datasets_housing_markets_item
Get a US housing market record from the dataset. Returns one housing-market record by region_type and Redfin table_id from dataset id enum value housing-markets. region_type enum: national, metro, county, city, zip. property_type enum: All Residential, Single Family Residential, Condo/Co-op, Town...
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What datasets_housing_markets_item does on Crawlora
AI agents call datasets_housing_markets_item to retrieve information from Crawlora without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
period | string | — | Exact period start date, YYYY-MM-DD; defaults to the latest period |
history | boolean | — | Return the full monthly series instead of a single period |
table_id | integer | Yes | Redfin table id (the region's stable numeric id) |
region_type | string | Yes | Region level enum: national, metro, county, city, zip |
property_type | string | — | Property type enum: All Residential, Single Family Residential, Condo/Co-op, Townhouse, Multi-Family (2-4 Unit), Single Units Only; defaults to All Residential |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why datasets_housing_markets_item is rated Low
Even though datasets_housing_markets_item only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
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The rule that runs datasets_housing_markets_item safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crawlora, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For datasets_housing_markets_item, this is the rule to start with:
datasets_housing_markets_item is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Crawlora, apply this rule, and every datasets_housing_markets_item call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about datasets_housing_markets_item
Get a US housing market record from the dataset. Returns one housing-market record by region_type and Redfin table_id from dataset id enum value housing-markets. region_type enum: national, metro, county, city, zip. property_type enum: All Residential, Single Family Residential, Condo/Co-op, Townhouse, Multi-Family (2-4 Unit), Single Units Only (defaults to All Residential). period defaults to the most recent period on record. Pass history=true to get the full monthly series (a {dataset, region_type, table_id, property_type, items} envelope, sorted by period ascending) instead of a single record. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
datasets_housing_markets_item accepts 5 parameters: period, history, table_id, region_type, property_type. Required: table_id, region_type. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Crawlora MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for datasets_housing_markets_item: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Crawlora. Nothing to install.
datasets_housing_markets_item is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the datasets_housing_markets_item rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for datasets_housing_markets_item. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
datasets_housing_markets_item is provided by the Crawlora MCP server (crawlora-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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