Das Örtliche Scraper

👋 Welcome to the Das Örtliche Scraper! This actor extracts business listings and detailed information from the German directory service (dasoertliche.de). With this actor, you can easily gather comprehensive data about businesses, professionals, and services across Germany with contact information, addresses, phone numbers, and business categories.

Introduction

The Das Örtliche Scraper is a web scraping tool that extracts business directory data from the official German directory service. It is useful for lead generation, market research, competitive analysis, and anyone interested in analyzing business opportunities in the German market.

Use Cases

• Lead Generation: Collect comprehensive business data including contact information, addresses, and phone numbers.
• Market Research: Analyze businesses by location, industry, and customer ratings.
• Business Intelligence: Study market trends, business categories, and service offerings.
• Competitive Analysis: Monitor businesses in specific industries or locations.

Input 📥

To use this actor, provide the following input fields:

• startUrls (array, required): Direct URLs to scrape from dasoertliche.de. These should be search result pages or business listing pages.
• maxItems (integer, optional): Maximum number of business listings to extract. Example: 100
• proxyConfiguration (object, optional): Apify proxy configuration. Default: { "useApifyProxy": false }

Important Notes:

• The scraper requires startUrls to be provided as it needs specific search result pages to begin scraping.
• URLs should be from dasoertliche.de search results or business detail pages.
• The scraper will automatically follow pagination and extract business details.

Example input:

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.dasoertliche.de/Ergebnisse/M%C3%B6beltransporte/Aachen.html"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Output 📤

The output is a dataset of business listing objects with the following key fields:

{
  "title": "a&b Möbeltransport GmbH",
  "url": "https://www.dasoertliche.de/?form_name=detail&id=0001004012900500934628&recuid=5O2XOQEL6XKM3V6LKFQVKNNWCYJRCWSMHLVFCPLGOETSXNYC&niceid=a-b-M%C3%B6beltransport-GmbH-Aachen-Richterich-Schlo%C3%9F-Sch%C3%B6nau-Str&buc=1&verlNr=103&kw=a&ci=Aachen&recFrom=1&pagePos=1&lastFormName=search_nat&kgs=05334002&zvo_ok=1&hitno=0",
  "address": "Schloß-Schönau-Str. 4 52072 Aachen - Richterich Zum Kartenausschnitt Routenplaner",
  "telephone": ["0241 46 35 71 17", "0179 5 01 29 01"],
  "telefax": ["0241 46 35 94 81"],
  "website": "http://www.umzug-in-aachen.de",
  "email": null,
  "category": ["Möbeltransporte in Aachen"],
  "categoryUrl": [
    "https://www.dasoertliche.de/Themen/Möbeltransporte/Aachen.html"
  ],
  "openClosed": null,
  "totalRating": 1,
  "rating": "5/5 Sternen",
  "imagesFromOwner": [],
  "imagesFromOtherSources": [],
  "videos": [],
  "openingHours": [],
  "practiceDescription": null,
  "keywordDescription": null,
  "reviewSources": [
    {
      "source": "golocal",
      "total": 1,
      "url": "https://www.golocal.de/aachen/umzuege/a-b-moebeltransport-gmbh-ZD7nk/?utm_campaign=golocal_export&utm_medium=export_bpp&utm_source=dasoertliche"
    }
  ],
  "reviews": [
    {
      "date": "06.12.2016",
      "name": "abecker6",
      "via": "golocal",
      "urlVia": "https://www.golocal.de/aachen/umzuege/a-b-moebeltransport-gmbh-ZD7nk/?utm_campaign=golocal_export&utm_medium=export_bpp&utm_source=dasoertliche",
      "review": "„Mein Umzug verlief reibungslos.Das Team von a”",
      "urlFullReview": null
    }
  ],
  "externalReviews": []
}

How many business listings can the Das Örtliche Scraper extract?

The scraper paginates through business listings and will extract up to the number specified in maxItems. If you want all available business listings, set a high value for maxItems.

Why use the Das Örtliche Scraper?

• ⚡️ Fast: Quickly gather comprehensive business data for your needs.
• 🤙 Easy to use: No coding required—just input your search URLs and run.
• ☑️ Well-Maintained: Maintained by the Lexis Solutions team for reliability and updates.
• 🎯 Flexible: Support for various business categories and locations across Germany.
• 🔍 Comprehensive: Extracts detailed business information including contact details, ratings, and reviews.
• 🌍 German Market Focus: Specialized for the German business directory market.

FAQ 💬

• Can I scrape specific business categories?

  • Yes, use search result URLs from dasoertliche.de that filter by specific categories or locations.

• How do I get the right start URLs?

  • Visit dasoertliche.de, perform your search with desired filters, and copy the resulting URL as a startUrl.

• What if the website changes?

  • If Das Örtliche changes its website structure, the scraper may need to be updated. Please report issues or request updates as needed.

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