MLS-Specific Guides

• Accessing Real Estate Listing Data in Quebec

  Describes how Quebec listing access works through Centris, including the need for authorization from individual participating brokerages, the resulting active-listing coverage limitations, the absence of a simple province-wide historical feed, and the option to create a custom feed limited to a brokerage’s own inventory; Related terms include “Quebec listings,” “Centris access,” “brokerage authorization,” “active listings only,” “Quebec historical data,” and “own-inventory feed”; It is most relevant for understanding why Quebec coverage depends on participating brokerages and which narrower custom-feed options may be possible.Popular

• How to Access REALTOR.ca DDF® Through Repliers

  Walks through creating a National Shared Pool REALTOR.ca DDF® feed in the CREA portal, selecting Repliers as the third-party technology provider, completing the required configuration and authorization, and explains how the resulting feed gives a Repliers integration broad Canadian active-listing coverage subject to DDF® participation and display rules; Related terms include “set up REALTOR.ca DDF®,” “CREA portal,” “National Shared Pool,” “choose Repliers as technology provider,” “authorize a DDF® feed,” “Canadian active listings,” and “DDF® configuration”; Its focus is the actual activation steps, not the broader comparison between DDF® and regional access.Popular

• How to Initiate and Complete the TRREB/PropTx Data Agreement

  Walks through preparing and submitting TRREB or PropTx data agreements for DLA, IDX and VOW access, including the required live website URL, broker involvement, vendor selection and signatures, and explains the functional differences between the feed types so the correct agreement is initiated for the intended public or authenticated experience; Related terms include “TRREB data agreement,” “PropTx DLA,” “IDX agreement,” “VOW agreement,” “live website URL,” “broker approval,” “select a vendor,” “signatures,” and “public versus authenticated display”; Its focus is completing a specific customer agreement after the relevant vendor and feed path are known.Popular

• Understanding TRREB's Agent Information Access Policy

  Explains why standard TRREB IDX and VOW feeds do not expose listing-agent information, and how a Data License Agreement can provide that data only for the authorizing brokerage, office or agent, preventing an application from treating entity-specific agent details as a complete board-wide directory; Related terms include “TRREB listing agent information,” “agent name missing from IDX,” “VOW agent data,” “Data License Agreement,” “own brokerage agents only,” “entity-specific member information,” and “board-wide agent directory”; It is most relevant when standard TRREB feeds are expected to expose agent details that are not included under the applicable licence.Some readers

• Accessing Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (Formerly REBGV) Through Repliers' APIs

  Walks through the full Greater Vancouver REALTORS® access process through Repliers, from the initial introduction and contract signing to receiving a test feed, building the API integration, submitting the finished website for compliance review, and obtaining authorization for the production dataset; route here when a user asks about contract, test-feed, implementation, compliance-review, and production-authorization steps for accessing Greater Vancouver REALTORS® data through Repliers; typical matching wording includes “GVR data access,” “REBGV feed,” “Greater Vancouver contracts,” “test feed credentials,” “website compliance review,” and “full production authorization”Some readers

• IDX and VOW Data Access: GVR, FVREB, and CADREB Reciprocal Agreement

  Explains the reciprocal data-access arrangement among Greater Vancouver REALTORS®, Fraser Valley Real Estate Board and Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board for eligible IDX and VOW members, and clarifies that BCNREB is excluded from the reciprocity and remains subject to its own member-only access limits; Related terms include “GVR and FVREB reciprocity,” “CADREB access,” “one board member viewing another board’s data,” “IDX reciprocal agreement,” “VOW reciprocal agreement,” and “BCNREB excluded”; Its focus is these specific British Columbia board relationships, not general Canadian multi-board access.Few readers

• How to Apply for ITSO Data Feed Access

  Explains how to apply for ITSO data through either an IDX or VOW feed, compares the access scope and costs of those choices, notes the brokerage-level billing implications, and provides separate instructions for agents, brokers and vendors selecting Repliers as the approved technology provider or data recipient; Related terms include “ITSO data feed,” “ITSO IDX,” “ITSO VOW,” “which feed should I choose,” “brokerage-level fee,” “agent application,” “broker application,” “vendor application,” and “select Repliers as ATP”; Its focus is ITSO-specific access and role-based application instructions.Few readers

• Accessing TRREB Archived Listings (2003-Present)

  Covers access to TRREB VOW archives extending back to 2003, including the prerequisite VOW and website-compliance requirements, the TRREB archived-data application, approval and authorization sequence, Repliers account enablement, inclusion of older photos, and the additional pricing associated with the historical feed; Related terms include “TRREB listings back to 2003,” “TRREB archive application,” “archived VOW data,” “historical listing photos,” “website compliance,” and “archive pricing”; It is more specific than the general older-than-two-years guide when the requested archive is specifically the TRREB or PropTx historical dataset.Few readers

• How to Apply as a Vendor for the First Time with PropTx (TRREB)

  Explains the first-time PropTx vendor application for TRREB-related access, including why an active customer must initiate the request, how the requested feed type determines the agreements, how PropTx validates the new vendor, and the sequence of customer, broker and vendor signatures leading to approval and implementation eligibility; Related terms include “first PropTx vendor application,” “TRREB vendor not listed yet,” “active customer must initiate,” “vendor validation,” “feed-type agreement,” “broker signature,” and “implementation approval”; It is most relevant when the vendor is new to PropTx rather than when an already approved vendor is completing a customer data agreement.Few readers

• HAR.com Data: Listing Views, Reviews & Showing Logs

  HAR.com Partner Data: Listing Views, Reviews & Showing Logs Through our partnership with HAR.com, HAR members who subscribe to Repliers automatically get access to some extra HAR.com data through the API. This article covers what's available and how to use it. Partnership background: Repliers + HAR.com Partnership What's included Data Endpoint What it answers | Listing view analytics | `GET /partners/hFew readers

• MLS® Data Access Requirements: Who Can Use MLS® APIs

  Explains who can qualify for MLS® API access, distinguishing licensed members, brokerages, approved technology vendors and sponsored partners from employees, students, mortgage professionals or independent developers without authorization, and clarifies broker approval, intended-use review and the fact that every MLS® license is limited to a defined market and product; Related terms include “who is eligible for MLS® API access,” “agent or brokerage,” “technology vendor,” “sponsored partner,” “student or employee,” “mortgage professional,” “independent developer,” “broker approval,” and “approved product scope”; It serves as the primary eligibility and misconception article.Popular

• Accessing MLS® Data Across Canada: Understanding REALTOR.ca DDF® and Regional Restrictions

  Compares national REALTOR.ca DDF® access with direct regional MLS® feeds, covering DDF®’s active-only national reach, brokerage participation gaps, excluded provinces, watermarked photos and licensing limits, when regional access is required for sold or historical data, and when a hybrid national-plus-regional setup is appropriate; Related terms include “Canada-wide listings,” “REALTOR.ca DDF®,” “regional MLS® access,” “active-only national feed,” “sold or historical data,” “brokerage participation,” “watermarked photos,” and “hybrid coverage”; It helps determine which Canadian access model fits a product; it is not a guide to completing one board’s application form.Popular

• Guide To Vendor Approvals and MLS® Access

  Explains why a vendor serving agents or brokerages needs formal MLS® approval, who should lead and sponsor the application, how the proposed use case is reviewed, and what happens through endorsement, agreements, staging integration, compliance testing and final production authorization before customer data may be delivered; Related terms include “vendor needs MLS® approval,” “customer or member sponsor,” “approved use case,” “MLS® endorsement,” “staging feed,” “compliance testing,” “vendor agreement,” and “production authorization”; Its focus is the generic vendor-approval lifecycle before using a board-specific application article.Popular

• Understanding National MLS® Data Access

  Explains why North American MLS® data is fragmented among regional systems, who is eligible for direct access, and how national feeds such as ListHub and REALTOR.ca DDF® differ in purpose, participation and coverage, especially their limits for sold, historical or complete local inventory compared with authorized regional feeds; Related terms include “national MLS® feed,” “why MLS® data is regional,” “ListHub,” “REALTOR.ca DDF®,” “country-wide coverage,” “who can get direct access,” “active-only national data,” and “sold or historical limitations”; Its focus is the general North American access landscape rather than Canada-only implementation steps.Some readers

• Accessing & Enabling Historical Listings Older Than Two Years

  Explains that VOW feeds normally include two years of history, how access to older listings and photos varies by MLS® policy, the need to complete a compliant VOW and obtain MLS® approval before activation, the Repliers enablement process, and the additional monthly charge applied once archived access is authorized; route here when a user asks about requirements, MLS-specific approval steps, compliance review, photo inclusion, and the monthly fee for enabling VOW listing history older than two years; typical matching wording includes “historical data older than two years,” “archived VOW listings,” “older listing photos,” “MLS® compliance approval,” “archive activation,” and “additional archive cost”Few readers

• Understanding Test API Keys

  Explains what the default test API key can exercise with simulated sample data, which production behaviors, coverage and edge cases it cannot reliably represent, what it is suitable for during early prototyping, and the MLS® authorization and subscription process required before replacing it with a key connected to live datasets; Related terms include “test API key,” “sample listings,” “what can I build before licensing,” “test key does not match production,” “missing real-market edge cases,” “upgrade to live data,” and “MLS® authorization”; Its focus is credential behavior and limitations, while the sample-data article focuses on obtaining and using the prototype dataset.Few readers

• Guide to Partnering with Repliers as a Real Estate Technology Vendor

  Explains partnership models for real-estate technology vendors that want to keep their customer relationship while Repliers supplies MLS® connectivity, normalized APIs and implementation assistance, and clarifies the respective responsibilities for customer ownership, billing, technical integration, MLS® approvals, compliance reviews and market-by-market rollout; Related terms include “become a Repliers partner,” “technology vendor partnership,” “keep ownership of my customer,” “who bills the customer,” “who handles MLS® approval,” “implementation support,” and “roll out to new markets”; Its focus is commercial partnership structure and division of responsibilities.Few readers

• MLS Data access with a parked license

  Explains why a parked, inactive or non-member real-estate license cannot authorize an MLS® feed, even when the individual was previously licensed, and outlines the need to reactivate the license, restore the required board or association membership and then complete the normal data-access agreements; Related terms include “parked real-estate license,” “inactive license,” “former agent,” “not an MLS® member,” “can a parked license sponsor a feed,” “reactivate membership,” and “restore board access”; It is most relevant when licensing status itself prevents authorization before any technical onboarding can begin.Few readers

• Do you provide data in Canada?

  Explains Repliers’ Canadian coverage through direct regional MLS® feeds and REALTOR.ca DDF®, the onboarding and authorization steps for each path, the difference between broad active-only national coverage and deeper regional sold or historical data, and the licensing and approved-use requirements that apply to members and technology vendors; Related terms include “Canadian MLS® coverage,” “which Canadian boards are available,” “regional feed versus DDF®,” “sold data in Canada,” “historical Canadian listings,” “member authorization,” and “vendor approval”; It serves as the broad Canada availability article before consulting a board-specific onboarding guide.Few readers

• MLS® Data Feed URL Requirements

  Explains why an MLS® data-feed application usually needs a live, publicly reachable URL that clearly identifies the applying agent or brokerage and the intended product, what an acceptable under-construction page should contain, and how missing branding, broken access or an unrelated domain can cause the application or compliance review to be rejected; Related terms include “URL required for MLS® application,” “website must be live,” “under-construction landing page,” “agent or brokerage branding,” “publicly reachable domain,” “broken URL,” and “compliance rejection”; It is most relevant when the application site’s readiness and identity are under review.Few readers

• Do you provide data in the United States of America?

  Explains how Repliers provides United States data through individual regional MLS® systems, what production onboarding and member authorization normally require, the types and historical depth of data that may be available, which member-facing products qualify, and why technology vendors generally need separate MLS® review and approval in every target market; Related terms include “United States MLS® data,” “US market coverage,” “regional MLS® onboarding,” “sold or historical US listings,” “member-facing product,” “vendor approval in each market,” and “national US feed”; Its focus is broad American availability and authorization expectations, not a specific board’s application.Few readers

• Understanding Data Request Statuses

  Explains the lifecycle of a Repliers subscription application for MLS data licensing, from submission to activation. Covers each application/Data Request status visible in the Repliers Portal: Incomplete, Pending Review, Review In Progress, Licensing In Progress, Ready For Implementation, Implementation In Progress, Pending Display Compliance, Completed, and Declined. For each status it describes what the status means, what happens next, whether action is required from the subscriber, agent, head broker, or MLS, and common reasons for delays or rejection. Useful for questions like "what's the status of my application", "why is my data access not active yet", "how long does licensing take", "why was my application declined", or "what is display compliance". Includes the typical status flowFew readers