# Clutch Scraper — Agency Profiles, Ratings & Reviews (`crawloop/clutch-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Clutch.co agency directories into JSON: ratings, reviews, hourly rates, min project size, team size, services, location and websites. Built for agency BD and procurement shortlists — no email enrichment. A Clutch API alternative for Python, Node.js, and MCP.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawloop/clutch-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Andrej Kiva](https://apify.com/crawloop) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.99 / 1,000 clutch companies

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Clutch Scraper — Agency Profiles, Ratings & Reviews

> **Disclaimer:** Unofficial integration for publicly accessible sources. Trademarks belong to their respective owners. Provided for informational use only; users must comply with applicable platform terms and laws.

> **Crawloop vendor-intel suite** — agency directories, public reviews, and employer signals for shortlists.

| Clutch (agencies) | Trustpilot (public reviews) | Glassdoor (employer) | ThomasNet (industrial) |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Clutch Scraper** ◄── you are here | [Trustpilot Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/trustpilot-scraper) | [Glassdoor Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/glassdoor-scraper) | [ThomasNet Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/thomasnet-scraper) |

**Clutch Scraper** for Apify — scrape **Clutch.co agency directories** into clean JSON without a public Clutch API. Extract **company name, rating, review count, hourly rate, min project size, team size, location, service mix, verification, sponsored vs organic rank, website, and optional client reviews**.

Built for **agency business development** (competitor maps, ranking, review-mined buyer context) and **procurement shortlists** (filters on rating, reviews, verified, budget bands). This Actor does **not** hunt emails on company websites. Run from the Console or with **Python**, **Node.js**, **cURL**, or **MCP** / AI assistants. A practical **Clutch API alternative**.

### When to use this Actor

- You need a **Clutch scraper** for a category or location directory (`/web-developers`, `/us/agencies/digital-marketing`)
- You want **organic rank vs sponsored** cards for competitor mapping
- You are building a **procurement shortlist** (min rating, min reviews, verified only)
- You need **client reviews** with project size, rating breakdown, and reviewer industry/location — not contact emails

### When not to use this Actor

- **Email enrichment / ValidatedMails / website crawling for inboxes** — out of scope on purpose
- **Posting projects or contacting firms through Clutch** — read-only extraction
- **Datacenter-only runs** — Cloudflare often blocks them; use Apify US Residential
- **The Manifest or other sister directories** — this Actor is Clutch.co only

### Key features

- **Clutch API alternative** — structured dataset instead of manual browsing
- **Directory + profile URLs** — category, country (`/us/...`), city slug, search, or `/profile/{slug}`
- **Procurement filters** — `minRating`, `minReviews`, `verifiedOnly`, `excludeSponsored`
- **Sponsored flag + listing position** — see paid vs earned rank on the page
- **Decoded website** — unwraps Clutch redirect links and strips referral UTMs
- **Optional reviews** — project size, schedule/quality/cost scores, reviewer firmographics
- **Past the first page** — `?page=N` with de-dupe by Clutch provider id (Clutch clamps overflowing pages)
- **Monitor** — scheduled NEW/UPDATED vs last run (rating, review count, rates, verified, organic rank). Skip UNCHANGED.
- **HTTP first, browser fallback** — curl\_cffi, then Camoufox if Cloudflare challenges

### Use cases

| Buyer | Job to be done |
| :--- | :--- |
| **Agency BD** | Map rivals in a category/geo: rates, review volume, service mix, organic position |
| **Procurement** | Shortlist vendors with rating/review floors, verified badge, min project size |
| **Market research** | Benchmark hourly bands and project sizes across a Clutch directory |
| **Due diligence** | Pull reviews (budget, timeline, quality) before an RFP — then run Trustpilot on the same domain |

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `startUrls` | Array | Clutch web-developers | Directory, location, search, or profile URLs. |
| `category` | String | | Slug such as `web-developers` if you do not paste a URL. |
| `location` | String | | `us` / `uk` (prefix) or `new-york` (suffix on the category). |
| `fetchDetails` | Boolean | `false` | Open profiles for address, year founded, locations, social. |
| `includeReviews` | Boolean | `false` | Nest client reviews on each company row. |
| `maxReviewsPerCompany` | Integer | `50` | Review cap per profile (`0` = all paginated reviews). |
| `minRating` / `minReviews` | Number | | Procurement floors. |
| `verifiedOnly` | Boolean | `false` | Keep Clutch-verified companies only. |
| `excludeSponsored` | Boolean | `false` | Drop sponsor cards (organic rank). |
| `maxItems` | Integer | `50` | Max company rows (`0` = unlimited within `maxPages`). |
| `maxPages` | Integer | `5` | Max listing pages per start URL. |
| `incrementalMode` | Boolean | `false` | Emit NEW/UPDATED vs KV baseline; skip UNCHANGED. |
| `monitorBaselineOnly` | Boolean | `false` | Seed fingerprints on the first schedule without billing. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | US residential | **Residential recommended.** |

#### Example — NYC web developers, organic shortlist

```json
{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://clutch.co/web-developers/new-york" }],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "maxPages": 3,
  "excludeSponsored": true,
  "minRating": 4.5,
  "minReviews": 10,
  "fetchDetails": false,
  "includeReviews": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

#### Example — profile + reviews (no emails)

```json
{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://clutch.co/profile/lounge-lizard" }],
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "includeReviews": true,
  "maxReviewsPerCompany": 40
}
```

#### Example — weekly monitor (NEW / UPDATED only)

```json
{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://clutch.co/agencies/digital-marketing" }],
  "incrementalMode": true,
  "monitorBaselineOnly": false,
  "maxPages": 10,
  "excludeSponsored": true
}
```

### Output

Each default row is a **company**. Reviews are nested on `reviews` when enabled (optional flat `type=review` rows via `emitReviewRows`).

| Field | Description |
| :--- | :--- |
| `providerId` | Stable Clutch pid (`data-clutch-pid`). |
| `name` / `profileUrl` / `websiteUrl` | Identity and decoded website. |
| `rating` / `reviewCount` | Aggregate score and volume. |
| `hourlyRate` / `minProjectSize` / `employees` | Published commercial bands. |
| `location` / `phone` / `address` | Geography and listing phone (not enriched email). |
| `services` | `{ name, percent }` mix from the card/profile. |
| `isVerified` / `isSponsored` / `listingPosition` | Trust + paid vs organic. |
| `reviews[]` | Title, rating, metrics, project size/length, reviewer industry/location/size. |

```json
{
  "type": "company",
  "providerId": "23730",
  "name": "Lounge Lizard",
  "profileUrl": "https://clutch.co/profile/lounge-lizard",
  "websiteUrl": "https://www.loungelizard.com/",
  "rating": 4.8,
  "reviewCount": 43,
  "minProjectSize": "$25,000+",
  "hourlyRate": null,
  "employees": "50 - 249",
  "location": "New York, NY",
  "isVerified": true,
  "isSponsored": true,
  "listingPosition": 1,
  "services": [
    { "name": "Web Development", "percent": 45 },
    { "name": "Web Design", "percent": 45 }
  ]
}
```

### Integration examples

#### Node.js

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('crawloop/clutch-scraper').call({
  startUrls: [{ url: 'https://clutch.co/web-developers' }],
  maxItems: 25,
  excludeSponsored: true,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);
```

#### Python

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(token="YOUR_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("crawloop/clutch-scraper").call(
    run_input={
        "startUrls": [{"url": "https://clutch.co/web-developers"}],
        "maxItems": 25,
        "excludeSponsored": True,
    }
)
items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items
print(items)
```

#### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawloop~clutch-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://clutch.co/web-developers"}],"maxItems":25}'
```

### MCP and AI assistants

Use this Actor from AI tools via [Apify MCP](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp).
Connect your Apify account, then call this Actor by its Store ID `crawloop/clutch-scraper`.

Example prompts:

- "Run Clutch Scraper for https://clutch.co/web-developers/new-york, exclude sponsored listings, min rating 4.5, and return the top 20 agencies as JSON"
- "Scrape the Clutch profile for lounge-lizard with reviews and summarize project sizes and quality scores — do not look up emails"
- "Chain Clutch Scraper then [Trustpilot Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/trustpilot-scraper) on the decoded websites for public reputation"
- "Run Clutch Scraper in monitor mode on https://clutch.co/agencies/digital-marketing and return only NEW or UPDATED agencies"

### Suite next step

After a Clutch shortlist, run [Trustpilot Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/trustpilot-scraper) on the same company websites for public reviews, or [Glassdoor Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/glassdoor-scraper) for employer/team signals before an RFP.

### FAQ

**Is this a Clutch API?**\
No. Clutch does not offer a public directory API. This Actor is a **Clutch API alternative** that reads public listing and profile HTML.

**Why not emails?**\
Agency BD and procurement already get websites, phones published on Clutch, and buyer context from reviews. Third-party inbox hunting is noisy, extra-billed, and not this product.

**How many companies per page?**\
A directory page currently renders on the order of **50–80 cards** (including sponsors). Pagination is `?page=N`. Out-of-range pages are clamped — the Actor stops when provider ids stop changing.

**Does it work with Python / Node.js / MCP?**\
Yes. Use the Apify client examples above or Apify MCP prompts.

### Related Actors

- [Trustpilot Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/trustpilot-scraper)
- [Glassdoor Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/glassdoor-scraper)
- [ThomasNet Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/thomasnet-scraper)
- [Kompass Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/kompass-scraper)

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Clutch directory, location, search, or profile URLs. Example: https://clutch.co/web-developers or https://clutch.co/profile/lounge-lizard

## `category` (type: `string`):

Directory slug if you do not paste a URL (web-developers, agencies/digital-marketing, app-developers).

## `location` (type: `string`):

Country code (us, uk, in) or city/state slug (new-york, california). Combined with category as /us/web-developers or /web-developers/new-york.

## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Open each company profile for address, year founded, extra locations, social links and service mix.

## `includeReviews` (type: `boolean`):

Attach client reviews (project size, ratings, reviewer industry/location). Nested on the company row. Does not find emails.

## `maxReviewsPerCompany` (type: `integer`):

Cap reviews collected per profile when includeReviews is on. 0 = all pages (still bounded by maxPages-style pagination).

## `emitReviewRows` (type: `boolean`):

Also push each review as its own dataset row (type=review) for table exports. Reviews stay nested on the company when includeReviews is on.

## `minRating` (type: `number`):

Keep companies with rating >= this value (procurement shortlist). Empty = no floor.

## `minReviews` (type: `integer`):

Keep companies with at least this many Clutch reviews.

## `verifiedOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep Clutch-verified companies only.

## `excludeSponsored` (type: `boolean`):

Drop paid/sponsor cards and keep organic directory ranking. Useful for competitor mapping.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many company rows. 0 = unlimited (still bounded by maxPages).

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum listing pages per start URL. Clutch paginates with ?page=N and clamps overflowing pages — the Actor de-dupes by provider id.

## `incrementalMode` (type: `boolean`):

Compare this run to a named Key-Value Store. Emit NEW/UPDATED companies (rating, review count, rates, verified, rank). Skip UNCHANGED unless emitUnchanged is on. memo23 has no monitor.

## `monitorBaselineOnly` (type: `boolean`):

First scheduled run: seed KV fingerprints without emitting or billing company rows.

## `emitUnchanged` (type: `boolean`):

In monitor mode, also push UNCHANGED companies (still billed).

## `resetMonitorState` (type: `boolean`):

Clear MONITOR\_STATE in the named store before this run.

## `monitorStoreName` (type: `string`):

Named Key-Value Store for agency fingerprints (rating, reviews, hourly, rank).

## `compact` (type: `boolean`):

Drop long description and nested reviews (token-efficient for MCP).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify Proxy. US residential is recommended — Clutch sits behind Cloudflare.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://clutch.co/web-developers"
    }
  ],
  "fetchDetails": false,
  "includeReviews": false,
  "maxReviewsPerCompany": 50,
  "emitReviewRows": false,
  "verifiedOnly": false,
  "excludeSponsored": false,
  "maxItems": 50,
  "maxPages": 5,
  "incrementalMode": false,
  "monitorBaselineOnly": false,
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "resetMonitorState": false,
  "monitorStoreName": "clutch-agency-monitor",
  "compact": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Default dataset items.

# 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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://clutch.co/web-developers"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawloop/clutch-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://clutch.co/web-developers" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawloop/clutch-scraper").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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://clutch.co/web-developers"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call crawloop/clutch-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,crawloop/clutch-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/4xWX4NV33nHkOrVAt/builds/6eb84HPA1oaDSEZJx/openapi.json