Submit Data Feed

To supply data to Cazoodle Apartment Search, create a data feed with the specification below and put it on your website. You could fill in the form and Cazoodle will crawl the in a few days. Thanks for having partnership with Cazoodle.

  1. Please ensure that your data feeds satisfy basic quality requirements, as noted in the Description of the feed Specification. For instance, each listing must have a complete address.
  2. We encourage every property manager and ads agency to submit data for renters to search. If your data volume is significant, we will contact you for a formal partnership.
  3. We will update your feed daily.
  4. To ensure good user experience, if your feed does not conform to the requirements for data completeness and quality, we will not be able to incorporate it for search, and you will be notified to improve the feed.
Submit Data Feed

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Specification

Element Format Required Description Example
version Numeric Required Version of the feed xsl. It is 1.0 for now. -
feedurl URL Required The URL of the feed. http://your.site/feed.xml
url URL Required The URL which contains the detail information about the rental unit. Cazoodle re-directs customers to the original sources. http://your.site/example-unit
source String Required The name to show on our website, i.e. landlord name, website name. yoursite
contact String Required The phone number of the property owner. 217-864-8378
apartmentname String Optional The community name. -
address String Required Address of the rental unit. It contains street address, city, state, and zipcode. 60 Hazelwood Drive, Suite 122, Champaign, IL 61820
rent Numeric Required Monthly rental price of the unit in numeric or decimal format. It can also be a range. $1800
$1800 - $2000
beds String Required Number of Bedrooms for the rental unit. 2
2-3
studio
baths Numeric Required Number of Bathrooms for this rental unit. Half bath should be defined as .5 1
1.5
2
2.5
sqft Numeric Optional Total Square footage of this rental unit. 1100
image_urls URL Optional The URLs of the images for this rental unit, seperated by ";". http://your.site/1.jpg;http://your.site/2.jpg
description String Optional Description for this rental unit. -
amenities String Optional Amenities for this rental unit. -
availability Date Optional The availability date for this rental unit. 04/30/2009
04/30/2009 - 09/30/2009
expire_in_days Numeric Optional The number of days that this rental unit will be expired. If it is not set, the default is 30 days. A value less equal than zero will delete the record. 5

Example (Download XML File)

<apartments>
        <version>1.0</version>
        <feedurl>http://www.1stlake.com/feed.xml</feedurl>
        <records>
            <record>
                <url>http://www.1stlake.com/palmettocreek-river-ridge-apartments.php</url>
                <source>1stlake</source>
                <contact>504-733-7256</contact>
                <apartmentname>Test apartment name</apartmentname>
                <address>5101 Citrus Boulevard River Ridge, LA 70123</address>
                <rent>$1050 - $1245</rent>
                <beds>1</beds>
                <baths>1</baths> 
                <sqft>1049</sqft>
                <image_urls>http://www.1stlake.com/images/property_images/new-orleans-apartments-palmetto-livingroom.jpg</image_urls>
                <description>SPECIAL: Exceeding expectations not budgets! 2 bedrooms $1250! 1 bedrooms at $1050! Non-Smoking Homes available! Expires 3/31/09. SMOKE-FREE APARTMENTS AVAILABLE! Give yourself the keys to luxurious l</description>
                <amenities>Access Gates ,Bubbling Creeks and Flowing Fountains ,Formal Garden Arbor ,Flexible Lease Terms ,Gazebos ,Jogging Trail with Workout Stations ,Lavish Landscaping ,Off-site Fitness Center ,Off-site Tennis Court ,Pet Walk ,Swimming Pool ,Smoke-Free Apartments ,Theater Room</amenities>
                <availability>01/01/2009 - 08/01/2009</availability>
                <expire_in_days>90</expire_in_days>
            </record>

            <record>
                <url>http://www.1stlake.com/palmettocreek-river-ridge-apartments.php</url>
                <source>1stlake</source>
                <contact>504-733-7252</contact>
                <apartmentname>Test apartment name Test</apartmentname>
                <address>5876 Citrus Boulevard River Ridge, LA 54236</address>
                <rent>$1245</rent>
                <beds>studio</beds>
                <baths>1-2</baths> 
                <sqft>1000</sqft>
                <image_urls>http://www.1stlake.com/images/property_images/new-orleans-apartments-palmetto-livingroom.jpg</image_urls>
                <description>SPECIAL: Exceeding expectations not budgets! 2 bedrooms $1250! 1 bedrooms at $1050! Non-Smoking Homes available! Expires 3/31/09. SMOKE-FREE APARTMENTS AVAILABLE! Give yourself the keys to luxurious l</description>
                <amenities>Access Gates ,Bubbling Creeks and Flowing Fountains ,Formal Garden Arbor ,Flexible Lease Terms ,Gazebos ,Jogging Trail with Workout Stations ,Lavish Landscaping ,Off-site Fitness Center ,Off-site Tennis Court ,Pet Walk ,Swimming Pool ,Smoke-Free Apartments ,Theater Room</amenities>
                <availability>01/01/2009 - 08/01/2009</availability>
                <expire_in_days>90</expire_in_days>        
            </record>
        </records>
</apartments>