# Zoopla API

> Zoopla returns UK homes for sale and rent, with listing details, as a workflow and API.

Zoopla searches UK homes for sale or rent by location, with optional price, bedroom, property type and sort filters. Search properties returns prices, addresses, bedrooms, bathrooms, agents, photos, listing dates and links.

- Page: https://fous.com/tools/zoopla
- Handle: `@zoopla`
- Category: [Real estate](https://fous.com/tools/category/real-estate)
- Source website: https://zoopla.co.uk
- Last verified: Sep 29, 2026

## Methods

### Search properties

Operation `search_properties`, version 1. 1 credit per completed call. Failed calls without a completed billing receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted.

Search Zoopla homes for sale or rent in a UK town, area or postcode, with price, bedrooms, property type and sort options. Prices are in GBP; rents are monthly. Listing details reflect the public search results.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `sort` | string | no | `"price_low_to_high"` | Result order, for example price_low_to_high. |
| `location` | string | yes | `"Bristol"` | UK town, area or postcode, for example Bristol or BS1 4DJ. |
| `max_price` | number | no | `1500` | Maximum price in GBP; monthly rent for rentals, for example 500000. |
| `min_price` | number | no | `800` | Minimum price in GBP; monthly rent for rentals, for example 250000. |
| `max_results` | integer | no | `5` | Maximum number of properties to return, for example 25. |
| `listing_type` | string | no | `"to_rent"` | Whether to find homes for sale or to rent, for example to_rent. |
| `min_bedrooms` | integer | no | `2` | Minimum bedrooms, for example 2. |
| `property_type` | string | no | `"flats"` | Kind of home, for example flats. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "location"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "sort": {
      "enum": [
        "most_recent",
        "price_low_to_high",
        "price_high_to_low"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "most_recent",
      "description": "Result order, for example price_low_to_high.",
      "examples": [
        "price_low_to_high",
        "most_recent"
      ]
    },
    "location": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "UK town, area or postcode, for example Bristol or BS1 4DJ.",
      "examples": [
        "Bristol",
        "BS1 4DJ"
      ]
    },
    "max_price": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Maximum price in GBP; monthly rent for rentals, for example 500000.",
      "examples": [
        1500
      ]
    },
    "min_price": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Minimum price in GBP; monthly rent for rentals, for example 250000.",
      "examples": [
        800,
        999999999
      ]
    },
    "max_results": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 25,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum number of properties to return, for example 25.",
      "x-fous-developer": true,
      "examples": [
        5,
        3,
        4
      ]
    },
    "listing_type": {
      "enum": [
        "for_sale",
        "to_rent"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "for_sale",
      "description": "Whether to find homes for sale or to rent, for example to_rent.",
      "examples": [
        "to_rent"
      ]
    },
    "min_bedrooms": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Minimum bedrooms, for example 2.",
      "examples": [
        2
      ]
    },
    "property_type": {
      "enum": [
        "any",
        "houses",
        "flats",
        "bungalows",
        "land"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "any",
      "description": "Kind of home, for example flats.",
      "examples": [
        "flats"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "sort": "price_low_to_high",
      "location": "Bristol",
      "max_results": 5,
      "min_bedrooms": 2,
      "property_type": "flats"
    },
    {
      "location": "BS1 4DJ",
      "max_results": 3
    },
    {
      "sort": "most_recent",
      "location": "Bristol",
      "max_price": 1500,
      "min_price": 800,
      "max_results": 4,
      "listing_type": "to_rent",
      "min_bedrooms": 2
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `properties` | array |  |  |
| `properties[].price` | number or null | `55000` | Price in GBP, or monthly rent in GBP. |
| `properties[].address` | string or null | `"Lakeshore Drive, Bristol, Somerset BS13"` |  |
| `properties[].bedrooms` | integer or null | `2` |  |
| `properties[].currency` | string | `"GBP"` |  |
| `properties[].bathrooms` | integer or null | `2` |  |
| `properties[].agent_name` | string or null | `"Andrews - Southville"` |  |
| `properties[].photo_link` | string or null | `"https://lid.zoocdn.com/645/430/85339261c3c5f78786aac7fb39a122672f3dff33.jpg"` |  |
| `properties[].listed_date` | string or null | `"2025-07-15"` |  |
| `properties[].listing_link` | string | `"https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/70787909/"` |  |
| `properties[].property_type` | string or null | `"maisonette"` |  |
| `properties[].price_qualifier` | string or null | `"pcm"` | Displayed price qualifier, such as Guide price, Offers over or pcm. |
| `properties[].zoopla_listing_id` | string | `"70787909"` |  |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "sort": "price_low_to_high",
  "location": "Bristol",
  "max_results": 5,
  "min_bedrooms": 2,
  "property_type": "flats"
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "properties": [
    {
      "price": 55000,
      "address": "Lakeshore Drive, Bristol, Somerset BS13",
      "bedrooms": 2,
      "currency": "GBP",
      "bathrooms": 2,
      "agent_name": "Andrews - Southville",
      "photo_link": "https://lid.zoocdn.com/645/430/85339261c3c5f78786aac7fb39a122672f3dff33.jpg",
      "listed_date": "2025-07-15",
      "listing_link": "https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/70787909/",
      "property_type": "maisonette",
      "price_qualifier": null,
      "zoopla_listing_id": "70787909"
    },
    {
      "price": 75900,
      "address": "Lake Shore, Lake Shore Drive, Bristol BS13",
      "bedrooms": 2,
      "currency": "GBP",
      "bathrooms": 2,
      "agent_name": "Ocean - Knowle",
      "photo_link": "https://lid.zoocdn.com/645/430/0d63bacf2a9296d374539a4a13969a5767781fb7.jpg",
      "listed_date": "2026-09-18",
      "listing_link": "https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/74272513/",
      "property_type": "flat",
      "price_qualifier": null,
      "zoopla_listing_id": "74272513"
    },
    {
      "price": 85000,
      "address": "Toynbee Road, Bristol BS4",
      "bedrooms": 2,
      "currency": "GBP",
      "bathrooms": 1,
      "agent_name": "Chappell & Matthews - Bristol Sales",
      "photo_link": "https://lid.zoocdn.com/645/430/428d2658e33155d492331d0eae2438085636dec2.jpg",
      "listed_date": "2026-07-24",
      "listing_link": "https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/73809934/",
      "property_type": "flat",
      "price_qualifier": null,
      "zoopla_listing_id": "73809934"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Quick start

Replace `YOUR_API_KEY` with a Fous API key. To create one, open Developers at the bottom of Fous Studio, turn on Developer mode, then go to API keys (https://app.fous.com/keys). Change the values in `input` to run the same tool on new data.

```bash
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@zoopla",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "search_properties",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "sort": "price_low_to_high",
    "location": "Bristol",
    "max_results": 5,
    "min_bedrooms": 2,
    "property_type": "flats"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'
```

```python
# Save as fous.py and run with python3 fous.py. No packages needed.
import json
import urllib.error
import urllib.request

api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"

body = json.loads("{\n  \"api\": \"@zoopla\",\n  \"visibility\": \"public\",\n  \"operation\": \"search_properties\",\n  \"version\": 1,\n  \"input\": {\n    \"sort\": \"price_low_to_high\",\n    \"location\": \"Bristol\",\n    \"max_results\": 5,\n    \"min_bedrooms\": 2,\n    \"property_type\": \"flats\"\n  },\n  \"response\": {\n    \"format\": \"json\"\n  }\n}")
request = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://api.fous.com/v1/query",
    data=json.dumps(body).encode("utf-8"),
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    method="POST",
)
try:
    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=180) as response:
        result = json.load(response)
except urllib.error.HTTPError as error:
    raise RuntimeError(f"HTTP {error.code}: {error.read().decode('utf-8', errors='replace')}") from error
if result.get("success") is False:
    raise RuntimeError(result.get("error", {}).get("message", "Request failed"))
print(json.dumps(result["data"]["output"], indent=2))
```

```typescript
// Save as fous.mts and run with npx tsx fous.mts.
const apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const response = await fetch("https://api.fous.com/v1/query", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  signal: AbortSignal.timeout(180_000),
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "api": "@zoopla",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "search_properties",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "sort": "price_low_to_high",
    "location": "Bristol",
    "max_results": 5,
    "min_bedrooms": 2,
    "property_type": "flats"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}),
});
type ApiResult = { success: boolean; data?: { output: unknown }; error?: { message: string } };
const result: ApiResult = await response.json();
if (!response.ok || result.success === false) {
  throw new Error(result.error?.message ?? `HTTP ${response.status}`);
}
if (!result.data) throw new Error("Missing API response data");
console.log(result.data.output);
```

## Use from an AI assistant

Connect this tool to Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and any MCP client as its own MCP server. Each method is a typed tool whose arguments are the method’s input.

- Server URL: `https://api.fous.com/mcp/tools/zoopla`
- Authorization: `Authorization: Bearer <Fous API key>`

**Tools**

- `search_properties`: Search properties. 1 credit per completed call. Failed calls without a completed billing receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted.
- `fous_get_run`: the result of a run that was still going, by its `request_id`. Free.

Claude Code:

```bash
claude mcp add --scope user --transport http fous-zoopla https://api.fous.com/mcp/tools/zoopla --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"
```

To give the assistant every tool, connect `https://api.fous.com/mcp`: it finds one with `fous_search_tools` and runs it with `fous_run_tool`. Setup for other clients: https://fous.com/llms-full.txt.

## Use cases

- Compare sale prices across UK areas.
- Find rentals within a monthly budget.
- Identify listings with a minimum number of bedrooms.
- Review property types and displayed price qualifiers.
- Collect listing details for property research.

## FAQ

### Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

### Can I call this Zoopla tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

### How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

### Do I need a Zoopla account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

### How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from zoopla.co.uk when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.

### What homes are for sale in a UK area?

Use Search properties with a location and set listing type to homes for sale.

### What rentals are available within my budget?

Use Search properties with a location, set listing type to rent, and provide a minimum or maximum price.

### Which listings match my bedroom and property type needs?

Use Search properties with a location, minimum bedrooms, and property type.

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