# The Manifest Agency Scraper (`great_pistachio/manifest-agency-scraper`) Actor Extract B2B agency and service-provider listings from The Manifest (themanifest.com): name, rating, review count, hourly rate, minimum project size, team size, location, notable clients, and profile link. Filter by category and location. Fast HTTP scraper, no browser. - **URL**: https://apify.com/great\_pistachio/manifest-agency-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Saturnin Pugnet](https://apify.com/great_pistachio) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Marketing - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $8.00 / 1,000 results 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. 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/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.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/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 ## The Manifest Agency Scraper Extract structured B2B agency and service-provider data from [The Manifest](https://themanifest.com) at scale. Get company name, rating, review count, hourly rate, minimum project size, team size, location, notable clients, and profile links for any category and location. ### Why Use This The Manifest is one of the largest B2B agency directories, but it has no public API and the data is locked behind the website. This actor turns any category listing into clean, structured JSON — ideal for lead generation, competitor research, and market analysis. Runs as a lightweight HTTP scraper (no browser), so it's fast and cheap. ### Use Cases - **Lead generation**: build targeted lists of web-dev, marketing, or software agencies to reach out to - **Competitor research**: track ratings, review counts, pricing, and positioning across your category - **Market analysis**: analyze hourly rates, project sizes, and team sizes by category and region - **Directory / comparison sites**: power your own "top agencies" pages with fresh data ### Input ```json { "category": "web-development", "listType": "companies", "location": "", "maxPages": 5, "maxResults": 0 } ```` | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `category` | Manifest category slug, e.g. `web-development`, `app-development`, `digital-marketing`, `software-development`, `ecommerce-development`, `artificial-intelligence`, `social-media-marketing` | | `listType` | `companies` or `agencies` | | `location` | Optional location slug from the Manifest URL path (e.g. `united-states`). Empty = global | | `maxPages` | Listing pages to scrape (30 agencies per page) | | `startPage` | Page to start from (1-based) | | `maxResults` | Stop after N agencies (0 = unlimited) | ### Output Each agency record includes: | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `rank` | Position in the listing | | `name` | Agency name | | `rating` | Overall rating (out of 5) | | `reviewCount` | Number of reviews | | `ratingDetails` | Sub-ratings (Timeliness, Service Excellence, Value, Would Recommend) | | `hourlyRate` | Hourly rate band, where shown | | `minProjectSize` | Minimum project size | | `teamSize` | Employee count band | | `location` | Headquarters city/region | | `notableClients` | Listed notable clients | | `summary` | Short description, where shown | | `category` | The category scraped | | `profileUrl` | Link to the Manifest profile | | `visitSiteUrl` | The Manifest's outbound link to the agency | ### Related Actors - [Clutch.co Scraper](https://apify.com/great_pistachio/clutch-scraper) - The same, for Clutch.co agency listings - [Website Company Enricher](https://apify.com/great_pistachio/website-company-enricher) - Enrich each agency's website with emails, phones, and tech stack - [US Business Entity Search](https://apify.com/great_pistachio/us-business-search) - Verify an agency's legal registration ### Notes - The Manifest is a sister site to Clutch, so this pairs naturally with the Clutch.co Scraper for full agency-market coverage. - All data is public directory information. Please scrape responsibly and respect The Manifest's terms. # Actor input Schema ## `category` (type: `string`): The Manifest category slug from the URL, e.g. 'web-development', 'app-development', 'digital-marketing', 'software-development', 'ecommerce-development', 'artificial-intelligence', 'social-media-marketing'. ## `listType` (type: `string`): Whether to scrape the 'companies' or 'agencies' listing for the category. ## `location` (type: `string`): Optional location slug as it appears in the Manifest URL path (e.g. 'united-states', 'united-kingdom'). Leave empty for global. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): How many listing pages to scrape (30 agencies per page). ## `startPage` (type: `integer`): Page number to start from (1-based). ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Stop after this many agencies. 0 = unlimited (bounded by Max Pages). ## Actor input object example ```json { "category": "web-development", "listType": "companies", "location": "", "maxPages": 5, "startPage": 1, "maxResults": 0 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `defaultDataset` (type: `string`): B2B agencies from The Manifest — name, rating, reviews, pricing, team size, location, notable clients, and profile link # 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 = { "category": "web-development" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("great_pistachio/manifest-agency-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 = { "category": "web-development" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("great_pistachio/manifest-agency-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 '{ "category": "web-development" }' | apify call great_pistachio/manifest-agency-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=great_pistachio/manifest-agency-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "The Manifest Agency Scraper", "description": "Extract B2B agency and service-provider listings from The Manifest (themanifest.com): name, rating, review count, hourly rate, minimum project size, team size, location, notable clients, and profile link. Filter by category and location. Fast HTTP scraper, no browser.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "BXnQEzDIQKBz01lO8" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/great_pistachio~manifest-agency-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-great_pistachio-manifest-agency-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/great_pistachio~manifest-agency-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-great_pistachio-manifest-agency-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/great_pistachio~manifest-agency-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-great_pistachio-manifest-agency-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "category" ], "properties": { "category": { "title": "Category", "type": "string", "description": "The Manifest category slug from the URL, e.g. 'web-development', 'app-development', 'digital-marketing', 'software-development', 'ecommerce-development', 'artificial-intelligence', 'social-media-marketing'.", "default": "web-development" }, "listType": { "title": "List Type", "enum": [ "companies", "agencies" ], "type": "string", "description": "Whether to scrape the 'companies' or 'agencies' listing for the category.", "default": "companies" }, "location": { "title": "Location", "type": "string", "description": "Optional location slug as it appears in the Manifest URL path (e.g. 'united-states', 'united-kingdom'). Leave empty for global.", "default": "" }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max Pages", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "How many listing pages to scrape (30 agencies per page).", "default": 5 }, "startPage": { "title": "Start Page", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Page number to start from (1-based).", "default": 1 }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Stop after this many agencies. 0 = unlimited (bounded by Max Pages).", "default": 0 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```