# GoodFirms Scraper - B2B IT Services Directory & Lead Generation (`jungle_synthesizer/goodfirms-scraper`) Actor Scrape company profiles from GoodFirms.co — the B2B directory for IT services firms and software products. Extract names, websites, phone, email, addresses, founded year, company size, hourly rates, service focus, industry focus, and client focus. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/goodfirms-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Business - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event 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 ## GoodFirms IT Services Directory Scraper Scrape B2B company profiles from [GoodFirms.co](https://www.goodfirms.co/), a directory of IT services firms, software agencies, and digital product companies with 100K+ listings. Returns company names, contact details, websites, founded year, employee count, hourly rates, service focus, industry focus, client focus, and social links. --- ### GoodFirms Scraper Features - Extracts 20+ fields per company profile including email, phone, hourly rate, and employee count - Scrapes both IT service companies and software product listings - Discovers profiles automatically via the GoodFirms sitemap, or accepts direct profile URLs - Pulls data from JSON-LD structured metadata and DOM elements for maximum coverage - Handles Cloudflare JS challenge with browser-based scraping and residential proxies - Outputs to JSON, CSV, or the Apify API --- ### Who Uses GoodFirms Data? - **Sales teams** -- Build prospect lists of IT agencies filtered by size, hourly rate, and service specialty - **Market researchers** -- Analyze the B2B services landscape by industry focus, geography, and pricing tier - **Procurement teams** -- Screen potential vendors by employee count, founding year, and client focus before RFP - **Competitive intelligence** -- Monitor how competitors position themselves on GoodFirms and what services they highlight - **CRM enrichment** -- Backfill company records with founded year, social links, and service breakdowns --- ### How the GoodFirms Scraper Works 1. **Pick your mode** -- Provide specific GoodFirms company or software URLs, or let the scraper discover profiles from the sitemap 2. **Sitemap discovery** -- When no URLs are provided, the scraper fetches the GoodFirms sitemap index from inside a browser session (required to bypass Cloudflare) and collects company and/or software profile URLs 3. **Profile extraction** -- Each profile page is visited with a stealth browser. Data is pulled from JSON-LD LocalBusiness metadata and supplemented with DOM selectors for pricing, employee count, and focus breakdowns 4. **Export** -- Records land in the Apify dataset for download or API access --- ### Input ```json { "searchUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.goodfirms.co/company/bluehost" }, { "url": "https://www.goodfirms.co/company/toucan" } ], "scrapeMode": "companies", "maxItems": 50 } ```` | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | searchUrls | object\[] | `[]` | GoodFirms profile URLs to scrape directly. Each entry is `{ "url": "..." }`. Leave empty to discover profiles from the sitemap. | | scrapeMode | string | `"companies"` | Which entity type to discover from the sitemap: `"companies"`, `"software"`, or `"both"`. Ignored when searchUrls are provided. | | maxItems | integer | `50` | Maximum number of profiles to scrape. Keep low for test runs -- GoodFirms is slow due to Cloudflare and residential proxy overhead. | | proxyConfiguration | object | Residential | Proxy settings. GoodFirms requires residential proxies to bypass Cloudflare. | #### Sitemap Discovery Mode Omit searchUrls to crawl the full directory up to your maxItems limit: ```json { "scrapeMode": "both", "maxItems": 100 } ``` *** ### GoodFirms Scraper Output Fields ```json { "profileUrl": "https://www.goodfirms.co/company/bluehost", "entityType": "company", "companyName": "Bluehost", "description": "Bluehost is a leading web hosting solutions company...", "website": "https://www.bluehost.com", "logo": "https://assets.goodfirms.co/images/bluehost-logo.png", "phone": "+1 (888) 401-4678", "email": "support@bluehost.com", "streetAddress": "1500 N Priest Dr", "city": "Tempe", "region": "AZ", "country": "US", "postalCode": "85281", "foundedYear": 2003, "companySize": "1,000 - 9,999", "hourlyRate": "< $25/hr", "priceRange": "$", "services": ["Web Hosting: Shared Hosting, VPS Hosting, Dedicated Hosting"], "industryFocus": ["Information Technology - 40%", "E-commerce - 30%"], "clientFocus": ["Small Business - 60%", "Midmarket - 30%"], "socialLinks": ["https://www.facebook.com/bluehost", "https://twitter.com/bluehost"], "scrapedAt": "2026-04-14T12:00:00.000Z" } ``` | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | profileUrl | string | GoodFirms profile URL | | entityType | string | Entity type: `"company"` or `"software"` | | companyName | string | Company or product name | | description | string | Profile description / bio | | website | string | Company website URL | | logo | string | Logo image URL | | phone | string | Primary phone number | | email | string | Primary contact email | | streetAddress | string | Headquarters street address | | city | string | Headquarters city | | region | string | Headquarters state / region | | country | string | Headquarters country code (ISO) | | postalCode | string | Headquarters postal code | | foundedYear | number | Year the company was founded | | companySize | string | Employee count bracket (e.g., `"250 - 999"`) | | hourlyRate | string | Hourly rate bracket (e.g., `"< $25/hr"`) | | priceRange | string | Price range indicator from JSON-LD | | services | string\[] | Services offered, formatted as `"Category: subtype, subtype"` | | industryFocus | string\[] | Industry focus with percentage (e.g., `"Financial Services - 30%"`) | | clientFocus | string\[] | Client size focus with percentage (e.g., `"Small Business - 60%"`) | | socialLinks | string\[] | Social media and external profile links | | scrapedAt | string | ISO timestamp when the record was scraped | *** ### FAQ #### How do I scrape company data from GoodFirms? The GoodFirms Scraper handles it. Paste specific company URLs into the searchUrls field, or leave it empty to let the scraper discover profiles from the GoodFirms sitemap. Set your maxItems limit and run. #### How much does the GoodFirms Scraper cost to run? The GoodFirms Scraper uses pay-per-event pricing: $0.10 per actor start plus $0.001 per record. A 50-company run costs roughly $0.15. The main cost driver is residential proxy usage, since GoodFirms requires Cloudflare bypass. #### Can I scrape both companies and software products? Yes. Set `scrapeMode` to `"both"` and the GoodFirms Scraper will interleave company and software profiles from the sitemap. Each record includes an `entityType` field so you can filter downstream. #### Does the GoodFirms Scraper need proxies? Yes. GoodFirms.co uses Cloudflare JS challenges, so residential proxies are required. The actor configures Apify's residential proxy group automatically. #### How many companies are on GoodFirms? GoodFirms indexes over 100,000 company and software profiles. The sitemap discovery mode can access them all, capped by your maxItems setting. *** ### Need More Features? Need custom fields, category filtering, or a scraper for a different B2B directory? [File an issue](https://console.apify.com/actors/issues) or get in touch. ### Why Use the GoodFirms Scraper? - **Rich data** -- 20+ fields per profile including email, phone, hourly rate, employee count, and focus breakdowns that most directories hide behind clicks - **Dual extraction** -- Combines JSON-LD structured data with DOM scraping for fields that only exist in the rendered page - **Flexible** -- Scrape specific profiles by URL or discover thousands via sitemap, with company and software modes # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `searchUrls` (type: `array`): List of GoodFirms.co URLs to scrape. Accepts company profile URLs (https://www.goodfirms.co/company/) and software profile URLs (https://www.goodfirms.co/software/). Leave empty to crawl the full sitemap up to maxItems. ## `scrapeMode` (type: `string`): Which entities to discover from the sitemap when no searchUrls are provided. 'companies' scrapes IT/service firms, 'software' scrapes product listings, 'both' mixes them. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of profiles to scrape. Keep low for test runs — GoodFirms profiles are slow due to Cloudflare + residential proxy. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. GoodFirms.co uses Cloudflare — residential proxy required. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "searchUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.goodfirms.co/company/bluehost" }, { "url": "https://www.goodfirms.co/company/toucan" } ], "scrapeMode": "companies", "maxItems": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # 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 = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "searchUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.goodfirms.co/company/bluehost" }, { "url": "https://www.goodfirms.co/company/toucan" } ], "scrapeMode": "companies", "maxItems": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/goodfirms-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "searchUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.goodfirms.co/company/bluehost" }, { "url": "https://www.goodfirms.co/company/toucan" }, ], "scrapeMode": "companies", "maxItems": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/goodfirms-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 '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "searchUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.goodfirms.co/company/bluehost" }, { "url": "https://www.goodfirms.co/company/toucan" } ], "scrapeMode": "companies", "maxItems": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/goodfirms-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/goodfirms-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "GoodFirms Scraper - B2B IT Services Directory & Lead Generation", "description": "Scrape company profiles from GoodFirms.co — the B2B directory for IT services firms and software products. Extract names, websites, phone, email, addresses, founded year, company size, hourly rates, service focus, industry focus, and client focus.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "FHF5h9oEPP1kRIp5l" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~goodfirms-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-goodfirms-scraper", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~goodfirms-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-goodfirms-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~goodfirms-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-goodfirms-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "sp_intended_usage", "sp_improvement_suggestions" ], "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "searchUrls": { "title": "GoodFirms URLs", "type": "array", "description": "List of GoodFirms.co URLs to scrape. Accepts company profile URLs (https://www.goodfirms.co/company/) and software profile URLs (https://www.goodfirms.co/software/). Leave empty to crawl the full sitemap up to maxItems.", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "scrapeMode": { "title": "Entity Type", "enum": [ "companies", "software", "both" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which entities to discover from the sitemap when no searchUrls are provided. 'companies' scrapes IT/service firms, 'software' scrapes product listings, 'both' mixes them.", "default": "companies" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of profiles to scrape. Keep low for test runs — GoodFirms profiles are slow due to Cloudflare + residential proxy.", "default": 50 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. GoodFirms.co uses Cloudflare — residential proxy required.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```