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.

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

BlocketAPI is available on PyPI.

pip install blocket-api

>>> from blocket_api import BlocketAPI
>>> api = BlocketAPI("YourBlocketTokenHere")

Where token?

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"
   },
]

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
}

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"
            }
         ],
         ...
      }
    ]
}

Your token is located 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.

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