# Veterinarian Lead Scraper (`automation-lab/veterinarian-lead-scraper`) Actor Find veterinarian clinics, animal hospitals, and emergency vet leads from Google Maps with ratings, phones, websites, and emails. - **URL**: https://apify.com/automation-lab/veterinarian-lead-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Stas Persiianenko](https://apify.com/automation-lab) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Veterinarian Lead Scraper Find veterinarian clinics, animal hospitals, emergency vets, mobile vets, and other veterinary practices from Google Maps search pages. Use this actor when you need structured veterinary lead lists for sales, recruiting, partnerships, local SEO, market mapping, or operations research. --- ### What does Veterinarian Lead Scraper do? Veterinarian Lead Scraper searches Google Maps for veterinary businesses by search term and location. It collects public business information and saves each clinic as a structured dataset item. Typical searches include: - 🐾 veterinarian - πŸ₯ animal hospital - πŸš‘ emergency veterinarian - 🚐 mobile vet - 🐢 veterinary clinic ### Who is it for? This actor is built for teams that sell to, research, or support veterinary practices. Good fits include: - Veterinary supply companies building regional prospect lists - Pet-care SaaS vendors looking for clinic contacts - Insurance and financing providers mapping animal hospitals - Recruiting and staffing agencies finding veterinary employers - Marketing agencies targeting local veterinary practices - SEO and reputation teams benchmarking nearby clinics - Market researchers measuring clinic density by city ### Why use this actor? Generic map scraping can produce broad business data, but veterinary lead generation needs focused defaults and useful lead fields. This actor is tuned for veterinary searches, includes clinic-friendly examples, and optionally enriches public websites for emails and social profiles. ### Data you can extract | Field | Description | | --- | --- | | `name` | Business or clinic name | | `category` | Google Maps category when visible | | `address` | Full public address | | `city` | Parsed city when available | | `region` | Parsed state/region when available | | `country` | Parsed country when available | | `phone` | Public phone number | | `website` | Business website URL | | `googleMapsUrl` | Google Maps place URL | | `rating` | Star rating | | `reviewCount` | Number of reviews | | `openStatus` | Current opening label when visible | | `hours` | Visible opening hours when available | | `latitude` | Latitude parsed from Maps URL | | `longitude` | Longitude parsed from Maps URL | | `emails` | Public emails found on the website when enrichment is enabled | | `socialLinks` | Public social links found on the website when enrichment is enabled | | `searchQuery` | Search term used | | `location` | Location used | | `scrapedAt` | Timestamp for the row | ### How much does it cost to scrape veterinarian leads? The actor uses pay-per-event pricing. There is a $0.01 start event for each run and a tiered per-result event for each veterinarian lead saved. Per-lead prices are: FREE $0.0048679, BRONZE $0.004233, SILVER $0.0033017, GOLD $0.0025398, PLATINUM $0.0016932, DIAMOND $0.0011852. Keep your first run small by using the prefilled example and `maxResultsPerLocation` around 10. ### How to use it 1. Open the actor on Apify. 2. Enter one or more veterinary search terms. 3. Enter one or more locations. 4. Choose how many leads to save per query/location pair. 5. Keep website enrichment disabled for the fastest first run. 6. Start the actor. 7. Download results from the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS. ### Input example ```json { "queries": ["veterinarian", "animal hospital"], "locations": ["New York, NY", "Austin, TX"], "maxResultsPerLocation": 10, "enrichEmails": false, "includeSocialLinks": true, "proxyType": "none", "proxyCountryCode": "US", "language": "en" } ```` ### Output example ```json { "searchQuery": "veterinarian", "location": "New York, NY", "name": "Example Veterinary Clinic", "category": "Veterinarian", "address": "123 Main St, New York, NY 10001, United States", "city": "New York", "region": "NY", "country": "United States", "phone": "+1 555-0100", "website": "https://examplevet.com", "googleMapsUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/...", "rating": 4.7, "reviewCount": 128, "openStatus": "Open", "hours": ["Monday 8 AM–6 PM"], "latitude": 40.7128, "longitude": -74.006, "emails": ["info@examplevet.com"], "socialLinks": ["https://www.facebook.com/examplevet"], "scrapedAt": "2026-05-27T00:00:00.000Z" } ``` ### Search term tips Use specific terms when you need a narrower list. Examples: - `emergency veterinarian` - `animal hospital` - `mobile veterinarian` - `exotic animal vet` - `equine veterinarian` - `veterinary dermatologist` ### Location tips Locations can be cities, ZIP codes, counties, states, or countries. For sales territory work, use city-level inputs for cleaner results. For market sizing, use several nearby cities instead of one very broad state query. ### Email enrichment When `enrichEmails` is enabled, the actor visits each public business website found in Google Maps. It extracts visible email addresses from the website HTML. This can improve lead usefulness, but it also increases runtime and bandwidth. Start with enrichment disabled, verify the base leads, then enable it for production prospecting runs. ### Proxy settings The default proxy setting uses no proxy because direct cloud runs returned Google Maps results most reliably during validation. If Google Maps blocks a target geography, try residential proxy for a small run first. Use the `proxyCountryCode` field to match your target market, such as `US`, `CA`, `GB`, or `AU` when a proxy is enabled. ### Integrations You can connect the output dataset to common workflows: - Export CSV into a CRM such as HubSpot, Pipedrive, or Salesforce. - Send rows to Google Sheets using Apify integrations. - Trigger Make or Zapier workflows when a run finishes. - Join the data with internal territory assignments. - Enrich company websites in a separate email verification workflow. ### API usage with Node.js ```js import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN }); const run = await client.actor('automation-lab/veterinarian-lead-scraper').call({ queries: ['veterinarian'], locations: ['Denver, CO'], maxResultsPerLocation: 25, }); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); console.log(items); ``` ### API usage with Python ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient client = ApifyClient('MY_APIFY_TOKEN') run = client.actor('automation-lab/veterinarian-lead-scraper').call(run_input={ 'queries': ['animal hospital'], 'locations': ['Seattle, WA'], 'maxResultsPerLocation': 25, }) items = client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).list_items().items print(items) ``` ### API usage with cURL ```bash curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/automation-lab~veterinarian-lead-scraper/runs?token=MY_APIFY_TOKEN' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{"queries":["veterinarian"],"locations":["Miami, FL"],"maxResultsPerLocation":10}' ``` ### MCP usage Use the Apify MCP server with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, or other MCP clients. MCP URL: ```text https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/veterinarian-lead-scraper ``` Claude Code setup: ```bash claude mcp add apify-veterinarian-leads https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/veterinarian-lead-scraper ``` Claude Desktop or other MCP client JSON: ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify-veterinarian-leads": { "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/veterinarian-lead-scraper" } } } ``` Example prompts: - β€œRun the veterinarian lead scraper for emergency vets in Phoenix.” - β€œFind animal hospitals in Toronto and export the results as CSV.” - β€œScrape 20 mobile veterinarians in Los Angeles and summarize websites with emails.” ### Quality notes Google Maps is a dynamic website and result availability can vary by location, language, proxy country, and query wording. The actor skips places it cannot parse cleanly and continues with the next result. Rows include `searchQuery` and `location` so you can audit how each lead was found. ### Troubleshooting If a run returns fewer results than expected, try a more specific location or reduce query breadth. If Google blocks the browser session, try a small run with residential proxy and a matching country code. If emails are missing, the business may not publish emails on its website or may render them through scripts/images. ### Legality This actor extracts publicly visible business information. You are responsible for using the data lawfully, respecting privacy rules, and following applicable marketing, outreach, and data protection regulations. Do not use scraped contact data for spam. ### Related scrapers Other automation-lab actors that may fit lead-generation workflows: - https://apify.com/automation-lab/google-maps-email-extractor - https://apify.com/automation-lab/business-lead-scraper - https://apify.com/automation-lab/website-email-extractor ### FAQ #### Can I scrape only emergency vets? Yes. Use `queries: ["emergency veterinarian"]` and your target locations. #### Can I get emails? Yes, enable `enrichEmails`. The actor visits public websites and extracts visible email addresses. #### Can I scrape multiple cities in one run? Yes. Add multiple values to `locations`. Every query is combined with every location. #### Why are some fields empty? Google Maps and business websites do not expose every field for every practice. Empty optional fields mean the value was not visible or parseable. #### Should I use residential proxy? Use the default no-proxy mode first. Residential is useful only when Google blocks direct sessions for your target geography. ### Version notes The first version focuses on public Google Maps business fields and optional website email/social enrichment. Future improvements may add more robust place ID parsing, review sampling, or specialty classification if demand justifies it. # Actor input Schema ## `queries` (type: `array`): Veterinary verticals to search on Google Maps. Use terms like veterinarian, animal hospital, emergency veterinarian, mobile vet, or veterinary clinic. ## `locations` (type: `array`): Cities, regions, ZIP codes, or countries to combine with every veterinary search term. ## `maxResultsPerLocation` (type: `integer`): Maximum Google Maps places to save for each query + location combination. The default is intentionally low so Apify's automated prefilled-input test finishes quickly. ## `enrichEmails` (type: `boolean`): When enabled, the actor visits public business websites found in Google Maps and extracts visible email addresses. ## `includeSocialLinks` (type: `boolean`): Extract Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, and YouTube links from business websites when website enrichment is enabled. ## `proxyType` (type: `string`): No proxy is the recommended default for Google Maps. Choose residential only if your target geography is blocked. ## `proxyCountryCode` (type: `string`): Optional two-letter country code for the proxy session, for example US, GB, CA, or AU. ## `language` (type: `string`): Language code for Google Maps UI and labels. English (`en`) gives the best field extraction. ## Actor input object example ```json { "queries": [ "veterinarian" ], "locations": [ "New York, NY" ], "maxResultsPerLocation": 3, "enrichEmails": false, "includeSocialLinks": true, "proxyType": "none", "proxyCountryCode": "US", "language": "en" } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `overview` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "queries": [ "veterinarian" ], "locations": [ "New York, NY" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("automation-lab/veterinarian-lead-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "queries": ["veterinarian"], "locations": ["New York, NY"], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("automation-lab/veterinarian-lead-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "queries": [ "veterinarian" ], "locations": [ "New York, NY" ] }' | apify call automation-lab/veterinarian-lead-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/veterinarian-lead-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Veterinarian Lead Scraper", "description": "Find veterinarian clinics, animal hospitals, and emergency vet leads from Google Maps with ratings, phones, websites, and emails.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "UD9G7O6pFsjoLRaxL" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/automation-lab~veterinarian-lead-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-automation-lab-veterinarian-lead-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/automation-lab~veterinarian-lead-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-automation-lab-veterinarian-lead-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/automation-lab~veterinarian-lead-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-automation-lab-veterinarian-lead-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "queries", "locations" ], "properties": { "queries": { "title": "Veterinary business searches", "type": "array", "description": "Veterinary verticals to search on Google Maps. Use terms like veterinarian, animal hospital, emergency veterinarian, mobile vet, or veterinary clinic.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "locations": { "title": "Locations", "type": "array", "description": "Cities, regions, ZIP codes, or countries to combine with every veterinary search term.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxResultsPerLocation": { "title": "Maximum leads per search/location", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum Google Maps places to save for each query + location combination. The default is intentionally low so Apify's automated prefilled-input test finishes quickly.", "default": 3 }, "enrichEmails": { "title": "Visit business websites for emails", "type": "boolean", "description": "When enabled, the actor visits public business websites found in Google Maps and extracts visible email addresses.", "default": false }, "includeSocialLinks": { "title": "Extract social profile links", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, and YouTube links from business websites when website enrichment is enabled.", "default": true }, "proxyType": { "title": "Proxy type", "enum": [ "auto", "none", "datacenter", "residential" ], "type": "string", "description": "No proxy is the recommended default for Google Maps. Choose residential only if your target geography is blocked.", "default": "none" }, "proxyCountryCode": { "title": "Proxy country code", "type": "string", "description": "Optional two-letter country code for the proxy session, for example US, GB, CA, or AU.", "default": "US" }, "language": { "title": "Google Maps language", "type": "string", "description": "Language code for Google Maps UI and labels. English (`en`) gives the best field extraction.", "default": "en" } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```