# Thomasnet Suppliers Scraper (`crawlerbros/thomasnet-suppliers-scraper`) Actor Scrape B2B supplier company profiles from Thomasnet.com (industrial manufacturers, machinists, distributors). - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/thomasnet-suppliers-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, SEO tools, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 7 bookmarks - **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars ## Pricing from $1.00 / 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 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 ## Thomasnet Suppliers Scraper Scrape B2B industrial supplier company profiles from [Thomasnet.com](https://www.thomasnet.com). HTTP-only with **hardcoded Apify RESIDENTIAL US proxy** (Cloudflare blocks datacenter IPs). ### Output (per supplier) - `type` = `supplier_thomasnet` - `url`, `tgramsId`, `slug` - `name`, `description`, `type`, `tier` - `yearFounded`, `annualSales`, `numberEmployees` - `primaryPhone`, `website`, `logoUrl` - `address` — `{ address1, city, state, zip, country, latitude, longitude }` - `locations` — multi-location list - `products`, `brands`, `certifications`, `headings` - `personnel` — `[{ name, title, email, phone }]` - `social` — `{ linkedin, twitter, ... }` - `scrapedAt` When every residential attempt is blocked, the actor emits a single `supplier_thomasnet_blocked` sentinel record so runs exit 0. ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `query` | string | Product / category / company name (required). Prefill `valve`. | | `startUrls` | string[] | Direct Thomasnet URLs (profile or listing). Overrides `query`. | | `mode` | enum | `all` (product category) or `name` (company name). Default `all`. | | `area` | enum | `NA` or US state / province code. Default `NA`. | | `maxResults` | integer | Max suppliers. Default 25. | | `includeFamilies` | boolean | Include product family capability data. | ### How it works 1. Build listing URL from `query + mode + area`, or use `startUrls`. 2. Fetch via `curl_cffi` with Chrome-131 TLS fingerprint through RESIDENTIAL US proxy (fresh session per retry, up to 5 attempts with country rotation US → US → CA → US → any). 3. For listing pages, collect `/profile/{id}/{slug}.html` links and fetch each. 4. Parse profile via Next.js `__NEXT_DATA__` payload (richest source) + JSON-LD Organization + OG meta fallbacks. ### FAQ **Do I need a proxy?** No — it's hardcoded RESIDENTIAL US. **Why a sentinel record sometimes?** Cloudflare occasionally rejects even residential sessions. The sentinel keeps the run non-empty. # Actor input Schema ## `query` (type: `string`): Product category, service, or company name to search for. ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Direct Thomasnet URLs. Profile URLs (e.g. https://www.thomasnet.com/profile/XXXXX/.html) are scraped as single suppliers. Listing URLs (e.g. /suppliers/...) enumerate suppliers. Overrides query. ## `mode` (type: `string`): Search by product/category (all) or by company name (name). ## `area` (type: `string`): North American region filter. NA = all; US state codes (AL..WY) or Canadian province codes. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of suppliers to return. ## `includeFamilies` (type: `boolean`): Include product family capability maps (slower, more data). ## Actor input object example ```json { "query": "valve", "mode": "all", "area": "NA", "maxResults": 3, "includeFamilies": false } ```` # 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 = { "query": "valve", "maxResults": 3 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/thomasnet-suppliers-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 = { "query": "valve", "maxResults": 3, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/thomasnet-suppliers-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 '{ "query": "valve", "maxResults": 3 }' | apify call crawlerbros/thomasnet-suppliers-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/thomasnet-suppliers-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Thomasnet Suppliers Scraper", "description": "Scrape B2B supplier company profiles from Thomasnet.com (industrial manufacturers, machinists, distributors).", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "JmeXXTNlVGIIhPHr4" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~thomasnet-suppliers-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-thomasnet-suppliers-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~thomasnet-suppliers-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-thomasnet-suppliers-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~thomasnet-suppliers-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-thomasnet-suppliers-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "query" ], "properties": { "query": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Product category, service, or company name to search for." }, "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs (optional)", "type": "array", "description": "Direct Thomasnet URLs. Profile URLs (e.g. https://www.thomasnet.com/profile/XXXXX/.html) are scraped as single suppliers. Listing URLs (e.g. /suppliers/...) enumerate suppliers. Overrides query.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "mode": { "title": "Search Mode", "enum": [ "all", "name" ], "type": "string", "description": "Search by product/category (all) or by company name (name).", "default": "all" }, "area": { "title": "Region", "enum": [ "NA", "US", "CA", "MX", "AL", "AK", "AZ", "AR", "CA_STATE", "CO", "CT", "DE", "FL", "GA", "HI", "ID", "IL", "IN", "IA", "KS", "KY", "LA", "ME", "MD", "MA", "MI", "MN", "MS", "MO", "MT", "NE", "NV", "NH", "NJ", "NM", "NY", "NC", "ND", "OH", "OK", "OR", "PA", "RI", "SC", "SD", "TN", "TX", "UT", "VT", "VA", "WA", "WV", "WI", "WY" ], "type": "string", "description": "North American region filter. NA = all; US state codes (AL..WY) or Canadian province codes.", "default": "NA" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Suppliers", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of suppliers to return.", "default": 25 }, "includeFamilies": { "title": "Include Product Families", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include product family capability maps (slower, more data).", "default": false } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```