Clutch Email Scraper

Clutch Email Scraper

The Clutch Email Scraper builds a contact list of B2B service agencies from publicly indexed Clutch profiles. Clutch is the directory buyers use to shortlist development shops, marketing firms, design studios and IT consultancies. This Actor reads what Google has indexed from those profiles and extracts the contact emails they expose.

Give it a few keywords, an optional location and the email domains you care about. It returns a deduplicated dataset with the agency name, the Clutch handle, the profile URL and a snippet describing the firm. No login, no Clutch API and no visit to clutch.co is involved.

Everything comes from publicly available Google search results: titles, snippets and site labels. There is no browser, no JavaScript rendering, no authentication and no cookies. That is why the Clutch Email Scraper is cheap to run and stable across Clutch's own redesigns.

In a measured live run, the Clutch Email Scraper returned 10 result blocks, 10 identity matches, 9 profile URLs and 8 unique emails. That is a strong result: almost every block resolved to a named agency, and most carried a usable address. Yield still depends on your keywords, domains and location, so treat that as a reference point rather than a promise.

Why agency contacts are hard to get without the Clutch Email Scraper

Clutch itself routes buyer enquiries through its own contact form rather than publishing an inbox on every profile. That means the addresses you do find come from profile text, case study blurbs and other indexed content, not from a hidden field. The Clutch Email Scraper is therefore a discovery tool for the agencies that have chosen to publish an address.

This is also why the modifier defaults matter so much here. email, contact, new business, partnerships and sales are the exact phrases an agency uses when it does invite direct contact. Swapping those words changes which slice of the directory you reach more than changing keywords does.

Key features of the Clutch Email Scraper

Everything below is behaviour the Clutch Email Scraper actually implements, shared with every Actor in this family.

Feature	What it does
Google site: targeting	Restricts every query to clutch.co, so results stay on agency profiles and directory pages
Query expansion	Base, quoted and intitle: variants plus one variant per query modifier
Agency-intent modifiers	Defaults of email, contact, new business, partnerships and sales
Domain filtering	Keeps only emails ending in the domains you list
Global deduplication	One row per unique email across every query and every page
Email normalisation	Understands name [at] domain [dot] com, name (at) domain, name @ domain.com, domain .com, zero-width characters and the full-width ＠ sign
Junk filter	Rejects email@, yourname@, test@, xxx@ and single-character locals
Boundary-correct matching	@gmail.com does not match inside @gmail.company or @gmail.com.br
Soft-wrap repair	Drops a hit that is only the tail of another email in the same block
Structural block parsing	Locates the <h3> title and the smallest surrounding block instead of relying on CSS class names
Whole-page fallback parser	A Google markup change degrades to emails without account details, not to zero results
Concurrency	asyncio worker pool with a shared stop signal once maxEmails is reached
Retries and block detection	Three attempts per page with exponential backoff; CAPTCHA and consent pages are retried, not counted as empty
Re-queue pass	Blocked or failed queries are retried once at the end of the run
Resumable state	Key-value store state keyed by an input hash, saved on PERSIST_STATE, MIGRATING and ABORTING
Immediate dataset writes	Each lead is pushed as soon as it is found
Run summary	Logs pages fetched, blocked pages, retries and emails per page

How the Clutch Email Scraper works

The Clutch Email Scraper reads your input, builds Google queries, fetches result pages and parses each block structurally. Emails are pulled from block text with a domain-filtered regex, normalised, junk-filtered and deduplicated globally. Each surviving lead is pushed to the Apify dataset immediately, so a partial run is still usable.

A query looks like site:clutch.co web development agency "@gmail.com" "Toronto". Pages are fetched through the Apify GOOGLE_SERP proxy over async HTTP with a fresh proxy session per request. Structural parsing means a Google layout change degrades the run rather than breaking it.

Query expansion in the Clutch Email Scraper

Google caps a single query at roughly 300 results, which is nowhere near the size of the Clutch directory. Query expansion multiplies each keyword by each email domain and by several phrasings, with base queries running first. That ordering puts the highest-yield searches at the front of the queue.

Location targeting in the Clutch Email Scraper

location is appended to every query as a quoted phrase and matters a great deal on Clutch. Buyers shortlist by city, so agency profiles are written with city names in them and index accordingly. Running the same keyword set once per metro usually outperforms a single national sweep.

Input reference for the Clutch Email Scraper

The Clutch Email Scraper takes nine inputs and only keywords is required.

Field	Type	Default	Meaning
keywords	array (required)	["agency", "software company"]	Search terms describing the agencies you want
location	string	""	Optional location phrase added to every query
customDomains	array	["@gmail.com", "@yahoo.com"]	Only emails on these domains are kept; @ optional
maxEmails	integer 1-10000	20	Stop after this many unique emails
countryCode	string	""	Two-letter country code for the search proxy (US, GB, DE)
expandQueries	boolean	true	Search each keyword x domain pair in several phrasings
queryModifiers	array	["email", "contact", "new business", "partnerships", "sales"]	Extra words combined with each keyword when expansion is on
maxPagesPerQuery	integer 1-50	30	Page cap per query
maxConcurrency	integer 1-20	5	Parallel queries

Example input

{
  "keywords": ["shopify development agency", "seo agency", "ui ux design studio"],
  "location": "Toronto",
  "customDomains": ["@gmail.com", "@outlook.com"],
  "maxEmails": 250,
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "expandQueries": true,
  "queryModifiers": ["email", "contact", "new business", "partnerships", "sales"],
  "maxPagesPerQuery": 30,
  "maxConcurrency": 5
}

Tuning the Clutch Email Scraper

Service plus platform beats a bare category. hubspot implementation partner and react development agency produce far more distinctive snippets than agency. Three to eight tight keywords is a sensible working range.

Add the domains that small agencies actually use. Boutique shops frequently run on @gmail.com or @outlook.com before they move to a branded domain. Every extra domain multiplies the query count, so raise maxEmails at the same time.

Output reference for the Clutch Email Scraper

Every dataset item produced by the Clutch Email Scraper carries all fourteen fields below.

Field	Meaning
network	Platform name
keyword	The keyword that produced the lead
query	The exact Google query used
title	Raw result title
accountName	Account label Google prints
fullName	Display name parsed from a profile-style title; empty for non-profile results
username	URL-safe handle when the platform exposes one; otherwise null
profileUrl	Canonical account URL when a handle is known; otherwise empty
url	Direct platform link when exposed, else the profile URL
description	Profile snippet, cleaned of labels and counters
email	Lower-cased email address
emailDomain	The matched domain
possiblyTruncated	true when Google's snippet ellipsis touched the email
foundAt	ISO 8601 UTC timestamp

Example output

[
  {
    "network": "Clutch",
    "keyword": "shopify development agency",
    "query": "site:clutch.co shopify development agency \"@gmail.com\" \"Toronto\"",
    "title": "Northshore Commerce Reviews | Clutch.co",
    "accountName": "Northshore Commerce",
    "fullName": "Northshore Commerce",
    "username": "northshore-commerce",
    "profileUrl": "https://clutch.co/profile/northshore-commerce",
    "url": "https://clutch.co/profile/northshore-commerce",
    "description": "Shopify Plus builds and migrations for mid-market retailers in Ontario. New business: northshorecommerce@gmail.com",
    "email": "northshorecommerce@gmail.com",
    "emailDomain": "@gmail.com",
    "possiblyTruncated": false,
    "foundAt": "2025-11-04T12:04:19Z"
  },
  {
    "network": "Clutch",
    "keyword": "seo agency",
    "query": "site:clutch.co seo agency new business \"@outlook.com\" \"Toronto\"",
    "title": "Ravine Digital Reviews | Clutch.co",
    "accountName": "Ravine Digital",
    "fullName": "Ravine Digital",
    "username": "ravine-digital",
    "profileUrl": "https://clutch.co/profile/ravine-digital",
    "url": "https://clutch.co/profile/ravine-digital",
    "description": "Technical SEO and content for B2B SaaS. Partnerships and sales enquiries: ravinedigital.sales@outlook.com",
    "email": "ravinedigital.sales@outlook.com",
    "emailDomain": "@outlook.com",
    "possiblyTruncated": true,
    "foundAt": "2025-11-04T12:05:44Z"
  }
]

The Apify dataset view shows email, account, name, username, profile, keyword, snippet and the truncation flag. Export as CSV, JSON or XLSX, or read the dataset through the Apify API. That makes the Clutch Email Scraper simple to feed into a partner CRM or an ABM platform.

Use cases for the Clutch Email Scraper

The Clutch Email Scraper is aimed squarely at partner and channel work, agency sourcing and competitive research.

Use case	Suggested keywords	Suggested modifiers
Partner and channel recruitment	hubspot partner, shopify development agency	partnerships, alliances
Reseller and referral programme growth	it consultancy, managed services provider	partnerships, new business
Agency sourcing for a brand	branding agency, video production company	new business, contact
ABM list building for agency-focused SaaS	seo agency, ppc agency	email, sales
Competitive research on service categories	mobile app development, data engineering	email, contact
Recruiting agencies onto a marketplace	ui ux design studio, web design agency	new business, partnerships
Vendor shortlisting for procurement	salesforce consultancy, erp implementation	contact, sales

Partner recruitment with the Clutch Email Scraper

If you sell software that agencies resell or implement, Clutch is the cleanest directory of those agencies anywhere. Use keywords naming your platform, such as shopify, hubspot, webflow or salesforce, plus the service verb. Set queryModifiers to partnerships, alliances and new business to bias toward the right inbox.

Agency sourcing and competitive research with the Clutch Email Scraper

Marketers on the buying side can run the Clutch Email Scraper to build a shortlist before issuing an RFP. The description field carries the positioning line, which is usually enough to triage a list quickly. Filter by emailDomain afterwards if you want to separate boutique shops from larger firms.

Practical recipes for the Clutch Email Scraper

A North American channel sweep might use hubspot partner, shopify development agency and webflow agency with countryCode set to US, repeated for CA. A European sweep might use salesforce consultancy and data engineering with location set to Amsterdam or Berlin. Keep expandQueries on in both cases, because one query cannot reach past Google's result cap.

For breadth, drop location, leave maxPagesPerQuery at 30 and raise maxEmails. For precision, set one metro as location, use two or three specific keywords and lower maxEmails. Both modes use identical code, so the only difference is query volume.

How many results the Clutch Email Scraper returns

A measured live run of the Clutch Email Scraper produced 10 blocks, 10 identity matches, 9 profile URLs and 8 unique emails. That places Clutch in the strong tier of this category, just behind Bark, CallUpContact and Crunchbase. One block did not resolve to a handle and two did not carry a usable address, which is normal for a directory that prefers contact forms.

Your own numbers will vary with service category, city, domain list and how much of Clutch Google currently indexes. Free Apify plans stop at 100 emails per run; paid plans are uncapped. No specific volume is guaranteed by the Clutch Email Scraper or by any Actor in this family.

Limitations of the Clutch Email Scraper

• The Clutch Email Scraper only finds agencies whose email is publicly visible in Google's index. Clutch prefers to route enquiries through its own contact form, so many profiles expose no address at all.
• Google caps a single query at roughly 300 results. Query expansion exists to work around that cap, and disabling it reduces yield sharply.
• possiblyTruncated: true means Google's snippet ellipsis touched the email, so the address may be incomplete. Verify those rows before sending.
• username and profileUrl are populated only when Google exposes a handle. Directory and category pages often show a title without one, leaving accountName and fullName populated and the handle empty; that is a Google limitation, not a bug.
• The Clutch Email Scraper requires the Apify GOOGLE_SERP proxy and cannot run without Apify proxy credentials.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 100 emails per run; paid plans have no cap.
• Results vary with keywords, domains and location, and no volume is guaranteed.

The Clutch Email Scraper is not affiliated with, endorsed by or officially supported by Clutch. It reads public search results only and does not access private data.

Responsible use, GDPR and CAN-SPAM

A publicly indexed address is not automatically a lawful one to email. For EU and UK recipients, GDPR expects a lawful basis, a clear sender identity, a genuine business reason and an easy way to object. For US recipients, CAN-SPAM expects accurate headers, a valid postal address and a working unsubscribe path.

Agency inboxes labelled new business are an invitation to pitch, but that invitation is not unlimited consent. Keep the query, profileUrl and foundAt provenance, honour opt-outs immediately and suppress them in future runs of the Clutch Email Scraper. This is general information about common obligations rather than legal advice, so check the rules that apply to you.

FAQ about the Clutch Email Scraper

Does the Clutch Email Scraper log into Clutch?

No. It never logs in, never uses a Clutch API and never opens clutch.co. All data comes from publicly indexed Google results.

How many results should I expect?

A measured live run returned 10 blocks, 10 identity matches, 9 profile URLs and 8 unique emails, which is a strong result for this category. Your numbers depend on category, city, domains and index coverage, and no volume is guaranteed.

Why does the Clutch Email Scraper find no email for some agencies?

Clutch routes buyer enquiries through its own form, so plenty of profiles never publish an inbox. The Clutch Email Scraper can only surface the ones that do.

Why are some username and profileUrl values empty?

The Clutch Email Scraper fills those only when Google exposes a handle. Category and listing pages often show a title without one, so the row keeps accountName and fullName and leaves the handle blank.

What does possiblyTruncated mean?

Google's snippet ellipsis touched the email, so the address may be cut short. Verify those addresses before you send.

How do I bias the Clutch Email Scraper toward partnership contacts?

Set queryModifiers to partnerships, alliances and new business, and name your platform in the keywords.

Is Clutch better than G2 or Capterra for my list?

Clutch is agencies and consultancies; the G2 Email Scraper and Capterra Email Scraper cover software vendors. Pick by who you sell to.

Should I leave query expansion on?

Yes. Google caps one query at roughly 300 results, and expansion is how the Clutch Email Scraper reaches past that ceiling.

Does it need the Apify proxy?

Yes. The Clutch Email Scraper runs on the Apify GOOGLE_SERP proxy and cannot operate without Apify proxy credentials.

Can I run it on the free plan?

Yes, capped at 100 emails per run. Paid plans remove the cap.

Are the emails verified?

No. The Clutch Email Scraper extracts and normalises what Google shows. Run your own verification before a large campaign.

What if my city is thin on Clutch?

Widen to the region, drop location entirely, or complement the run with the Crunchbase Email Scraper for company-level contacts.

Related Actors

Thirty-six sibling Actors cover the rest of the Business and Professional Directories category that the Clutch Email Scraper belongs to. They share the same input schema, output schema and behaviour, so anything you learn here transfers directly. For software vendors use the G2 Email Scraper, for global B2B suppliers the Kompass Email Scraper, and for home-services trades the Houzz Email Scraper.

Actor	What it collects
Clutch Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from Clutch
Clutch Phone Number Scraper	Public phone numbers from Clutch
Angi Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Angi
Bark Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Bark
Better Business Bureau Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Better Business Bureau
Bizapedia Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Bizapedia
Brownbook Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Brownbook
Callupcontact Email Scraper	Public contact emails from CallUpContact
Capterra Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Capterra
Crunchbase Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Crunchbase
Cybo Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Cybo
Cylex Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Cylex
EC21 Email Scraper	Public contact emails from EC21
Europages Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Europages
ExportHub Email Scraper	Public contact emails from ExportHub
FindUsLocal Email Scraper	Public contact emails from FindUsLocal
Foursquare Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Foursquare
Fyple Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Fyple
G2 Email Scraper	Public contact emails from G2
Hotfrog Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Hotfrog
Houzz Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Houzz
Infobel Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Infobel
Kompass Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Kompass
Lacartes Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Lacartes
Manta Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Manta
MapQuest Email Scraper	Public contact emails from MapQuest
N49 Email Scraper	Public contact emails from N49
Porch Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Porch
Scoot Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Scoot
Thomasnet Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Thomasnet
Thumbtack Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Thumbtack
Touch Local Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Touch Local
TradeIndia Email Scraper	Public contact emails from TradeIndia
Trustpilot Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Trustpilot
Tupalo Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Tupalo
Yalwa Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Yalwa
Yellow Pages Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Yellow Pages
Angi Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from Angi
Bark Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from Bark
Better Business Bureau Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from Better Business Bureau
Bizapedia Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from Bizapedia
Brownbook Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from Brownbook

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