AI-Powered Service Area Mapper v2.3 - Claude AI Market Analysis

Map service areas with Claude AI-powered market opportunity analysis. BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) - Use your Anthropic API key for AI features: strategic expansion recommendations, competitive gap analysis, demographic trend insights, and territory prioritization.

BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) -- you provide your own API credentials.

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Before You Start

This actor requires your own API credentials to fetch real data.

Where to get your key: Optional: For real competitor data (otherwise simulated)

You can test with Demo Mode first (free, no key needed) to see the output format before committing.

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Quick Start

Test with Demo Mode (free, no API key needed)

{
  "demoMode": true,
  "centerPoint": "Dallas, TX",
  "industry": "plumbers",
  "driveTimeMinutes": [
    15,
    30,
    45
  ]
}

Run with real data

{
  "demoMode": false,
  "centerPoint": "Dallas, TX",
  "radiusMiles": 25,
  "industry": "plumbers",
  "includeCompetitors": true,
  "includeDemographics": true,
  "includeHouseholds": true,
  "minPopulation": 0,
  "minMedianIncome": 0,
  "outputFormat": "json",
  "includeDriveTime": false,
  "driveTimeMinutes": [
    15,
    30,
    45
  ],
  "trafficModel": "best_guess",
  "generateHeatmap": false,
  "heatmapMetric": "opportunity",
  "heatmapResolution": "medium",
  "googlePlacesApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "anthropicApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "enableAiAnalysis": true
}

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Description
centerPoint	string	-	No	The center of your service area (address, city, or coordinates)
radiusMiles	number	25	No	Maximum service area radius in miles
industry	string	-	No	Your industry for competitor analysis
includeCompetitors	boolean	true	No	Analyze competitor density per ZIP code
includeDemographics	boolean	true	No	Include Census population and income data
includeHouseholds	boolean	true	No	Include homeownership and housing data
minPopulation	integer	0	No	Only include ZIP codes with at least this population
minMedianIncome	integer	0	No	Only include ZIP codes with at least this median household income
outputFormat	string	"json"	No	Primary output format
includeDriveTime	boolean	false	No	Create isochrone polygons showing areas reachable within specific drive times
driveTimeMinutes	array	-	No	Array of drive times to generate polygons for
trafficModel	string	"best_guess"	No	Assumption for drive time calculation
generateHeatmap	boolean	false	No	Create a heatmap visualization of the selected metric
heatmapMetric	string	"opportunity"	No	Which metric to visualize in the heatmap
heatmapResolution	string	"medium"	No	Resolution of the heatmap grid
googlePlacesApiKey	string	-	Yes*	Optional: For real competitor data (otherwise simulated)
geoNamesUsername	string	-	No	For dynamic ZIP code lookup. Get free username at geonames.org (20,000 credits/day). Without this, falls back to slower grid-based discovery.
anthropicApiKey	string	-	Yes*	Your Anthropic API key to enable AI-powered market opportunity analysis. Claude AI analyzes your service area data and provides strategic insights, expansion recommendations, and market intelligence. Get your key at console.anthropic.com.
enableAiAnalysis	boolean	true	No	When enabled with an API key, Claude AI analyzes all ZIP codes and provides: market opportunity insights, expansion priorities, competitive gaps, demographic trends, and strategic recommendations for territory planning.
demoMode	boolean	true	No	Run in demo mode without real credentials. Returns mock success response for testing.
webhookUrl	string	-	No	URL to POST results when scraping completes (Zapier, Make, n8n, custom endpoint)

*Required when Demo Mode is off.

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Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

Event	Description	Price
Area Analyzed	Each service area analyzed with demographics	$0.05

Demo mode is free -- no charges for sample data.

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Troubleshooting

"API key is required"

You have Demo Mode turned off but didn't provide an API key. Either:

• Turn Demo Mode on to test with sample data
• Add your API key in the input

"API error 403" or "Unauthorized"

Your API key is invalid, expired, or doesn't have access to this specific API endpoint. Double-check your key and account permissions.

"API error 429" or "Rate limit"

Too many requests. Wait a minute and try again, or reduce the number of items per run.

No results or empty dataset

Check the run log for error messages. Common causes:

• Invalid input format (check the examples above)
• API key without proper permissions
• The target data doesn't exist or is too small to track

How do I test without an API key?

Enable Demo Mode in the input. This returns realistic sample data so you can verify the output format works for your workflow.

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Built by John Rippy | Actor Arsenal