# /gumtree/listings/search

`POST /api/gumtree/listings/search`

Price: 20 credits

Search Gumtree ads across every section (For Sale, Motors, Property, Jobs, Pets, Services, Community): for each result returns title, price, location, posting date, promotion flags, seller and images. Supports keyword, category, location and radius plus section-specific filters for vehicles, property and jobs.

## How to use it

Search live Gumtree (UK classifieds) ads. Returns ad cards with id, url, title, price (GBP), description, city/region, distance, posted_at, status, category_id, is_featured/is_urgent/is_standout/is_premium, has_video, seller_id, is_pro_seller, favourite_count, attributes and image/images/image_count. Scope with keyword, search_category (slug from gumtree/categories), search_location and distance. Vehicle filters: vehicle_make/vehicle_model/vehicle_body_type/vehicle_fuel_type/vehicle_transmission/vehicle_colour/vehicle_doors/vehicle_seats/vehicle_average_mpg plus min/max registration year, mileage and engine size. Property filters: property_type, min/max bedrooms, all_bills_included, council_tax_included, pets_allowed. Job filters: job_contract_type, job_hours, job_level, job_language, recruiter_type, is_course, min/max salary. For Sale filters: condition, delivery_available.

## Parameters

- `access-token` (string, required)

## Request body

- `timeout` (integer) — Max scrapping execution timeout (in seconds) (default: 300; min: 20; max: 1500)
- `keyword` (string, nullable) — Search keyword (examples: "iphone", "sofa"; minLength: 1)
- `count` (integer, required) — Max number of listings to return (min: 1)
- `search_category` (string, nullable) — Category slug to scope the search: a top-level section (cars, vans, for-sale, jobs, pets, community, business-services, property-to-rent, property-for-sale) or any subcategory slug returned by the gumtree/categories endpoint (examples: "for-sale", "cars", "phones", "computing-it-jobs"; minLength: 1)
- `search_location` (string, nullable) — Location slug to scope the search (examples: "london", "manchester", "central-london"; minLength: 1)
- `distance` (string, nullable) — Search radius in miles around the location (one of: "1", "3", "5", "10", "15", "30", "50", "75", "100", "1000")
- `sort` (string, nullable) — Result ordering (one of: "relevance", "date", "price_lowest_first", "price_highest_first", "distance")
- `seller_type` (array, nullable) — Filter by seller type (one of: "trade", "private")
- `min_price` (number, nullable) — Minimum price in GBP (min: 0)
- `max_price` (number, nullable) — Maximum price in GBP (min: 0)
- `has_photos` (boolean) — Only ads that have pictures (default: false)
- `is_urgent` (boolean) — Only ads flagged as urgent (default: false)
- `is_featured` (boolean) — Only featured ads (default: false)
- `search_in_description` (boolean) — Match the keyword against ad descriptions as well as titles (default: false)
- `condition` (array, nullable) — Item condition (For Sale categories) (one of: "new", "as_good_as_new", "good", "fair")
- `delivery_available` (boolean) — Only ads offering delivery (For Sale categories) (default: false)
- `vehicle_make` (string, nullable) — Vehicle make (Cars and Vans) (one of: "abarth", "ac", "aixam", "alfa_romeo", "aston_martin", "audi", "austin", "bedford", "bentley", "bmc", "bmw", "byd", "cadillac", "caterham", "chery", "chevrolet", "chrysler", "citroen", "cupra", "dacia", "daewoo", "daf_trucks", "daihatsu", "daimler", "dodge", "ds", "ferrari", "fiat", "ford", "genesis", "great_wall", "honda", "hummer", "hyundai", "ineos", "infiniti", "isuzu", "isuzu_trucks", "iveco", "jaecoo", "jaguar", "jeep", "kgm", "kia", "ktm", "lamborghini", "land_rover", "ldv", "leapmotor", "levc", "lexus", "lotus", "lti", "man", "marcos", "marlin", "maserati", "maxus", "maybach", "mazda", "mclaren", "mercedes_benz", "mg", "mg_motor_uk", "microcar", "mini", "mitsubishi", "mitsubishi_fuso", "morgan", "nissan", "omoda", "opel", "perodua", "peugeot", "piaggio", "polestar", "porsche", "proton", "reliant", "renault", "renault_trucks", "rolls_royce", "rover", "saab", "scania", "seat", "skoda", "smart", "ssangyong", "subaru", "suzuki", "talbot", "tesla", "toyota", "tvr", "vauxhall", "volkswagen", "volvo", "westfield", "other_manufacturer")
- `vehicle_model` (array, nullable) — Vehicle models, valid together with vehicle_make (examples: ["A3","A4"])
- `vehicle_body_type` (array, nullable) — Vehicle body type (Cars and Vans) (one of: "car_derived_van", "convertible", "coupe", "estate", "hatchback", "light_4x4_utility", "minibus", "motor_caravan", "mpv", "panel_van", "pick_up", "saloon", "sports", "window_van", "other")
- `vehicle_fuel_type` (array, nullable) — Vehicle fuel type (Cars and Vans) (one of: "diesel", "electric", "gas", "gas_bi_fuel", "hybrid_electric", "petrol", "petrol_gas", "other")
- `vehicle_transmission` (array, nullable) — Vehicle transmission (Cars and Vans) (one of: "automatic", "manual", "semi_auto", "other")
- `vehicle_colour` (array, nullable) — Vehicle colour (Cars and Vans) (one of: "biege", "black", "blue", "bronze", "brown", "cream", "gold", "green", "grey", "maroon", "mauve", "multi_coloured", "orange", "pink", "purple", "red", "silver", "white", "yellow", "other")
- `vehicle_doors` (array, nullable) — Number of doors (Cars and Vans) (examples: [3,5])
- `vehicle_seats` (array, nullable) — Number of seats (Cars and Vans) (examples: [5,7])
- `vehicle_average_mpg` (string, nullable) — Minimum average fuel consumption (Cars and Vans) (one of: "over_30", "over_40", "over_50", "over_60")
- `min_vehicle_registration_year` (integer, nullable) — Earliest registration year (Cars and Vans) (min: 1900)
- `max_vehicle_registration_year` (integer, nullable) — Latest registration year (Cars and Vans) (min: 1900)
- `min_vehicle_mileage` (integer, nullable) — Minimum mileage in miles (Cars and Vans) (min: 0)
- `max_vehicle_mileage` (integer, nullable) — Maximum mileage in miles (Cars and Vans) (min: 0)
- `min_vehicle_engine_size` (integer, nullable) — Minimum engine size in cc (Cars and Vans) (min: 0)
- `max_vehicle_engine_size` (integer, nullable) — Maximum engine size in cc (Cars and Vans) (min: 0)
- `property_type` (array, nullable) — Property type (Property categories) (one of: "flat", "house", "other")
- `min_bedrooms` (integer, nullable) — Minimum bedrooms (Property categories) (min: 0)
- `max_bedrooms` (integer, nullable) — Maximum bedrooms (Property categories) (min: 0)
- `all_bills_included` (boolean) — Only rentals with all bills included (Property to rent) (default: false)
- `council_tax_included` (boolean) — Only rentals with council tax included (Property to rent) (default: false)
- `pets_allowed` (boolean) — Only rentals that allow pets (Property to rent) (default: false)
- `job_contract_type` (array, nullable) — Contract type (Jobs categories) (one of: "cashinhand", "contract", "freelance", "locum", "permanent", "selfemployed", "subcontractor", "voluntary")
- `job_hours` (array, nullable) — Working hours (Jobs categories) (one of: "evening", "full_time", "morning", "nights", "part_time", "saturday_job", "term-time", "weekends")
- `job_level` (array, nullable) — Job level (Jobs categories) (one of: "apprenticeship", "experienced", "graduate", "internship", "management")
- `job_language` (array, nullable) — Required language (Jobs categories) (one of: "arabic", "filipino", "english", "french", "german", "greek", "hindi", "italian", "polish", "romanian", "spanish", "swedish", "thai", "turkish", "urdu")
- `recruiter_type` (array, nullable) — Recruiter type (Jobs categories) (one of: "direct", "agency")
- `is_course` (boolean) — Only training courses (Jobs categories) (default: false)
- `min_salary` (integer, nullable) — Minimum yearly salary in GBP (Jobs categories) (min: 0)
- `max_salary` (integer, nullable) — Maximum yearly salary in GBP (Jobs categories) (min: 0)

## Response

### 200 — Successful Response

- `@type` (string) (default: "GumtreeAdCard")
- `id` (string, required)
- `url` (string, required)
- `price` (number, nullable)
- `currency` (string) (default: "GBP")
- `description` (string, nullable)
- `city` (string, nullable)
- `region` (string, nullable)
- `distance` (string, nullable)
- `posted_at` (integer, nullable)
- `status` (string, nullable)
- `category_id` (string, nullable)
- `is_featured` (boolean) (default: false)
- `is_urgent` (boolean) (default: false)
- `is_standout` (boolean) (default: false)
- `is_premium` (boolean) (default: false)
- `has_video` (boolean) (default: false)
- `seller_id` (string, nullable)
- `is_pro_seller` (boolean) (default: false)
- `favourite_count` (integer, nullable)
- `attributes` (object) (default: {})
  - `*` (string)
- `image` (string, nullable)
- `images` (array) (default: [])
- `image_count` (integer, nullable)

## Errors

### 422 — Validation Error

The request body did not validate

What to do: Check the fields against this schema. A URN with the wrong prefix is the most common cause.

- `detail` (array)
  - `loc` (array, required)
  - `msg` (string, required)
  - `type` (string, required)
  - `input` (any)
  - `ctx` (object)

### 408

The request ran past its time limit

What to do: Raise `timeout` in the request body, up to the maximum this endpoint documents. Lowering `count` or turning off the `with_*` flags also helps, because less work finishes sooner.

### 412

The entity was not found, or a precondition failed

What to do: Retrying will not help: either the entity does not exist, or the input points at a different one.

### 429

Too many requests: a rate limit or a usage window is exhausted

What to do: When the response carries an X-Retry-After header, wait that many seconds and retry: the same number is in the body as `detail.retry_after`, and the limit clears once that window passes. The message in the body names the limit that was hit.

### 500

Something broke on our side

What to do: Retrying will not help. If it keeps happening, send us the X-Request-ID from the response headers.

### 529

Rate limit reached, or the endpoint is overloaded

What to do: Wait at least 30 seconds, then retry.

## Response envelope

Success: Array of objects (may be empty if no results)

Error: Error may coexist with partial results if it occurs mid-execution. Check X-Error header and status code.

Every response carries these headers:

- `X-Error` — Error message text (present only on error)
- `X-Request-ID` — Unique request identifier
- `X-Execution-Time` — Execution time in seconds
- `X-Result-Count` — How many records the body carries. 0 means an empty result, which is a normal answer and not by itself an error. A non-zero count can come back together with X-Error when the failure happened partway through — read this header and X-Error independently.
- `X-Total-Available-Results` — How many records exist for this query, when the endpoint can say. On a `dry_run` request this is the answer and the body is empty. It saturates: the endpoint's documented maximum means 'at least that many', any smaller number is exact.
- `X-Warning` — Present when the request body carried keys this endpoint does not document. They were ignored, so any filter you meant to apply through them did not apply. Check the spelling against this schema and retry.
- `X-Retry-After` — Seconds to wait before retrying. Present only on 429.