# ikman.lk Scraper - Sri Lanka Ads: Cars, Property, Phones (`normdata/ikman-scraper`) Actor

Scrape ikman.lk, Sri Lanka's biggest classifieds site: cars, motorbikes, houses, land, phones and 200 categories. Price in LKR, district, photos, seller type. Details add phone numbers, seller, city, full text, specs, views and dates. Car and property filters, no proxy.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/normdata/ikman-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Norm Data](https://apify.com/normdata) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Real estate, Lead generation
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $11.00 / 1,000 ads

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

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## 🇱🇰 ikman.lk Scraper - Sri Lanka Ads: Cars, Property, Phones

Extract ads from **ikman.lk**, Sri Lanka's biggest classifieds site, in **all 15 main categories and 200 subcategories**: cars, motorbikes, vans, three wheelers, houses, land, apartments, rentals, mobile phones, electronics, furniture, animals, services and more. For each ad you get the **title, price in LKR (with the unit: per month, per perch), category, district, the key facts from the list, shop name and membership, member, dealer and verified flags, and all photos in full size**. Turn on **Details** to add the **seller's phone numbers, contact name, city, full description, every spec (brand, model, year, mileage, engine, fuel, body, bedrooms, bathrooms, land size in perches, house size), views, negotiable, shop e-mail and page, posted and expiry dates**. It collects **1,000 ads in a few seconds (about 30 seconds with Details)**, with **no proxy needed**, and can run on a schedule to send you **only new ads**.

> 👉 **Try it now:** press **Start**. The ready-made input gives you 10 ads in a few seconds.<br>
> 💰 **$0.0155 per ad** on the Free plan (10 ads per run), from $0.014 on paid plans. [See pricing](#-pricing)

### ✨ Why this scraper?

> - **Very fast**<br>
>   1,000 ads in a few seconds, 1,000 with phones and specs in about 30 seconds.
>
> - **Every ad of a big category**<br>
>   Not only the first 10,000, by splitting the search for you.
>
> - **All of ikman's filters**<br>
>   For vehicles, phones and property, not only a keyword.
>
> - **Phone numbers and specs in their own columns**<br>
>   Ready for a CRM or a spreadsheet.
>
> - **Clean, typed data**<br>
>   Prices as numbers in LKR with the unit apart, ranges split (salaries), land in perches (acres converted), sizes and mileage as numbers, dates in UTC, full-size photos.
>
> - **Nothing to set up**<br>
>   No login, no cookies and no proxy to pay for.
>
> - **Apify platform**<br>
>   Schedule runs, get only new ads, export to Excel or CSV, use the API, or connect Google Sheets, Zapier and Make.

### ⚖️ How it compares

Based on each Actor's public input options and description (November 2026).

| Capability | This actor | [logiover](https://apify.com/logiover/ikman-lk-scraper) | [recordsdata](https://apify.com/recordsdata/ikman-lk-scraper) | [flourishing_catfish](https://apify.com/flourishing_catfish/ikman-lk-scraper) | [sian.agency](https://apify.com/sian.agency/ikman-property-scraper) |
|---|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
| Categories | **all 200, in a list** | one, typed | property only | by link | property only |
| Districts and cities | **yes, many** | no | yes | by link | one district |
| Vehicle filters (brand, condition, fuel, gearbox, body, year, mileage, engine) | **yes** | no | no | by link | no |
| Property filters (bedrooms, bathrooms, sizes, furnishing) | **yes** | no | bedrooms, bathrooms | by link | bedrooms |
| Seller type, urgent, sort | **yes** | members only | seller type | no | no |
| Past the 10,000-ad limit of one search | **yes (auto split)** | not listed | yes | not listed | not listed |
| Phone numbers | **yes (Details)** | no | yes | no | yes |
| Specs as columns, views, expiry date, shop e-mail | **yes (Details)** | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| Only new ads on a schedule | **yes** | no | yes | no | no |
| Proxy | **not needed** | your proxy settings | your proxy settings | your proxy settings | not listed |

### 🚀 How to scrape ikman.lk

1. Create a free Apify account.
2. Pick the filters you need, or keep the ready-made input.
3. Click **Start**.
4. Download the ads as Excel, CSV or JSON from the **Output** tab.

### 💰 Pricing

#### How much does it cost to scrape ikman.lk?

You pay a one-time **$0.0034** per run, plus a price for each ad saved (and for each add-on you turn on):

| Charged for | Free | Bronze | Silver | Gold+ |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Ad**: One ikman.lk ad saved to the dataset. | 0.0155 | 0.014 | 0.0125 | 0.011 |
| **Ad details**: Phones, seller, city, full text, specs, views and dates for one ad (only when Details is on). | 0.0072 | 0.0064 | 0.0057 | 0.0051 |

Example: 1,000 ads cost about **$14** on Bronze. No proxy or compute costs on top.

### 📦 What data you get

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `imageUrl` | Main photo, full size. |
| `id` | ikman ad id. |
| `title` | Ad title. |
| `price`, `priceMax`, `priceUnit`, `priceText`, `currency` | Price in Sri Lankan rupees; the top of a range (job salaries); the unit when it is not the total ("per month", "per perch"); the price as the site writes it; and the currency. Null when there is no price. |
| `originalPrice`, `discountPercent` | Shop deals: the price before the discount, and the discount in percent. |
| `category` | Category (Cars, Houses For Sale, Mobile Phones...). |
| `adType` | For sale, For rent or Wanted. |
| `district` | District of Sri Lanka (Colombo, Kandy, Gampaha...). |
| `summary` | Key facts shown on the list ("45,000 km · SUV / 4x4 · Reconditioned", "Bedrooms: 4 · Bathrooms: 3", "10.0 perches"). |
| `shopName`, `membership` | Shop name and membership level of member sellers. |
| `photosCount` | Number of photos. |
| `seller` | *(Details)* Contact name of the seller. |
| `city` | *(Details)* City or area inside the district (Nugegoda, Dehiwala...). |
| `brand`, `model`, `edition`, `year`, `condition`, `transmission`, `fuelType`, `bodyType` | *(Details)* Vehicles, phones and electronics: brand, model, edition, year, condition, transmission, fuel and body type. |
| `bedrooms`, `bathrooms`, `furnishing`, `address` | *(Details)* Property: bedrooms, bathrooms (a number, or "10+"), furnishing and address. |
| `mileageKm`, `engineCc` | *(Details)* Vehicles: mileage in km and engine size in cc. |
| `houseSizeSqft`, `landSizePerches` | *(Details)* Property: floor size in square feet and land size in perches. |
| `views` | *(Details)* How many times the ad was viewed. |
| `shopEmail` | *(Details)* E-mail of the shop, when the seller is a shop that lists one. |
| `description` | *(Details)* The seller's full text, line breaks kept. |
| `isMember`, `isAuthorizedDealer`, `isVerified` | Seller is a paying member (shop), an authorized dealer, or verified. |
| `isUrgent`, `isTopAd`, `isFeaturedMember` | Marked urgent, a paid top ad, or from a featured member. |
| `doorstepDelivery` | The seller delivers to the door. |
| `negotiable`, `chatEnabled` | *(Details)* Price marked negotiable, and the seller takes chat messages. |
| `images` | All photos, full size. |
| `phones` | *(Details)* Phone numbers of the seller, as +94XXXXXXXXX. |
| `specs` | *(Details)* Every detail field of the ad as name and value (Brand, Model, Year, Mileage, Land size, Features...). |
| `url` | Ad page on ikman. |
| `shopUrl` | *(Details)* The shop's page on ikman, for member sellers. |
| `postedAt`, `expiresAt` | *(Details)* When the ad was posted, and when it expires. |
| `scrapedAt` | When this row was saved. |
| `error` | Only present when a row failed. The fields that loaded are still there. |

Fields marked *Details* only appear when that add-on is on.

#### Example row (trimmed)

```json
{
  "imageUrl": "https://i.ikman-st.com/honda-fit-gp1-2013-for-sale-colombo-1134/501dec7b-6089-4a12-b7fb-65641bc45886/1200/800/fitted.jpg",
  "id": "6ad45fbe3b6595528a17880d",
  "title": "Honda Fit GP1 2013",
  "price": 7075000,
  "priceText": "Rs 7,075,000",
  "currency": "LKR",
  "category": "Cars",
  "adType": "For sale",
  "district": "Colombo",
  "summary": "139,000 km · Hatchback · Used",
  "shopName": "Riyoga Motors",
  "membership": "plus",
  "photosCount": 5,
  "seller": "Asanka Edirisingha",
  "city": "Maharagama",
  "brand": "Honda",
  "model": "Fit",
  "edition": "GP1",
  "year": 2013,
  "condition": "Used",
  "transmission": "Automatic",
  "fuelType": "Hybrid",
  "bodyType": "Hatchback",
  "mileageKm": 139000,
  "engineCc": 1300,
  "views": 458,
  "shopEmail": "riyogamotors@gmail.com",
  "description": "Honda Fit GP1 2013 Model Reg 2015 Full Option Auto Cruise Control Dual Multifunction intelligent Key Good Condition",
  "isMember": true,
  "isAuthorizedDealer": false,
  "isVerified": true,
  "isUrgent": false,
  "isTopAd": false,
  "isFeaturedMember": false,
  "doorstepDelivery": false,
  "negotiable": true,
  "chatEnabled": true,
  "images": [
    "https://i.ikman-st.com/honda-fit-gp1-2013-for-sale-colombo-1134/501dec7b-6089-4a12-b7fb-65641bc45886/1200/800/fitted.jpg",
    "https://i.ikman-st.com/honda-fit-gp1-2013-for-sale-colombo-1134/53b0ba3a-74b4-4a06-90b3-264d8b71e3eb/1200/800/fitted.jpg",
    "https://i.ikman-st.com/honda-fit-gp1-2013-for-sale-colombo-1134/c13473e8-26b5-4652-bca7-43b6c4014e1d/1200/800/fitted.jpg"
  ],
  "phones": ["+94772868687"],
  "specs": [{ "name": "Brand", "value": "Honda" }],
  "url": "https://ikman.lk/en/ad/honda-fit-gp1-2013-for-sale-colombo-1134",
  "shopUrl": "https://ikman.lk/en/shops/riyoga-motors",
  "postedAt": "2026-10-18T05:57:18.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2026-12-17T05:57:18.000Z",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-11-08T21:09:58.971Z"
}
```

### ⚙️ Input

| Section | What it's for |
| --- | --- |
| **Maximum results** | Always first, caps the whole run. Empty means no limit. |
| **What to scrape** | Categories, locations, keywords and sort by. |
| **Details (paid add-on)** | Details. |
| **Filters** | Minimum price (LKR), maximum price (LKR), seller type and urgent ads only. |
| **Vehicle and phone filters** | Brands, condition, transmission, fuel, body type, year from, year to, minimum mileage (km), maximum mileage (km), minimum engine (cc) and maximum engine (cc). |
| **Property filters** | Bedrooms, bathrooms, minimum size, maximum size, minimum house size (sqft), maximum house size (sqft) and furnishing. |
| **Monitoring** | Only new ads and monitor name. |
| **Links** | Links instead of the fields above. Filters are ignored with links. |

#### Input examples

**Toyota and Honda cars from 2015, under 60,000 km, with phone numbers:**

```json
{
  "categories": ["cars"],
  "brands": ["Toyota", "Honda"],
  "minYear": 2015,
  "maxMileage": 60000,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

**Land for sale in Gampaha, 10 to 20 perches:**

```json
{
  "categories": ["land-for-sale"],
  "locations": ["gampaha"],
  "minSize": 10,
  "maxSize": 20,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 1000
}
```

**3-bedroom houses and apartments for rent in Colombo (no category: the scraper picks the ones with bedrooms):**

```json
{
  "bedrooms": ["3"],
  "locations": ["colombo"],
  "maxPrice": 250000,
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

**New iPhones from shops, cheapest first:**

```json
{
  "categories": ["mobile-phones"],
  "searchTerms": ["iphone"],
  "conditions": ["new"],
  "sellerType": "only_members",
  "sort": "price_asc",
  "maxItems": 300
}
```

**New car ads every day (schedule this run):**

```json
{
  "categories": ["cars"],
  "onlyNew": true,
  "monitorName": "cars-daily",
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 2000
}
```

**Links (filters are ignored):**

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://ikman.lk/en/ads/colombo/cars?enum.condition=new&tree.brand=toyota" },
    { "url": "https://ikman.lk/en/ad/toyota-land-cruiser-zx-petrol-fully-spec-2025-for-sale-colombo" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 200
}
```

### 🔗 Related scrapers

> - [Clasipar Scraper](https://apify.com/normdata/clasipar-scraper): Paraguay Classifieds, Phones & Emails.
> - [Haraj Scraper](https://apify.com/normdata/haraj-scraper): Saudi Arabia Classifieds (حراج).
> - [Kleinanzeigen Scraper](https://apify.com/normdata/kleinanzeigen-scraper)
> - [Subito.it Scraper](https://apify.com/normdata/subito-scraper)

### ❓ FAQ and troubleshooting

#### Is there an ikman.lk API? Do I need an API key?

> ikman.lk has no public data API for this. This Actor works as an ikman.lk API alternative: it reads the public pages and gives you clean JSON, CSV or Excel, with no API key, no login and no code to maintain. You can also call it from your own code with the Apify API, or from an AI agent through MCP:
> `claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=normdata/ikman-scraper"`

#### Why do I get only 10 ads?

> On the Apify free plan each run saves up to 10 results, so you can try it before paying. Any paid plan removes the limit.

#### What does Details cost?

> A small extra per ad whose page was read (see Pricing). Ads sold before their page was read are not saved and not charged.

#### Can I get only new ads every day?

> Yes. Turn on "Only new ads", give the run a monitor name and schedule it.

#### Sinhala or Tamil?

> Data is read from the English site; titles and descriptions stay as the seller wrote them.

#### "ikman offers no category with all of these filters"

> Some filters exist only in some categories (transmission and body type only in Cars, bedrooms only in houses and apartments). Pick a category that has them, or remove one filter.

#### A filter was skipped for a category

> The log lists the categories used. A parent category like Vehicles has no brand filter on ikman, so its subcategories that do are used instead.

#### Is this an official ikman.lk tool?

> No. It is independent and not affiliated with ikman.lk. It reads only data ikman.lk publishes on its public pages, at a moderate pace. Use the data in line with ikman.lk's terms and the laws that apply to you.

### 📧 Contact

Need a scraper for a different site, or found something wrong with this one? norm.data.scrapers@gmail.com

# Actor input Schema

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many ads in total. Leave empty for no limit. The Apify Free plan is always capped at 10.

## `categories` (type: `array`):

ikman categories and subcategories (201; type to search). Empty = all categories.

## `locations` (type: `array`):

Districts and cities of Sri Lanka (331). Pick a district for all its cities. Empty = the whole country.

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Words to search, like "toyota aqua", "iphone 15" or "land kandy". With categories or places, each keyword runs inside each of them.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Order of the results, as on the site. Mileage sorting works in vehicle categories only.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

From each ad page: phone numbers, seller name, city, full description, every spec (brand, model, year, mileage, engine, fuel, bedrooms, land size...), views, negotiable, chat, shop e-mail and page, posted and expiry dates.

## `minPrice` (type: `integer`):

Only ads priced from this amount, in Sri Lankan rupees. Ads without a price are skipped.

## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`):

Only ads priced up to this amount. Ads without a price are skipped.

## `sellerType` (type: `string`):

Who posted the ad, as the site's own filter.

## `urgentOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only ads marked as urgent.

## `brands` (type: `array`):

Brand names as on the site, like "Toyota", "Suzuki", "Honda", "Apple", "Samsung". Several = any of them.

## `conditions` (type: `array`):

New, used, reconditioned (cars, bikes) or refurbished (phones).

## `transmissions` (type: `array`):

Cars only.

## `fuelTypes` (type: `array`):

Cars only.

## `bodyTypes` (type: `array`):

Cars only.

## `minYear` (type: `integer`):

Vehicles: model year from.

## `maxYear` (type: `integer`):

Vehicles: model year up to.

## `minMileage` (type: `integer`):

Vehicles: mileage from.

## `maxMileage` (type: `integer`):

Vehicles: mileage up to.

## `minEngineCc` (type: `integer`):

Cars, motorbikes, vans, lorries and buses.

## `maxEngineCc` (type: `integer`):

Cars, motorbikes, vans, lorries and buses.

## `bedrooms` (type: `array`):

Houses, apartments, rooms and holiday rentals. Several = any of them.

## `bathrooms` (type: `array`):

Houses, apartments, rooms and holiday rentals. Several = any of them.

## `minSize` (type: `integer`):

Land in perches; apartments and commercial property in square feet.

## `maxSize` (type: `integer`):

Land in perches; apartments and commercial property in square feet.

## `minHouseSize` (type: `integer`):

Houses for sale and rent.

## `maxHouseSize` (type: `integer`):

Houses for sale and rent.

## `furnishing` (type: `array`):

Apartments only.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

Skip ads saved by earlier runs with the same monitor name.

## `monitorName` (type: `string`):

Runs with the same name share their history. Use a different name for each schedule.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

ikman ad pages (https://ikman.lk/en/ad/...) or search pages with the site's own filters (https://ikman.lk/en/ads/colombo/cars?...), read as they are.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "categories": [
    "cars"
  ],
  "includeDetails": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "maxItems": 10,
    "categories": [
        "cars"
    ],
    "includeDetails": true
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("normdata/ikman-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "maxItems": 10,
    "categories": ["cars"],
    "includeDetails": True,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("normdata/ikman-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "categories": [
    "cars"
  ],
  "includeDetails": true
}' |
apify call normdata/ikman-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,normdata/ikman-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/LmKKsfTPMQ8ymmAJ1/builds/kTxeigm71TofbffqO/openapi.json