Sulekha Scraper – Extract Service Providers & Business Listings from India

Apify Actor to scrape Sulekha.com: local service providers, tutors, packers and movers, home services, education, and more across Indian cities.

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What is the Sulekha Scraper?

The Sulekha Scraper is an Apify Actor that extracts business and service-provider data from Sulekha.com — one of India’s largest local services and education directories. Use it for lead generation, market research, and competitor intelligence across cities like Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, and Kolkata.

Why use this scraper?

• Wide coverage – Home services, education, packers & movers, pest control, AC repair, tuition, colleges, and 100+ categories
• City & category targeting – Scrape by category slugs (e.g. home-cleaning-services, school-tuitions) or city slugs (e.g. chennai, bangalore)
• Rich data – Business name, contact (phone, email, website), address, rating, review count, reviews, and more
• Flexible input – Use start URLs, category slugs, or city slugs; optional detail-page scraping for full profiles
• Apify ecosystem – Runs on Apify with proxies, scheduling, and ready-to-use APIs

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What data can you extract?

Data	Description
Business name	Name of the service provider or business
Profile URL	Link to the listing on Sulekha.com
Phone & email	Contact details when available
Website	Business website URL
Address	Full address or locality
Rating & review count	Star rating and number of reviews
Reviews	Customer reviews (configurable limit per business)
Business hours	Operating hours when listed
Category & city	Category slug and city slug used for scraping
Services	List of services offered
Social media	Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc. when available
Images	Business/product images when available

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Quick start

1. Scrape by category (e.g. home cleaning, packers and movers)

{
  "categorySlugs": ["home-cleaning-services", "packers-and-movers"],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "scrapeBusinessDetails": true,
  "maxReviews": 5
}

2. Scrape by city (e.g. Chennai, Bangalore)

{
  "citySlugs": ["chennai", "bangalore", "delhi"],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "scrapeBusinessDetails": true
}

3. Scrape specific Sulekha URLs

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.sulekha.com/home-cleaning-services/" },
    { "url": "https://www.sulekha.com/school-tuitions/" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 200,
  "scrapeBusinessDetails": true,
  "maxReviews": 10
}

4. Fast bulk run (listing data only, no detail pages)

{
  "categorySlugs": ["ac-repair-services", "pest-control-services"],
  "citySlugs": ["mumbai", "hyderabad"],
  "scrapeBusinessDetails": false,
  "maxReviews": 0,
  "maxItems": 300,
  "maxConcurrency": 2
}

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Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	array	[]	Direct Sulekha.com URLs (category, city, or profile pages)
categorySlugs	array	[]	Category URL slugs (e.g. home-cleaning-services, school-tuitions, packers-and-movers)
citySlugs	array	[]	City slugs (e.g. chennai, bangalore, delhi, mumbai, hyderabad, pune, kolkata)
maxItems	integer	100	Maximum number of businesses/listings to extract
maxReviews	integer	10	Max reviews per business (set to 0 to skip reviews)
scrapeBusinessDetails	boolean	true	Visit each profile page for full data (slower but more complete)
maxConcurrency	integer	2	Number of pages processed in parallel (1–20; 1–3 recommended for stability)
maxRuntimeMinutes	integer	5	Stop the run after this many minutes (1–30)
proxyConfiguration	object	Residential	Proxy settings (residential recommended for best results)

You must provide at least one of: startUrls, categorySlugs, or citySlugs.

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Example output

Each scraped item can look like this:

{
  "businessName": "ABC Home Cleaning Services",
  "url": "https://www.sulekha.com/profile/abc-home-cleaning-chennai",
  "categorySlug": "home-cleaning-services",
  "citySlug": "chennai",
  "phoneNumber": "+91 98765 43210",
  "email": "contact@abccleaning.com",
  "website": "https://abccleaning.com",
  "address": { "fullAddress": "T Nagar, Chennai - 600017" },
  "rating": 4.7,
  "reviewCount": 124,
  "reviews": [
    {
      "author": "Ramesh K",
      "rating": 5,
      "date": "2024-01-15",
      "text": "Very professional and thorough cleaning."
    }
  ],
  "businessHours": [
    { "day": "Monday", "hours": "9:00 AM - 6:00 PM" }
  ],
  "services": ["Deep cleaning", "Sofa cleaning", "Bathroom cleaning"],
  "extractedAt": "2024-02-22T09:00:00.000Z"
}

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Example categories and cities

Sample category slugs:
home-cleaning-services, packers-and-movers, ac-repair-services, school-tuitions, interior-designers-decorators, pest-control-services, wedding-photographers, catering-services, mba-colleges, ielts-coaching

Supported city slugs:
chennai, bangalore, delhi, mumbai, hyderabad, pune, kolkata, ahmedabad, and other Sulekha city pages (use the slug from the URL, e.g. https://www.sulekha.com/chennai-city → chennai).

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Use cases

• Lead generation – Build lists of service providers (cleaning, repair, tuition, movers) by city and category
• Market research – Analyse pricing, ratings, and offerings across Indian cities
• Competitor intelligence – Track competitors’ presence, reviews, and contact details on Sulekha
• Local SEO & directories – Populate or enrich local business directories and apps
• Education & coaching – Extract tuition, coaching, and college listings for lead gen or research

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Best practices

• Start small – Test with maxItems: 10–20 and one category or city before scaling.
• Use residential proxies – Enable Apify residential proxies for better success on Sulekha.
• Control cost and time – Set maxRuntimeMinutes and maxItems to match your budget and needs.
• Faster, cheaper runs – Use scrapeBusinessDetails: false and maxReviews: 0 when you only need listing-level data.
• Stability – Keep maxConcurrency at 1–3 to reduce blocks and failed requests.

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Troubleshooting

Issue	What to try
No URLs to scrape	Provide at least one of: startUrls, categorySlugs, or citySlugs.
Runs stopping early	Increase maxRuntimeMinutes or reduce maxItems / maxConcurrency.
Missing or thin data	Set scrapeBusinessDetails: true and optionally increase maxReviews.
Blocks or failures	Use residential proxies and lower maxConcurrency (e.g. 1–2).

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Running the Actor

• On Apify – Open the Actor on the Apify Platform, set the input (e.g. from the examples above), and click Run.
• API – Use the Apify API to run the Actor and fetch the default dataset.
• Locally – Clone the repo, run npm install, npm run build, then npm start (use Apify credentials and optional INPUT.json).

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Legal and compliance

This Actor is intended for lawful use only. You are responsible for complying with Sulekha.com’s terms of use, robots.txt, and applicable laws (including data protection and privacy). Use extracted data in line with your own privacy policy and local regulations.

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Support

• Apify docs – docs.apify.com
• Apify support – support@apify.com
• Sulekha – sulekha.com

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Sulekha Scraper · Extract service providers and business listings from Sulekha.com (India) · Apify Actor