This post explains how WebHarvy can be easily configured to scrape owner phone numbers from Zillow’s FSBO (For Sale By Owner) listings.
WebHarvy is a generic visual web scraper which can be used to scrape data from any website.
Scraping owner phone numbers
Property listings in Zillow display owner phone numbers at various locations within the property details page.
- If you click the Contact Agent button, you can see the owner phone number in the popup window displayed (end of the list)
- You can see the owner phone number listed within the owner/agents list under ‘Get More Information‘ heading.
- You can also view the owner name and phone number under the ‘Listing provided by owner’ heading.
WebHarvy allows you to capture text displayed after a heading text using the ‘Capture following text‘ feature explained in the link given below.
How to scrape text displayed after a heading text ?
The video displayed below shows the steps which you need to follow to configure WebHarvy to scrape owner phone numbers from Zillow FSBO listings by clicking the ‘Contact Agent’ button.
Video below shows how owner phone numbers can be selected from the other 2 locations in listing details page.
Scraping multiple properties listed over multiple pages is configured as explained here and each property link is opened using the ‘Follow this link‘ feature.
Update (June 2021) : Due to recent changes in Zillow website, a new technique has to be used to scrape all 40 properties which are displayed on each page. Please watch this video to know more.
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