BizBuySell Scraper

Extract structured data from BizBuySell.com — the largest online marketplace for buying and selling businesses. Get 30+ fields per listing including financials, broker info, categories, and detailed business descriptions.

What does BizBuySell Scraper do?

This actor scrapes business-for-sale listings from BizBuySell.com and returns clean, structured data ready for analysis, CRM import, or deal sourcing workflows.

Just paste a BizBuySell search URL and click Run. The scraper handles pagination, anti-bot protection, and data extraction automatically.

Key features

• 30+ structured fields per listing — financials, location, broker info, categories, and more
• Automatic pagination — scrapes all pages from a search result
• Anti-bot bypass — handles BizBuySell's Akamai Bot Manager protection automatically
• Search pages + detail pages — extracts summary data from search results, then enriches each listing with full detail page data
• Deduplication — use named datasets to avoid re-scraping the same listings across runs
• Fast — processes 100+ listings in under 5 minutes

How much does it cost to scrape BizBuySell?

$25/month flat — unlimited runs, unlimited listings. No per-result charges.

Unlike pay-per-result scrapers that charge $0.005+ per listing (which adds up fast if you're monitoring the market daily), this actor is a flat monthly fee. Scrape 100 listings or 10,000 — same price.

You also pay for Apify platform compute, which is typically $0.01–0.05 per run. A typical run scraping 100 listings costs about $0.02 in platform fees and completes in under 5 minutes.

Output

Each listing is returned as a JSON object with 30+ fields:

{
    "listingTitle": "Sanitation Wipes Business - Bank Financing - Recurring Revenue",
    "askingPrice": 4200000,
    "cashFlow": 1250000,
    "grossRevenue": 3048608,
    "ebitda": 1250000,
    "location": "Salt Lake City, Utah",
    "state": "Utah",
    "category": "Other > Nondurable Goods",
    "description": "Imagine walking into a business that practically runs itself...",
    "yearEstablished": "2016",
    "numberOfEmployees": "3 (2 Part-time, 1 Contractors)",
    "brokerName": "Joshua Lindsey",
    "brokerPhone": "385-479-8520",
    "brokerFirm": "American Business Brokers",
    "agentUrl": "https://www.bizbuysell.com/business-broker/joshua-lindsey/...",
    "facilities": "$175,000 in equipment included",
    "growthOpportunity": "Expansion into Amazon in 2026",
    "financing": "Seller financing available — 10% seller financing",
    "supportAndTraining": "Sellers will provide training and transition as necessary",
    "competition": "2 main competitors",
    "ffe": "$175,000 Included in asking price",
    "inventory": "$438,000 Included in asking price",
    "reasonForSelling": "partner wants liquidity",
    "sellerType": "agent",
    "url": "https://www.bizbuysell.com/business-opportunity/...",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-03T00:45:13.546Z"
}

All output fields

Field	Description	Example
listingTitle	Business listing title	"FedEx Routes - Birmingham, AL"
askingPrice	Asking price (number)	2300000
cashFlow	Annual cash flow / SDE	575000
grossRevenue	Annual gross revenue	2950000
ebitda	EBITDA	1250000
location	City, State	"Salt Lake City, Utah"
state	Full state name	"Utah"
category	Business category path	"Routes > Trucking Companies"
description	Full business description	(full text)
yearEstablished	Year the business was founded	"2016"
numberOfEmployees	Employee count and breakdown	"3 (2 Part-time)"
brokerName	Listing broker/agent name	"Joshua Lindsey"
brokerPhone	Broker phone number	"385-479-8520"
brokerFirm	Brokerage firm name	"American Business Brokers"
agentUrl	Broker's BizBuySell profile URL	(URL)
realEstate	Real estate details	"Leased"
facilities	Facility description	"$175,000 in equipment"
growthOpportunity	Growth and expansion potential	"Expansion into Amazon"
financing	Available financing options	"Seller financing available"
supportAndTraining	Transition support details	"Full training provided"
competition	Competitive landscape	"2 main competitors"
franchise	Franchise status	"Established franchise"
ffe	Furniture, fixtures & equipment	"$175,000 included"
inventory	Inventory value	"$438,000 included"
reasonForSelling	Why the owner is selling	"Retirement"
homeBased	Whether the business is home-based	"Home-Based"
buildingSf	Building square footage	"10,000"
sellerType	Owner or agent/broker	"agent"
url	Direct link to the listing	(URL)
scrapedAt	When the data was collected	"2026-04-03T00:45:13Z"

Fields that aren't available on a particular listing come back as null.

Input

Start URLs

Paste one or more BizBuySell URLs:

• Search pages — https://www.bizbuysell.com/businesses-for-sale/ (with or without filters)
• Filtered searches — Use BizBuySell's search filters, then copy the URL. The scraper respects all filters including price range, cash flow, location, industry, and days listed.
• Individual listings — https://www.bizbuysell.com/business-opportunity/example/12345/
• Franchise listings — https://www.bizbuysell.com/franchise-for-sale/example/

Other settings

Setting	Default	Description
Max Listings	99,999	Maximum number of listings to scrape
Scrape Details	Yes	Fetch full detail pages (30+ fields). Turn off for faster search-only scraping
Dataset Name	—	Use a named dataset to deduplicate across runs
Max Concurrency	20	Parallel requests. Higher = faster
Max Retries	5	Retry attempts per failed request

Why this scraper?

Feature	This Actor	Other BBS Scrapers
Fields per listing	30+	10–20
Pricing	$25/mo flat	$0.005/result ($50+ at scale)
Anti-bot bypass	Built-in (Akamai)	Often fails or requires your own proxy
Detail page scraping	Yes — full descriptions, broker info, financials	Some only scrape search pages
Deduplication	Built-in across runs	Manual
Franchise listings	Supported	Usually not

Use cases

• Deal sourcing — Monitor new listings matching your investment criteria
• Market research — Analyze asking prices, cash flows, and valuations across industries and geographies
• Lead generation — Build broker contact lists by industry or region
• Portfolio monitoring — Track competitive listings in markets you operate in
• Data analysis — Export to Excel, Google Sheets, or your CRM

Tips

• Use search filters — Apply filters on BizBuySell first (price range, cash flow, location, industry, days listed), then copy the filtered URL.
• Schedule daily runs — Set up a recurring schedule to catch new listings. Use the deduplication feature (named dataset) to only scrape new listings.
• Start small — Test with maxItems: 10 to verify the output before running large scrapes.
• Search-only mode — Set scrapeDetails: false for faster, cheaper runs when you only need summary data (title, price, location, cash flow).

FAQ

How often can I scrape BizBuySell? As often as you need. The scraper handles anti-bot protection automatically. For daily monitoring, use the "days listed" filter set to the desired window.

What if a field is null? Null means the seller didn't include that information on the listing. Not all sellers disclose asking price, revenue, or year established.

Can I export to Excel or CSV? Yes. After the run completes, click "Export" to download as CSV, JSON, Excel, or other formats. You can also connect the dataset to Google Sheets or your API via webhooks.

Does it handle pagination? Yes. The scraper automatically follows all search result pages.

Can I scrape specific states or industries? Yes. Use BizBuySell's built-in search filters to narrow by state, city, industry, price range, cash flow, etc., then copy the filtered URL.