# BizBuySell Scraper (`dizzying_teeth/bizbuysell-scraper`) Actor Scrape business-for-sale listings from BizBuySell.com. Extract asking price, revenue, cash flow, location, category and broker info. - **URL**: https://apify.com/dizzying\_teeth/bizbuysell-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Alex v](https://apify.com/dizzying_teeth) (community) - **Categories:** Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## 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 ## BizBuySell Scraper Scrape business-for-sale listings from **BizBuySell.com** — the largest marketplace for buying and selling businesses in the USA with 45,000+ active listings. ### What you get For each listing: | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `title` | Business name/title | | `location` | City, State | | `category` | Industry category | | `financials.askingPrice` | Asking price | | `financials.annualRevenue` | Annual gross revenue | | `financials.cashFlow` | Annual cash flow / SDE | | `financials.ebitda` | EBITDA (if available) | | `financials.inventory` | Inventory value | | `operations.established` | Year established | | `operations.employees` | Number of employees | | `operations.reasonForSelling` | Why owner is selling | | `operations.financing` | Seller financing available? | | `broker.name` | Listing broker name | | `broker.firm` | Brokerage firm | | `description` | Business description | | `images` | Photo URLs | ### Example output ```json { "title": "Profitable Laundromat in Queens, NY", "url": "https://www.bizbuysell.com/businesses-for-sale/...", "location": "Queens, New York", "category": "Laundry & Dry Cleaning", "financials": { "askingPrice": "$285,000", "askingPriceValue": 285000, "annualRevenue": "$420,000", "annualRevenueValue": 420000, "cashFlow": "$95,000", "cashFlowValue": 95000, "inventory": "$15,000" }, "operations": { "established": "2008", "employees": "3", "reasonForSelling": "Retirement", "financing": "Seller financing available" }, "broker": { "name": "John Smith", "firm": "ABC Business Brokers" } } ```` ### Example searches ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "laundromat", "location": "New York, NY", "maxResults": 20 } { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "HVAC", "location": "Texas", "maxPrice": 500000 } { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "restaurant", "minRevenue": 500000, "maxResults": 50 } { "mode": "search", "category": "Healthcare", "location": "California" } ``` ### Use cases - **Business buyers** — find acquisition targets matching specific criteria - **Private equity** — deal sourcing and market analysis - **Business brokers** — competitive intelligence - **Investors** — track market pricing trends by industry - **Researchers** — analyze SMB market data # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Search listings by keyword/location, or scrape specific listing URLs. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Type of business to search for. E.g. 'laundromat', 'restaurant', 'auto repair', 'HVAC' ## `location` (type: `string`): City, state or ZIP code. Leave empty for nationwide search. ## `category` (type: `string`): Business category filter. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of listings to scrape. ## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`): Filter out listings above this price. ## `minRevenue` (type: `integer`): Filter out listings with revenue below this amount. ## `listingUrls` (type: `array`): Direct BizBuySell listing URLs to scrape. Used in 'listing' mode. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "laundromat", "location": "New York, NY", "category": "", "maxResults": 20, "maxPrice": 500000, "minRevenue": 100000, "listingUrls": [] } ``` # 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 = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("dizzying_teeth/bizbuysell-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 = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("dizzying_teeth/bizbuysell-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 '{}' | apify call dizzying_teeth/bizbuysell-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dizzying_teeth/bizbuysell-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "BizBuySell Scraper", "description": "Scrape business-for-sale listings from BizBuySell.com. Extract asking price, revenue, cash flow, location, category and broker info.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "bis7wEX5L6dcP8nFQ" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/dizzying_teeth~bizbuysell-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-dizzying_teeth-bizbuysell-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/dizzying_teeth~bizbuysell-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-dizzying_teeth-bizbuysell-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/dizzying_teeth~bizbuysell-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-dizzying_teeth-bizbuysell-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "listing" ], "type": "string", "description": "Search listings by keyword/location, or scrape specific listing URLs.", "default": "search" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Type of business to search for. E.g. 'laundromat', 'restaurant', 'auto repair', 'HVAC'", "default": "" }, "location": { "title": "Location", "type": "string", "description": "City, state or ZIP code. Leave empty for nationwide search.", "default": "" }, "category": { "title": "Category", "enum": [ "", "Restaurants", "Retail", "Services", "Manufacturing", "Technology", "Healthcare", "Construction", "Transportation", "Entertainment" ], "type": "string", "description": "Business category filter.", "default": "" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of listings to scrape.", "default": 20 }, "maxPrice": { "title": "Max asking price ($)", "type": "integer", "description": "Filter out listings above this price." }, "minRevenue": { "title": "Min annual revenue ($)", "type": "integer", "description": "Filter out listings with revenue below this amount." }, "listingUrls": { "title": "Listing URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Direct BizBuySell listing URLs to scrape. Used in 'listing' mode.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```