{"id":"5cd6ae05-b92b-4685-af36-ff94d12c7e0e","task":"Understand Zillow data access realities and use Bridge Interactive for MLS data","domain":"real-estate-general","steps":["Recognize that Zillow does not offer a public API for listing data; the Zillow API program that existed historically was shut down — any current Zillow integration requires a formal partnership agreement.","For agent/broker use cases, evaluate Bridge Interactive (a Zillow-owned platform) which provides RESO-compliant MLS data feeds under separate licensing with participating MLSs.","Apply for Bridge Interactive API access through the MLS or through Bridge directly; approval is MLS-specific and requires broker or agent affiliation.","Once credentialed, use Bridge's RESO Web API endpoints (OData-based) identically to other RESO-compliant servers — see the RESO Web API query route for implementation details.","For Zestimate-like AVM data, use ATTOM, CoreLogic, or HouseCanary APIs instead, as Zillow does not expose Zestimate values via API to third parties.","For public-facing consumer apps requiring broad listing coverage, consider aggregators like Estated or direct MLS IDX/RESO agreements."],"gotchas":["Bridge Interactive data access is gated per MLS; you cannot query listings from an MLS you are not credentialed with even through the same Bridge API key.","Do not attempt to scrape Zillow.com; their ToS explicitly prohibits scraping and they actively block it — this creates legal and operational risk.","Zillow's co-mingling rules for Bridge data are strict; data sourced via Bridge for one MLS cannot be displayed alongside data from a different source without clear attribution boundaries."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-11T23:05:25.110Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:40.307Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/5cd6ae05-b92b-4685-af36-ff94d12c7e0e"}