Best Idealista Scrapers 2026 [No-code Edition]

Nathan Eshetu●
28 Apr 2026

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21 min read

If you want to pull Idealista listings without writing a single line of code, most tools will fail you.

Most tools are either built for developers or too generic to handle a site like Idealista reliably.

Reddit post showing users struggling to scrape Idealista

So I tested the best no-code Idealista scrapers against what actually matters: data, cost, ease of use, speed, and scalability.

Here's what held up.


Criteria Lobstr.io Apify WebAutomation.io
Data fields 75 57 52
Cost per 1,000 (entry) $0.20 $19/mo $12.38
Cost per 1,000 (scale) $0.10 $19/mo $7.48
Speed ~0.29s/result ~0.28s/result ~1.8s/result
Free tier βœ… βœ… βœ…
Parallel slots βœ… ❌ ❌
URL-first input βœ… ❌ βœ…
Bulk URL upload βœ… ❌ βœ…
Export formats πŸ‘ πŸ’― πŸ’―
Integrations πŸ‘ πŸ’― πŸ’―

One thing worth clearing up before we get into the list: is scraping Idealista legal?

Yes. Data scraping is legal under certain conditions.

Under Articles 133–137 of the Spanish Intellectual Property Law (Texto Refundido de la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, introduced by Ley 5/1998), Spain's transposition of EU Directive 96/9/EC on the Legal Protection of Databases, database producers are protected against anyone who extracts or reuses a substantial portion of their database.

However, collecting public data remains legal if:

  1. You access it as a lawful user of publicly available information
  2. You limit extraction to a non-substantial portion of the catalogue

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, Regulation 2016/679), processing publicly available data is also permitted, provided it does not include personal information.

How to stay on the right side:

  1. Use data internally β€” pricing research, lead generation, market analysis
  2. Don't extract the full catalogue
  3. Never republish listings on a public-facing site
  4. Only collect property-level attributes
  5. Never collect personal information

Further reading:

Now before I get to the tools, here's how I ran the test.

How did I choose the best Idealista scraper?

I started by figuring out where people actually get stuck.

So I read through Reddit threads from people trying to scrape Idealista.

Reddit thread showing pain points when scraping Idealista

Based on that, I shortlisted 5 common pain points:

  1. Data
  2. Affordability
  3. Scale
  4. Speed
  5. Ease of use

For data, I looked at the exact fields each tool exports, and whether the output is clean and usable without extra cleanup.

GIF showing data fields returned by Idealista scrapers side by side

For affordability, I simplified pricing down to cost per 1,000 results, at both entry-level and scale-level.

That keeps the comparison fair, regardless of whether you scrape occasionally or on a schedule.

GIF comparing pricing plans across Idealista scrapers

For scalability, I checked how each tool behaves at higher volumes, including any hard limits.

For speed, I recorded how long it took to collect 1 row of data.

Speed test setup used to measure Idealista scraper performance

For ease of use, I evaluated the whole workflow: setup to first scrape, plus what export formats and integration options it actually offers.

Customer support factored in too. What channels exist, and whether users report getting real help when something breaks (because it will).

Customer support review criteria for evaluating Idealista scrapers

Then I went hunting for candidates: Reddit threads, Google results, and the usual AI-generated lists.

GIF showing Claude and ChatGPT recommendations for Idealista scrapers

I ruled out a couple tool categories early.

API-based tools went first, since you still need code to get usable output.

Browser extensions and visual scrapers went next. They're okay for one-offs, but they're not reliable for repeatable runs at scale.

What stayed were no-code tools designed specifically for Idealista, and stable enough to handle more than a small test scrape.

Best no-code Idealista scrapers

Criteria Lobstr.io Apify WebAutomation.io
Data fields 75 57 52
Cost per 1,000 (entry) $0.20 $19/mo $12.38
Cost per 1,000 (scale) $0.10 $19/mo $7.48
Speed ~0.29s/result ~0.28s/result ~1.8s/result
Free tier βœ… βœ… βœ…
Parallel slots βœ… ❌ ❌
URL-first input βœ… ❌ βœ…
Bulk URL upload βœ… ❌ βœ…
Export formats πŸ‘ πŸ’― πŸ’―
Integrations πŸ‘ πŸ’― πŸ’―

1. lobstr.io

Lobstr.io is a French web scraping platform with 40+ ready-made, no-code scrapers, including a dedicated Idealista listing scraper, available with API access.
lobstr.io Idealista scraper actor page
Pros Cons
Fast CSV export only
Most data fields
Concurrency control via Slots
URL-first workflow
Bulk upload via CSV or TXT
Strong live chat support

Key features

  1. Scrape listings from your Idealista search URL
  2. 75 data fields
  3. URL-first workflow: paste your search URL directly, no re-filtering needed
  4. Bulk input via CSV or TXT file
  5. Deduplication and line-break handling on by default
  6. Slots to control scraping speed
  7. Schedule recurring scrapes
  8. Cloud-based, no installation needed
  9. Export to CSV or automate delivery to Google Sheets, Amazon S3, SFTP, or email
  10. Integrates with Make.com and 3,000+ apps

Data

Lobstr.io returns 75 data fields per listing β€” the most of the three tools tested.

Here are all 75 fields:

πŸ”— URL πŸ†” PROPERTY CODE πŸ–ΌοΈ THUMBNAIL 🏠 PROPERTY TYPE
πŸ—οΈ TYPOLOGY πŸ”„ OPERATION πŸ’° PRICE πŸ’± CURRENCY
πŸ’΅ PRICE BY AREA πŸ“ SIZE πŸ›οΈ ROOMS 🚿 BATHROOMS
🏒 FLOOR πŸŒ… EXTERIOR πŸ›— HAS LIFT 🎬 HAS VIDEO
πŸ“‹ HAS PLAN πŸ”­ HAS 360 🏠 HAS 3D TOUR 🎨 HAS STAGING
❄️ HAS AIR CONDITIONING πŸ“¦ HAS BOX ROOM 🌿 HAS GARDEN 🏊 HAS SWIMMING POOL
🌿 HAS TERRACE πŸ“ ADDRESS 🏘️ NEIGHBORHOOD πŸ—ΊοΈ DISTRICT
πŸ™οΈ MUNICIPALITY 🌐 PROVINCE 🌍 COUNTRY πŸ“Œ LATITUDE
πŸ“Œ LONGITUDE πŸ”‘ LOCATION ID πŸ“ DESCRIPTION πŸ”– EXTERNAL REFERENCE
πŸ“Š STATUS πŸ“„ SUGGESTED TITLE πŸ“„ SUGGESTED SUBTITLE πŸ†• NEW DEVELOPMENT
πŸ—οΈ NEW PROPERTY πŸ“· NUM PHOTOS πŸ–ΌοΈ IMAGES 🏒 COMMERCIAL NAME
πŸ‘€ CONTACT NAME πŸ‘₯ USER TYPE πŸ”— MICROSITE SHORT NAME πŸ“Š TOTAL ADS
πŸ–ΌοΈ AGENCY LOGO πŸ“ž PHONE πŸ“± PHONE FORMATTED 🌐 PHONE INTERNATIONAL
πŸ”’ PHONE PREFIX πŸ“± PHONE NATIONAL NUMBER πŸ’² PRICE AMOUNT ⭐ TOP HIGHLIGHT
βž• TOP PLUS πŸ†• TOP NEW DEVELOPMENT πŸ†• NEW DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHT ⭐ PREFERENCE HIGHLIGHT
πŸ‘οΈ VISUAL HIGHLIGHT ⚑ URGENT VISUAL HIGHLIGHT πŸŽ€ RIBBONS πŸ“ NOTES
❀️ FAVOURITE πŸ’Ύ SAVED AD πŸ‘οΈ SHOW ADDRESS πŸ“¬ CONTACT METHOD
πŸ”’ NEED LOGIN FOR CONTACT πŸ‘€ TENANT GENDER πŸ”’ TENANT NUMBER πŸ‘₯ FLAT MATES NUMBER
🚬 IS SMOKING ALLOWED πŸ“… FIRST ACTIVATION DATE πŸ“… IS ONLINE BOOKING ACTIVE

18 of those fields don't appear in either Apify or WebAutomation.io.

Here are the fields exclusive to Lobstr.io:

πŸ—οΈ TYPOLOGY ❄️ HAS AIR CONDITIONING πŸ“¦ HAS BOX ROOM 🏒 COMMERCIAL NAME
πŸ”— MICROSITE SHORT NAME πŸ“Š TOTAL ADS πŸ–ΌοΈ AGENCY LOGO 🌐 PHONE INTERNATIONAL
πŸ”’ PHONE PREFIX πŸ“± PHONE NATIONAL NUMBER πŸ“ NOTES πŸ’Ύ SAVED AD
πŸ“¬ CONTACT METHOD πŸ”’ NEED LOGIN FOR CONTACT πŸ‘€ TENANT GENDER πŸ”’ TENANT NUMBER
πŸ‘₯ FLAT MATES NUMBER πŸ“… IS ONLINE BOOKING ACTIVE

The phone data comes pre-split into five fields.

PHONE, PHONE FORMATTED, PHONE INTERNATIONAL, PHONE PREFIX, and PHONE NATIONAL NUMBER β€” no parsing needed before loading into a CRM or outreach tool.

phone data on lobstr.io

NEED LOGIN FOR CONTACT tells you upfront which listings have gated contact info.

For lead gen workflows, it lets you pre-filter to only listings where you can reach the agent directly β€” without needing an Idealista account.

CONTACT METHOD tells you the agent's preferred channel β€” phone, email, form, or chat.

At scale, that means you can route leads to the right outreach channel before you start.

NEED LOGIN and CONTACT METHOD data result on lobstr.io

Price

Lobstr.io runs on a monthly subscription model.

Plans start at $20 and scale up to $500, each offering a fixed number of usage credits.

  1. FREE trial available
  2. $0.20 per 1,000 results on the Starter plan
  3. Drops to $0.10 per 1,000 results on the Team plan
lobstr.io pricing plans β€” Starter at $0.20 per 1,000 and Team at $0.10 per 1,000

Ease of use

Of the three tools, Lobstr.io is the most frictionless. The setup takes about a minute. That's not an exaggeration.

The workflow is URL-driven, which is the right call.

Instead of rebuilding your search inside the tool, you do it where it makes sense: directly on Idealista.

Idealista search page showing how to copy the search URL for lobstr.io

Set your location, property type, and filters there, copy the URL, and paste it in.

You can also upload a CSV file if you have multiple URLs.

lobstr.io URL input field with Idealista search URL pasted in

From there, the settings give you direct control over volume: max pages and max results per run.

Deduplication and cleaner output are toggled on by default. You don't have to think about it.

GIF of lobstr.io run settings β€” max pages, max results, deduplication, and line-break handling

Scheduling is also part of the workflow, not buried in a separate tab.

It's built into the launch step, right before you run. Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, with timezone and start time control.

lobstr.io scheduling interface with timezone, frequency, and start time controls

The one real limitation is export: results come out as CSV only.

Automated delivery is also available: directly to Google Sheets, Amazon S3, SFTP, or email.

GIF showing lobstr.io automated delivery options β€” Google Sheets, Amazon S3, SFTP, and email

For more complex setups, Make.com integration opens the door to over 3,000 apps and services.

lobstr.io Make.com integration giving access to 3,000+ apps

Scalability

Lobstr.io handles volume without friction.

You can upload a list of search URLs in bulk using a CSV or TXT file.

lobstr.io bulk URL upload via CSV or TXT file

The stronger part is execution control.

Lobstr.io includes a Slots setting, so you can increase concurrency and run multiple bots in parallel.

Speed

Lobstr.io pulled 100 results in 29 seconds.

That's roughly 0.29 seconds per result β€” essentially neck-and-neck with Apify, and much faster than WebAutomation.io.

lobstr.io speed test β€” 100 results in 29 seconds

If you want it faster, you can control it through Slots.

Each one adds an extra bot to the job, working through tasks simultaneously.

lobstr.io Slots setting to increase scraping speed by running multiple bots in parallel

Customer support

Lobstr.io offers customer support through a live chat pop-up directly on the website.

It's one of the things users consistently highlight.

The support team is known for being quick to respond, technically capable, and actually useful.

lobstr.io live chat support on website

2. Apify

Apify is a web scraping platform with ready-made no-code scrapers, including an Idealista listing extractor providing you with structured datasets.
Apify Idealista scraper actor page on Apify Store
Pros Cons
Fastest Filter-based β€” one location per run
Widest export options (JSON, CSV, XML, Excel, HTML) No bulk URL input
Cheapest at scale Reliability issues at volume
Enabling Fetch Details makes it ~50x slower
No concurrency control

Key features

  1. Filter-based input: operation, property type, country, location
  2. 57 data fields including priceByArea, coordinates, and structured contact info
  3. Schedule recurring scrapes
  4. Cloud-based, no installation needed
  5. Export to CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, HTML, and more
  6. Integrates natively with Make, Zapier, and n8n

Data

Apify returns 57 fields per listing.

Here are all 57 fields:

πŸ†” propertyCode πŸ–ΌοΈ thumbnail 🏠 propertyType πŸ”„ operation
πŸ’° price πŸ“ size πŸ’΅ priceByArea πŸ›οΈ rooms
🚿 bathrooms 🏒 floor πŸŒ… exterior πŸ›— hasLift
πŸ“ address πŸ™οΈ municipality 🌐 province πŸ—ΊοΈ district
🏘️ neighborhood 🌍 country πŸ“Œ latitude πŸ“Œ longitude
πŸ”‘ locationId πŸ“ description πŸ”— url πŸ“Š status
πŸ‘€ contactInfo πŸ—οΈ detailedType πŸ”– externalReference πŸ“… firstActivationDate
πŸ†• newDevelopment βœ… newDevelopmentFinished πŸ—οΈ newProperty πŸ“· numPhotos
πŸš— parkingSpace πŸ“‰ priceDropPercentage πŸ“‰ priceDropValue πŸ’² priceInfo
βš™οΈ features πŸ”„ has360 🏠 has3DTour πŸ“‹ hasPlan
🎨 hasStaging 🎬 hasVideo πŸ“Έ multimedia πŸ“ suggestedTexts
πŸ‘οΈ showAddress πŸ“… dropDate ❀️ favourite πŸ’¬ highlightComment
🏷️ labels πŸ†• newDevelopmentHighlight ⭐ preferenceHighlight πŸŽ€ ribbons
πŸ” topHighlight πŸ†• topNewDevelopment βž• topPlus ⚑ urgentVisualHighlight
πŸ‘οΈ visualHighlight

Two fields here you won't find in any other tool.

Apify is the only one that returns price drop history β€” priceDropPercentage and priceDropValue.

Here are the fields exclusive to Apify:

πŸ“‰ priceDropPercentage πŸ“‰ priceDropValue

Apify also has a Fetch Details toggle β€” an optional setting that pulls additional property data from a second request.

Fetch Details adds depth, not just breadth.

Screenshot of the fetch detail toggle

Without it, the export returns 57 flat fields.

With it on, you get 52 base fields plus a nested _details object with 32 sub-fields β€” 84 total data points.
But the output becomes nested, and you lose 6 base fields: priceDropPercentage, priceDropValue, dropDate, newDevelopmentFinished, ribbons, and highlightComment.
Here are the fields inside the _details object:
πŸ†” adid 🀝 allowsCounterOffers 🏦 allowsMortgageSimulator βœ… allowsProfileQualification
πŸ‘ allowsRecommendation 🏠 allowsRemoteVisit πŸ’¬ comments πŸ“ž contactInfo
🌍 country πŸ”— detailWebLink 🏷️ detailedType ⚑ energyCertification
🏠 extendedPropertyType πŸ”„ has360VHS πŸ’¬ highlightComment 🏑 homeType
🏷️ labels πŸ”— link πŸ“… modificationDate πŸ“‹ moreCharacteristics
πŸ“Έ multimedia πŸ”„ operation πŸ’° price πŸ’² priceInfo
πŸ’¬ propertyComment 🏠 propertyType πŸ’‘ showSuggestedPrice πŸ“Š state
πŸ“ suggestedTexts πŸ“‘ tracking 🌐 translatedTexts πŸ“ ubication

If you need a clean flat CSV, use the base run. If you need energy certification, modification dates, or ubication data, enable it.

Apify run with fetch details vs without fetch details
  1. πŸ‘‰ Run without Fetch Details
  2. πŸ‘‰ Run with Fetch Details

Price

Apify's pricing looks straightforward at first β€” but it isn't.

The actor costs $19/month as a flat rental fee. That part is clear.

But everything after that gets complicated.

On top of the $19/month, you pay for platform usage.

Apify pricing page β€” platform plans from $5 Free credit to $999 Business, plus $19/month actor rental

That cost depends on three variables that Apify doesn't spell out upfront:

  1. How much RAM your run needs
  2. How many compute units it consumes
  3. Whether you use residential or datacenter proxies

Each variable changes the final number. And none of them are predictable before your first run.

Based on a real test run of 1,000 results, the platform usage cost came to approximately $0.07.

Apify usage cost breakdown for 1,000 results β€” approximately $0.07 total

The $19/month actor rental is the real cost to account for. At low volumes, it dominates everything else.

Ease of use

The workflow is filter-first: you're not pasting a URL, you're configuring a search from scratch.

Apify Idealista scraper input form β€” operation, property type, country, and location fields

That means every decision has to be made upfront, starting from the very first field.

Operation, property type, country, location. Each one locked to a single choice.

And every different decision is a separate run.

GIF showing Apify Idealista scraper requiring separate run for each location or filter combination

Users noticed this quickly.

So scraping Madrid, Seville, and Barcelona means three separate setups, three separate runs, three separate waits.

Apify user feedback noting one location ID per run limitation

Good luck for anyone doing multi-city market research.

The amenity toggles follow the same logic, and this is where it gets genuinely limiting.

Each toggle is binary. On means only listings with that feature. Off means listings without it. There's no "get everything" option.

GIF showing Apify amenity toggles β€” binary on/off with no "all listings" option

So a full market view (properties with and without a terrace, for example) is two runs.

With a URL-based scraper like lobstr.io or webautomation.io, you can do that in a single run.

If there's one area where Apify clearly wins, it's export.

Results come out in JSON, CSV, XML, Excel, HTML, and more.

Apify export format options β€” JSON, CSV, XML, Excel, HTML, and more

It also connects natively with automation platforms like Make, Zapier, and n8n, so plugging your data into a wider workflow is straightforward.

GIF showing Apify native integrations with Make, Zapier, and n8n

Scalability

Apify doesn't offer bulk URL input for this scraper.

Each run is configured individually: one location, one set of filters, one run.

There's also no visible concurrency, slots, or max threads setting inside the Actor input.

So you can't simply increase the number of parallel scraping bots from the scraper interface itself.

The bigger issue is that at volume, reliability becomes a concern.

The tool doesn't always behave predictably when you push it.

That's a risk if you're building an automated, repeatable workflow around it.

Apify user reviews flagging reliability issues at higher scraping volumes

Speed

Apify pulled 50 results in 14 seconds β€” the fastest of the three tools tested.

That's roughly 0.28 seconds per result.

Apify speed test β€” 50 results in 14 seconds

One important caveat: enabling Fetch Details or Fetch Stats adds one extra request per property.

That makes the actor approximately 50x slower overall. Both features are still in beta.

Apify documentation warning that Fetch Details and Fetch Stats make the actor 50x slower

Customer support

Apify provides support through live chat, a ticketing system, and a community forum.

Worth knowing: if your issue is technical, skip the live chat.

Go straight to creating a ticket, or post directly in the actor's Issues tab.

Apify support options β€” live chat, ticketing system, and Issues tab on the actor page

3. WebAutomation.io

Webautomation is a UK-based data automation company with ready-made web scrapers for 400+ popular websites, including Google, Amazon, Yelp, and Idealista.
WebAutomation.io Idealista scraper actor page
Pros Cons
Export in CSV, XML, and XLSX Most expensive
Visual cron builder Pay-as-you-go costs $50 per 1,000 results
Slowest
No concurrency control

Key features

  1. Scrape listings from your Idealista search URL
  2. 52 data fields β€” including Latitude, Longitude, Year Built, energy certificate, and rental rules
  3. only_new variable β€” limits to listings not previously collected
  4. refresh_found_links variable β€” forces re-scrape of previously seen URLs
  5. Proxy country selector
  6. Scheduling via visual cron builder (paid plans only)
  7. Bulk input via .txt file (50+ URLs)
  8. Cloud-based, no installation needed
  9. Export to CSV, XML, or XLSX
  10. Automated delivery to Google Sheets, Dropbox, Amazon S3, or MySQL

Data

WebAutomation.io delivers 52 fields per listing.

Here are all 52 fields:

πŸ”— starter_url πŸ“ Basic_Description πŸ“„ Title 🏠 House_Type
πŸ’° Price πŸ’΅ PriceperSQM πŸ–ΌοΈ image_main πŸ–ΌοΈ image_extra
πŸ“… Year_Built πŸ†” Idealista_Reference πŸ‘€ Advertiser_Name πŸ—οΈ condition
πŸ›οΈ Bedrooms 🚿 Bathrooms πŸ›— Lift 🌿 Garden
🏊 Swimming_Pool 🌿 Terrace πŸ“ Built_SQM πŸš— Garage
🌿 LandPlotSQM πŸ“… Listing_Updated πŸ“ Location πŸ“ Sub_District
πŸ“ District πŸ™οΈ Town 🌐 Region πŸ—ΊοΈ GMapLink
πŸ“ Detailed_Description πŸ†” Advertiser_Reference πŸ“ž Advertiser_Tel πŸ‘€ AdvertiserOwnerType
πŸ“… calendar 🐾 pets πŸ‘« couples πŸ‘Ά minors
🚬 smokers πŸ“‹ basic_characteristics 🏒 Building ⚑ energy_certificate
πŸ” looking_for 🏠 characteristicsofthehouse πŸ›οΈ room_features πŸ‘₯ your_companions
πŸ—ΊοΈ Estimated_Map 🌐 Latitude 🌐 Longitude πŸ”‘ itemKey
πŸ’Έ transfer_cost πŸ”— url 🏒 Floor ⏱️ timestamp

Several of these fields you won't find in any other tool here.

WebAutomation.io is the only one that returns a Google Maps link, Year Built, and land plot size.

It also returns rental-specific rules β€” pets, couples, and minors β€” that neither other tool covers.

That last group is particularly useful for anyone in the rental market.

Here are the fields exclusive to WebAutomation.io:

πŸ—ΊοΈ GMapLink πŸ“… Year_Built ⚑ energy_certificate 🌿 LandPlotSQM
🏒 Building 🐾 pets πŸ‘« couples πŸ‘Ά minors
🚬 smokers πŸ‘₯ your_companions πŸ” looking_for 🏠 characteristicsofthehouse
πŸ›οΈ room_features πŸ“‹ basic_characteristics πŸ‘€ Advertiser_Name πŸ‘€ AdvertiserOwnerType
πŸ†” Advertiser_Reference πŸ’Έ transfer_cost πŸ“ Sub_District πŸ“ District
πŸ™οΈ Town 🌐 Region πŸ—ΊοΈ Estimated_Map πŸ†” Idealista_Reference
πŸ“… Listing_Updated πŸ–ΌοΈ image_extra

One thing worth noting: the output is flat and immediately usable, no JSON parsing required.

Price

WebAutomation.io runs on a credit-based subscription model.

Plans start at $99/month and scale up to $999/month, each offering a monthly allowance of row credits.

  1. Free trial available on all plans
  2. $12.38 per 1,000 results on the Project plan
  3. Drops to $7.48 per 1,000 results on the Business plan
GIF showing WebAutomation.io pricing plans β€” Project at $12.38 per 1,000 and Business at $7.48 per 1,000

Worth knowing: WebAutomation.io is credit-based. This Idealista extractor costs 50 credits per row.

Pay-as-you-go credits are also available at $1 per 1,000 credits, which works out to $50 per 1,000 results at 50 credits per row.

WebAutomation.io extractor settings showing 50 credits per row for Idealista

Now that's really expensive.

Ease of use

The dashboard is about as minimal as it gets.

The workflow is URL-first. The input panel has a small number of fields.

You set a row limit, paste your Idealista search URL into the Starter Links box, and run.

GIF showing WebAutomation.io URL-first input interface for Idealista scraper

There is an optional Extractor Variables section, which handles two useful behaviours:

  1. only_new β€” limits extraction to listings that haven't been collected before
  2. refresh_found_links β€” forces a re-scrape of previously seen URLs

Both are genuinely useful for anyone running the scraper on a recurring basis rather than as a one-off.

The Domains field lets you add multiple Idealista markets in one extractor. idealista.com, idealista.pt, and more β€” as long as the page template is the same.

WebAutomation.io Domains field with Add more button for multiple Idealista markets

In practice though, this adds a layer of configuration that isn't immediately intuitive.

Scheduling is also available.

To be honest, I didn't find it easily. The chat interface surfaced a help article that pointed me to it.

GIF of WebAutomation.io support chat surfacing the scheduling help article

Once I found it, it was actually really cool.

The scheduling interface uses plain-language frequency buttons: One-Off, Minute, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly. Each expands into specific intervals below it.

It is essentially a visual cron builder, stripped of all the technical syntax. No asterisks, no expressions, no documentation needed.

GIF of WebAutomation.io visual cron builder with frequency options β€” One-Off, Minute, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly

One thing to note: scheduling requires a paid plan. One-Off runs are the only option on the free tier.

When you're done, data exports in CSV, XML, XLSX, and more.

WebAutomation.io data export showing CSV, XML, and XLSX format options

Automated delivery is also available directly to Google Sheets, Dropbox, Amazon S3, MySQL, or trigger runs via REST API.

WebAutomation.io automated delivery options β€” Google Sheets, Dropbox, Amazon S3, and MySQL

Scalability

WebAutomation.io handles volume mainly through bulk URL input.

If you have more than 50 starter URLs, you can upload them as a plain .txt file: one link per line.
WebAutomation.io bulk URL input showing .txt file upload option for 50+ links

For multi-city or multi-filter research, that saves meaningful time.

You're not configuring each run manually.

The limitation is execution control.

There's no visible concurrency, slots, or parallel bot setting, so you can upload many URLs, but you can't directly control how aggressively the scraper processes them.

Speed

WebAutomation.io pulled 30 results in 55 seconds.

That's roughly 1.8 seconds per result.

WebAutomation.io speed test β€” 30 results in 55 seconds

Customer support

WebAutomation.io offers support through a live chat pop-up directly on the platform.

The chat also surfaces relevant help articles directly, so common questions get answered before you even send a message.

GIF of WebAutomation.io live chat surfacing relevant help articles automatically

FAQ

Should I build my own Idealista scraper or use a ready-made tool?

For most people, a ready-made tool is the smarter choice.

Building your own means managing proxies, browser fingerprinting, session handling, and constant maintenance as Idealista evolves. That's months of work before you get anything reliable.

A no-code tool skips the engineering entirely. You get straight to the data.

Won't a ready-made scraper break every time Idealista updates?

A good provider monitors for breaks and pushes fixes. With a DIY scraper, every update is your problem, and it often takes days to diagnose.

Can I scrape Idealista listings from multiple cities?

With lobstr.io and WebAutomation.io, yes. Both are URL-first. Your search scope carries over automatically, and you can upload multiple URLs in bulk.

With Apify, effectively no. Each run is locked to a single location. Scraping Madrid, Seville, and Barcelona means three separate setups and three separate runs.


Conclusion

That's a wrap. If you've found something better for Idealista, feel free to ping me on LinkedIn.

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