Lovable and Realtor.com integration: Step-by-Step Guide 2025

 

Setting Up Your Realtor.com API Key in Lovable

 

• Create a new configuration file named realtor.config.ts in the root of your Lovable project.
• Insert your Realtor.com API key into this file. This key will be used for authentication with Realtor.com.
• Example content for realtor.config.ts:

  
  // realtor.config.ts
  export const REALTORAPIKEY = 'YOURREALTORAPIKEYHERE';
      

 

Adding Necessary Dependencies Without a Terminal

 

• Lovable does not have a terminal, so you need to add third-party dependencies by modifying your package.json file.
• Open your project's package.json and add the following dependency to use Axios for HTTP requests:

  
  {
    // ...other parts of package.json
    "dependencies": {
      "axios": "^0.27.2"
      // ...any other dependencies
    }
  }
      

• Note: Save the file. Lovable will automatically install these dependencies when it detects changes to package.json.

 

Creating the Realtor Integration Service

 

• Create a new folder called services in your Lovable project directory if it does not exist.
• Inside the services folder, create a new file named realtorService.ts.
• Add the following code to realtorService.ts which defines a service to call Realtor.com APIs:

  
  import axios from 'axios';
  import { REALTORAPIKEY } from '../realtor.config';
  
  const BASE_URL = 'https://api.realtor.com/v1';
  export class RealtorService {
    // Example function: search for listings by location
    async searchListingsByLocation(location: string): Promise {
      try {
        const response = await axios.get(${BASE_URL}/listings/search, {
          params: {
            apikey: REALTORAPI_KEY,
            location: location
          }
        });
        return response.data;
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error fetching listings:', error);
        throw error;
      }
    }
    // Additional functions to integrate with Realtor.com endpoints can be added here
  }
      

  
  

 

Integrating Realtor Service into Your Lovable Code

 

• Locate the file where you would like to use Realtor.com data (for example, your main controller or component file, such as app.ts).
• Import the RealtorService class and instantiate it. Then call its methods where needed in your code.
• Example usage in app.ts:

  
  import { RealtorService } from './services/realtorService';
  
  const realtorService = new RealtorService();
  async function loadListings() {
    try {
      const listings = await realtorService.searchListingsByLocation('San Francisco, CA');
      console.log('Listings fetched from Realtor.com:', listings);
      // Insert code here to use the listings in your Lovable project. For example, updating state or rendering on the UI.
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Failed to load listings:', error);
    }
  }
  // Example call to load listings when the app starts
  loadListings();
      

  
  

 

Handling Errors and Debugging

 

• Ensure you have proper error handling in your asynchronous functions so that if an API call fails, your application can respond gracefully.
• You may add more detailed logging or user feedback mechanisms as needed.

 

Final Integration Check

 

• Review all inserted code snippets to confirm that paths are correct (for example, the import path for realtor.config and realtorService).
• Save all files. Lovable will use these new files and changes when running your project.
• Check that your Lovable project is accessing Realtor.com APIs as expected by verifying the console logs or UI behavior.