# Rent.ie Search

## Overview

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Status** | private |
| **Method** | `GET` |
| **Endpoint** | `/v2/rent/search` |
| **Base URL** | `https://api.piloterr.com` |
| **Credit Cost** | 1 credit per call |
| **Documentation** | https://www.piloterr.com/library/rent-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 Rent.ie Irish rental listings in real time by county or area and receive monthly rent, deposit, BER, lease terms, photos, and agent contact from rent.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/rent/search' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

## Example Response

### Rentals in Dublin

```json
{
  "meta": {
    "page": 1,
    "section": "houses-to-let",
    "total_pages": 140,
    "total_results": 2782,
    "results_per_page": 20
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "4287315",
      "url": "https://www.rent.ie/houses-to-let/dublin/dublin-2/property-id-4287315/",
      "area": "Dublin 2",
      "title": "Apartment 12, Hanover Quay, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2",
      "county": "Dublin",
      "images": [
        "https://c1.dmstatic.com/4287315/photo_01.jpg",
        "https://c1.dmstatic.com/4287315/photo_02.jpg",
        "https://c1.dmstatic.com/4287315/photo_03.jpg"
      ],
      "address": "Apartment 12, Hanover Quay, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2, D02 R278",
      "deposit": 2950,
      "eircode": "D02 R278",
      "section": "houses-to-let",
      "bedrooms": 2,
      "latitude": 53.3429,
      "rent_pcm": 2950,
      "bathrooms": 2,
      "furnished": "furnished",
      "longitude": -6.2353,
      "rent_text": "€2,950 per month",
      "agent_name": "DNG Letting",
      "ber_rating": "A3",
      "agent_phone": "01 491 2600",
      "rent_period": "month",
      "pets_allowed": false,
      "published_at": "2026-05-15T11:23:00Z",
      "property_type": "Apartment",
      "available_from": "2026-06-01T00:00:00Z",
      "lease_duration_months": 12
    },
    {
      "id": "4286948",
      "url": "https://www.rent.ie/houses-to-let/cork/cork-city-centre/property-id-4286948/",
      "area": "Cork City Centre",
      "title": "3 St Patrick's Hill, Cork City Centre",
      "county": "Cork",
      "images": [
        "https://c1.dmstatic.com/4286948/photo_01.jpg",
        "https://c1.dmstatic.com/4286948/photo_02.jpg"
      ],
      "address": "3 St Patrick's Hill, Cork City Centre, T23 P9D2",
      "deposit": 2200,
      "eircode": "T23 P9D2",
      "section": "houses-to-let",
      "bedrooms": 3,
      "latitude": 51.9012,
      "rent_pcm": 2200,
      "bathrooms": 2,
      "furnished": "unfurnished",
      "longitude": -8.4719,
      "rent_text": "€2,200 per month",
      "agent_name": "Cohalan Downing Auctioneers",
      "ber_rating": "C1",
      "agent_phone": "021 427 7717",
      "rent_period": "month",
      "pets_allowed": true,
      "published_at": "2026-05-14T16:08:00Z",
      "property_type": "House",
      "available_from": null,
      "lease_duration_months": 12
    }
  ]
}
```

## Documentation

## Overview

Rent.ie is the dedicated rental portal of the Daft Group with over 20,000 active rental listings across all 32 Irish counties. The site uses Cloudflare. Piloterr handles the bypass and returns paginated rental listings with live monthly rent, deposit, BER, lease duration, furnishing, pets policy, and agent contact as structured JSON.

## Quickstart

```
GET https://api.piloterr.com/v2/rent/search?query=dublin/dublin-2&section=houses-to-let
```

## Main use cases

- Track Irish rental market pressure by Eircode and area with live monthly rents from rent.ie
- Power renter-facing search or alert workflows for new listings matching budget, bedrooms, and pets-allowed
- Aggregate average and median rent per area for RTB compliance dashboards or media reporting
- Build relocation tools for HR teams that need live availability and lease terms across Dublin, Cork, and Galway
- Monitor furnishing, pets policy, and lease duration patterns by area to inform Buy-to-Let investor decisions