# OSM Local Business Email Leads (OpenStreetMap, No Maps API) (`keiwy/local-biz-leads-email`) Actor

OSM / OpenStreetMap local business email leads — no Google Maps API key. Keyword + city → name, website, phone, address, and email when public (OSM tags or site crawl). Cheaper than typical OSM peers (~$1.50/1k with email vs peers from ~$3.50/1k). Pay per event.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/keiwy/local-biz-leads-email.md
- **Developed by:** [KEith wy](https://apify.com/keiwy) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 lead with emails

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## OpenStreetMap Local Business Email Leads — No Google Maps API · ~$1.50/1k

**Apify Store:** https://apify.com/keiwy/local-biz-leads-email

Turn a **keyword + city** into local business leads from **OpenStreetMap** — name, website, phone, address, and **email when publicly listed** (OSM tags or a light crawl of the business site / contact page).

| Blue-ocean pins | |
|-----------------|--|
| **Source** | **OpenStreetMap** (Nominatim + Overpass) |
| **API key** | **No Google Maps API key** required |
| **Price** | Pay-per-event **~$1.50 per 1,000 leads with email** (`lead-with-email` $0.0015); basic leads without email **~$0.50/1k** |

This is **not** another Google Maps email scraper. If you need Maps ratings / reviews / place IDs, use a Maps actor. If you want **keyless, cheaper OSM local email leads**, this Actor is built for that intent.

### Honest comparison (API key · source · price)

| | This Actor (`keiwy/local-biz-leads-email`) | Typical Maps + email scrapers | OSM peer (e.g. flash_scraper class, Store list price) |
|--|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| **Google Maps API key** | **Not needed** | Often required or Maps-sourced | Not needed |
| **Data source** | **OpenStreetMap** | Google Maps / Places | OpenStreetMap |
| **Email leads price** | **~$1.50 / 1k** with email | Often ~$1.50–$1.80 / 1k saved email (Maps path) | Often **from ~$3.50 / 1k** (peer Store list) |
| **Maps ratings / reviews** | No (OSM does not have them) | Yes | Varies |

Prices above are public Store list prices / PPE event rates as of 2026-10 — they change; always check the Store page. We do not claim to beat Maps coverage; we claim **no Maps key + OSM + lower OSM-peer price**.

### Measured demo (real platform run)

| Field | Value |
|-------|--------|
| **Run id** | `OYFwhkqmbossJAq25` (SUCCEEDED) |
| **Input** | `query=dentist`, `location=Austin, TX`, `maxItems=10`, `enrichEmail=true` |
| **Leads returned** | **10** |
| **With email** | **4 / 10 (40%)** |
| **With phone** | **5 / 10 (50%)** |
| **With website** | **6 / 10 (60%)** |
| **Email sources** | `osm_tag` ×3, `mailto` ×1 |
| **Duration** | ~7 s |
| **PPE charged (self-test)** | 4× `lead-with-email` + 6× `lead-basic` |

Earlier smoke without website enrichment (`PiQQcfDTVtYENJPxn`, same city/niche, `enrichEmail=false`, maxItems=5): **1 / 5 emails (20%)**, all from `osm_tag`. Enrichment usually raises fill-rate when businesses publish a public site email.

**Coverage varies by city and OSM tagging.** Dense, well-tagged cities work better. Empty or low fill-rate on a niche/city is possible — try a broader query or another city.

### Who it’s for

- Agencies / freelancers building **local outreach lists** without a Maps API bill
- Founders validating a city niche (dentists, plumbers, cafes, gyms…)
- Buyers searching for **OpenStreetMap / no Google Maps API / cheap local business email leads**

### Quick start (Apify Console)

1. Open [keiwy/local-biz-leads-email](https://apify.com/keiwy/local-biz-leads-email)
2. Paste input like:

```json
{
  "query": "plumber",
  "location": "Austin, TX",
  "maxItems": 25,
  "enrichEmail": true,
  "onlyWithEmail": false
}
```

3. Run → download dataset (CSV/JSON)

**Want only rows with email?** Set `"onlyWithEmail": true`. The Actor drops empty-email rows before output and **does not charge `lead-basic`** for them — you only pay `lead-with-email` for returned rows. Pair with `enrichEmail=true` for higher fill-rate. `maxItems` then means up to that many **email** leads (extra candidates are fetched under the hood).

### Input

| Field | Required | Default | Notes |
|-------|----------|---------|-------|
| `query` | yes | — | e.g. `plumber`, `dentist`, `cafe` |
| `location` | yes | — | e.g. `Austin, TX` / `Berlin, Germany` |
| `maxItems` | no | `50` | 1–500 (with `onlyWithEmail`, up to N email leads) |
| `enrichEmail` | no | `true` | Visit site for `mailto:` / obvious emails |
| `onlyWithEmail` | no | `false` | If true, only output non-empty email rows; no `lead-basic` charge for dropped rows |

### Output fields

`businessName`, `website`, `email`, `phone`, `address`, `sourceUrl`, `emailSource`

- `email` may be `""` if none found — still a valid **basic** lead (unless `onlyWithEmail=true`, in which case empty-email rows are omitted)
- `emailSource`: `osm_tag` | `mailto` | `page_heuristic` | empty

### Pricing (PPE on Store)

| Event | When | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| `lead-with-email` | row has email | **$0.0015** (~$1.50/1k) |
| `lead-basic` | no email | **$0.0005** (~$0.50/1k) |

Failed / empty runs should not charge for leads. Self-tests on your own account still consume platform compute usage.

### How it works (honest)

1. Geocode `location` via **Nominatim**
2. Query **Overpass** for matching OSM POIs (public Overpass mirrors; occasional timeouts possible)
3. Optional: fetch website / contact pages for public emails

No LinkedIn, no paid enrichment APIs, no purchased proxies in this Actor. No MX “verified inbox” claim — emails are **publicly listed** strings only.

### Limitations

- OSM coverage ≠ Google Maps coverage
- Overpass public endpoints can time out; retry or lower `maxItems`
- Email fill-rate depends on public tags + site crawl; not guaranteed
- Not a replacement for Maps scrapers when you need ratings, hours from Maps, or place IDs

### Run via API

```bash
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/keiwy~local-biz-leads-email/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"dentist","location":"Austin, TX","maxItems":10,"enrichEmail":true,"onlyWithEmail":true}'
```

### License

MIT — use freely; please keep Store link if you fork for commercial lists.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

What to look for, e.g. plumber, dentist, cafe, lawyer.

## `location` (type: `string`):

City or 'City, Country' / 'City, ST', e.g. Austin, TX or Berlin, Germany.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of leads to return (1–500).

## `enrichEmail` (type: `boolean`):

If true, visit each business website/contact page and look for mailto or obvious emails. Slower but higher email rate.

## `onlyWithEmail` (type: `boolean`):

If true, only return rows that have a non-empty email. Rows without email are dropped and not charged (no lead-basic for filtered rows). Fetches extra candidates so maxItems still means up to that many email leads.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "dentist",
  "location": "Austin, TX",
  "maxItems": 5,
  "enrichEmail": true,
  "onlyWithEmail": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `leads` (type: `string`):

businessName, website, email, phone, address, sourceUrl, emailSource

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "query": "dentist",
    "location": "Austin, TX",
    "maxItems": 5
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("keiwy/local-biz-leads-email").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "query": "dentist",
    "location": "Austin, TX",
    "maxItems": 5,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("keiwy/local-biz-leads-email").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "query": "dentist",
  "location": "Austin, TX",
  "maxItems": 5
}' |
apify call keiwy/local-biz-leads-email --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,keiwy/local-biz-leads-email"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/wgTs77esteTuemKBQ/builds/oC9mJa7qBUQyIfB9Z/openapi.json