# Sortlist Agency Scraper (`great_pistachio/sortlist-agency-scraper`) Actor

Scrape B2B agency listings from Sortlist directories. Per agency: name, website, rating, review count, team size, minimum budget, location, client sectors, languages, and awards. HTTP only, no browser. Point it at any Sortlist category and paginate for agency leads or market research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/great\_pistachio/sortlist-agency-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Saturnin Pugnet](https://apify.com/great_pistachio) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **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?

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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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Sortlist Agency Scraper

Scrape B2B agency listings from [Sortlist](https://www.sortlist.com) directories over plain HTTP (no browser). Sortlist carries the richest firmographics of the major agency directories, and this actor pulls it straight from the page's structured data.

### What you get per agency

`name`, `website` (clean domain), `rating` (5-star), `reviewsCount`, `teamSize`, `minBudget`, `maxBudget`, `location`, `tagline`, `sectors` (client industries served), `languages`, `verified`, `trustedPartner`, `awardsCount`, `description`, `profileUrl`, `logoUrl`.

### Use cases

- **B2B agency leads** — build targeted lists by category, with website, size, budget, and sectors.
- **Market research** — analyze pricing (min budget), team sizes, and rating distributions across a category or region.
- **Partnership prospecting** — filter to verified / trusted-partner agencies serving specific sectors.

### Input

```json
{ "startUrl": "https://www.sortlist.com/web-development", "maxPages": 5 }
```

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `startUrl` | A Sortlist listing URL (e.g. `/digital-marketing`, `/branding-agency`, `/seo`) |
| `maxPages` | Result pages to crawl (~20 agencies each) |
| `startPage` | Page to start from (resume / shard) |
| `maxResults` | Stop after N agencies. 0 = unlimited |

### Notes

- HTTP only via Chrome TLS impersonation; fast and cheap versus a headless browser.
- `rating` is the 5-star average derived from Sortlist's review totals; `website` is the agency's own domain.
- Organic listings only (paid/sponsored ad slots are excluded).

### Related Actors

- [DesignRush Agency Scraper](https://apify.com/great_pistachio/designrush-agency-scraper)
- [The Manifest Agency Scraper](https://apify.com/great_pistachio/manifest-agency-scraper)
- [GoodFirms Agency Scraper](https://apify.com/great_pistachio/goodfirms-agency-scraper)
- [Clutch Scraper](https://apify.com/great_pistachio/clutch-scraper)

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrl` (type: `string`):

A Sortlist listing URL, e.g. https://www.sortlist.com/web-development or /digital-marketing, /branding-agency, /seo

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

How many result pages to crawl (each page ~20 agencies).

## `startPage` (type: `integer`):

Page number to start from (for resuming or sharding).

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

Stop after this many agencies. 0 = unlimited.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrl": "https://www.sortlist.com/web-development",
  "maxPages": 5,
  "startPage": 1,
  "maxResults": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `defaultDataset` (type: `string`):

B2B agencies from Sortlist - name, website, rating, reviews, team size, minimum budget, location, client sectors, and languages

# 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 = {
    "startUrl": "https://www.sortlist.com/web-development"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("great_pistachio/sortlist-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrl": "https://www.sortlist.com/web-development" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("great_pistachio/sortlist-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 '{
  "startUrl": "https://www.sortlist.com/web-development"
}' |
apify call great_pistachio/sortlist-agency-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=great_pistachio/sortlist-agency-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/Yc0kALWZwFEzd86P9/builds/gsHI2hsqbwR179XE3/openapi.json