Whatsapp Business Directory Scraper

What does it do?

WhatsApp Business Directory Scraper finds and extracts WhatsApp Business listings by searching for businesses with wa.me links across the web. It searches by business category and location, collecting business names, descriptions, WhatsApp contact URLs, phone numbers, categories, and location information. The scraper uses Google search to discover businesses that have published their WhatsApp contact links online, making it an effective tool for building lead databases of WhatsApp-enabled businesses.

Why use this scraper?

WhatsApp Business is used by millions of small and medium businesses worldwide for customer communication, and many of these businesses publish their wa.me contact links publicly. This scraper enables lead generation, local business discovery, competitive landscape mapping, and sales prospecting for businesses that actively use WhatsApp as a customer channel. Whether you are building a local business database, researching WhatsApp adoption in specific industries, finding potential customers for WhatsApp marketing tools, or compiling business contact lists for outreach campaigns, this tool provides structured data efficiently.

How to use

1. Navigate to the WhatsApp Business Directory Scraper on Apify.
2. Enter business categories in the input configuration (e.g. restaurant, salon, retail).
3. Specify a target location (city and state/country).
4. Set the maximum number of results per category.
5. Click "Start" to begin scraping.

Use the Apify API for automated workflows, scheduled runs, and integration with your CRM or sales outreach tools.

Input configuration

Parameter	Type	Description
categories	Array	Business categories to search (default: restaurant, retail)
location	String	Target city and state/country (default: Dallas, TX)
maxResults	Integer	Maximum businesses per category (default: 50)
proxyConfig	Object	Proxy settings for the scraper

Output data

The scraper outputs a dataset with the following fields:

{
  "businessName": "Mario's Italian Kitchen",
  "category": "restaurant",
  "description": "Family-owned Italian restaurant serving authentic pasta, pizza, and desserts since 1985.",
  "location": "Dallas, TX",
  "whatsappUrl": "https://wa.me/12145551234",
  "phone": "+12145551234",
  "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=...",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-02-19T10:00:00.000Z"
}

Cost of usage

This scraper uses Cheerio for fast, lightweight HTML parsing. Approximate cost is $0.75 per 1,000 businesses scraped with Apify proxy. Actual costs depend on the number of categories and search depth. The lightweight Cheerio-based architecture ensures fast execution and minimal resource consumption.

Tips

• Use specific business categories for more targeted and relevant results.
• Try different location formats (city, state, zip code) for broader or narrower coverage.
• Combine results across multiple locations to build regional business databases.
• Phone numbers extracted from wa.me links can be used for direct WhatsApp outreach.
• Schedule regular runs to discover newly listed WhatsApp Business accounts.
• Export data to your CRM for sales pipeline management and follow-up tracking.
• Filter results by category to segment leads for targeted marketing campaigns.

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