# Local.ch Scraper - Preiswert Low-cost๐Ÿ’ฒ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ (`delectable_incubator/local-ch-scraper---preiswert-low-cost`) Actor Scrape business listings from local.ch ๐Ÿข๐Ÿ”Ž with a powerful Switzerland directory scraper. Extract company names, categories, addresses, cities, ratings, phone numbers, emails, websites, and opening hours. Ideal for B2B lead generation, local SEO, and structured business datasets at scale ๐Ÿ“Š๐Ÿš€ - **URL**: https://apify.com/delectable\_incubator/local-ch-scraper---preiswert-low-cost.md - **Developed by:** [Prime Scrape](https://apify.com/delectable_incubator) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.00005 / actor start 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

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--- ### ๐Ÿ“ž Local.ch Business Scraper ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ“Š๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿข The Local.ch Business Scraper is a fast, reliable, and scalable automation tool designed to extract structured business listings and company data directly from Local.ch, Switzerlandโ€™s leading local directory. It transforms search results into clean, structured datasets ready for lead generation, analytics, and business intelligence. --- ### Local.ch Firmen Scraper ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿข๐Ÿ”Ž Der Local.ch Business Scraper ist ein leistungsstarkes Tool zur automatisierten Extraktion von Unternehmensdaten aus Local.ch. Ideal fรผr Leadgenerierung, Marktanalysen und lokale SEO-Auswertungen in der Schweiz. --- ### ๐ŸŽฏ What This Scraper Does Simply provide one or more Local.ch search URLs, and the scraper will automatically collect matching business listings and detailed company data. โœ… Extracts business listings from Local.ch โœ… Supports multiple URLs in one run โœ… Automatic pagination handling โœ… Optional detailed data extraction (emails, websites, etc.) โœ… Clean and structured output โœ… Configurable result limits --- ### ๐Ÿ“Š Data Extracted ๐Ÿข Business Data Fields | Field | Description | | -------------------- | ------------------------------------- | | ๐Ÿ†” `id` | Unique business identifier | | ๐Ÿท `name` | Business name | | ๐Ÿ“ `address` | Street address | | ๐Ÿ“ฎ `postalCode` | Postal code | | ๐ŸŒ† `city` | City | | ๐Ÿข `categories` | Business categories | | โญ `rating` | Average rating | | ๐Ÿ—ณ `ratingCount` | Number of reviews | | ๐Ÿงพ `description` | Short description | | ๐ŸŸข `isOpen` | Open status (true/false) | | โฐ `openStatus` | Human-readable opening status | | ๐Ÿ“ž `phone` | Phone number | | ๐Ÿ“ฑ `mobile` | Mobile number | | ๐Ÿ“ง `email` | Email address | | ๐ŸŒ `websites` | Website URLs | | ๐Ÿ“ฒ `socialMedia` | Social media links | | ๐Ÿ“ `fullAddress` | Full formatted address | | ๐Ÿ•’ `openingHours` | Opening hours | | ๐Ÿ“ `openingNote` | Notes about opening hours | | ๐Ÿ“– `fullDescription` | Full business description | | ๐Ÿ–ผ `logoUrl` | Logo image | | โš™๏ธ `attributes` | Extra info (services, payments, etc.) | | ๐Ÿ”— `detailUrl` | Business detail page URL | | ๐Ÿ–ผ `imageUrl` | Main image | --- ### ๐Ÿ›  How to Use 1๏ธโƒฃ Configure Input Provide one or more Local.ch URLs: ```` { "urls": \[ "https://www.local.ch/en/s/Cafe?rid=61f378\&keid=371112", "https://www.local.ch/en/q/bern/hairdresser" ], "maxitems": 30, "fetchDetails": true } ``` 2๏ธโƒฃ Run the Actor The scraper will: โ€ข Automatically paginate results โ€ข Collect listings up to your limit โ€ข Stop when: maxitems is reached or no new results are found 3๏ธโƒฃ Export the Dataset Download your results in multiple formats: โœ… JSON โœ… CSV โœ… Excel โœ… XML โœ… HTML --- ### โš™๏ธ Input Configuration #### ๐Ÿ“ฅ Input Example ``` { "urls": \[ "https://www.local.ch/en/s/restaurant", "https://www.local.ch/en/q/zurich/hairdresser" ], "maxitems": 30, "fetchDetails": true } ``` #### Input Fields | Field | Type | Description | | -------------- | ------- | --------------------------------- | | `urls` | array | List of Local.ch search URLs | | `maxitems` | integer | Maximum number of results per run | | `fetchDetails` | boolean | Enable detailed data extraction | --- ### ๐Ÿ“ค Output Example ``` { "id": "Xs32LLOYLvUKmOeyZcv1vw", "name": "Restaurant Hotel Seeblick", "address": "Hauptstrasse 2", "postalCode": "2572", "city": "Mรถrigen", "categories": "Hotel, Restaurant", "rating": "4.5", "ratingCount": "45", "isOpen": false, "openStatus": "Closed until 8:30 AM", "phone": "032 397 07 07", "email": "info@seeblick.net", "websites": "https://www.seeblick.net", "detailUrl": "https://www.local.ch/...", "imageUrl": "https://images.local.ch/..." } ```` --- ### ๐Ÿ“Š Output explanation | Field | Description | | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | | `id` | Unique identifier for the business | | `name` | Business name | | `address` | Street address | | `postalCode` | ZIP / postal code | | `city` | City name | | `categories` | Business categories / industry | | `rating` | Average customer rating | | `ratingCount` | Total number of reviews | | `description` | Short summary description | | `isOpen` | Indicates if the business is currently open | | `openStatus` | Readable opening status | | `phone` | Contact phone number | | `mobile` | Mobile number (if available) | | `email` | Business email address | | `websites` | Official website(s) | | `socialMedia` | Social media links | | `fullAddress` | Complete formatted address | | `openingHours` | Weekly opening hours | | `openingNote` | Additional notes about hours | | `fullDescription` | Full business description | | `logoUrl` | Logo image URL | | `attributes` | Additional metadata (services, payments, etc.) | | `detailUrl` | Link to Local.ch detail page | | `imageUrl` | Main business image | --- ### ๐ŸŒ Why Use This Scraper? ๐Ÿ“Š Market Research โ€” Analyze local business landscapes ๐Ÿ“ˆ Lead Generation โ€” Build high-quality B2B datasets ๐Ÿ“ Local SEO โ€” Track visibility, ratings, and categories ๐Ÿค– Data & AI โ€” Create structured datasets for analysis โšก High Performance โ€” Fast scraping without browser overhead ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland Focused โ€” Optimized for Local.ch --- ### โš ๏ธ Disclaimer This tool is an independent scraper and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Local.ch --- ### ๐Ÿ’ธ Pricing This scraper runs on a **pay per events subscription model**. You only pay for **successful runs**. ๐Ÿ’ณ **Price:** $1.99 / 1000 results --- ### Related Actors If you're interested in other German ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช, Austrian ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น, Swiss ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ, or Dach or European ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ scrapers, explore more scrapers across Europe ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ (Coming soon) --- ### ๐Ÿ“ฌ Support โญโญโญโญโญ Leave a 5-star rating if you like this tool --- ### ๐ŸŒ PrimeScrape Built for scalable web data extraction & automation Contact for custom scraping solutions or enterprise requests via Apify or by email. # Actor input Schema ## `urls` (type: `array`): List of local.ch search URLs to scrape. Examples: โ€ข https://www.local.ch/en/s/Restaurant?rid=61f378&keid=371112 โ€ข https://www.local.ch/en/q/zurich/hairdresser โ€ข https://www.local.ch/en/q/bern/dentist โš ๏ธ URLs must be from local.ch. ## `maxitems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of business listings to collect per URL. The scraper paginates automatically and stops after 2 consecutive pages with no new results. ## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`): If enabled, the scraper will visit each listing's detail page to extract enriched data: โ€ข Phone & Mobile โ€ข Email โ€ข Website(s) โ€ข Social media links โ€ข Full address โ€ข Opening hours (per day) โ€ข Opening note โ€ข Full description โ€ข Logo URL โ€ข Attributes (languages, services, payment methods, etc.) โš ๏ธ Enabling this significantly increases run time (1 extra request per listing). ## Actor input object example ```json { "urls": [ "https://www.local.ch/en/s/Cafe?rid=61f378&keid=371112", "https://www.local.ch/en/q/geneva/hairdresser" ], "maxitems": 30, "fetchDetails": false } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `overview` (type: `string`): No description # 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 = { "urls": [ "https://www.local.ch/en/s/Cafe?rid=61f378&keid=371112", "https://www.local.ch/en/q/geneva/hairdresser" ], "maxitems": 30 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("delectable_incubator/local-ch-scraper---preiswert-low-cost").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ 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); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ 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 = { "urls": [ "https://www.local.ch/en/s/Cafe?rid=61f378&keid=371112", "https://www.local.ch/en/q/geneva/hairdresser", ], "maxitems": 30, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("delectable_incubator/local-ch-scraper---preiswert-low-cost").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "urls": [ "https://www.local.ch/en/s/Cafe?rid=61f378&keid=371112", "https://www.local.ch/en/q/geneva/hairdresser" ], "maxitems": 30 }' | apify call delectable_incubator/local-ch-scraper---preiswert-low-cost --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=delectable_incubator/local-ch-scraper---preiswert-low-cost", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Local.ch Scraper - Preiswert Low-cost๐Ÿ’ฒ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ", "description": "Scrape business listings from local.ch ๐Ÿข๐Ÿ”Ž with a powerful Switzerland directory scraper. \n\nExtract company names, categories, addresses, cities, ratings, phone numbers, emails, websites, and opening hours. \n\nIdeal for B2B lead generation, local SEO, and structured business datasets at scale ๐Ÿ“Š๐Ÿš€", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "AHb93dzrtEHLI1Nah" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/delectable_incubator~local-ch-scraper---preiswert-low-cost/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-delectable_incubator-local-ch-scraper---preiswert-low-cost", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/delectable_incubator~local-ch-scraper---preiswert-low-cost/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-delectable_incubator-local-ch-scraper---preiswert-low-cost", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/delectable_incubator~local-ch-scraper---preiswert-low-cost/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-delectable_incubator-local-ch-scraper---preiswert-low-cost", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "urls", "maxitems" ], "properties": { "urls": { "title": "Local.ch URLs ๐Ÿ” / Local.ch URLs ๐Ÿ”", "type": "array", "description": "List of local.ch search URLs to scrape.\n\nExamples:\nโ€ข https://www.local.ch/en/s/Restaurant?rid=61f378&keid=371112\nโ€ข https://www.local.ch/en/q/zurich/hairdresser\nโ€ข https://www.local.ch/en/q/bern/dentist\n\nโš ๏ธ URLs must be from local.ch.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxitems": { "title": "Maximum listings per URL ๐Ÿ“„ / Maximale Eintrรคge pro URL ๐Ÿ“„", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of business listings to collect per URL.\n\nThe scraper paginates automatically and stops after 2 consecutive pages with no new results.", "default": 30 }, "fetchDetails": { "title": "Fetch detail page ๐Ÿ”Ž / Detailseite abrufen ๐Ÿ”Ž", "type": "boolean", "description": "If enabled, the scraper will visit each listing's detail page to extract enriched data:\n\nโ€ข Phone & Mobile\nโ€ข Email\nโ€ข Website(s)\nโ€ข Social media links\nโ€ข Full address\nโ€ข Opening hours (per day)\nโ€ข Opening note\nโ€ข Full description\nโ€ข Logo URL\nโ€ข Attributes (languages, services, payment methods, etc.)\n\nโš ๏ธ Enabling this significantly increases run time (1 extra request per listing).", "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```