# Pals Cyprus Directory Scraper - Cyprus Business Directory (`crawlerbros/cypindex-scraper`) Actor Scrape Pals Cyprus Directory (palscyprus.directory), a free Cyprus business directory. Browse by category or fetch profiles by URL. Get names, phones, addresses, categories, descriptions, and source links. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/cypindex-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 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. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#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. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.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/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 ## Pals Cyprus Directory Scraper - Cyprus Business Directory Scrape **Pals Cyprus Directory** (palscyprus.directory) — a free Cyprus business directory covering 19 categories from eating out to medical, motoring, and property. Browse by category, search by keyword across every category, or fetch full business profiles by direct URL, and get names, phone numbers, addresses, categories, and descriptions. No login, no cookies, no API key required. ### Data Source & Usage Notes **Read this before running a large job.** - **No login required.** The source is a WordPress-based directory with no account wall on browse or business profile pages. - **Conservative by design.** The actor only ever uses Apify's free datacenter (AUTO) proxy group — never a paid residential proxy. - **Not affiliated with Pals Cyprus Directory.** This is an independent third-party tool using the source's own public, no-login browse pages. ### What this actor does - **Three modes:** `search` (browse a category), `keyword` (site-wide keyword search across every category), and `detail` (direct business profile URLs) - **19 curated categories** covering the site's full taxonomy (Eating Out, Medical, Motoring, Property, Home Services, and more), or type a custom category slug - **Sort by** relevance (the site's own order) or name (A-Z) - **Every field the site publishes** — the site's underlying directory software labels every field it renders (Business Name, Genre, Description, Phone Number, Address, and any admin-added custom fields), and this actor picks up all of them generically, not just a fixed hardcoded list - **Empty fields are omitted** — you only ever see fields that were actually found for a business ### Output per business - `listingId`, `name`, `sourceUrl` — canonical Pals Cyprus Directory profile URL - `category` — the business's listed genre/category - `phone`, `address`, `description` - `email`, `website`, `mobile` — when published for that business - `extraFields` — any additional labelled fields the site publishes beyond the ones above, keyed by a slugified version of their own label - `imageUrl` — listing thumbnail, when present - `searchCategory` — the category browsed to find this result (mode=search only) - `searchKeyword` — the keyword searched to find this result (mode=keyword only) - `country` (always `"Cyprus"`) - `recordType: "business"`, `scrapedAt` ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `mode` | string | `search` | `search`, `keyword`, or `detail` | | `category` | string | `eating-out` | mode=search — one of 19 curated categories | | `customCategory` | string | – | mode=search — exact category slug not in the curated list | | `keyword` | string | – | mode=keyword — free-text search term across every category | | `sortBy` | string | `relevance` | `relevance` / `name` | | `businessUrls` | array | – | mode=detail — direct profile URLs | | `maxItems` | int | `20` | Hard cap (1–500) | #### Example: browse a category ```json { "mode": "search", "category": "medical", "maxItems": 30 } ```` #### Example: browse a custom category slug ```json { "mode": "search", "customCategory": "motoring", "maxItems": 20 } ``` #### Example: search by keyword across all categories ```json { "mode": "keyword", "keyword": "gelato", "maxItems": 20 } ``` #### Example: fetch business profiles by URL ```json { "mode": "detail", "businessUrls": [ { "url": "https://palscyprus.directory/64ce2-home/anita-gelato/" } ] } ``` ### Use cases - **Market research** — find every business of a given type across Cyprus - **Lead generation** — build a list of business names, phone numbers, and descriptions for outreach - **Company existence verification** — confirm a business is listed and see its category and contact details - **Local competitor analysis** — see what's already operating in a given category ### FAQ **What's the data source?** Pals Cyprus Directory's own free public business directory at `palscyprus.directory`. This actor is an independent third-party tool and is not affiliated with Pals Cyprus Directory. **Why did my run return 0 results?** The category genuinely has no listings, or you typed a `customCategory` slug that doesn't exist on the site. Try one of the 19 curated categories in the dropdown. **How fresh is the data?** Real-time — the browse pages reflect the directory's database as of the moment of the search. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Browse a category, or fetch business profiles from direct Pals Cyprus Directory URLs. ## `category` (type: `string`): Business category to browse (mode=search). Pick one of the curated categories, or choose 'Custom category' and type the exact category slug below. ## `keyword` (type: `string`): Free-text keyword to search across every category on Pals Cyprus Directory, e.g. 'gelato' or 'plumber'. Uses the site's own site-wide quick search. ## `customCategory` (type: `string`): Exact category slug not in the curated list above, as it appears in the site's own category URL, e.g. 'motoring'. Takes priority over 'Category' when set. ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): How to order results. The site itself only returns its own listing order, so 'name' is applied client-side across the fetched batch. ## `businessUrls` (type: `array`): Direct Pals Cyprus Directory business profile URLs to fetch, e.g. https://palscyprus.directory/64ce2-home/anita-gelato/. Use the 'sourceUrl' field from search results. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on the number of business records to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "category": "eating-out", "sortBy": "relevance", "businessUrls": [], "maxItems": 20 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `businesses` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped Pals Cyprus Directory business listings. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "search", "category": "eating-out", "sortBy": "relevance", "businessUrls": [], "maxItems": 20 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/cypindex-scraper").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "search", "category": "eating-out", "sortBy": "relevance", "businessUrls": [], "maxItems": 20, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/cypindex-scraper").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 '{ "mode": "search", "category": "eating-out", "sortBy": "relevance", "businessUrls": [], "maxItems": 20 }' | apify call crawlerbros/cypindex-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/cypindex-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Pals Cyprus Directory Scraper - Cyprus Business Directory", "description": "Scrape Pals Cyprus Directory (palscyprus.directory), a free Cyprus business directory. Browse by category or fetch profiles by URL. Get names, phones, addresses, categories, descriptions, and source links.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "rCcGAEiSZfmelAG9Q" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~cypindex-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-cypindex-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~cypindex-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-cypindex-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~cypindex-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-cypindex-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "keyword", "detail" ], "type": "string", "description": "Browse a category, or fetch business profiles from direct Pals Cyprus Directory URLs.", "default": "search" }, "category": { "title": "Category", "enum": [ "custom", "charities-hospices", "eating-out", "education", "entertainment", "financial", "local-goverment", "health-and-beauty", "home-services", "life-services", "groups", "medical", "motoring", "out-and-about", "outdoor-living", "pets", "property", "shopping", "technical", "utilities" ], "type": "string", "description": "Business category to browse (mode=search). Pick one of the curated categories, or choose 'Custom category' and type the exact category slug below.", "default": "eating-out" }, "keyword": { "title": "Search keyword (mode=keyword)", "type": "string", "description": "Free-text keyword to search across every category on Pals Cyprus Directory, e.g. 'gelato' or 'plumber'. Uses the site's own site-wide quick search." }, "customCategory": { "title": "Custom category slug (overrides selection above)", "type": "string", "description": "Exact category slug not in the curated list above, as it appears in the site's own category URL, e.g. 'motoring'. Takes priority over 'Category' when set." }, "sortBy": { "title": "Sort order", "enum": [ "relevance", "name" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to order results. The site itself only returns its own listing order, so 'name' is applied client-side across the fetched batch.", "default": "relevance" }, "businessUrls": { "title": "Business profile URLs (mode=detail)", "type": "array", "description": "Direct Pals Cyprus Directory business profile URLs to fetch, e.g. https://palscyprus.directory/64ce2-home/anita-gelato/. Use the 'sourceUrl' field from search results.", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "url": { "title": "URL", "type": "string", "description": "Pals Cyprus Directory business profile URL." } } }, "default": [] }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on the number of business records to return.", "default": 20 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "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" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "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 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```