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[nycphp-talk] Craigslist Integration

Dan Cech dcech at phpwerx.net
Thu Sep 20 13:10:03 EDT 2007


anan tette-tawia wrote:
> Has anyone developed a system that integrated with Craigslist housing
> and apartments portal before.  My client is a real estate agent who
> wants to be able to upload new property info onto his site and then
> have it also posted on craigslist if he checks a particular button.
> 
> The problem is that i have been doing researching on finding any such
> API or document that explains how to achieve this type of integration
> with craigslist without much success.  I would greatly appreciate any
> assistance from this list.

I think you will find that there is no documentation because this kind
of thing is expressly forbidden by the Craigslist Terms of Use.

> y) use any form of automated device or computer program that enables the 
> submission of postings on craigslist without each posting being manually 
> entered by the author thereof (an "automated posting device"), including
> without limitation, the use of any such automated posting device to submit
> postings in bulk, or for automatic submission of postings at regular intervals.

http://www.craigslist.org/about/terms.of.use.html#conduct

Dan



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