Airbnb Web Scraper

This is a Python-based web scraper for Airbnb listings. It uses Selenium and BeautifulSoup to extract information about properties listed on Airbnb.

Features

• Scrapes multiple pages of Airbnb listings
• Extracts key information including:
  • Title
  • URL
  • Price
  • Rating
  • Number of reviews
  • Property type
  • Amenities
• Saves results to CSV file
• Headless browser operation
• Configurable number of pages to scrape

Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Run the script using Python:

python webscraper.py

The script will prompt you for:

1. Location to search (e.g., 'New-York')
2. Number of pages to scrape (default is 5)

The results will be saved to a CSV file in the current directory with the format: airbnb_listings_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.csv

Requirements

• Python 3.7+
• Chrome browser installed
• Internet connection

Notes

• The script uses a headless Chrome browser
• Respect Airbnb's terms of service and rate limiting
• Some listings might not be scraped if they don't follow the expected HTML structure
• The script includes error handling for common issues

Disclaimer

This scraper is for educational purposes only. Make sure to review and comply with Airbnb's terms of service and robots.txt before using this scraper.