# Business Directory DomainScope (`domainscope/domainscope-business-directory`) Actor

Pull a geographic business directory for a country/city from the DomainScope corpus — not filtered by industry.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/domainscope/domainscope-business-directory.md
- **Developed by:** [Florin Badita](https://apify.com/domainscope) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 34.6% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$3.00 / 1,000 business returneds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## DomainScope Business Directory — Apify Actor

Pull every business DomainScope has on file for a country/city, via
`POST /api/v1/domains/search` (public, no auth required) — deliberately
**without** an industry filter, unlike
[Domain Finder](https://apify.com/domainscope/domainscope-domain-finder).
Built for "what's the whole business landscape of this place" research
(market-expansion, franchise/real-estate scoping, local-market analysts)
rather than "find companies in industry X".

### Input

See [`.actor/input_schema.json`](.actor/input_schema.json): at least one
of `countries` / `cities` is required. `maxResults` (default 500, capped
at DomainScope's 1,000-record search-preview ceiling). `includeFacets`
(default true) adds one bonus dataset item with facet-count breakdowns —
**coverage varies by query**, most facet fields come back null for any
given request (verified live: only a handful, e.g. `countries`,
`registrant_countries`, a few `reg_*` vendor fields, are ever populated),
so treat it as a nice-to-have, not a guaranteed industry breakdown.

### Output

One dataset row per business, plus (when available) one
`{"_type": "facets", "facets": {...}}` item.

### The 1,000-record preview cap

Same limit as Domain Finder: DomainScope's search preview refuses any
page beyond record 1000. For bulk retrieval beyond that, use
DomainScope's own Export feature (`GET /export/snapshot`) directly.

### Billing

Charges one `business-returned` event per business delivered (the
optional facets item is not charged).

### Local development

```bash
npm install
echo '{"cities": ["Austin"], "maxResults": 50}' \
  > storage/key_value_stores/default/INPUT.json
npm run start:dev
```

### Deploying

```bash
apify login
apify push
```

# Actor input Schema

## `countries` (type: `array`):

Countries to pull, e.g. "United States". At least one of countries/cities is required.

## `cities` (type: `array`):

Cities to pull, e.g. "Austin". Combined with countries via AND when both are set.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of businesses to fetch. DomainScope's search preview caps out at 1000 records total regardless of this value — use DomainScope's own Export feature for bulk retrieval beyond that.

## `includeFacets` (type: `boolean`):

When true, adds one extra dataset item ({"\_type": "facets", ...}) with category/vendor breakdown counts for the query, if DomainScope returns any populated facets for it (coverage varies by field and query).

## `apiKey` (type: `string`):

Not required — POST /domains/search is public. Provide a key only if you have one and want calls attributed to your DomainScope account.

## `apiBaseUrl` (type: `string`):

Base URL of the DomainScope API, including the /api/v1 path. Change only for staging/testing.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "cities": [
    "Austin"
  ],
  "maxResults": 500,
  "includeFacets": true,
  "apiBaseUrl": "https://domainscope.scrapetheworld.org/api/v1"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `businessDirectory` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "cities": [
        "Austin"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("domainscope/domainscope-business-directory").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 = { "cities": ["Austin"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("domainscope/domainscope-business-directory").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 '{
  "cities": [
    "Austin"
  ]
}' |
apify call domainscope/domainscope-business-directory --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/nmuONbyY5c96Rog1n/builds/jCU9qDOTmSzUZPEh2/openapi.json