Buscja Business Directory Scraper (Brazil)

What does Buscja Business Directory Scraper (Brazil) do?

Buscja Business Directory Scraper (Brazil) extracts structured record data from buscja.com — including contact details, full descriptions, and location data. It supports keyword search, location filters, and controllable result limits, so you can run the same query consistently over time. The actor also offers detail enrichment (full descriptions and contact information) where the source provides them.

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Key features

• 📍 Coordinates: latitude and longitude on each record that has a location, ready for a map.
• 🏘️ Address: streetAddress, neighborhood, city and state as separate fields for every record that lists them.
• 📇 Contact details: phone, website and phones where the record publishes them.
• 🕒 Opening hours: openingHours where the record publishes them.
• 🗂️ Category path: categories place each record in buscja.com's own category tree.
• 🔍 Keyword search: search buscja.com by keyword with the query input, in the place you name in location.
• 🔗 Paste-mode: paste buscja.com URLs into startUrls to scrape exactly the pages you picked in the browser.
• 📋 Detail enrichment: toggle two-stage scraping: first collect listings, then enrich each with full description + detail-page-only fields. Off by default to keep runs fast; flip on when you need the deep payload.
• ♻️ Incremental mode: recurring runs emit only directory entries that are new or updated — keep your supplier-outreach lists fresh without re-fetching the full directory. Saves 80–95% on weekly syncs.
• 🔔 Notifications: Telegram, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp Cloud API, and generic webhook out of the box. Pair with incremental for daily new-listing alerts without pipeline glue.
• 📦 Compact mode: compact directory entries — name, contact, location, industry — ready to import into your CRM or outreach tool.

What data can you extract from buscja.com?

Each result includes Core record fields (listingId, businessId, directoryId, name, url, portalUrl, categorySlug, and categories, and more), detail fields when enrichment is enabled (description and detailFetched), and contact information (phone, phones, and hasContactForm). In standard mode, all fields are always present — unavailable data points are returned as null, never omitted. In compact mode, only core fields are returned.

Enable detail enrichment in the input to get richer fields such as full descriptions and contact information where the source provides them.

Input

The main inputs are a search keyword, an optional location filter, and a result limit. Additional filters and options are available in the input schema.

Key parameters:

• query — What to look for — a category ("Restaurantes", "Dentistas") or a free keyword ("ar condicionado"). Use a JSON array for several searches in one run. Required if no start URLs are provided.
• location — Where to look — a Brazilian city ("Rio de Janeiro, RJ") or a neighbourhood ("Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro"). Required with a keyword search; use a JSON array for several places in one run.
• maxResults — Maximum total businesses (0 = unlimited). (default: 100)
• startUrls — Paste buscja.com result-page URLs. Each URL becomes its own search task; results are merged and deduped across all URLs. When provided, startUrls REPLACE the keyword/location fields (each supported URL becomes one task; unsupported URLs are skipped, and if none is supported the run stops with an input error). (default: [])
• includeDetails — Visit each business page for the postcode, map coordinates, every listed phone number, social links, services, opening hours and payment methods. (default: true)
• descriptionMaxLength — Truncate the business description to N characters. 0 = no truncation. (default: 0)
• compact — Core business-card fields only — name, category, address, phone, website, URL (for AI-agent/MCP workflows). (default: false)
• excludeEmptyFields — Drop null, empty-string, and empty-array fields from each record before push. Smaller payloads for AI agents and dashboards. (default: false)
• incrementalMode — Compare against previous run state. stateKey is optional — defaults to a value derived from search inputs (keywords, locations, start URLs) so different filter sets never share state. (default: false)
• stateKey — Optional. Stable identifier for the tracked search universe. Leave empty to auto-generate from search inputs.
• skipReposts — When incremental, skip businesses whose content matches an entry that disappeared from a prior run (cross-run duplicate detection). (default: false)
• notifyOnlyChanges — When Incremental Mode is on, only send notifications for NEW and UPDATED businesses. Has no effect outside incremental mode. (default: false)
• ...and 13 more parameters

Input examples

Basic search — Keyword-driven search scoped to a city with a tight radius.

→ Full payload per result — all standard fields populated where the source provides them.

{
  "query": "Restaurantes",
  "location": "Rio de Janeiro, RJ",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Incremental tracking — Only emit records that changed since the previous run with this stateKey.

→ First run builds the baseline state. Subsequent runs emit only records that are new or whose tracked content changed. Set emitUnchanged: true to include unchanged records as well.

{
  "query": "Restaurantes",
  "maxResults": 200,
  "incrementalMode": true,
  "stateKey": "restaurantes-tracker"
}

Compact output for AI agents — Return only core fields for AI-agent and MCP workflows.

→ Small payload with the most important fields — ideal for piping into LLMs without token overhead.

{
  "query": "Restaurantes",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "compact": true
}

Output

Each run produces a dataset of structured record records. Results can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Dataset tab in Apify Console.

Example record record

{
  "listingId": "442252108d11d45111f82dd86e5c1a2ac90eb6182c0ed52870aadc9915d0aa6c",
  "businessId": "20055577",
  "directoryId": "-23268896",
  "name": "Conexão Açaí - Fornecedora de Polpas de Frutas",
  "url": "https://www.buscja.com/locais/rj/rio+de+janeiro/restaurantes/bu-20055577/conexao+acai+fornecedora+de+polpas+de+frutas",
  "portalUrl": "https://www.buscja.com/locais/rj/rio+de+janeiro/restaurantes/bu-20055577/conexao+acai+fornecedora+de+polpas+de+frutas",
  "description": "Aqui na CONEXÃO AÇAÍ, nossa prioridade é a Qualidade, Tradição, Praticidade e Confiabilidade. Sinta o sabor da fruta de verdade em suas mãos com a CONEXÃO AÇAÍ! Há mais de 30 anos, levamos o sabor nat...",
  "categorySlug": "restaurantes",
  "categories": [
    {
      "name": "Restaurantes",
      "description": "restaurante de todos os tipos para sua refeição."
    },
    {
      "name": "Polpas",
      "description": "polpa de frutas, natural e congelada para sucos."
    },
    {
      "name": "Lojas de Sucos",
      "description": "loja de suco de frutas, sanduíches, vitaminas e água de coco."
    },
    {
      "name": "Suplementos Alimentares",
      "description": "suplemento alimentar, nutricional e vitaminas."
    },
    {
      "name": "Açaí",
      "description": "açaí, bebidas e alimentos naturais."
    }
  ],
  "services": [
    "Polpa de Frutas",
    "Polpa de Frutas Congeladas",
    "Polpas de Açaí",
    "Polpas de Morango",
    "Polpas de Abacaxi",
    "... 8 more items"
  ],
  "streetAddress": "Rua Capitão Félix, 110 Loja 03 - Benfica em Benfica",
  "neighborhood": "Benfica",
  "city": "Rio de Janeiro",
  "state": "RJ",
  "postalCode": "20920310",
  "location": "Benfica - Rio de Janeiro - RJ",
  "latitude": -22.8947332,
  "longitude": -43.236612,
  "phone": "21964031544",
  "phones": [
    {
      "label": "Atend. Geral",
      "number": "(21) 2580-8076"
    },
    {
      "label": "Comercial",
      "number": "(21) 2580-4743"
    }
  ],
  "website": "http://www.conexaoacairj.com.br",
  "logoUrl": "https://images.buscja.com/a/772/071/002/logo-49ea209cfb315f4560fa.jpg",
  "openingHours": [
    "Segunda a Sexta de 07:00h às 16:00h",
    "Sábado de 07:00h às 15:00h"
  ],
  "paymentMethods": [
    "amex",
    "diners",
    "master",
    "visa",
    "Aura",
    "... 6 more items"
  ],
  "hasContactForm": true,
  "searchQuery": "Restaurantes",
  "contentQuality": "full",
  "detailFetched": true,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-12T02:22:12.083Z",
  "source": "buscja.com"
}

Incremental fields

When incremental mode is on, each record also carries:

• changeType — one of NEW, UPDATED, REAPPEARED.
• isRepost, repostOfId, repostDetectedAt — populated when a new listing matches the tracked content of a previously expired one. Set skipReposts: true to drop detected reposts from the output.

How to scrape buscja.com

1. Go to Buscja Business Directory Scraper (Brazil) in Apify Console.
2. Enter a search keyword and optional location filter.
3. Set maxResults to control how many results you need.
4. Enable includeDetails if you need full descriptions, contact info.
5. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
6. Export the dataset as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Use cases

• Extract record data from buscja.com for market research and competitive analysis.
• Monitor new and changed records on scheduled runs without processing the full dataset every time.
• Use structured location data for regional analysis, mapping, and geo-targeting.
• Feed structured data into AI agents, MCP tools, and automated pipelines using compact mode.
• Export clean, structured data to dashboards, spreadsheets, or data warehouses.

How much does it cost to scrape buscja.com?

Buscja Business Directory Scraper (Brazil) uses pay-per-event pricing. You pay a small fee when the run starts and then for each result that is actually produced.

• Run start: $0.00005 per run
• Per result: $0.00269 per record record

Example costs:

• 10 results: $0.027
• 25 results: $0.067
• 100 results: $0.27
• 200 results: $0.54
• 500 results: $1.35

Example: recurring monitoring savings

These examples compare full re-scrapes with incremental runs at different churn rates. Churn is the share of records that are new or whose tracked content changed since the previous run. Actual churn depends on your query breadth, source activity, and polling frequency — the scenarios below are examples, not predictions.

Example setup: 250 records per run, daily polling (30 runs/month). Costs scale linearly with the number of records.

Churn rate	Full re-scrape run cost	Incremental run cost	Savings vs full re-scrape	Monthly cost after baseline
5% — stable niche query	$0.67	$0.03	$0.64 (95%)	$1.01
15% — moderate broad query	$0.67	$0.10	$0.57 (85%)	$3.03
30% — high-volume aggregator	$0.67	$0.20	$0.47 (70%)	$6.06

Full re-scrape monthly cost at the same cadence: $20.18. First month with incremental costs $1.65 / $3.60 / $6.53 for the 5% / 15% / 30% scenarios because the first run builds baseline state at full cost before incremental savings apply.

Platform usage is included in the per-result fee shown above.

FAQ

How many results can I get from buscja.com?

The number of results depends on the search query and available records on buscja.com. Use the maxResults parameter to control how many results are returned per run.

Does Buscja Business Directory Scraper (Brazil) support recurring monitoring?

Yes. Enable incremental mode to only receive new or changed records on subsequent runs. This is ideal for scheduled monitoring where you want to track changes over time without re-processing the full dataset.

Can I integrate Buscja Business Directory Scraper (Brazil) with other apps?

Yes. Buscja Business Directory Scraper (Brazil) works with Apify's integrations to connect with tools like Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, Slack, and more. You can also use webhooks to trigger actions when a run completes.

Can I use Buscja Business Directory Scraper (Brazil) with the Apify API?

Yes. You can start runs, manage inputs, and retrieve results programmatically through the Apify API. Client libraries are available for JavaScript, Python, and other languages.

Can I use Buscja Business Directory Scraper (Brazil) through an MCP Server?

Yes. Apify provides an MCP Server that lets AI assistants and agents call this actor directly. Use compact mode, descriptionMaxLength, a single descriptionFormat, and excludeEmptyFields to keep payloads manageable for LLM context windows.

Is it legal to scrape buscja.com?

This actor extracts publicly available data from buscja.com. Web scraping of public information is generally considered legal, but you should always review the target site's terms of service and ensure your use case complies with applicable laws and regulations, including GDPR where relevant.

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1. Sign up — $5 platform credit included
2. Open this actor and configure your input
3. Click Start — export results as JSON, CSV, or Excel

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Disclaimer

This actor accesses only publicly available data on buscja.com. You are responsible for how you use the extracted data — in particular any personal information such as names, phone numbers, or email addresses — and for complying with Buscja Business Directory Scraper (Brazil)'s terms of use, applicable data-protection law (including the GDPR where it applies), and the anti-spam rules of your jurisdiction.

This actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Buscja Business Directory Scraper (Brazil) or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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