Your listing on alo.bg — without a manual import
Enter the property once in OptiEstate. The system writes it to the alo.bg feed and starts the import in your profile itself. About an hour later the alo.bg ID, the status and the portal’s notes sit next to the property.
Try the path of one listing
alo.bg reads listings from a feed whenever an import runs. The system starts it itself and then reads the result. A demo with a made-up property.
- Price
- € 214 000
- Text
- BG · EN · RU
- alo.bg
- not published
- Price
- —
- ID
- —
- Valid for
- —
- The import — without you
With your alo.bg username and password the system starts the import itself. Without them you start it on alo.bg, and the feed is still ready.
- Listings don’t expire
alo.bg keeps a listing for 30 days after the last import it appeared in. With the automatic import even an unchanged feed is sent once a week.
- The owner stays with you
alo.bg gets the town and the area — never the owner or the exact address.
The feed, the import and the result — by themselves
A feed, not a form
All your alo.bg listings sit in one file on your site. A new listing, price or photo goes into it when you save the property.
The import starts itself
Every 5 minutes the system checks for changes and starts the import — once all the changes are written to the feed.
The result comes back
About an hour after the import each property gets its alo.bg ID and status, and the portal’s errors and warnings go into the log.
No retrying a wrong password
After three failed sign-ins in a row the import stops and asks for the password again — the system doesn’t keep trying a wrong one every 5 minutes.
Three languages
The title and description go out in Bulgarian, English and Russian when the property has them — alo.bg takes all three.
Properties abroad
alo.bg takes properties in 242 countries — in its “Other countries” region, by country. The city goes into the free-text area field.
Three steps and you are in
A paid alo.bg account
Publishing listings on alo.bg runs on a subscription — agreed directly with alo.bg.
The feed address — in alo.bg
In alo.bg’s importer you paste the feed address the system shows you and run the first import. You copy the “Imported listings status” link into the settings.
Username and password — for the automatic import
You enter them once; they are kept only on your server. From then on the import and its result run by themselves.
alo.bg at a glance
- Connection
- A listings feed (JSON) and an import the system starts in your profile
- Portal terms
- Paid — an alo.bg subscription for publishing listings
- Deals
- Sale and rent
- Coverage
- Bulgaria and 242 countries under “Other countries”
- Listing language
- Bulgarian, English and Russian
- What comes back
- The alo.bg ID, the status and the portal’s notes — about an hour after the import
Prices and terms belong to alo.bg and may change — check them with the portal.
Frequently asked about alo.bg
Do I need a paid alo.bg account?
Yes. Publishing listings on alo.bg runs on a subscription you sign directly with alo.bg. The terms are the portal’s and may change.
Why does the system ask for my alo.bg password?
Because alo.bg offers no other way to start an import from outside — the key in the “Imported listings status” link only shows the result. The system signs in with your username and password, as you would, and the password is kept only on your server. Without it the feed still updates, and you start the import on alo.bg.
When does the listing appear on alo.bg?
After the import. alo.bg processes imports in a queue, so the system doesn’t sit and wait: the result is read about an hour later, and then the ID and status appear next to the property.
Do listings expire on alo.bg?
alo.bg keeps a listing for 30 days after the last import it appeared in. With the automatic import the feed is sent at least once a week, even with no changes, so your active listings never reach that limit.
Can I list a property abroad?
Yes. alo.bg takes properties in 242 countries — in its “Other countries” region, at country level. The city goes into the free-text area field, up to 100 characters.
Does the listing come down when I sell?
Yes. A sold, archived or hidden property leaves the feed, and the import with archiving takes it down from alo.bg. If alo.bg reports a listing as deleted, it leaves the feed too, so it doesn’t come back.
One listing — nine more portals
imot.bgWith the 500-property plan — by itself through the API, VIP too. Without it, the extension fills in the form for you.
imoti.netAn XML feed and an import request — free, with listings in 19 countries.
OLX.bgOLX’s Partner API with OAuth sign-in — on a business account.
IndomioAn XML feed with no passwords — free, with text in Bulgarian and English.
Sakvartirantite.bgRentals only — listings go through a feed, no sign-in.
IMI.bgREST API — 200 operations a month free, tokens beyond that.
DomazaAn API to a portal in 192 countries and 50 languages — for properties abroad too.
RealistimoAn XML feed and import — the portal translates the listing into 6 languages itself.
Svobodni-kvartiri.comAn XML feed the portal crawls — free, for rentals, nightly stays and sales.Enter it once. alo.bg and the rest follow.
Show us how you work today — we’ll show you the same listing going out to ten portals.
