 fields per record
PricePartner terms; no public self-serve price.No price listedFrom $0.40 a run plus $0.99 per 1,000 results (Store price, Free plan), plus platform usage
LimitsApproval and licensing apply. Public-page scraping is a third-party alternative.As set by the providerSynchronous calls wait up to 300 s; longer runs go asynchronous
DocsZillow data access (partner / Bridge)Claude connector directory: ZillowApify API: run-sync

Official API facts checked 2026-11-09. Property data may carry broker and MLS restrictions. Public listing data only; not legal advice.

Which Actor for which job

All of them list $0.99 per 1,000 results on the Store, plus a start fee per run.

ActorReturnsFields includeCall it
Zillow Daily Mortgage Rate & Lender Quote Scraper Zillow mortgage rate records by product and state, plus optional Zillow lender directory profiles. loanType, productType, scope run-sync · Apify
Zillow Distressed Property Finder by City or ZIP Distressed Zillow listings — foreclosures, pre-foreclosures, pre-market REO and auctions — with price, property specs, distress… zpid, distressType, homeStatus run-sync · Apify
Zillow For-Sale, Rent & Sold Listing Extractor One record per Zillow property, home or rental building. Records keep the 33 legacy fields and add sold, tax, parcel, builder… zpid, price, zestimate run-sync · Apify
Zillow Market Trends Scraper One dataset with three record types: regionMarketTrends (ZHVI, ZORI, sale and list metrics, forecasts and benchmarks per… location, locationType, slug run-sync · Apify
Zillow Property Manager Directory by City Property manager profiles from Zillow — business and contact details, ratings, reviews, licenses, team, service areas, rental… name, businessName, phone run-sync · Apify
Zillow Research County Home Value Trend Scraper ZHVI trend records with true 1/3/6/12-month changes, benchmarks, and ranks, plus tidy monthly history observations. countyName, stateCode, stateName run-sync · Apify
Zillow Research Home Value & Market Heat Scraper Zillow Research observations: home values, rents, inventory, days to pending, price cuts, sales, market heat, forecasts, new… regionName, regionType, date run-sync · Apify
Zillow Upcoming Open House Finder by City or ZIP One row per open-house showing with date, start/end time, type, status, property facts, agent/broker, MLS, photos and a link to… zpid, address, city run-sync · Apify

Call Zillow Distressed Property Finder by City or ZIP

The call waits for the run and returns the records as JSON. Swap the Actor ID for any Actor in the table. Set APIFY_TOKEN first; runs bill to that account.

curl

Actor on Apify
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/dataspryva~zillow-distressed-property-finder-by-city-or-zip/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"locations":["Austin, TX"],"distressTypes":["foreclosure"],"includeDetails":false,"includeAuctionDetails":false,"maxItems":3}'

Generated from the Actor's published schema and checked, not executed.

Same data, other routes

When a call fails

Why does the workflow or script stop with HTTP 408?

The synchronous endpoint waits at most 300 seconds. After that it answers 408 while the run keeps going in Apify. Lower the result limit, or start the run asynchronously, wait for it to finish and then read its dataset.

Source: Apify API: run Actor synchronously and get dataset items

What do 400, 401, 402 and 403 from the Apify API mean?

Read error.type in the response body. 400 is invalid Actor input. 401 (user-or-token-not-found) means a token reached Apify but it is wrong or revoked. 402 with x402-payment-required means no token reached Apify at all: the n8n credential or the Authorization: Bearer header is missing, and Apify is offering its pay-per-run x402 route for agents instead; any other 402 is an exhausted usage limit on the account that pays for the run. 403 is a token without permission for that Actor or storage.

Source: Apify API: authentication; Apify documentation: agentic payments with x402; Apify API: run Actor synchronously and get dataset items

Why does starting an Actor through the API return run information instead of scraped results?

The Run Actor endpoint starts the Actor and immediately returns a Run object without waiting for completion. For results stored in the default dataset, pass the response's defaultDatasetId to Get dataset items; to wait and receive output directly, use the synchronous endpoint for dataset items or a key-value store record.

Source: Apify Run Actor API

Why are rows and hidden fields missing from my Apify dataset export?

The clean parameter enables both skipEmpty and skipHidden, removing empty items and fields whose names begin with #. This can produce fewer items than the requested limit; to retain those rows and fields, disable clean and ensure skipEmpty and skipHidden are also disabled.

Source: Apify Get dataset items API

Questions

Is there an official Zillow API?

Zillow does not publish an open self-serve listing API. Data access for industry partners runs through Zillow Group and MLS-related programs. Partner terms; no public self-serve price.

How much does Zillow data cost through an Apify Actor?

The Actors listed here charge from $0.40 a run plus $0.99 per 1,000 results on the Apify Store (Free plan), checked 2026-11-12, billed to the Apify account whose token makes the call. Actor start events and platform usage can add to that.

Can I get Zillow data as JSON in one HTTP request?

Yes, through Apify's run-sync-get-dataset-items endpoint: POST the Actor input with your token and the response is the dataset as JSON. It waits up to 300 seconds; longer runs need the asynchronous run endpoint.

Can an AI agent use the same Zillow data?

Yes. The Zillow MCP page bundles these Actors into one Apify MCP URL for Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code and Codex, and lists Zillow connector for Claude.

Is it allowed to collect Zillow data?

Property data may carry broker and MLS restrictions. Public listing data only; not legal advice. Read Zillow's terms before you build on the data.