# Local Business Lead Intelligence (`cloud9ink/business-lead-intelligence`) Actor

Find local businesses and identify website, social media, and Instagram opportunities with actionable lead scoring.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/cloud9ink/business-lead-intelligence.md
- **Developed by:** [Sanjeev Gupta](https://apify.com/cloud9ink) (community)
- **Categories:**
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## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 lead results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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

## 🌍 Local Business Lead Intelligence

Find local businesses around the world and identify potential opportunities for **web development, digital marketing, social media, and Instagram services**.

This Actor combines **Google Maps business data, website analysis, social media discovery, Instagram insights, and Lead Scoring** to turn local business searches into actionable sales prospects.

***

### 🚀 Why Use This Actor?

A regular business scraper tells you:

> **Which businesses exist?**

This Actor helps answer:

> **Which businesses may have digital-service opportunities?**

It can identify signals such as:

- No or unavailable website
- Website quality issues
- Limited or missing social media presence
- Instagram growth opportunities
- Strong Google ratings and review presence
- Overall digital-service opportunity

***

### 🌎 Global Search

Search businesses in cities and locations around the world, subject to Google Maps data availability.

#### Example locations

- 🇮🇳 Mumbai, India
- 🇦🇪 Dubai, UAE
- 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
- 🇸🇬 Singapore
- 🇬🇧 London, UK
- 🇫🇷 Paris, France
- 🇺🇸 New York City, USA
- 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
- 🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
- 🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa

**These are examples only.** You can enter other cities, regions, and locations supported by Google Maps.

***

### 🎯 Who Is It For?

Ideal for:

- Digital marketing agencies
- Web development agencies
- SEO agencies
- Social media agencies
- Lead generation companies
- Freelancers
- Sales & business development teams
- Marketing consultants

***

### ⚙️ How It Works

The Actor:

1. Finds businesses using Google Maps.
2. Collects business information.
3. Analyzes the business website.
4. Detects social media profiles.
5. Identifies and enriches Instagram profiles where possible.
6. Analyzes digital opportunity signals.
7. Calculates a **Lead Score (0–100)**.
8. Generates sales-oriented recommendations.

***

### 📊 Lead Score

The Lead Score ranges from **0–100**.

A higher score means a stronger **digital-service outreach opportunity**.

It does **not** mean that the business is bad or provides poor service.

The score considers:

#### Website Opportunity

Website availability, accessibility, HTTPS, and quality signals.

#### Social Media Opportunity

Detected social presence and profile accessibility.

#### Instagram Opportunity

Profile-level signals such as followers, posts, verification, and account type.

#### Business Reputation

Google rating and review count.

***

### 🏆 Lead Priority

The Actor assigns a priority based on the Lead Score:

- **HIGH** — Strong digital-service opportunity
- **MEDIUM** — Meaningful opportunity worth reviewing
- **LOW** — Fewer obvious digital-service gaps

It also provides a **Sales Opportunity** level:

- VERY HIGH
- HIGH
- MEDIUM
- LOW

***

### 💼 Sales Intelligence

The Actor helps identify **what type of service may be relevant**.

#### Opportunity Category

Examples:

- Website
- Website + Social Media
- Website + Instagram
- Social Media
- Instagram
- Website Optimization
- Instagram Growth

#### Recommended Service

Examples:

- Website Repair / Development
- Website Optimization
- Social Media Marketing
- Social Media Optimization
- Instagram Growth

#### Lead Summary

A concise explanation of why the business may be worth further investigation.

#### Why This Is a Lead

Provides the underlying signals behind the opportunity.

***

### 📥 Input

#### Business Type

Enter the business category you want to search.

Examples:

- Dentist
- Restaurant
- Hotel
- Salon
- Gym
- Real Estate Agency
- Medical Clinic
- Law Firm

You can enter other business categories as well.

#### Location

Enter the city, region, or geographic location you want to search.

Examples:

````text
London, UK
Dubai, UAE
Tokyo, Japan
Mumbai, India

# Actor input Schema

## `business_type` (type: `string`):

Enter the type of business you want to find.
## `location` (type: `string`):

Enter the city or area where you want to find businesses.
## `max_results` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of businesses to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "business_type": "Dentist",
  "location": "New York, USA",
  "max_results": 10
}
````

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Structured dataset containing discovered businesses, website and social intelligence, Instagram insights, lead scores, and sales opportunities.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("cloud9ink/business-lead-intelligence").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("cloud9ink/business-lead-intelligence").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call cloud9ink/business-lead-intelligence --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,cloud9ink/business-lead-intelligence"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/sTbhC3lNA1ptPp47U/builds/OHsH2XcKFTpsEWVBe/openapi.json