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Yell UK Business Directory Scraper

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Yell UK Business Directory Scraper

Yell UK Business Directory Scraper

Scrape UK business listings from Yell.com — the UK's largest business directory. Extract business names, contact details, categories, hours, ratings, and more.

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Scrape UK business listings from Yell.com — the UK's largest business directory, successor to Yellow Pages. Search by keyword and location to collect comprehensive business data including contact details, opening hours, ratings, reviews, and more.

What it does

  • Searches Yell.com for businesses matching your keyword in any UK city, town, or postcode
  • Extracts full business profiles: name, address, phone, email, website, category, opening hours, ratings, reviews, description, services, social media links, and photos
  • Handles Cloudflare protection automatically

Use cases

  • Building UK B2B lead lists by trade or sector
  • Market research on UK local businesses
  • Competitive analysis by location and category
  • Enriching CRM databases with UK business contact data

Input

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
keywordsStringYesBusiness type or keyword (e.g. plumber, restaurant, electrician)
locationStringYesUK city, town, or postcode (e.g. London, Manchester, SW1A 1AA)
maxItemsIntegerYesMaximum number of businesses to return (0 = unlimited)

Output

Each record contains:

{
"business_name": "ABC Plumbing Services",
"category": "Plumbers",
"subcategories": ["Emergency Plumber", "Boiler Repair"],
"phone": "020 7123 4567",
"mobile_phone": "07700 900123",
"email": "info@abcplumbing.co.uk",
"website": "https://www.abcplumbing.co.uk",
"address": "123 High Street",
"city": "London",
"postcode": "SW1A 1AA",
"opening_hours": "Monday 08:00-18:00\nTuesday 08:00-18:00",
"years_in_business": 12,
"description": "Professional plumbing services across London...",
"services": ["Boiler installation", "Leak repair", "Emergency callout"],
"social_links": ["https://www.facebook.com/abcplumbing"],
"rating": 4.8,
"reviews_count": 127,
"photos_urls": ["https://c.yell.com/..."],
"profile_url": "https://www.yell.com/biz/abc-plumbing-services-london-12345678/"
}

Notes

  • Yell.com is Cloudflare-protected. This actor uses CapSolver to bypass the challenge automatically — no additional configuration needed.
  • Phone numbers are only available on business detail pages (not listing pages).
  • Some fields may be empty if a business has not filled in their complete profile.