local.ch search results scraper (PPR)

🤩 Features

🚀 Our blazing-fast, non-official local.ch scraper (Pay-per-Result) 🏠 lets you extract public information of business search results from local.ch and export them in various formats (JSON, CSV, HTML, etc.).
🔥 Simply provide your search URLs (optionally with filters applied), and you're all set!
👉 It allows you to extract detailed business information, including company name, category, phone number, email, address, website, opening hours, reviews and much more.

📚 How to use this actor

1. 👉 Register for a free Apify account – no credit card required!
2. 🎉 Just click the "Get Started" button and complete a quick signup.
3. 💰 A free account includes enough credits to test this actor.

The scraper has a required startUrl parameter which is a URL to a search page with filters applied.

• Examples of valid URLs:
  • https://www.local.ch/en/q/zurich/general-internal-medicine
  • https://www.local.ch/de/s/Mechanische%20Werkstatt%2C%20Deutsch?sorting=alphanum&filter_facet=attr_conversion_modifications%3Aaccessory
  • https://www.local.ch/fr/s/Restaurant%20Basel?filter_facet=attr_services_offer%3Aaperitif
  • https://www.local.ch/it/s/dentista?filter_facet=attr_general_geo%3Aclose_to_publictransport
  • https://www.local.ch/en/s/restaurant?bookingFilters.dateTime=2025-09-04T11%3A00%3A00.000Z&bookingFilters.persons=2&bookingFilters.slotType=RESTO

🤔 Why scrape local.ch?

local.ch is Switzerland’s leading online business directory and local search platform. It provides detailed information about companies across all industries, including contact info, reviews, and operating hours.

So what could you do with all this business data?

• Build business lead lists for sales & marketing
• Enrich your CRM with up-to-date contact details
• Analyze competitors in any Swiss city or industry
• Power local apps or directories with structured business data
• Track trends in business categories and regions

🤑 Cost of usage

This is a pay-per-result actor. Its pricing is crystal clear: $4 per 1,000 business details scraped.

🧐 Free users usage limitation

If you're using a free Apify account, the actor will only scrape the first 10 businesses per run. Subscribe to a paid plan to remove this limitation 👉 Apify plans

🛠️ Input

Field	Type	Description	Example
startUrl	URL	The search results page link	https://www.local.ch/en/q/zurich/general-internal-medicine

🧐 Output

Output is stored in a dataset. Each item contains extracted business information.

An output might look like the below screenshot:

⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Localsearch Group PTY LTD or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.