# Daft.ie Search

## Overview

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Status** | private |
| **Method** | `GET` |
| **Endpoint** | `/v2/daft/search` |
| **Base URL** | `https://api.piloterr.com` |
| **Credit Cost** | 1 credit per call |
| **Documentation** | https://www.piloterr.com/library/daft-search |

## Access

This endpoint is **private**. Requests return HTTP 403 until access is granted. There is no self-serve request-access button. Open a support ticket from the dashboard Help desk (https://app.piloterr.com/app?returnTo=help-desk/tickets/new) and include the endpoint path, your use case, target fields, and expected volume.

## Description

Search Daft.ie Irish property listings in real time by county, town, or Eircode area and receive price, BER rating, bedrooms, agent contact, and coordinates from daft.ie as structured JSON.

## Authentication

- **Key Name:** `x-api-key`
- **Location:** HTTP Header
- **Get an API key:** https://app.piloterr.com/register

## Example Request

```bash
curl --location --request GET 'https://api.piloterr.com/v2/daft/search' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

## Example Response

### Properties for sale in Dublin

```json
{
  "meta": {
    "page": 1,
    "section": "property-for-sale",
    "total_pages": 242,
    "total_results": 4827,
    "results_per_page": 20
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "5982147",
      "url": "https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/semi-detached-house-12-grosvenor-square-rathmines-dublin-6/5982147",
      "price": 825000,
      "title": "12 Grosvenor Square, Rathmines, Dublin 6",
      "county": "Dublin",
      "images": [
        "https://media.daft.ie/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJtZWRpYW1hc3Rlci1zM2V1Iiwia2V5IjoiMjAyNi8wNS8xNS8xMjAwMDAtNTk4MjE0Ny1mMS5qcGcifQ.jpg",
        "https://media.daft.ie/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJtZWRpYW1hc3Rlci1zM2V1Iiwia2V5IjoiMjAyNi8wNS8xNS8xMjAwMDAtNTk4MjE0Ny1mMi5qcGcifQ.jpg"
      ],
      "address": "12 Grosvenor Square, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06 X285",
      "eircode": "D06 X285",
      "section": "sale",
      "bedrooms": 4,
      "latitude": 53.3243,
      "bathrooms": 3,
      "longitude": -6.2657,
      "agent_name": "DNG Rathmines",
      "ber_number": "111234567",
      "ber_rating": "C2",
      "price_text": "€825,000",
      "agent_phone": "01 4972380",
      "is_new_home": false,
      "psra_licence": "002049",
      "published_at": "2026-05-15T12:00:00Z",
      "floor_area_m2": 165,
      "property_type": "Semi-Detached House",
      "price_qualifier": null
    },
    {
      "id": "5981034",
      "url": "https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/apartment-apartment-12-the-courtyard-temple-bar-dublin-2/5981034",
      "price": 395000,
      "title": "Apartment 12, The Courtyard, Temple Bar, Dublin 2",
      "county": "Dublin",
      "images": [
        "https://media.daft.ie/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJtZWRpYW1hc3Rlci1zM2V1Iiwia2V5IjoiMjAyNi8wNS8xNC8xNTMwMDAtNTk4MTAzNC1mMS5qcGcifQ.jpg"
      ],
      "address": "Apartment 12, The Courtyard, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 K588",
      "eircode": "D02 K588",
      "section": "sale",
      "bedrooms": 2,
      "latitude": 53.3454,
      "bathrooms": 2,
      "longitude": -6.2633,
      "agent_name": "Sherry FitzGerald City Centre",
      "ber_number": "111456789",
      "ber_rating": "B3",
      "price_text": "€395,000",
      "agent_phone": "01 6760300",
      "is_new_home": false,
      "psra_licence": "002183",
      "published_at": "2026-05-14T15:30:00Z",
      "floor_area_m2": 72,
      "property_type": "Apartment",
      "price_qualifier": null
    }
  ]
}
```

## Documentation

## Overview

Daft.ie is the dominant property portal in Ireland with comprehensive coverage of sale, rental, sharing, new-build, and commercial listings across all 26 counties. The site runs Cloudflare. Piloterr handles the bypass and returns paginated property listings with live asking prices, BER ratings, floor area in m², bedroom counts, geo-coordinates, agent contact, and PSRA licence as structured JSON.

## Quickstart

```
GET https://api.piloterr.com/v2/daft/search?query=dublin&section=property-for-sale
```

## Main use cases

- Build an Irish property index with live asking prices and bedroom counts across Dublin, Cork, Galway, and the rest of the country
- Power a map-based property search interface with live geo-coordinates and full Daft.ie inventory across Ireland
- Aggregate BER ratings by county to study energy efficiency vs asking price in the Irish market
- Monitor new listings matching buyer criteria as they are published on Daft.ie for buyer agents and proptech tools
- Refresh a property valuation model daily with asking prices and BER ratings by Eircode area