API reference

Gumtree Search API

One page of Gumtree UK listings for a keyword: title, price, location, age, seller flags and URL.

Endpoint

GET/v1/gumtree/searchlive · proven5 credits
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Parameters

Query parameters

Useful optional inputs

  • cursor — Continue the same source traversal with the complete returned cursor.

    Saved-result retrieval and a new source page can have different prices; quote the next call.

  • dry_run — Read a free estimate before fetching sources or scheduling paid work.

    Zero credits; cache status and availability are snapshots rather than guarantees.

NameRequiredDescriptionExample
queryyesSearch keywordlaptop
categorynoCategory sluglaptops
locationnoLocation sluglondon
pagenoPage number1
cursornoContinue with the complete cursor from the previous response and the original query. Omit page, or use the same page encoded by the cursor. A continuation stays on its original source. Bare numbered pages use the primary source.—
dry_runnoRead a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution. Accepted values: 1, 0, true, false. Case, spaces, hyphens and underscores are interchangeable.1

Examples

Make the request

curl
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/gumtree/search?query=laptop" \
  -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
TypeScript
typescript
const key = process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY;
if (!key) throw new Error('Set MONOCRAWL_API_KEY on your server.');
const res = await fetch(
  "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/gumtree/search?query=laptop",
  { headers: { "x-api-key": key } },
);
const body = await res.json();

if (!body.success) {
  // one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
  throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message}`);
}

console.log(body.data, "credits left:", body.credits_remaining);
Python
python
import os
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/gumtree/search?query=laptop",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["MONOCRAWL_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=60,
)
body = res.json()

if not body["success"]:
    # one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['type']}: {body['error']['message']}")

print(body["data"], "credits left:", body["credits_remaining"])

Response

Response fields and example

This example is illustrative, not a captured live response. Variable-cost operations may settle a charge different from the list price below. A successful response puts the platform payload in data and reports the exact credits used, remaining balance, request id and cache status beside it.

200 · application/json
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "gumtree",
  "endpoint": "/v1/gumtree/search",
  "data": {
    "category": "example",
    "count": 0,
    "cursor": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "items": [
      {
        "age_days": 0,
        "category_id": "example",
        "currency": "example",
        "delivery": false,
        "featured": false,
        "has_video": false,
        "id": "example",
        "id_verified": false,
        "images": 0,
        "location": "example",
        "platform": "example",
        "position": 0,
        "price": 0,
        "price_pence": 0,
        "title": "example",
        "trade_seller": false,
        "type": "example",
        "url": "https://example.com/example"
      }
    ],
    "location": "example",
    "page": 0,
    "query": "example",
    "scraped_at": "2026-09-01T12:00:00Z",
    "total": 0
  },
  "credits_used": 5,
  "credits_remaining": 99,
  "request_id": "req_…",
  "cached": false
}

The example is illustrative and shows a documented subset of data. The fields below are optional across supported sources; nullable fields can also be absent. Preserve unknown values and accept additional fields.

Schema basis: observed response shapes, not an exhaustive field specification. See schema coverage and validation limits.

Download the data JSON Schema. Validate response.data, not the whole envelope. A valid shape does not establish that every field or source record was returned.

Field inside dataTypeMeaning
categorystring | nullOptional category supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
countnumber | nullNumber of records in this response, not lifetime or total matches.
cursorstring | nullOpaque next-page token; pass it back unchanged. Null does not prove complete history.
has_moreboolean | nullSource continuation indicator; null means unknown.
itemsarray | nullReturned records. Source coverage and completeness vary.
items[].age_daysnumber | nullOptional age days supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].category_idstring | nullOptional category id supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].currencystring | nullOptional currency supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].deliveryboolean | nullOptional delivery supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].featuredboolean | nullOptional featured supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].has_videoboolean | nullOptional has video supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].idstring | nullSource identifier. Preserve the supplied type and exact value.
items[].id_verifiedboolean | nullOptional id verified supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].imagesnumber | nullOptional images supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].locationstring | nullOptional location supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].platformstring | nullOptional platform supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].positionnumber | nullOptional position supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].pricenumber | nullSource price. Currency, taxes and availability depend on the listing.
items[].price_pencenumber | nullOptional price pence supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].titlestring | nullSource title when supplied.
items[].trade_sellerboolean | nullOptional trade seller supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].typestring | nullOptional type supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
locationstring | nullOptional location supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
pagenumber | nullOptional page supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
querystring | nullOptional query supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
scraped_atstring | nullOptional scraped at supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
totalnumber | nullSource-reported total; null is unknown.

Optional fields reviewed from preserved successful responses. Additive fields and source variations remain allowed; validate the fields your workflow requires.

The example is invented and illustrates types only; zero and empty values are not claims about a real result.

Failures use the typed error envelope. A confirmed uncharged or refunded failure reports zero; a pending reconciliation can report an unknown charge. Read credits_used and error.details.billing_status, and keep request_id for recovery. Response contract · Error reference

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