Craigslist Search API

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API health

24h health: Normal
24h average time: —
Last checked: September 26, 2026 at 18:05 (UTC)

Healthy / normal
Available
Limited
Mostly down

Health APINormal

Last 24 hours

Last 30 days

How health is measured

Health = the share of calls that returned data, in percent. Empty results, failures and unknown outcomes do not count as returning data.
Levels: 90% and above is healthy, 70% and above is available, 40% and above is limited; anything lower is mostly down.
A period (the last 24 hours, one hour or one day) gets a score only once it has at least 50 calls. Periods with fewer calls show as normal: a few failures among a handful of calls do not mean the API is down.
Calls include real customer calls and our own daily probe calls. Request errors (wrong parameters, no balance) are excluded.
Average time counts only calls that completed normally: response time for sync calls, acceptance to completion for async ones.

By period

Time (UTC)	Status	Health	Average time
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Search public results on Craigslist. Accepts these parameters: category, location, min_price, region, sort, country, keyword, and max_price. Returns these fields: price, location, posted_at, and images.

Price $1.39 per 1,000 requests ($0.001389 per call). Failed calls and empty results are not charged. Synchronous. For slow jobs add "mode": "async" to the body, take the job_id and poll.

Request parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Default	Description
`Authorization`	header	`string`	Yes	-	Bearer followed by your API key. Create it in the console; never put it in a URL or a code repository.
`platform`	body	`string`	Yes	`craigslist`	Platform identifier, fixed value.
`action`	body	`string`	Yes	`search`	Capability identifier, fixed value.
`keyword`	body.params	Not declared	Yes	-	Specifies the search term for Craigslist classifieds, such as bicycle. The resulting listings depend on the selected category, allowing the same term to query sales, housing, or jobs.
`category`	body.params	`enum`	No	-	Specifies the listing category slug: for_sale (default), cars_trucks, electronics, furniture, housing_apartments_houses, housing_rooms_shares, housing_sublets_temporary, jobs, gigs, resumes, services, community, or events.Allowed values`cars_truckscommunityelectronicseventsfor_salefurnituregigshousing_apartments_houseshousing_rooms_shareshousing_sublets_temporaryjobsresumesservices`
`country`	body.params	`enum`	No	-	Selects the target city subdomain rather than a country code. Accepts values listed in the schema, such as newyork, sfbay, or toronto. When provided, overrides subdomain selections made by region or location.Allowed values`anchorageatlantaaustinbaltimorebostoncalgarycharlottechicagocincinnaticlevelandcolumbusdallasdenverdetroitedmontonhartfordhonoluluhoustonindianapoliskansascitylasvegaslosangelesmiamimilwaukeeminneapolismontrealnashvillenewhavennewyorkorlandoottawaphiladelphiaphoenixpittsburghportlandprovidenceraleighrichmondsacramentosalemsaltlakecitysanantoniosandiegoseattlesfbaystlouistampatorontovancouverwashingtondc`
`location`	body.params	Not declared	No	-	Acts as a fallback input for region, evaluated only when region is omitted. Maps to a Craigslist city subdomain, not street addresses, zip codes, or geographic coordinates.
`max_price`	body.params	Not declared	No	-	Sets the maximum listing price for the selected city subdomain and category. Used alongside min_price, with currency and billing cycles determined by individual listings.
`min_price`	body.params	Not declared	No	-	Sets the minimum listing price for the selected city subdomain and category. Does not represent API request costs, and price meanings vary across categories (such as resale items versus housing rent).
`region`	body.params	Not declared	No	-	Specifies the city subdomain slug, such as newyork, sfbay, or toronto. Accepts exact list values or common aliases like nyc, la, dc, and sanfrancisco. Unrecognized inputs fall back to newyork; check the returned location rather than assuming the input was used.
`sort`	body.params	`enum`	No	-	Sorts results by post date (newest), ascending price (price_asc), or relevance (relevance), defaulting to post date if omitted. Does not sort by seller reputation or transaction volume.Allowed values`newestprice_ascrelevance`
`limit`	body.params	`integer (1–200)`	No	`20`

Code samples

bash

curl -X POST 'https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "platform": "craigslist",
  "action": "search",
  "params": {
    "keyword": "bicycle"
  }
}'

[OpenAPI definition (JSON)]Samples read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable; copied code never contains your key.

Response example

Real response

Captured September 26, 2026 at 08:56 (UTC) by calling this API with the parameters in the code sample above. results and count are that call's real response with personal information (names, handles, avatars, profile links, contact details) removed; the list keeps the first 2. id, billing and quota differ on every call, so only their shape is shown.

json

{
  "id": "req_…",
  "platform": "craigslist",
  "action": "search",
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "（已隐去）",
      "url": "https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/commack-24-speed-bike-hard-lady-cruz/h4HVcd5nzs8KyR3HVN9TZG",
      "title": "24 Speed BIKE HARD LADY CRUZ Ultra Light StepThru Hybrid Disc 14”frame",
      "text": "Selling 24 Speed BIKE HARD LADY CRUZ Ultra Light StepThru Hybrid Bicycle\n700 x 35C tires, 14 inch frame, trigger shifters, Suspension seat, Front Suspension with lockouts, Mechanical DISC Brakes, water bottle holder, Adjustable handle bars for a more comfort fit, under seat compa…",
      "price": 230,
      "currency": "USD",
      "category": "For Sale",
      "location": "Commack/Western Suffolk",
      "posted_at": "2026-09-13T04:19:38-04:00",
      "lat": 40.843,
      "lng": -73.2799,
      "images": [
        "https://images.craigslist.org/00N0N_9Zg27TVO3x4_0jm0ew_600x450.jpg",
        "https://images.craigslist.org/00707_hLl3WR8t1Kp_0jm0ew_600x450.jpg",
        "https://images.craigslist.org/00l0l_9fmzO7RF18k_0jm0ew_600x450.jpg"
      ],
      "platform": "craigslist"
    },
    {
      "id": "（已隐去）",
      "url": "https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/commack-24-speed-bike-hard-lady-cruz/hZcuH7RbcmTr6Q1VoiiEYd",
      "title": "24 Speed BIKE HARD LADY CRUZ Ultra Light StepThru Hybrid Disc 14”frame",
      "text": "Selling 24 Speed BIKE HARD LADY CRUZ Ultra Light StepThru Hybrid Bicycle\n700 x 35C tires, 14 inch frame, trigger shifters, Suspension seat, Front Suspension with lockouts, Mechanical DISC Brakes, water bottle holder, Adjustable handle bars for a more comfort fit, under seat compa…",
      "price": 230,
      "currency": "USD",
      "category": "For Sale",
      "location": "Commack/Western Suffolk",
      "posted_at": "2026-09-13T03:44:18-04:00",
      "lat": 40.843,
      "lng": -73.2799,
      "images": [
        "https://images.craigslist.org/00Q0Q_1L0TRDLmTUr_0CI0t2_600x450.jpg",
        "https://images.craigslist.org/00o0o_jzfT4Xvtn1Q_0CI0t2_600x450.jpg",
        "https://images.craigslist.org/00V0V_ehTbYzbjHWi_0CI0t2_600x450.jpg"
      ],
      "platform": "craigslist"
    }
  ],
  "count": 20,
  "billing": { … },
  "quota": { … }
}

Response fields

Business data is in results. The table lists the fields a record can contain; values the source does not provide are never made up.

Field	Meaning
`id`	The record's unique ID on the source platform. Unique only within one platform; IDs can repeat across platforms.
`url`	Link to the record on the source platform.
`title`	Title. null when the platform has no titles (for example text-only posts).
`text`	Body text with HTML removed. Long text may be truncated.
`price`	Price as a number without a currency symbol; see currency.
`currency`	Currency code of the price (for example CNY, USD). If price is present but currency is null, do not assume a currency.
`category`	Category name in the source platform's own taxonomy, not normalized across platforms.
`location`	Location description passed through as is; the format varies by platform.
`posted_at`	Publish time in ISO 8601, UTC (for example 2026-08-07T12:34:56+00:00). Non-standard strings from the platform are passed through as is, so parse defensively. null means the platform does not disclose it.
`lat`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`lng`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`emails`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`phones`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`images`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`platform`	Source platform identifier, the same as platform in the request (for example xiaohongshu, tiktok).

Errors and billing

401: Missing or invalid key. Authentication runs before parameter checks, so unauthenticated requests never see the parameter schema.
422: Wrong parameter name or value. The error lists the parameters and allowed values this capability accepts and the closest match; it happens before any charge.
402: Insufficient balance. Top up first.
429: Per-minute request limit reached. Wait for Retry-After and try again.
503: Could not complete right now. Any charge for the call goes back to your balance automatically, and the billing receipt in the response states the actual outcome, including when it is not yet known. Do not resend blindly.
200 empty: The request completed without data and is not charged (billing.reason = empty_result_refunded).

Official references

Used only to check objects and terms. They do not imply authorization or endorsement of EveryInfra by the platform.

Craigslist: Geographic selection versus city-subsite searches ↗
Craigslist separates geographic location selection from search query processing, offering official map and ZIP code narrowing tools. In this action, country / region parameters only accept the city subsite format defined above and do not add support for postal code or radius filtering.
Checked 2026-09-04
Craigslist: How category directories work with text searches ↗
Official Craigslist guidance specifies selecting a local area category before refining results with text queries. The category parameter in this action uses the neutral values defined above and does not directly accept official platform category codes or other site filters.
Checked 2026-09-04