# DesignRush Agency Scraper (`kawsar/designrush-agency-scraper`) Actor Scrapes agency listings from DesignRush and returns names, ratings, services, location, and pricing in a dataset ready for lead research or competitor analysis. - **URL**: https://apify.com/kawsar/designrush-agency-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Kawsar](https://apify.com/kawsar) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.99 / 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. 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 ## 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 ## DesignRush Agency Scraper Scrapes agency listings from DesignRush and returns structured data — agency name, website, location, DesignRush rating, Google rating, services, team size, hourly rate, minimum project budget, and portfolio count — as a dataset you can export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or any downstream tool. Each listing page returns 50 agencies. Default settings use 1 request per run. --- ### What it scrapes DesignRush organizes agencies into category pages. This actor works on any of them: | Category | URL | |---|---| | Web Design | `designrush.com/agency/web-design-companies` | | SEO | `designrush.com/agency/seo-companies` | | IT Services | `designrush.com/agency/it-services` | | Digital Marketing | `designrush.com/agency/digital-marketing-agencies` | | Mobile App Development | `designrush.com/agency/mobile-app-development` | | Software Development | `designrush.com/agency/software-development` | | UI/UX Design | `designrush.com/agency/ux-design-agencies` | | Branding | `designrush.com/agency/branding-agencies` | | PPC | `designrush.com/agency/ppc-management-agencies` | | Social Media | `designrush.com/agency/social-media-marketing` | | eCommerce | `designrush.com/agency/ecommerce-development` | | Video Production | `designrush.com/agency/video-production-companies` | Pagination works with `?page=N`. Each page has 50 agencies. Set **Max listing pages** to scrape more pages per category. --- ### How to run it 1. Open the actor and paste one or more DesignRush category URLs into **Start URLs**. You can also leave it empty and use **Category slugs** instead. 2. Set **Max items** to limit how many agency records to collect (default: 50). 3. **Scrape full profiles** is off by default. The listing page already contains all key fields. Turn it on only if you need deeper profile data (requires one extra request per agency). 4. Click **Start** and download the dataset when the run finishes. --- ### Input fields | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | Start URLs | array | `designrush.com/agency/web-design-companies` | One or more DesignRush category or profile page URLs | | Category slugs | array | — | Category slugs as an alternative to Start URLs (e.g. `seo-companies`) | | Scrape full profiles | boolean | off | Visit each profile page for extra data (uses more requests) | | Max listing pages | integer | 1 | Pagination pages to follow per start URL (max 50) | | Max items | integer | 50 | Total records to collect per run (max 1000) | | Request timeout | integer | 30 | Per-request timeout in seconds | #### Category slugs example Instead of pasting full URLs, you can list slugs in the **Category slugs** field: ```` web-design-companies seo-companies digital-marketing-agencies it-services mobile-app-development ```` --- ### Output fields | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | agencyId | string | DesignRush internal agency ID | | agencyName | string | Agency display name | | profileUrl | string | Full DesignRush profile page URL | | website | string | Agency official website (UTM parameters stripped) | | locationText | string | Headquarters location, e.g. `New York, New York` | | agencyBio | string | Short agency description from the listing card | | services | array | Full list of service categories from the agency's services tab | | teamSize | string | Employee count or range, e.g. `50 - 99` | | hourlyRate | string | Billing rate, e.g. `$100/hr` | | minProjectSize | string | Minimum project budget, e.g. `$10,000 - $25,000` | | portfolioCount | integer | Number of portfolio projects listed on the profile | | rating | number | DesignRush rating (0–5), calculated from client reviews on the platform | | reviewCount | integer | Number of DesignRush client reviews | | googleRating | number | Google rating (0–5) — null if the agency has no linked Google profile | | googleReviewCount | integer | Number of Google reviews — null if absent | | category | string | Category name extracted from the page, e.g. `IT Services` | | scrapedAt | string | ISO 8601 timestamp of collection | | error | string | Error message if the record failed. Null on success | #### Sample output record ```json { "agencyId": "10600", "agencyName": "Essential Designs", "profileUrl": "https://www.designrush.com/agency/profile/essential-designs", "website": "https://www.essentialdesigns.net/", "locationText": "Vancouver,Canada", "agencyBio": "Essential Designs builds custom software platforms for the world's leading brands.", "services": [ "Software Development", "Mobile App Development", "UI/UX Design", "Web Development", "IT Services", "Cloud Consulting", "DevOps Consulting", "Web Design" ], "teamSize": "50 - 99", "hourlyRate": "$50/hr", "minProjectSize": "$25,000 - $50,000", "portfolioCount": 21, "rating": 5.0, "reviewCount": 30, "googleRating": 5.0, "googleReviewCount": 40, "category": "IT Services", "scrapedAt": "2026-05-10T11:30:00.000Z", "error": null } ```` *** ### Requests per run | Mode | Requests used | |---|---| | Default (1 page, scrapeProfiles off) | 1 | | 3 pages, scrapeProfiles off | 3 | | 1 page, scrapeProfiles on, 50 agencies | 51 | | 3 pages, scrapeProfiles on, 150 agencies | 153 | Each listing page returns up to 50 agencies. With scrapeProfiles off, the listing page already contains all the fields in the output table above — no extra requests needed. *** ### What it's good for - **Lead generation** — DesignRush agencies have public profiles with location, pricing, and client reviews, which makes them ready-to-use sales prospects. - **Market research** — map competitor agencies by category, location, team size, or hourly rate across thousands of listings. - **Partnership sourcing** — find agencies that complement your service offering by filtering on specific categories or geographies. - **Directory building** — aggregate agency data from multiple DesignRush categories into a single structured dataset. *** ### Supported URL formats | Format | Example | |---|---| | Category page | `https://www.designrush.com/agency/web-design-companies` | | Category page with pagination | `https://www.designrush.com/agency/web-design-companies?page=2` | | Direct agency profile | `https://www.designrush.com/agency/profile/digital-silk` | *** ### Notes - Each DesignRush category has up to 108 pages with 50 agencies each (verified on the IT Services category). - The `rating` and `reviewCount` fields reflect DesignRush platform reviews only. `googleRating` and `googleReviewCount` are sourced from Google and are null for agencies without a linked Google Business profile. - Agency websites are returned with UTM tracking parameters stripped. - The `services` field pulls from the agency's full services tab, not just the 3 preview tags shown on the card. - Setting **Max listing pages** to 1 and **Max items** to 50 is the most cost-efficient configuration — one request, 50 complete records. # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): List of DesignRush category or agency profile URLs to scrape. If left empty, defaults to the web design companies category. Example category pages: /agency/web-design-companies, /agency/seo-companies, /agency/digital-marketing-agencies. ## `categories` (type: `array`): Optional DesignRush category slugs to scrape (e.g. web-design-companies, seo-companies). Used only when startUrls is empty. ## `scrapeProfiles` (type: `boolean`): Visit each agency profile page for extra details. OFF by default — the listing page already contains name, website, location, services, team size, hourly rate, and budget. Enable only if you need additional profile-only fields. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of pagination pages to follow per start URL. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of agency records to collect per run. ## `requestTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`): Per-request timeout in seconds. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.designrush.com/agency/web-design-companies" }, { "url": "https://www.designrush.com/agency/seo-companies" } ], "categories": [ "web-design-companies", "seo-companies", "digital-marketing-agencies" ], "scrapeProfiles": false, "maxPages": 1, "maxItems": 50, "requestTimeoutSecs": 30 } ``` # 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 = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.designrush.com/agency/web-design-companies" } ], "categories": [] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("kawsar/designrush-agency-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 = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.designrush.com/agency/web-design-companies" }], "categories": [], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("kawsar/designrush-agency-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 '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.designrush.com/agency/web-design-companies" } ], "categories": [] }' | apify call kawsar/designrush-agency-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=kawsar/designrush-agency-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "DesignRush Agency Scraper", "description": "Scrapes agency listings from DesignRush and returns names, ratings, services, location, and pricing in a dataset ready for lead research or competitor analysis.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "TamWpt17EKa30ptOm" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/kawsar~designrush-agency-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-kawsar-designrush-agency-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/kawsar~designrush-agency-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-kawsar-designrush-agency-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/kawsar~designrush-agency-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-kawsar-designrush-agency-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "List of DesignRush category or agency profile URLs to scrape. If left empty, defaults to the web design companies category. Example category pages: /agency/web-design-companies, /agency/seo-companies, /agency/digital-marketing-agencies.", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "categories": { "title": "Category slugs", "type": "array", "description": "Optional DesignRush category slugs to scrape (e.g. web-design-companies, seo-companies). Used only when startUrls is empty.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "scrapeProfiles": { "title": "Scrape full profiles", "type": "boolean", "description": "Visit each agency profile page for extra details. OFF by default — the listing page already contains name, website, location, services, team size, hourly rate, and budget. Enable only if you need additional profile-only fields.", "default": false }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max listing pages", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of pagination pages to follow per start URL.", "default": 1 }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of agency records to collect per run.", "default": 50 }, "requestTimeoutSecs": { "title": "Request timeout (seconds)", "minimum": 5, "maximum": 120, "type": "integer", "description": "Per-request timeout in seconds.", "default": 30 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```