Bbb Business Scraper

What does it do?

BBB Business Scraper extracts business listings from the Better Business Bureau directory. It collects business names, BBB ratings, accreditation status, complaint counts, customer reviews, addresses, and phone numbers. The scraper searches by business category and location to find relevant businesses.

Why use this scraper?

The Better Business Bureau is one of the most trusted business rating organizations in North America. This scraper helps you research business reputations, identify accredited companies, analyze complaint patterns, and build lists of vetted businesses. Whether you are vetting potential partners, researching competitors, or finding trustworthy service providers, this tool automates the process of gathering BBB data at scale.

How to use it

1. Go to BBB Business Scraper on Apify Store
2. Click "Try for free"
3. Enter your search query (business type) and location
4. Set the maximum number of results
5. Click "Start" and wait for the results
6. Download your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or other formats

You can also use the Apify API to run the scraper programmatically.

Input configuration

Field	Type	Description
query	String	Business type or category to search for (e.g. roofing, plumber)
location	String	City, state, or region to search in
maxResults	Integer	Maximum number of business listings to scrape

Output data

The scraper produces a dataset with the following fields:

{
  "businessName": "ABC Roofing Co",
  "bbbRating": "A+",
  "accredited": true,
  "complaints": "2",
  "reviews": "15",
  "address": "123 Main St, Dallas, TX 75201",
  "phone": "(214) 555-0100",
  "detailUrl": "https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/dallas/profile/roofing/abc-roofing-0123456789",
  "query": "roofing",
  "location": "Texas",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Cost of usage

BBB Business Scraper uses pay-per-event pricing. Each scraped result costs approximately $0.00075 (about $0.75 per 1,000 results). The Apify Free plan provides $5/month of platform credits for testing.

Tips

• Use specific business categories for more targeted results
• BBB ratings range from A+ to F, with accredited businesses typically rating higher
• Complaint counts and customer reviews are valuable for reputation analysis
• Combine with other scrapers for comprehensive business intelligence
• Use the Apify scheduling feature for regular monitoring

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Built with Crawlee and Apify SDK. See more scrapers by consummate_mandala on Apify Store.