# Dun & Bradstreet Companies Scraper (`khadinakbar/dnb-companies-scraper`) Actor Scrape Dun & Bradstreet business directory companies — firmographics, DUNS, revenue, address, NAICS industries. - **URL**: https://apify.com/khadinakbar/dnb-companies-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Khadin Akbar](https://apify.com/khadinakbar) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, MCP servers - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $6.00 / 1,000 company scrapeds This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. 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 ## Dun & Bradstreet Companies Scraper Scrape company firmographics from the **Dun & Bradstreet business directory** (dnb.com, 120M+ business records) — by industry and geography, or from URLs you paste. Returns clean, structured JSON: company name, **DUNS** identifier, full address, sales revenue, industries with NAICS context, website, and ranking. MCP-ready for AI agents. ### What you get One record per company: | Field | Description | |---|---| | `companyName` | Primary company name | | `duns` | D&B profile identifier (hashed DUNS) | | `profileUrl` | Link to the company's D&B directory profile | | `website` | Company website *(enriched)* | | `streetAddress`, `locality`, `region`, `regionCode`, `postalCode`, `countryName`, `countryCode`, `fullAddress` | Structured address | | `salesRevenue` | Sales revenue as published by D&B | | `primaryIndustry`, `industries` | Industry name(s) *(enriched)* | | `fortuneRank`, `fortuneRankLabel` | Ranking, e.g. Fortune 1000 revenue rank *(enriched)* | | `principalCount`, `contactCount` | Counts of directors / contacts D&B lists *(enriched)* | | `competitorIndustry`, `similarCompanies` | Competitive context *(enriched)* | | `financialYears` | Reported financial years *(enriched)* | | `scrapedAt`, `sourceUrl` | Provenance | ### When to use it - **Lead generation & sales prospecting** — build company lists by industry + region with DUNS numbers. - **Market & competitor research** — size an industry, pull the companies in it, see revenue and ranking. - **Data enrichment** — resolve a D&B profile URL into a structured firmographic record. - **AI agents (MCP)** — a clean query/URL-in, JSON-out tool for company intelligence. Not for: deep paid D&B Hoovers data (individual contact emails, detailed financial statements). Those are behind D&B's paywall and are returned as `null`. ### Input Two ways to drive it — use either or both: **1. Search mode** — by industry and geography: ```json { "industryPath": "oil_and_gas_extraction", "countryIsoCode": "us", "regionName": "texas", "maxResults": 100, "enrichDetails": true } ```` **2. URL mode** — paste D\&B directory or profile URLs (auto-detected): ```json { "startUrls": [ "https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-information.software_publishers.us.california.html", "https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.apple_inc.ec7f550b3a97b94d919d837672573959.html" ], "maxResults": 50, "enrichDetails": true } ``` - `industryPath` — the underscore slug exactly as it appears in a dnb.com `industry-analysis..html` URL (e.g. `software_publishers`, `construction`, `oil_and_gas_extraction`). - `countryIsoCode` — 2-letter ISO code (default `us`). - `regionName` — optional state/region slug (e.g. `california`, `texas`). Omit for whole-country. - `maxResults` — 1–1000. D\&B caps any single industry+region listing at 1000 companies. - `enrichDetails` — `true` (default) fetches each company's full profile; `false` is faster (listing data only). ### Pricing Pay-per-event: - **Actor start** — $0.00005 per run. - **Company scraped** — $0.006 per company returned. A 100-company enriched run costs about **$0.60**. You only pay for companies actually returned. ### Output example ```json { "companyName": "Apple Inc.", "duns": "ec7f550b3a97b94d919d837672573959", "profileUrl": "https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.apple_inc.ec7f550b3a97b94d919d837672573959.html", "website": "https://www.apple.com", "locality": "Cupertino", "region": "California", "regionCode": "CA", "countryCode": "US", "salesRevenue": "416,161", "primaryIndustry": "Software Publishers", "industries": ["Communications Equipment Manufacturing", "Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing", "Software Publishers"], "fortuneRank": 4, "fortuneRankLabel": "Fortune 1000 Revenue Rank", "principalCount": 13, "contactCount": 52545, "scrapedAt": "2026-06-24T16:00:00.000Z" } ``` ### Use via API ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient client = ApifyClient("") run = client.actor("khadinakbar/dnb-companies-scraper").call(run_input={ "industryPath": "construction", "countryIsoCode": "us", "regionName": "texas", "maxResults": 200, }) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item["companyName"], item.get("salesRevenue")) ``` ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '' }); const run = await client.actor('khadinakbar/dnb-companies-scraper').call({ startUrls: ['https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-information.software_publishers.us.california.html'], maxResults: 100, }); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); console.log(items); ``` ### FAQ **How do I find an industry slug?** Open any industry on dnb.com's business directory; the URL is `…/industry-analysis..html`. Use that ``. **Why are some financial / contact fields empty?** D\&B keeps deep financial statements and individual contact details behind its paid D\&B Hoovers subscription. This actor returns the public firmographic layer; gated fields come back as `null`. **How many companies can I get per industry?** D\&B caps a single industry+region listing at 1000 companies (20 pages × 50). Narrow by `regionName` to slice a large industry into states. **Do I need a proxy?** No special setup — the actor defaults to Apify datacenter (US) and handles the rest. ### Legal This actor collects publicly available business information from the Dun & Bradstreet business directory for legitimate business research and lead generation. It does not access any login-protected or paid data. You are responsible for using the output in compliance with Dun & Bradstreet's terms of service, applicable data-protection laws (including GDPR/CCPA where relevant), and any restrictions on the use of company contact data. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Dun & Bradstreet. # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Paste Dun & Bradstreet business-directory URLs. Accepts BOTH listing pages (e.g. https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-information.software\_publishers.us.california.html) AND individual company-profile pages (e.g. https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.apple\_inc..html). The actor auto-detects each URL type. Leave empty to use the industry/country/region search fields instead. ## `industryPath` (type: `string`): D\&B industry slug used for structured search when no startUrls are given (e.g. 'software\_publishers'). Find slugs on any industry-analysis URL or via D\&B's industry list. Used together with Country and Region. NOT a free-text industry name — it must be the underscore slug exactly as it appears in a dnb.com URL. ## `countryIsoCode` (type: `string`): Two-letter ISO country code for search mode (e.g. 'us', 'gb', 'de', 'ca'). Defaults to 'us'. Ignored when startUrls are provided. NOT a country name — use the ISO-3166 alpha-2 code. ## `regionName` (type: `string`): Optional state or region to narrow search mode (e.g. 'california', 'texas', 'new\_york'). Leave empty to search the whole country. Ignored when startUrls are provided. Use the lowercase underscore form as it appears in dnb.com listing URLs. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of company records to return across all inputs. D\&B caps any single industry+region listing at 1000 companies (20 pages of 50). Defaults to 50. Higher values cost more (see pricing). ## `enrichDetails` (type: `boolean`): When true (default), each company from a listing is enriched with its full profile page (website, industries + NAICS, Fortune ranking, competitor industry, similar companies, contact/principal counts). Adds one extra request per company. Set false for a faster, listing-only run (name, DUNS, address, revenue). ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy used for requests. Defaults to Apify datacenter (US). D\&B sits behind Cloudflare but is reachable via browser-grade TLS fingerprints; datacenter proxy with IP rotation is normally sufficient. Switch to residential only if you observe blocks. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ "https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-information.oil_and_gas_extraction.us.html" ], "industryPath": "software_publishers", "countryIsoCode": "us", "regionName": "california", "maxResults": 10, "enrichDetails": true, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `companies` (type: `string`): Company firmographic records. ## `runSummary` (type: `string`): Counts, charged amount, and warnings for this run. # 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": [ "https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-information.software_publishers.us.california.html" ], "countryIsoCode": "us", "maxResults": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("khadinakbar/dnb-companies-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": ["https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-information.software_publishers.us.california.html"], "countryIsoCode": "us", "maxResults": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyCountry": "US", }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("khadinakbar/dnb-companies-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": [ "https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-information.software_publishers.us.california.html" ], "countryIsoCode": "us", "maxResults": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } }' | apify call khadinakbar/dnb-companies-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=khadinakbar/dnb-companies-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Dun & Bradstreet Companies Scraper", "description": "Scrape Dun & Bradstreet business directory companies — firmographics, DUNS, revenue, address, NAICS industries.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "ep0kRqJAgeEK2Zzuo" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/khadinakbar~dnb-companies-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-khadinakbar-dnb-companies-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/khadinakbar~dnb-companies-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-khadinakbar-dnb-companies-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/khadinakbar~dnb-companies-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-khadinakbar-dnb-companies-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": "D&B directory URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Paste Dun & Bradstreet business-directory URLs. Accepts BOTH listing pages (e.g. https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-information.software_publishers.us.california.html) AND individual company-profile pages (e.g. https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.apple_inc..html). The actor auto-detects each URL type. Leave empty to use the industry/country/region search fields instead.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "industryPath": { "title": "Industry path (search mode)", "type": "string", "description": "D&B industry slug used for structured search when no startUrls are given (e.g. 'software_publishers'). Find slugs on any industry-analysis URL or via D&B's industry list. Used together with Country and Region. NOT a free-text industry name — it must be the underscore slug exactly as it appears in a dnb.com URL." }, "countryIsoCode": { "title": "Country (2-letter ISO)", "type": "string", "description": "Two-letter ISO country code for search mode (e.g. 'us', 'gb', 'de', 'ca'). Defaults to 'us'. Ignored when startUrls are provided. NOT a country name — use the ISO-3166 alpha-2 code.", "default": "us" }, "regionName": { "title": "Region / state (search mode)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional state or region to narrow search mode (e.g. 'california', 'texas', 'new_york'). Leave empty to search the whole country. Ignored when startUrls are provided. Use the lowercase underscore form as it appears in dnb.com listing URLs." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max companies", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of company records to return across all inputs. D&B caps any single industry+region listing at 1000 companies (20 pages of 50). Defaults to 50. Higher values cost more (see pricing).", "default": 50 }, "enrichDetails": { "title": "Enrich with full company profile", "type": "boolean", "description": "When true (default), each company from a listing is enriched with its full profile page (website, industries + NAICS, Fortune ranking, competitor industry, similar companies, contact/principal counts). Adds one extra request per company. Set false for a faster, listing-only run (name, DUNS, address, revenue).", "default": true }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy used for requests. Defaults to Apify datacenter (US). D&B sits behind Cloudflare but is reachable via browser-grade TLS fingerprints; datacenter proxy with IP rotation is normally sufficient. Switch to residential only if you observe blocks.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```