Hotfrog Scraper: Business Leads with Emails, Phones and Websites

Hotfrog Scraper extracts business listings from Hotfrog, the free online business directory with millions of small and local businesses across the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, Singapore and India. For every business you get the business name, category, full address, phone number, email address, website, business description, service tags, logo and the Hotfrog profile link. Search any business type or keyword (plumbers, dentists, accountants, roofers, marketing agencies…) in any city or the whole country, and export to CSV, Excel or JSON. Ideal for B2B lead generation, local SEO and sales prospecting.

What does Hotfrog Scraper do?

• 🌍 9 countries: US, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, Singapore and India.
• 🔎 Any keyword: plumbers, dentists, accountants, lawyers, roofing, cleaning, restaurants, IT services…
• 📍 Any city or area, or the whole country.
• 📧 Email addresses where the business lists one.
• 📞 Phone numbers in international format.
• 🌐 Websites for each business.
• 🏷️ Categories and service tags describing what each business does.
• 📝 Business description and logo.
• ✅ Filters: only businesses with an email, only businesses with a phone.
• 🔗 Paste Hotfrog search links directly.

What data can you scrape from Hotfrog?

Field	Description
Business	Name, Hotfrog ID, profile link
Category	Categories and service tags
Address	Street, postcode, city and region
Contact	Phone, email, website
Profile	Description, logo

Use cases for Hotfrog business data

• B2B lead generation: build targeted lists of local businesses with emails and phones.
• Sales prospecting: find SMBs in your target industry and city.
• Agencies: source clients for web design, SEO, marketing and accounting services.
• Local SEO and citation building: audit business listings and NAP data.
• Market research: count and map businesses by category and location.
• Data enrichment: add phones, websites and categories to your CRM.

How to scrape Hotfrog

1. Click Try for free to open Hotfrog Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Choose a country, enter search terms and optionally locations.
3. Optionally turn on Only businesses with an email or with a phone.
4. Set Max businesses and click Start.
5. Download the leads as CSV, Excel or JSON.

Input

Example input

{
  "country": "uk",
  "searchTerms": ["accountants", "solicitors"],
  "locations": ["London", "Manchester"],
  "withEmailOnly": true,
  "maxItems": 1000
}

Field	Description
Country	Hotfrog country site.
Search terms	Business types or keywords; one search each.
Locations	Cities or areas; empty = whole country.
Hotfrog search links	Any Hotfrog search link.
Only businesses with an email / phone	Contact filters.
Max businesses	Stop after this many (0 = no limit).

Output

Business example

{
  "businessId": "AEzhfqMncnCUDLFufJi5gQ",
  "url": "https://www.hotfrog.co.uk/company/AEzhfqMncnCUDLFufJi5gQ/f-koon-associates/london/accounting-services",
  "name": "F Koon Associates",
  "categories": ["Accounting Services"],
  "address": "741 High Road, N12 0BQ London",
  "phone": "+442084468687",
  "email": "francois@fkst.com",
  "website": "http://www.fkoonassociates.co.uk/",
  "description": "Our accountancy firm was established in 1997 and since then our French speaking accountants and tax advisors have gained a reputation for excellence for their services…",
  "tags": ["accountants", "payroll", "tax advice", "Vat Returns", "french speaking accountants"],
  "imageUrl": "https://assets.centralindex.com/W/48/7d023b711af34910190ed539aaa5ee91.jpg",
  "search": "accountants — uk"
}

Output schema

Field	Type	Description
businessId, url, name	string	Business.
categories, tags	array	Categories and service tags.
address	string	Address.
phone, email, website	string	Contact details.
description, imageUrl	string	Profile.
search, scrapedAt	string	Source info.

How much does it cost to scrape Hotfrog?

Hotfrog Scraper uses pay-per-business pricing: a small fixed price per business, with automatic discounts on higher Apify plans. See the Pricing tab for the exact price.

More business lead data

• Yellow Pages US Scraper: US business listings.
• Google Maps Scraper: places, phones and ratings.
• Google Maps Email Extractor: emails from Google Maps businesses.
• BBB Scraper: Better Business Bureau profiles.
• Europages Scraper: European B2B suppliers.
• Gelbe Seiten Scraper: German business directory.
• Email Verifier: verify the emails you collect.

FAQ

Which countries are supported? United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, Singapore and India.

Do all businesses have an email? No. Emails are returned when the business lists one; use Only businesses with an email to keep only those.

Can I search a whole country? Yes. Leave Locations empty.

What formats can I export? CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, HTML and RSS, or read the results through the Apify API.

Can I integrate Hotfrog Scraper with other apps? Hotfrog Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform. It works with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Drive and many more, plus the Apify API, JS/Python clients and MCP. Or use webhooks to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

Is it legal to scrape Hotfrog? The scraper only collects publicly listed business information. You are responsible for using contact details in line with applicable law, such as GDPR, PECR and CAN-SPAM.

Related Actors

• Yellow Pages US Scraper
• Google Maps Scraper

Notes

Original clean-room implementation. Returns only public data. Not affiliated with Hotfrog.