# LATAM Business Directory Scraper (`jotive/latam-business-directory`) Actor Extract business listings from Google Maps for Latin American cities. Returns name, address, phone, hours, rating, website, and WhatsApp link. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jotive/latam-business-directory.md - **Developed by:** [Jose Eduardo Tirado Verbel](https://apify.com/jotive) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Real estate - **Stats:** 4 total users, 2 monthly users, 93.8% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.00 / 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 a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.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/platform/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 ## LATAM Business Directory Scraper A **Google Maps scraper** for Latin American markets. Extract business listings for any city in Colombia, México, Argentina, Chile, Perú, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Uruguay. Built for B2B prospecting, lead generation, and local market research. Returns structured data including phone numbers in E.164 format and ready-to-use WhatsApp deep links. ### What you get | Field | Example | |---|---| | `name` | Mar y Fuego- Medellín | | `category` | Restaurante argentino | | `rating` | 4.7 | | `address` | Cra. 37 #10b-4, El Poblado, Medellín, Antioquia | | `phone_raw` | +57 304 6160176 | | `phone_normalized` | +573046160176 | | `whatsapp_link` | https://wa.me/573046160176 | | `website` | https://maryyfuego.com | | `hours_status` | Abierto · Cierra a las 10:30 p.m. | | `maps_url` | https://www.google.com/maps/place/... | | `country` | CO | | `city` | Medellin | | `search_query` | restaurante | ### Supported countries | Code | Country | |---|---| | CO | Colombia | | MX | Mexico | | AR | Argentina | | CL | Chile | | PE | Peru | | EC | Ecuador | | VE | Venezuela | | UY | Uruguay | ### Input ```json { "searchQuery": "ferreteria", "city": "Bogota", "country": "CO", "maxResults": 200, "language": "es" } ```` | Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `searchQuery` | string | yes | — | Business type or keyword (e.g. "restaurante", "dentista", "ferreteria") | | `city` | string | yes | — | City name (e.g. "Medellin", "Ciudad de Mexico") | | `country` | string | no | `CO` | Country code — CO, MX, AR, CL, PE, EC, VE, UY | | `maxResults` | integer | no | `100` | Max businesses to extract (1–500) | | `language` | string | no | `es` | Interface language — `es` or `pt` | ### Use cases - **B2B sales prospecting** — build targeted lead lists by industry and city across LATAM - **Marketing agency outreach** — find local businesses without websites or weak online presence - **WhatsApp campaigns** — ready-to-use wa.me links for direct outreach - **Competitive research** — map all players in a niche per city - **Local business audits** — identify missing phones, ratings, hours - **Data journalism** — directory snapshots for reporting ### Pricing Pay-per-event (PPE). Each business extracted = 1 event at **$0.002/result**. 100 businesses = $0.20. You only pay for results. ### Notes - Extracts from Google Maps public search results - Phone numbers normalized to E.164 international format - Duplicate businesses are automatically skipped - Rate limited to avoid blocks — ~2–5 businesses/second # Actor input Schema ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Business type or category to search (e.g. 'restaurante', 'ferreteria', 'consultorio dental') ## `city` (type: `string`): City name (e.g. 'Bogota', 'Medellin', 'Ciudad de Mexico', 'Buenos Aires') ## `country` (type: `string`): Country code: CO, MX, AR, CL, PE, EC, VE, UY ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of businesses to extract (default 100, max 500) ## `language` (type: `string`): Language for Google Maps results ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQuery": "restaurante", "city": "Bogota", "country": "CO", "maxResults": 5, "language": "es" } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jotive/latam-business-directory").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jotive/latam-business-directory").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 '{}' | apify call jotive/latam-business-directory --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jotive/latam-business-directory", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "LATAM Business Directory Scraper", "description": "Extract business listings from Google Maps for Latin American cities. Returns name, address, phone, hours, rating, website, and WhatsApp link.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "59gtv9cqv3THZeaJt" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jotive~latam-business-directory/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jotive-latam-business-directory", "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/jotive~latam-business-directory/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jotive-latam-business-directory", "x-openai-isConsequential": 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"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": [ "searchQuery", "city", "country" ], "properties": { "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Business type or category to search (e.g. 'restaurante', 'ferreteria', 'consultorio dental')", "default": "restaurante" }, "city": { "title": "City", "type": "string", "description": "City name (e.g. 'Bogota', 'Medellin', 'Ciudad de Mexico', 'Buenos Aires')", "default": "Bogota" }, "country": { "title": "Country", "enum": [ "CO", "MX", "AR", "CL", "PE", "EC", "VE", "UY" ], "type": "string", "description": "Country code: CO, MX, AR, CL, PE, EC, VE, UY", "default": "CO" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum 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