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POST
/
v1
/
squids
/
{squid_hash}
Update Settings
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash} \
  --header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: <content-type>'

Documentation Index

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Configure your Leboncoin Listings Search Export squid settings. Control pagination, result limits, time filters, and whether to include seller shop URLs.

Headers

Authorization
string
required
Your API authentication token. Value: Token YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type
string
required
Request body format. Value: application/json

Scraper Parameters

Set these parameters in the params object:
ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
max_pagesinteger99Maximum number of search result pages to crawl (max: 99)
max_resultsintegerunlimitedMaximum number of listings to collect per task
max_unique_results_per_runintegerunlimitedMaximum unique results across all tasks in the run
online_shopbooleanfalseExtract the seller’s shop URL (incurs extra requests per listing)
fetch_sincestringnullStop scraping when items older than this threshold are reached (based on last_publication_date). Use a relative duration (24h, 7d, 2w) or an absolute date (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM)
fetch_since_timezonestringnullTimezone for interpreting an absolute fetch_since date (e.g. Europe/Paris). Only applies when fetch_since is an absolute date — ignored for relative values like 24h or 7d. See supported timezones.

Squid Settings

Configure general squid settings:
SettingTypeDescription
namestringDisplay name for your squid configuration
concurrencyintegerNumber of parallel scraping threads (default: 1)
export_unique_resultsbooleanExport only unique results (deduplicated)
to_completebooleanRun until all tasks complete
no_line_breaksbooleanRemove line breaks from results
Use fetch_since: 1h to monitor new listings in near real-time.
Combine with export_unique_results: true to avoid duplicates when a listing appears across multiple pages.

Code Examples

curl -X POST "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/YOUR_SQUID_HASH" \
  -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Leboncoin Listings Search Export (1)",
    "concurrency": 1,
    "export_unique_results": true,
    "to_complete": false,
    "no_line_breaks": true,
    "params": {
      "max_pages": 99,
      "fetch_since": "24h",
      "online_shop": false
    }
  }'

Response

201
{
  "name": "Leboncoin Listings Search Export (1)",
  "concurrency": 1,
  "export_unique_results": true,
  "to_complete": false,
  "no_line_breaks": true,
  "params": {
    "max_pages": 99,
    "fetch_since": "24h",
    "online_shop": false
  }
}