blocket-api 0.2.1

A python API wrapper for blocket.se

BlocketAPI

BlocketAPI allows users to query saved searches, known as "Bevakningar", on blocket.se. This means you can either retrieve results from a specific saved search or list all listings/ads across all saved searches. The results from these queries are returned in a json format.

Blocket is one of Sweden's largest online marketplaces. It was founded in 1996 and allows users to buy and sell a wide range of items, including cars, real estate, jobs, services, and second-hand goods. The platform is known for its extensive reach and user-friendly interface, making it a popular choice for Swedes looking to purchase or sell items quickly and efficiently.

✨ Features

• List saved searches, called "Bevakningar".
• Query all listings/ads filtered on a region.
• Query listings related to a saved search.
• Use motor search to query listings related to a specific car.

🧑‍💻️ Install

BlocketAPI is available on PyPI.

pip install blocket-api

💁‍♀️ Usage

>>> from blocket_api import BlocketAPI
>>> api = BlocketAPI("YourBlocketTokenHere")
>>> print(api.saved_searches())
...
>>> print(BlocketAPI().custom_search("saab")) # no token required
...

Some calls require a bearerToken. However, some calls are public and don't require a token.

Where token?

Function	Token required	Description
api.saved_searches()	🔐 Yes	List your saved searches (bevakningar)
api.get_listings()	🔐 Yes	List items related to a saved search
api.custom_search()	👏 No	Search for everything on Blocket and filter by region
api.motor_search()	👏 No	Advanced search for car-listings.
api.price_eval()	👏 No	Vehicle purchase valuation and details.

🤓 Detailed usage

saved_searches()

Saved searches are your so called "Bevakningar" and can be found here. Each saved search has and unique id which can be used as a parameter to get_listings(), see below.

>>> api.saved_searches()
[
   {
      "id":"4150081",
      "new_count":0,
      "total_count":41,
      "push_enabled":false,
      "push_available":true,
      "query":"cg=1020&q=buggy&st=s",
      "name":"\"buggy\", Bilar säljes i hela Sverige"
   },
]

get_listings(search_id, limit)

Returns all listings related to a saved search.

Parameters:

• search_id (int, optional) - Get listings for a specific saved search. If not provided, all saved searches will be combined.
• limit (int, optional) - Limit number of results returned, max is 99.

>>> api.get_listings(4150081)
{
   "data":[
      {
         "ad":{
            "ad_id":"1401053984",
            "list_id":"1401053984",
            "zipcode":"81290",
            "ad_status":"active",
            "list_time":"2024-07-15T19:07:16+02:00",
            "subject":"Volkswagen 1500 lim 113 chassi",
            "body":"Säljer ett chassi/bottenplatta till en volkswagen 1500 lim 113 1967, blästrat och målat.\nFinns en beach buggy kaross att få med om man vill det. \nReg nmr ABC123",
            "price":{
               "value":10000,
               "suffix":"kr"
            },
            ...
         },
      },
   ],
   "total_count":41,
   "timestamp":"2024-07-16T08:08:43.810828006Z",
   "total_page_count":1
}

custom_search(search_query, region, limit)

Make a custom search through out all of blocked. A region can be passed in as parameter for filtering.

Parameters:

• search_query (str, required) - A string to search for.
• region (str, optional) - Filter results on a region, default is all of Sweden.
• limit (int, optional) - Limit number of results returned, max is 99.

>>> from blocket_api import Region
>>> api.custom_search("saab", Region.blekinge) # search for term "saab" in region of "Blekinge"
{
   "data":[
      {
         "ad_id":"1401038836",
         "ad_status":"active",
         "advertiser":{
            "account_id":"684279",
            "name":"Stefan Ingves",
            "type":"private"
         },
         ...
         "location":[
            {
               "id":"22",
               "name":"Blekinge",
               "query_key":"r"
            },
            {
               "id":"256",
               "name":"Ronneby",
               "query_key":"m"
            }
         ],
         ...
      }
    ]
}

motor_search(page, make, fuel, chassi, price, modelYear, milage, gearbox)

To query listings related to a specific car, supply the following parameters:

• page (int, required) - Results are split in pages, set page number here.
• make (List[MAKE_OPTIONS]) - Filter a specific make, ex. Audi.
• fuel (Optional[List[FUEL_OPTIONS]]) - Filter a specific fuel, ex. Diesel.
• chassi (Optional[List[CHASSI_OPTIONS]]) - Filter a specific chassi, ex. Cab.
• price (Optional[Tuple[int, int]]) - Set price range, ex. (50000, 100000).
• modelYear (Optional[Tuple[int, int]]) - Set model year range, ex. (2000, 2020).
• milage (Optional[Tuple[int, int]]) - Set milage range, ex. (1000, 2000).
• gearbox (Optional[GEARBOX_OPTIONS]) - Filter a specific gearbox, ex. Automat.

>>> api.motor_search(
    make=["Audi", "Ford"],
    fuel=["Diesel"],
    chassi=["Cab"],
    price=(50000, 100000),
    page=1,
)
...

price_eval(registration_number)

Query price evaluation for a specific vehicle by using cars registration number (ABC123). This returns company and private estimated prices, car information, and more. The api queries same endpoint as Blockets "värdera bil" service.

• registration_number (str, required) - Registration number of the vehicle.

>>> api.price_eval("ABC123)
{
   "registration_number": "ABC123",
   "private_valuation": 108155,
   "company_valuation": 108155,
   "car_info": {
      "make": "Volkswagen",
      "model": "Polo"
      ...
   }
   ...
}

🔐 Blocket API token

There are two ways to acquire your token:

• Log in to Blocket.se with your credentials using any web browser.
• Go to this URL and copy the value of bearerToken.

If there's a better way of doing this, feel free to help out in #2.

Your token can also be found in the request headers in the "Bevakningar"-section on Blocket.

• Login to blocket.se: Sign in with your credentials.
• Click "Bevakningar": Go to the "Bevakningar" section.
• Inspect the page: Right-click the page and select "Inspect".
• Open the Network tab: Switch to the Network tab in the Developer Tools.
• Find request headers: Locate a request where the domain is "api.blocket.se" and the file is "searches". Pretty much every request to api.blocket.se contains this auth-header, so any request will do.
• Inspect request headers: Look at the request headers to find your token under "Authorization".

My token has never expired or changed during this project. However, if your're met with a 401 Unauthorized at some point, you may want to refresh your token by repeating the steps above.

📝 Notes

• Source repo: https://github.com/dunderrrrrr/blocket_api
• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/blocket-api/