# New Business Detector (`blueberry_delicacy/new-business-detector`) Actor

Newly opened businesses in any area — the real-time lead list banks have bought for 50 years.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/blueberry\_delicacy/new-business-detector.md
- **Developed by:** [Laurent Ferrenti](https://apify.com/blueberry_delicacy) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $50.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## New Business Detector 🆕
**The lead list banks have bought for 50 years — now real-time.**

Find newly opened businesses in any area, with contact details, a confidence
level for each detection, and a 0-100 Freshness Score.

### Who is this for?
- **Banks, insurers, accountants** — new businesses need everything, immediately
- **Web & marketing agencies** — reach them before they pick their first agency
- **B2B suppliers & wholesalers** — a new restaurant needs a coffee supplier this week
- **Local SEO agencies** — set up their Google presence from day one

### How detection works (honest version)
Google exposes no creation date, so we converge three public signals:
- **high** confidence — Google's "Recently opened" badge is on the listing
- **medium** confidence — the business's FIRST review is younger than your `maxAgeMonths`
  (knowable when its whole review history fits our 50-review sample)
- **low** confidence — very few reviews and no other signal (off by default,
  enable with `includeLowConfidence`)

### What you get (per business)
Name, address, phone, website, Google Maps URL, category, first review date,
"Recently opened" badge flag, confidence level, and a 0-100 **Freshness Score**
(estimated recency + contact reachability).

### Turn it into a subscription (no code)
Schedule a weekly run with Apify's native **Scheduler** on your city + category:
every Monday you get the week's new openings in your inbox, CSV, Make, n8n,
Zapier or CRM. Recurring lead flow, pay only per result.

### Pricing
Pay per result. A full city scan typically costs $2–5. No subscription required.

### MCP-ready
Use it from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client via the Apify MCP server:
"Find coffee shops that opened in Austin in the last 6 months."

---
### Part of the Local Lead Intelligence suite
🎯 [Unanswered Reviews Finder] · 🌐 [No-Website Business Finder] ·
🏷️ [Unclaimed Listing Finder] · 📉 [Declining Rating Detector] ·
🆕 [New Business Detector]

### Need something custom?
Need a custom scraper / MCP server / AI agent? We build them for agencies and
SaaS — OAuth, registry listing and interactive MCP Apps included.
**→ [MCP Studio — get a quote]**

# Actor input Schema

## `location` (type: `string`):

City / area to scan, e.g. "Austin, TX" or "Bordeaux, France".
## `category` (type: `string`):

What kind of businesses to scan, e.g. "coffee shop", "restaurant".
## `maxPlaces` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap on establishments scanned (max 500).
## `maxAgeMonths` (type: `integer`):

A business counts as new when its first review is at most this old.
## `includeLowConfidence` (type: `boolean`):

Also keep businesses whose only newness signal is a low review count (<15 by default).
## `lowVolumeThreshold` (type: `integer`):

Review count under which a place is a low-confidence newness candidate.
## `language` (type: `string`):

Interface language for the crawl (hl parameter).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "location": "Austin, TX",
  "category": "coffee shop",
  "maxPlaces": 15,
  "maxAgeMonths": 6,
  "includeLowConfidence": false,
  "lowVolumeThreshold": 15,
  "language": "en"
}
````

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "location": "Austin, TX",
    "category": "coffee shop"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("blueberry_delicacy/new-business-detector").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 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);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "location": "Austin, TX",
    "category": "coffee shop",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("blueberry_delicacy/new-business-detector").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "location": "Austin, TX",
  "category": "coffee shop"
}' |
apify call blueberry_delicacy/new-business-detector --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=blueberry_delicacy/new-business-detector",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "New Business Detector",
        "description": "Newly opened businesses in any area — the real-time lead list banks have bought for 50 years.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "khNM9gZHVA366k5mU"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/blueberry_delicacy~new-business-detector/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
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                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
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                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
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                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/blueberry_delicacy~new-business-detector/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-blueberry_delicacy-new-business-detector",
                "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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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                        }
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                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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        },
        "/acts/blueberry_delicacy~new-business-detector/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-blueberry_delicacy-new-business-detector",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "location",
                    "category"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "location": {
                        "title": "Location",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "City / area to scan, e.g. \"Austin, TX\" or \"Bordeaux, France\"."
                    },
                    "category": {
                        "title": "Business category",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "What kind of businesses to scan, e.g. \"coffee shop\", \"restaurant\"."
                    },
                    "maxPlaces": {
                        "title": "Max places",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 500,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Hard cap on establishments scanned (max 500).",
                        "default": 15
                    },
                    "maxAgeMonths": {
                        "title": "Max business age (months)",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "A business counts as new when its first review is at most this old.",
                        "default": 6
                    },
                    "includeLowConfidence": {
                        "title": "Include low-confidence detections",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Also keep businesses whose only newness signal is a low review count (<15 by default).",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "lowVolumeThreshold": {
                        "title": "Low-volume threshold",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Review count under which a place is a low-confidence newness candidate.",
                        "default": 15
                    },
                    "language": {
                        "title": "Language",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Interface language for the crawl (hl parameter).",
                        "default": "en"
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
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                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
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                                "type": "string"
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                            "actId": {
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                            },
                            "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"
                            },
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                                "type": "string",
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                            },
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                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
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                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
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                                        "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
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                                    "memoryMbytes": {
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                            },
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                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
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                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
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                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
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                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
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                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
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                                    "DATASET_READS": {
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            }
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    }
}
```