# Gelbeseiten Scraper — German Yellow Pages (`hipersoft/gelbeseiten-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Gelbeseiten (German Yellow Pages) businesses: name, category, phone, address, postal code, city, website and profile URL. Search by business type and location. No login, no key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/gelbeseiten-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.0015 / business scraped

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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

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# README

## Gelbeseiten Scraper — German Yellow Pages Business Directory

Scrape **Gelbeseiten** — Germany's leading Yellow Pages business directory — into clean JSON, CSV, Excel or XML. Extract **business name, category, phone, full address, postal code, city, website and profile URL** for any business type in any German city. Fast and reliable.

![Gelbeseiten Scraper input — what, where and maxItems in the Apify Console](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/SUfvnaFLd9z9eBCtV/records/gelbeseiten-scraper-input.png)

### What does Gelbeseiten Scraper do?

The Gelbeseiten Scraper crawls Gelbeseiten search results and extracts every listed business as a structured record. Enter a business type (Branche) and city, or paste a Gelbeseiten search URL, and it exports a clean dataset of German businesses with their phone numbers, addresses and websites — a fast way to build German B2B lead and prospecting lists.

### What data can you scrape from Gelbeseiten?

| Data | Fields |
| --- | --- |
| 🏢 Business | name, category (Branche), Gelbeseiten profile URL |
| ☎️ Phone | contact number |
| 📍 Address | street address, postal code (PLZ), city |
| 🌐 Website | listed website |
| 📏 Distance | distance in km from the search center |
| 🕒 Meta | source search URL, collected timestamp |

### Use cases

- **German B2B lead generation** — build phone and address lists of businesses by Branche and city.
- **Local-market research** — measure business density by category across German cities and regions.
- **Sales prospecting** — target restaurants, tradespeople, clinics, law firms and more for outreach.
- **Competitor mapping** — see who operates in a given city and how they are categorized.
- **CRM enrichment** — append phone, address, postal code and website to existing German company records.
- **Directory & dataset building** — compile category-specific business directories at scale.

### How to scrape Gelbeseiten data

1. Add the **Gelbeseiten Scraper** to your Apify account.
2. Enter a business type in **what** and a city in **where**, or paste a Gelbeseiten search URL into **startUrls**.
3. Set **maxItems** to cap how many businesses you collect.
4. Click **Run** and watch results stream into the dataset.
5. Export to JSON, CSV, Excel or XML, or pull them through the Apify API.

### Input

Enter a keyword (`what`) and a city (`where`), or paste a Gelbeseiten search URL. Cap the run with `maxItems`.

#### Example input

```json
{ "what": "zahnarzt", "where": "hamburg", "maxItems": 50 }
```

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `what` | Business type or keyword (German), e.g. `klempner`, `restaurant`, `zahnarzt`, `rechtsanwalt`, `friseur`. |
| `where` | City or region, e.g. `berlin`, `muenchen`, `hamburg`. |
| `startUrls` | Gelbeseiten search URLs copied from gelbeseiten.de. Overrides `what`/`where`. |
| `maxItems` | Maximum number of businesses to return. |

### Output

Each business is one clean record:

```json
{
  "id": "120095491687",
  "name": "Alois Dallmayr Kaffee OHG",
  "category": "Gaststätten und Restaurants",
  "phone": "089 2 13 50",
  "address": "Dienerstr. 14 -15, 80331 München (Altstadt)",
  "postalCode": "80331",
  "city": "München",
  "distanceKm": 1.2,
  "website": null,
  "url": "https://www.gelbeseiten.de/gsbiz/d3d44b3c-042d-4978-8d81-fdecbab9dcb5",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.gelbeseiten.de/suche/restaurant/muenchen",
  "collectedAt": "2026-07-30T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

![Gelbeseiten Scraper output example — business name, category, phone and address as structured JSON](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/SUfvnaFLd9z9eBCtV/records/gelbeseiten-scraper-output.png?v=1)

#### Output schema

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | Unique Gelbeseiten business identifier. |
| `name` | string | Business name. |
| `category` | string | Business category (Branche). |
| `phone` | string | Contact phone number. |
| `address` | string | Full street address as listed. |
| `postalCode` | string | Postal code (PLZ). |
| `city` | string | City where the business is located. |
| `distanceKm` | number | Distance in kilometers from the search center. |
| `website` | string | Listed website URL, or null if none. |
| `url` | string (URL) | Gelbeseiten profile page URL. |
| `sourceUrl` | string (URL) | Search results page the record was collected from. |
| `collectedAt` | string (ISO date) | Timestamp when the record was scraped. |

### Need more local leads data?

- [Houzz Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/houzz-scraper) — home-service pros with phones and addresses.
- [Europages Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/europages-scraper) — European B2B suppliers and manufacturers.
- [Google Maps Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/google-maps-scraper) — local businesses, ratings and contact info.
- [Website Contact Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/website-contact-scraper) — emails, phones and socials from any website.

### FAQ

**How many businesses can I scrape?**
As many as the search returns — set `maxItems` to cap the run, or run multiple searches to cover more categories and cities.

**Do I need any setup or a login?**
No setup and no login. Just add the actor, enter a keyword and city (or a search URL), and run.

**How does billing work?**
You pay only per business you get — no subscription. Our per-item price floors 20% below the cheapest comparable scraper.

**What export formats are supported?**
JSON, CSV, Excel and XML, plus the Apify API for programmatic access.

**Can I scrape a specific city or category?**
Yes — set `what` (Branche) and `where` (city), or paste a Gelbeseiten search URL into `startUrls` for exact targeting.

**How fresh is the data?**
Each run fetches live listings, so results reflect Gelbeseiten at the moment you run the actor. The `collectedAt` field timestamps every record.

**Is it legal?**
The actor returns only publicly available data. You are responsible for complying with Gelbeseiten's terms and applicable data and marketing laws, including GDPR.

**Can I connect it to my other tools?**
The Gelbeseiten Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to [integrations on the Apify platform](https://apify.com/integrations). It works with [Make](https://apify.com/integrations/make), [Zapier](https://apify.com/integrations/zapier), [Slack](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/slack), [Airbyte](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/airbyte), [GitHub](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/github), [Google Drive](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive) and [many more](https://apify.com/integrations), plus the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2), JavaScript/Python clients and MCP. Or use [webhooks](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/webhooks) to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

### Related Actors

- [GoodFirms Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/goodfirms-scraper) — B2B agencies with ratings and pricing.
- [BBB Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/bbb-scraper) — Better Business Bureau company profiles and ratings.
- [Google Maps Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/google-maps-reviews-scraper) — reviews and ratings for local businesses.

### Notes

Original clean-room implementation. Returns only public data; you are responsible for compliance with Gelbeseiten's terms. Not affiliated with Gelbeseiten.

# Actor input Schema

## `what` (type: `string`):

Business type / keyword (German), e.g. klempner, restaurant, zahnarzt, rechtsanwalt, friseur.

## `where` (type: `string`):

City or region, e.g. berlin, muenchen, hamburg. Leave empty for all Germany.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Optional Gelbeseiten search URLs (copy from gelbeseiten.de). Overrides what/where.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum businesses to scrape (about 50 per search).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "what": "klempner",
  "where": "berlin",
  "startUrls": [],
  "maxItems": 200
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

The scraped results as dataset items.

# 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 = {
    "what": "klempner",
    "where": "berlin"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hipersoft/gelbeseiten-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 = {
    "what": "klempner",
    "where": "berlin",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hipersoft/gelbeseiten-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 '{
  "what": "klempner",
  "where": "berlin"
}' |
apify call hipersoft/gelbeseiten-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/6lwZjjt6Rt7ZhP4cV/builds/Woh6IF95tROC2NWKk/openapi.json