How to scrape Zillow

SerpApi's Zillow Search API enables developers and AI agents to scrape structured real estate data from Zillow, including homes for sale, rental listings, recently sold homes, property details, valuation data, and location information. The API returns live search results as JSON or Markdown and requires a SerpApi account with a private API key, with official libraries available for Python, JavaScript, Ruby, and Java. Users must identify a Zillow region ID from the URL or page source to perform searches.

Homes for sale, rental properties, recently sold homes, open houses, foreclosures, price histories. If you need real estate data, chances are Zillow has it. This is useful for market research, property monitoring, investment analysis, rental discovery, and real estate applications. But what if you need easy access to Zillow structured data from your programs or AI agents? The Zillow Search API https://serpapi.com/zillow-search-api from SerpApi lets you fetch live Zillow search results as structured JSON or Markdown with many natively supported SDKs or even a simple cURL call. SerpApi handles the page retrieval and parsing, so you can focus on the interesting part of filtering, analyzing, and storing all the property data. Or use SerpApi MCP and let your agents fetch what you need. What can you scrape from Zillow? Here are some of the types of data you can pull from Zillow using SerpApi: Homes for sale: Active listings, coming-soon properties, Zillow previews, pending homes, foreclosures, auctions, and new construction. Rental listings: Individual rental properties and apartment buildings, including prices, available units, pet policies, amenities, and availability dates when present. Recently sold homes: Sold prices, sold dates, property characteristics, and valuation data. Sold prices may not be available in non-disclosure states. Property details: Addresses, prices, bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage, lot size, home type, broker name, and the number of days on Zillow. Valuation data: Zestimate, Rent Zestimate, tax-assessed value, and recent price changes when Zillow provides them. Location data: Latitude and longitude for listings, as well as the geographic boundaries of the searched region. Listing media and features: Thumbnails, property images, open house schedules, 3D tour availability, videos, badges, and showcase status. Search information: The total number of results, results per page, total pages, region details, and pagination links. Nearby results: Relaxed results from surrounding areas when there are not enough exact matches for a search. Getting started with SerpApi You need a SerpApi account to use the Zillow Search API. If you have not already created one, register for a SerpApi account https://serpapi.com/users/sign up , verify your email address, and copy your private API key from the account dashboard. Keep your API key out of public source code. Store it in an environment variable or a secrets manager, especially when publishing an application or sharing a repository. If a key is accidentally exposed, you can regenerate it from the SerpApi dashboard. Install a SerpApi library SerpApi provides official libraries for Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Java, and other languages. These libraries wrap the HTTP API and make it easier to pass parameters and work with the JSON response. You can also call the API with a regular GET request using cURL, fetch in Node.js, or any HTTP client. This guide covers both direct requests and several official integrations. The Zillow Search API documentation https://serpapi.com/zillow-search-api lists all supported search parameters, filters, response fields, and code examples. You can also experiment with every parameter in the interactive playground https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=zillow before writing any code. Finding the Zillow region ID All searches on Zillow will need a location identifier. A Zillow region can represent a city, neighborhood, ZIP code, county, or state. To find its ID, search for the location on Zillow and look for the number before rid in the resulting URL. For example, this URL identifies Austin, Texas, with region ID 10221 : https://www.zillow.com/homes/10221 rid/ Newer Zillow URLs often use a readable slug such as https://www.zillow.com/austin-tx/ and hide the region ID. If you do not see rid in the URL, open the page source and search for regionId , which appears in the embedded search state JSON. You can also confirm an ID by opening https://www.zillow.com/homes/<ID rid/ , which redirects to the matching region page. The API can also search an arbitrary map area. The map bounds value contains four comma-separated coordinates in this order: north,east,south,west You can use region id and map bounds together to search only one portion of a larger region. How to scrape Zillow search results Once you have an API key and a region ID, you can start fetching property listings. The examples below search Austin, Texas, for houses and condos listed for sale between $300,000 and $800,000, with at least two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The main parameters are: region id=10221 for Austin, Texas. status type=sale for properties currently for sale. This is the default, so it can be omitted. price=300000,800000 for the minimum and maximum price. beds=2 for two or more bedrooms. baths=2 for two or more bathrooms. home type=house,condo to include only houses and condos. sort by=pricea to sort by price from lowest to highest. Remember that every request must include: engine=zillow to select the Zillow Search API. api key with your private SerpApi API key.- At least one search area, using region id , map bounds , or both. GET request You can make the search with a single GET request: https://serpapi.com/search?engine=zillow&region id=10221&status type=sale&price=300000,800000&beds=2&baths=2&home type=house,condo&sort by=pricea&api key=YOUR API KEY The response includes search metadata and an organic results array containing the matching Zillow listings. An abridged response looks like this: { "search information": { "region": { "region id": 10221, "name": "Austin", "display name": "Austin TX" }, "total results": 5830, "results per page": 41, "total pages": 20 }, "organic results": { "position": 1, "zpid": "29505949", "title": "8536 Birmingham Dr, Austin, TX 78748", "link": "https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/8536-Birmingham-Dr-Austin-TX-78748/29505949 zpid/", "status": "FOR SALE", "price": "$439,000", "extracted price": 439000, "beds": 3, "baths": 3, "square feet": 1398, "home type": "SINGLE FAMILY", "gps coordinates": { "latitude": 30.181974, "longitude": -97.806564 }, "broker name": "Engel & Volkers Austin" } , "serpapi pagination": { "current": 1, "next": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=zillow&page=2&region id=10221" } } Use extracted price for calculations and sorting in your application. The price field is the human-readable version displayed by Zillow. Each response also carries search metadata.status , which moves from Processing to Success or Error . If a search fails, the response includes an error message describing what went wrong. lot id instead of a Zillow property ID zpid , and their results can include unit groups and a range of rents instead of one price. cURL You can make the same request from the command line without installing a library: curl --get https://serpapi.com/search \ --data-urlencode engine="zillow" \ --data-urlencode region id="10221" \ --data-urlencode status type="sale" \ --data-urlencode price="300000,800000" \ --data-urlencode beds="2" \ --data-urlencode baths="2" \ --data-urlencode home type="house,condo" \ --data-urlencode sort by="pricea" \ --data-urlencode api key="YOUR API KEY" Python Install the official SerpApi Python library: pip install serpapi This example performs the Austin search and prints a compact summary for each result: python import os import serpapi client = serpapi.Client api key=os.environ "SERPAPI API KEY" results = client.search { "engine": "zillow", "region id": "10221", "status type": "sale", "price": "300000,800000", "beds": "2", "baths": "2", "home type": "house,condo", "sort by": "pricea", } for listing in results.get "organic results", : print f'{listing.get "title" } — {listing.get "price" } — ' f'{listing.get "beds" } beds, {listing.get "baths" } baths' Using .get is helpful because fields can vary between properties. A land listing might not have bedrooms, for example, while a rental building uses a different price structure from an individual home. Ruby Install the official SerpApi Ruby gem: gem install serpapi Then make the same search and print each property's address and price: require "serpapi" client = SerpApi::Client.new engine: "zillow", region id: "10221", status type: "sale", price: "300000,800000", beds: "2", baths: "2", home type: "house,condo", sort by: "pricea", api key: ENV.fetch "SERPAPI API KEY" client.search.fetch :organic results, .each do |listing| puts " {listing :title } — {listing :price }" end JavaScript and Node.js Install the official JavaScript package: npm install serpapi This example fetches the listings and displays the address, price, and property URL: js import { getJson } from "serpapi"; const results = await getJson { engine: "zillow", region id: "10221", status type: "sale", price: "300000,800000", beds: "2", baths: "2", home type: "house,condo", sort by: "pricea", api key: process.env.SERPAPI API KEY, } ; results.organic results?.forEach listing = { console.log ${listing.title} — ${listing.price} ; console.log listing.link ; } ; Other languages and no-code solutions Any language that can send an HTTP GET request and parse JSON can use the Zillow Search API. SerpApi also integrates with tools such as Make, n8n, Google Sheets, and other workflow platforms, so you do not need to build a complete application to collect or process listing data. How to search Zillow by map area A region ID is useful for known cities, ZIP codes, counties, and neighborhoods. For a custom geographic area, use map bounds instead. The following request searches an area around downtown Denver. Remember that the coordinate order is north,east,south,west , rather than two conventional latitude-longitude coordinate pairs: https://serpapi.com/search?engine=zillow&map bounds=39.778,-104.940,39.716,-105.025&status type=sale&api key=YOUR API KEY You can also combine the map with a region 11093 is Denver's region ID : https://serpapi.com/search?engine=zillow&region id=11093&map bounds=39.778,-104.940,39.716,-105.025&status type=sale&api key=YOUR API KEY In that case, Zillow searches the portion of the specified region that falls inside the map boundaries. This can be useful for applications where users select an area on a map or where a city-wide search is too broad. Here is the equivalent map search in Python: python import os import serpapi client = serpapi.Client api key=os.environ "SERPAPI API KEY" results = client.search { "engine": "zillow", "map bounds": "39.778,-104.940,39.716,-105.025", "status type": "sale", } for listing in results.get "organic results", : print listing.get "title" , listing.get "price" How to scrape Zillow rental listings Set status type to rent to search for rental properties. Rental searches support additional filters such as: space for an entire place or a room. move in date for rentals available by a specific date. hide no date listings to exclude results without an availability date. pets for cat and dog policies. listing features for 3D tours, Zillow applications, or instant tours. short term lease for listings that offer short-term leases.- Rental-specific amenities , including in-unit laundry, parking, elevators, fitness centers, and furnished units. This request searches Seattle for rentals that allow cats and small dogs, have at least two bedrooms, and cost no more than $3,500 per month: https://serpapi.com/search?engine=zillow&region id=16037&status type=rent&price=,3500&beds=2&pets=cats,small dogs&api key=YOUR API KEY The leading comma in price=,3500 means there is no minimum price and the maximum is $3,500. The same range format works with filters such as beds , baths , sqft , year built , and lot size . Rental results can represent either an individual property or an apartment building. An apartment building can include fields such as: { "title": "1800 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA", "status": "FOR RENT", "building name": "Pratt Park", "units": { "price": "$1,622+", "beds": "0" }, { "price": "$2,118+", "beds": "1" }, { "price": "$2,555+", "beds": "2" } , "available units": 12, "min base rent": 1616, "max base rent": 3249, "lot id": 1001476492 } In Python, you can handle both kinds of results like this: python import os import serpapi client = serpapi.Client api key=os.environ "SERPAPI API KEY" results = client.search { "engine": "zillow", "region id": "16037", "status type": "rent", "price": ",3500", "beds": "2", "pets": "cats,small dogs", } for listing in results.get "organic results", : name = listing.get "building name" or listing.get "title" price = listing.get "price" if not price and listing.get "min base rent" : price = f'${listing "min base rent" :,}+' if not price and listing.get "units" : price = listing "units" 0 .get "price" print name, price When processing rentals, check for zpid on individual listings and lot id on rental buildings. Do not assume that every result has fixed values for price , beds , and baths . How to scrape recently sold properties Set status type to sold to fetch recently sold homes. The response can include sold date , and price represents the sale price when Zillow publishes it. This request searches for recently sold properties in Boston with at least three bedrooms: https://serpapi.com/search?engine=zillow&region id=44269&status type=sold&beds=3&sort by=days&api key=YOUR API KEY A sold result can look like this: { "zpid": "59141370", "title": "32 Jewett St, Boston, MA 02131", "status": "SOLD", "price": "$832,950", "extracted price": 832950, "sold date": "2026-07-08", "zestimate": 982700, "rent zestimate": 4766, "tax assessed value": 888900, "beds": 4, "baths": 3, "square feet": 2047, "home type": "SINGLE FAMILY" } The Python version prints each sale date, address, and price: python import os import serpapi client = serpapi.Client api key=os.environ "SERPAPI API KEY" results = client.search { "engine": "zillow", "region id": "44269", "status type": "sold", "beds": "3", "sort by": "days", } for listing in results.get "organic results", : print listing.get "sold date" , listing.get "title" , listing.get "price" Some U.S. states do not publicly disclose sale prices. For properties in those states, price and extracted price may be missing even when the rest of the sold listing is available. How to filter Zillow results The Zillow Search API supports many of Zillow's property filters. You can combine them to refine a search for your use case. For all listing statuses, useful filters include: price , beds , baths , and sqft for numeric ranges. home type for houses, condos, townhomes, apartments, land, manufactured homes, and other supported types. year built , has garage , and single story for property characteristics. amenities , view , and keywords for features such as pools, waterfront views, and terms in the listing. price reduction and time on zillow for recently changed or newly listed properties. sort by for price, newest listings, bedrooms, bathrooms, square feet, lot size, and other available orders. Sale and sold searches also support hoa max , parking spots , lot size , and basement . Sale searches add listing type , listing status , and tours . The rent-only filters, such as pets and move in date , are covered in the rental section above. For example, the following request finds Austin homes with a garage and a pool that were listed in the last seven days, then sorts the results from newest to oldest: https://serpapi.com/search?engine=zillow&region id=10221&status type=sale&has garage=true&amenities=pool&time on zillow=7&sort by=days&api key=YOUR API KEY In Python: python import os import serpapi client = serpapi.Client api key=os.environ "SERPAPI API KEY" results = client.search { "engine": "zillow", "region id": "10221", "status type": "sale", "has garage": "true", "amenities": "pool", "time on zillow": "7", "sort by": "days", } for listing in results.get "organic results", : print listing.get "days on zillow" , listing.get "title" , listing.get "price" Some list parameters are complete selections rather than additions to Zillow's defaults. For example, listing type=foreclosure,auction returns only foreclosures and auctions. Check the documentation before assuming that a value is added to a default list. How to paginate through Zillow results The page parameter selects a result page. Page 1 is the default, while page=2 requests the second page: https://serpapi.com/search?engine=zillow&region id=10221&page=2&api key=YOUR API KEY The response contains two pagination objects: pagination contains links to pages on Zillow. serpapi pagination contains ready-to-use SerpApi links for the previous and next pages. The search information.total pages field reports the total number of available pages. Here is a Python example that continues until there is no next page: python import os import serpapi client = serpapi.Client api key=os.environ "SERPAPI API KEY" params = { "engine": "zillow", "region id": "10221", "status type": "sale", "time on zillow": "7", "sort by": "days", "page": 1, } while True: results = client.search params for listing in results.get "organic results", : print listing.get "zpid" , listing.get "title" , listing.get "price" if not results.get "serpapi pagination", {} .get "next" : break params "page" += 1 Zillow limits every search to about 20 result pages, no matter how many total results are reported. The first JSON example above shows 5,830 matching homes but only 20 reachable pages of 41 results each. To cover a large market completely, split it into smaller searches: query neighborhood or ZIP code region IDs, or tile the area with map bounds rectangles, and deduplicate the merged results by zpid . If a narrow search returns only a few exact matches, the final page can also contain relaxed results from nearby areas. These entries have the same general structure as organic results , but they do not strictly match the requested location. Process them separately if geographic precision matters to your application. no cache=true when you need immediate fresh results instead. How to reduce the Zillow API response size SerpApi's JSON Restrictor https://serpapi.com/json-restrictor can return only the fields your application needs. This reduces the response size and can simplify downstream processing. For example, this request returns only each listing's Zillow ID, title, extracted price, and URL: https://serpapi.com/search?engine=zillow&region id=10221&json restrictor=organic results .{zpid,title,extracted price,link}&api key=YOUR API KEY The Python client accepts the restrictor as a regular parameter: python import os import serpapi client = serpapi.Client api key=os.environ "SERPAPI API KEY" results = client.search { "engine": "zillow", "region id": "10221", "json restrictor": "organic results .{zpid,title,extracted price,link}", } for listing in results.get "organic results", : print listing.get "zpid" , listing.get "title" , listing.get "extracted price" This can be especially useful when passing results to an LLM, storing frequent snapshots, or sending data through an automation platform with payload limits. You can also request Markdown output with output=md , use the /search.md endpoint, or send an Accept: text/markdown header. Markdown output is optimized for LLM and AI-agent workflows. Scraping real estate data If you need more than data from Zillow, have a look at working with real estate data from Google Maps: Conclusion The Zillow Search API from SerpApi turns Zillow search pages into structured data for homes for sale, rentals, and recently sold properties. You can search with a Zillow region ID or map boundaries, combine property filters, sort results, and paginate through the available listings. SerpApi handles retrieval and parsing, so you don't have to scrape these data yourself. Your application gets a consistent JSON response every time and can focus on the primary goals of your real estate business. And if you need more than real estate data, have a look at 100+ other APIs https://serpapi.com/search-engine-apis we support.