BBB Data Crawler
Deprecated
Pricing
$25.00/month + usage
BBB Data Crawler
Deprecated
Scrape data from the Better Business Bureau as known as BBB. Crawl and extract company information, insights, financial projections, social links, accreditations and much more. Scrape the huge BBB Cloud, retrieve charities and businesses in the United States, Canada, and Mexico by their categories.
0.0 (0)
Pricing
$25.00/month + usage
9
Total users
507
Monthly users
1
Last modified
10 hours ago
You can access the BBB Data Crawler programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
# Set API token$API_TOKEN=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>
# Prepare Actor input$cat > input.json << 'EOF'<{< "startUrls": [< "https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/new-york/category/home-improvement",< "https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/new-york/categories",< "https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/new-york/profile/home-builders/jf-hughes-builders-inc-0121-87134180",< "https://www.bbb.org/search?find_country=USA&find_entity=66005-000&find_id=1099_2800-400-1100&find_latlng=40.762801%2C-73.977818&find_loc=New%20York%2C%20NY&find_text=Clean%20Up%20Services&find_type=Category&page=1&sort=Relevance"< ],< "maxItems": 50,< "endPage": 1,< "extendOutputFunction": "($) => { return {} }",< "proxy": {< "useApifyProxy": true< }<}<EOF
# Run the Actor using an HTTP API# See the full API reference at https://docs.apify.com/api/v2$curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/epctex~bbb-scraper/runs?token=$API_TOKEN" \< -X POST \< -d @input.json \< -H 'Content-Type: application/json'BBB Scraper API
Below, you can find a list of relevant HTTP API endpoints for calling the BBB Data Crawler Actor. For this, you’ll need an Apify account. Replace <YOUR_API_TOKEN> in the URLs with your Apify API token, which you can find under Integrations in Apify Console. For details, see the API reference.
Run Actor
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/epctex~bbb-scraper/runs?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>Note: By adding the method=POST query parameter, this API endpoint can be called using a GET request and thus used in third-party webhooks. Please refer to our Run Actor API documentation.
Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/epctex~bbb-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>Note: This endpoint supports both POST and GET request methods. However, only the POST method allows you to pass input data. For more information, please refer to our Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items API documentation.
Get Actor
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/epctex~bbb-scraper?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>For more information, please refer to our Get Actor API documentation.
Actors can be used to scrape web pages, extract data, or automate browser tasks. Use the BBB Data Crawler API programmatically via the Apify API.
You can choose from:
You can start BBB Data Crawler with the Apify API by sending an HTTP POST request to the Run Actorendpoint. An Actor’s input and its content type can be passed as a payload of the POST request, and additional options can be specified using URL query parameters. The BBB Data Crawler is identified within the API by its ID, which is the creator’s username and the name of the Actor.
When the BBB Data Crawler run finishes you can list the data from its default dataset(storage) via the API or you can preview the data directly on Apify Console.
