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andrewevansmith/php-craigslist-api-utility
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PHP Craigslist API Utility

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Simple Craigslist API utility
-----------------------------

[](#simple-craigslist-api-utility)

Provides convenient way of getting listing data by various Craigslist filters.

\###IMPORTANT NOTE - For educational purposes only. This software was developed as an experiment to demonstrate web scraping basics. Craigslist may prohibit use of automated gathering tools. Use at your own discretion.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Get listings by city and category
- Get listings by custom URLs
- Merge sets of listings from multiple requests

Dependency
----------

[](#dependency)

- \[PHP 5.4+\] ()
- \[PHP Simple HTML Dom Parser\] ()

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Issue following command in console:

```
composer require andrewevansmith/php-craigslist-api-utility:dev-master
```

Alternatively edit composer.json by adding following line and run **`composer update`**

```
"require": {
    ....,
    "andrewevansmith/php-craigslist-api-utility": "dev-master",

},
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Example: making a simple Craigslist request:

[](#example-making-a-simple-craigslist-request)

```
    use Craigslist\CraigslistRequest;
    use Craigslist\CraigslistApi;

    $request = new CraigslistRequest([
        'city' => 'louisville',
        'category' => 'pet',
        'query' => 'pup'
    ]);
    $api = new CraigslistApi();
    $result = $api->get($request);
    ....
```

### Example: making a detailed Craigslist request, getting custom fields (photo urls):

[](#example-making-a-detailed-craigslist-request-getting-custom-fields-photo-urls)

```
    use Craigslist\CraigslistRequest;
    use Craigslist\CraigslistApi;

    $request = new CraigslistRequest(array(
        'city' => 'louisville',
        'category' => 'pet',
        'query' => 'pup',
        'follow_links' => true,
        'selectors' => array(
            array('label' => 'photos', 'element' => 'img', 'limit' => 10, 'target' => 'src'),
        ),
    ));
    $api = new CraigslistApi();
    $result = $api->get($request);
    ....
```

### Example: making multiple Craigslist requests:

[](#example-making-multiple-craigslist-requests)

```
    use Craigslist\CraigslistRequest;
    use Craigslist\CraigslistApi;

    $requests = array(
        new CraigslistRequest(array(
            'city' => 'louisville',
            'category' => 'pet',
            'query' => 'pup',
            'follow_links' => true,
            'selectors' => array(
                array('label' => 'photos', 'element' => 'img', 'limit' => 3, 'target' => 'src'),
            )
        )),
        new CraigslistRequest(array(
            'city' => 'lexington',
            'category' => 'pet',
            'query' => 'cat',
            'follow_links' => true,
            'selectors' => array(
                array('label' => 'photos', 'element' => 'img', 'limit' => 3, 'target' => 'src'),
            )
        )),
    );
    $api = new CraigslistApi();
    $result = $api->get($requests);
    ....
```

Support
-------

[](#support)

[Please open an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/andrewevansmith/php-craigslist-api-utility/issues)

License
-------

[](#license)

This software is released under the MIT License. See the bundled [LICENSE](https://github.com/andrewevansmith/php-craigslist-api-utility/blob/master/LICENSE)file for details.

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 31% of packages

Maintenance17

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 81.8% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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