Guide

Marketplace lead generation with public-data sources

The strongest CrowdPull marketplace lead workflow starts with Facebook Marketplace for local listings, Craigslist for classifieds breadth, OfferUp and Mercari for resale inventory, and Zillow or Apartments.com when the lead type is property or rental related.

Run Facebook Marketplace Scraper — No Login Required View Actor details

Quick start

Example input

Use this as a starting shape, not gospel. Run small first, check the fields, then adjust limits, filters, and source-specific options inside the Apify Actor UI.

{
  "workflow": "Run one focused actor per source, export source URLs and IDs, deduplicate by URL/listing ID, then schedule repeat runs for only-new results."
}

Fields to collect

listing title
price
location
seller or source metadata
source URL
posted time
deduplication key
diagnostics

Best use cases

used-equipment leads
resale sourcing
real estate leads
seller monitoring
local inventory discovery

Recommended workflow

How to keep the scrape useful after the first run

Start with the smallest exact query that proves source access and field quality.
Export source URLs and stable IDs so repeat runs can deduplicate correctly.
Check diagnostics before treating empty, blocked, or partial runs as real market signals.
Schedule repeat runs only after the first dataset has the fields and filters you need.

Recommended Actors

Start with these CrowdPull Actors

Public data Actor

Facebook Marketplace Scraper — No Login Required

CrowdPull Facebook Marketplace Scraper pulls public Marketplace search results into a dataset: title, price, location, photos, source link, listing ID, and enough diagnostics to tell whether the source was empty or blocked.

Total users: 430
Bookmarks: 7
Status: public

Run on Apify

Public data Actor

Craigslist Classifieds Scraper — No Login Required

CrowdPull Craigslist Classifieds Scraper extracts public Craigslist listings across real estate, cars, jobs, gigs, services, for-sale, free stuff, community, and events.

Total users: 9
Bookmarks: 0
Status: public

Run on Apify

Public data Actor

OfferUp Scraper — No Login Required

CrowdPull OfferUp Scraper turns a local OfferUp search into rows you can sort: keyword, ZIP or location, radius, price, condition, posted time, image links, and listing URLs.

Total users: 30
Bookmarks: 1
Status: public

Run on Apify

Public data Actor

Mercari Listings Scraper — No Login Required

CrowdPull Mercari Listings Scraper extracts public Mercari search, item, and seller inventory data without login cookies for supported listing workflows.

Total users: 2
Bookmarks: 0
Status: public

Run on Apify

Public data Actor

Zillow Listings Scraper — No Login Required

CrowdPull Zillow Listings Scraper extracts public Zillow listing data for supported search and detail workflows, including property, price, location, and source URL fields.

Total users: 5
Bookmarks: 0
Status: public

Run on Apify

Public data Actor

Apartments.com Rentals Scraper — No Login Required

CrowdPull Apartments.com Rentals Scraper extracts public Apartments.com rental listings by city, search URL, price, bedroom count, pet filters, and exact-city controls for rental-market research.

Total users: 8
Bookmarks: 0
Status: public

Run on Apify