Zillow Rental Manager API
Zillow Rental Manager is landlord software for marketing rentals across Zillow’s network (Zillow, Trulia, HotPads), collecting online applications and screening reports, drafting e-signature leases, and collecting rent payments by ACH/card. An unofficial API lets you pull properties a
What is Zillow Rental Manager?
Zillow Rental Manager is a cloud platform that helps individual landlords and property managers publish rental listings, screen tenants, execute leases, and collect rent online. It centralizes marketing and operations across property and unit details, photos, pricing, applicant intake, screening, e-signatures, and payments.
Core product areas include:
- Listings and Marketing (Property Details, Photos, Amenities, Pricing, Syndication to Zillow/Trulia/HotPads)
- Applicant Intake & Screening (Online Applications, Credit/Background/Eviction Reports, Identity Verification)
- Lease Management (State-Specific Lease Templates, Custom Clauses, E-Signatures, Document Storage)
- Rent Collection (Recurring Charges, One-Time Fees, ACH/Card Payments, Payouts, Receipts)
- Lead and Message Management (Inquiry Capture, Messaging Threads, Showing Coordination)
Common data entities:
- Accounts, Users, Roles/Permissions (Landlord/Manager, Co-Manager)
- Properties & Units (Addresses, Amenities, Beds/Baths, Rent, Deposits, Availability)
- Listings (Status, Channels, Photos, Description, Pricing, Promotion Settings)
- Leads/Inquiries (Contact Info, Message, Source, Timestamp)
- Applications (Applicant Profile, Household, Pets, Employment/Income, References, Documents)
- Screening Reports (Credit Summary, Background/Evictions, Verification Status)
- Leases (Parties, Terms, Rent, Fees, Deposit, Clauses, Signature Status, PDFs)
- Payments & Charges (Rent, Deposits, Late Fees, Utilities, Status, Method, Payouts)
The Zillow Rental Manager Integration Challenge
Landlords rely on Zillow Rental Manager daily, but programmatic access is difficult due to:
- Portal-first workflows: Listing edits, promotion settings, application review, and lease e-signatures are designed for the web UI with limited export options
- Screening data sensitivity: Credit/background artifacts require secure handling, time-limited URLs, and compliance with permissions
- Payments complexity: ACH/card payment states, payout timing, reversals/returns, and charge adjustments complicate reliable reconciliation
- Authentication and anti-bot controls: MFA, device checks, and session lifecycles make headless automation brittle without robust session management
- Data spread: Key context lives across properties, listings, applications, screening, leases, and payments—often in separate views without a unified API
How Supergood Creates Zillow Rental Manager APIs
Supergood reverse-engineers authenticated browser flows and network interactions to deliver a resilient API endpoint layer for your Zillow Rental Manager account.
- Handles username/password and MFA challenges (SMS, email, TOTP) securely; supports SSO where enabled
- Maintains session continuity with automated refresh, change detection, and anti-automation countermeasures
- Normalizes responses across listings, applications, leases, and payments so you integrate once with consistent schemas
- Aligns with account entitlements and role-based permissions to ensure compliant access to sensitive screening and payment data
Getting Started
- Schedule Integration Assessment
Book a 30-minute session to confirm your modules, licensing, and authentication model.
- Supergood Builds and Validates Your API
We deliver a hardened Zillow Rental Manager adapter tailored to your workflows and entitlements.
- Deploy with Monitoring
Go live with continuous monitoring and automatic adjustments as Zillow evolves.
API Endpoints
Authentication
/sessionsEstablish a session using credentials. Supergood manages MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) and SSO when enabled. Returns a short-lived auth token maintained by the platform.
Properties & Listings
/propertiesList properties and their current listing state with filters.
Properties & Listings
/listings/{listingId}Update listing metadata and status.
Applications & Screening
/properties/{propertyId}/applicationsRetrieve applications with applicant profile and screening summary.
Applications & Screening
/applications/{applicationId}/decisionApprove or decline an application with an optional message.
Leases
/properties/{propertyId}/leasesCreate a lease draft with terms, parties, and fees.
Rent Payments
/leases/{leaseId}/paymentsList rent payments, fees, and payout status for reconciliation.
Use Cases
Property & Listing Sync
- Mirror properties, units, and listing status into your internal systems - Keep pricing, availability, and syndication channels current for analytics and BI - Manage promotions and pause/resume listings programmatically
Applications & Screening Automation
- Pull applicant data and screening summaries to run decision logic - Auto-advance qualified applicants, generate lease offers, and notify rejected applicants - Archive screening artifacts with time-limited URLs and checksum validation
Lease Drafting & Signature Flows
- Create leases from templates with structured terms and clause libraries - Track e-signature status and deliver finalized PDFs to DMS/CRM - Update rent, deposits, late fees, and addenda via automated edits
Rent Collection & Accounting Sync
- Ingest payments, fees, and payouts; reconcile with accounting (e.g., QuickBooks, Xero) - Generate one-time charges (utilities, late fees) and monitor settlement/failures - Produce ledgers, receipts, and webhooks for downstream reporting
Technical Specifications
Authentication
Username/password with MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) and SSO where enabled; supports service accounts or customer-managed credentials
Response format
JSON with consistent resource schemas and pagination across properties, applications, leases, and payments
Rate limits
Tuned for enterprise throughput while honoring account entitlements and platform usage controls
Session management
Automatic reauth and cookie/session rotation with health checks and anti-bot adaptation
Data freshness
Near real-time retrieval of listings, applications/screening, leases, and payments
Security
Encrypted transport, scoped tokens, audit logging; respects Zillow Rental Manager permissions and sensitive screening data rules
Webhooks
Optional asynchronous delivery for long-running workflows (e.g., signature completion, payment settlement)
Latency
Sub-second responses for list/detail queries under normal load
Throughput
Designed for high-volume listing sync, application processing, and payment reconciliation
Reliability
Retry logic, backoff, and idempotency keys minimize duplicate actions and handle transient failures
Adaptation
Continuous monitoring for UI/API changes with rapid adapter updates
Frequently asked questions
Supergood supports workflows across commonly used modules such as Listings/Properties, Applications & Screening, Leases & E-Signatures, and Rent Payments/Payouts, subject to your account features and entitlements. We scope coverage during integration assessment.
We support username/password + MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) and can operate behind SSO when enabled. Sessions are refreshed automatically with secure challenge handling.
Yes. We can normalize rent payments, fees, deposits, and payout states to match your ERP/accounting schema and deliver updates via webhooks or polling while complying with rate and permission constraints. We commonly integrate with QuickBooks and Xero.
Yes. We support downloading time-limited screening artifacts, modeling decision states, and uploading attachments via signed uploads. Lease signature status and finalized PDFs are modeled explicitly in normalized responses.