Lianjia Data Parser & API

Lianjia (链家) is China’s largest real-estate brokerage network and the on-the-ground arm of KE Holdings / Beike — exposing agent, branch and deep resale data — and PropAPIS targets its resale, rental and new-build listings through a single REST API. Lianjia is the brokerage arm of the same group that operates the Beike / Ke.com platform, so one integration spans both brands.

China access is high-difficulty. Lianjia uses GeeTest slider CAPTCHAs, 50+ browser-fingerprint signals and behavioral tracking, and Great-Firewall latency affects access from outside China. We do not imply guaranteed coverage — China is the hardest parse target in the region.

Platform Overview

Market Position

• China’s largest brokerage network — the operational arm of KE Holdings (NYSE/HKEX: BEKE)
• Feeds the Beike / Ke.com aggregator; both run on one KE Holdings stack
• ~5M web visits per Similarweb — but this is stale and understates a mobile-first market
• Native agent/branch data, a hallmark of broker-network portals (per the research report)

Market Coverage

Geographic Coverage:

• Tier-1 cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen
• Dense store footprint across major tier-2 metros
• Coverage reflects Lianjia’s physical branch network

Property Types:

• Apartments and residential units
• Resale (second-hand) housing — the core business
• New-build / developer inventory
• Long-term rentals

Data Availability

As a broker network, Lianjia exposes agent and branch data natively alongside listing and sold-price records. FLAG: the ~5M web figure is a stale Similarweb estimate; China usage is overwhelmingly mobile-app-first, so web numbers understate real reach.

Data Fields Available

PropAPIS targets structured data from each Lianjia listing:

Property Information

• Address: District, community and building
• Price: Listing price and sold price where shown
• Bedrooms and Bathrooms
• Property Type: Apartment, residential unit
• Area: Built-up size (sq m)
• Floor and Building Age

Transaction Data

• Sold Price: Historical transaction prices
• Transaction History: Per-community price movement
• Comparables: Community-level sold records

Listing Details

• Description: Full listing text
• Photos: Image URLs
• Community: Compound / community name
• Listed Date

Agent Information

• Branch: Lianjia store / branch
• Agent: Listing agent name and profile
• Agent Contact: Where published

Location Data

• District and Community
• City
• Coordinates: Latitude and longitude where available

API Endpoints

Get Property Details

from propapis import PropAPIS
 
api = PropAPIS(api_key='your_api_key')
 
# Get a listing by URL or ID
property_data = api.platforms.lianjia.get_property(
    listing_id='12345678'
)
 
print(f"Title: {property_data.title}")
print(f"Price: CNY {property_data.price:,}")
print(f"Community: {property_data.community}")
print(f"Agent: {property_data.agent}")

Search Listings

# Search Lianjia listings
listings = api.platforms.lianjia.search(
    city='Shanghai',
    purpose='for-sale',
    min_price=3000000,
    max_price=8000000,
    min_bedrooms=2
)
 
for listing in listings[:10]:
    print(f"{listing.title} - CNY {listing.price:,}")
    print(f"  {listing.bedrooms} bed | {listing.community}")

Get Agent / Branch Data

# Pull agent and branch info attached to listings
agents = api.platforms.lianjia.agents(
    city='Shanghai',
    branch='某门店'
)
 
for agent in agents[:5]:
    print(f"{agent.name} - {agent.branch}")

Quick Start

from propapis import PropAPIS
 
api = PropAPIS(api_key='your_api_key')
 
# Search Lianjia listings in Shanghai
listings = api.platforms.lianjia.search(city='Shanghai', purpose='for-sale')
 
for listing in listings[:5]:
    print(f"{listing.title} - CNY {listing.price:,}")

import { PropAPIS } from 'propapis';
 
const api = new PropAPIS({ apiKey: 'your_api_key' });
 
// Search Lianjia listings in Shanghai
const listings = await api.platforms.lianjia.search({
  city: 'Shanghai',
  purpose: 'for-sale',
});
 
listings.slice(0, 5).forEach((l) => {
  console.log(`${l.title} - CNY ${l.price.toLocaleString()}`);
});

curl "https://api.propapis.com/v1/platforms/lianjia/search?city=Shanghai&purpose=for-sale" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key"

Frequently asked questions

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