# Social Media Lead Finder – Find Interested People in Real-Time (`lofomachines/fresh-lead-finder`) Actor

Find up to 300 people actively looking for your service or products now — across Reddit and Facebook Groups in 20+ countries.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lofomachines/fresh-lead-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [Lofomachines](https://apify.com/lofomachines) (community)
- **Categories:** Agents, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 leads

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

## Fresh Lead Finder – Find Interested People in Real-Time

**The fastest way to find people actively looking for your service, product, or seeking alternatives to your competitors — across Reddit and Facebook Groups in 20 languages, with built-in AI relevance filtering.**

> 💎 **Paid Apify plans only.** This actor is gated behind any paid Apify plan (Starter, Scale, Business…). Free-tier accounts will receive an upgrade notice instead of leads.

> ⚡ A modern, open alternative to [ReplyGuy](https://replyguy.com) — broader reach, multilingual, AI-filtered, pay-as-you-go.

---

### What This Actor Does

Tell Fresh Lead Finder what you sell (or who your competitor is), pick a market, and it surfaces real, recent public posts from people expressing buying intent right now:

- *"Can anyone recommend a good plumber in San Francisco?"*
- *"Looking for a CRM for our agency"*
- *"Any alternative to HubSpot that's cheaper?"*
- *"Tired of Salesforce, what are you all using instead?"*

Every result is a warm, context-rich lead you can approach with a relevant, timely reply.

---

### Why Fresh Lead Finder vs ReplyGuy

| Feature | Fresh Lead Finder | ReplyGuy |
|---|---|---|
| **Pricing** | Pay per run (compute units) | $39–$199/month subscription |
| **Platforms** | Reddit + Facebook Groups | Primarily Reddit |
| **Languages** | 20 (EN, IT, ES, FR, DE, NL, PT, PL, SV, DA, NO, FI, ZH, MS…) | English only |
| **Search modes** | Looking For + Alternative To | Keyword monitoring |
| **AI relevance filter** | Built-in — drops noise automatically | — |
| **Data ownership** | Full — exported to your dataset | SaaS |
| **Integration** | API, webhooks, Zapier, Make | Limited |

If you want **maximum coverage at minimum cost**, need **non-English markets**, or simply prefer owning your own lead pipeline, Fresh Lead Finder is built for you.

---

### Use Cases

- **Local service businesses** — plumbers, lawyers, accountants — find people asking for help in their city
- **SaaS founders** — intercept users frustrated with competitors and shopping for alternatives
- **Agencies** — find B2B prospects actively searching for your services
- **Recruiters** — locate professionals signalling they need a better tool
- **E-commerce brands** — find buyers comparing products in your category
- **Developers** — discover devs struggling with a problem your tool solves

---

### How It Works

1. You enter a **keyword** (your service, product, or a competitor name), an optional **location**, and select a **target market / language**.
2. Fresh Lead Finder scans **Reddit** and **Facebook Groups** for posts matching active buying intent — in the native language of the market you chose.
3. An **AI relevance filter** automatically removes noise: articles, listicles, category pages, job posts, sponsored content, irrelevant matches.
4. Qualified leads **stream into your dataset in real time** — each new lead lands the moment the AI confirms it, no waiting for the whole run to finish.

#### Search Modes

**🔍 Looking For** — finds people actively searching for what you offer.

Catches intent like *"can anyone recommend"*, *"looking for"*, *"need a"*, *"best tool for"*, *"quote for"*, *"mi consigliate"*, *"cerco"*, *"ich suche"*, *"je cherche"*, *"busco"* and dozens more across languages.

**🔄 Alternative To** — finds people frustrated with a competitor and shopping for alternatives.

Catches intent like *"alternative to"*, *"tired of"*, *"alternativa a"*, *"Alternative zu"*, *"any alternative"* and the equivalent in 20 languages.

#### Platforms Covered

**Reddit** (all public subreddits) · **Facebook Groups** (all public groups)

Two focused, high-signal sources where real people post real buying-intent questions. The AI relevance filter does the rest.

---

### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `mode` | `looking_for` \| `alternative_to` | Search intent mode |
| `keyword` | string | What you sell (Looking For) or who your competitor is (Alternative To) |
| `location` | string | City, region or country (optional) |
| `market` | enum | Target language / market |
| `afterDate` | date (`YYYY-MM-DD`) | Only return posts published after this date (calendar picker, optional) |

#### Available Markets

`global` · `us` · `uk` · `ca` · `au` · `it` · `es` · `latam` · `br` · `fr` · `de` · `nl` · `pt` · `sg` · `cn` · `dk` · `fi` · `no` · `pl` · `se`

#### Example Inputs

**Find plumbers in San Francisco posting in the last 30 days:**
```json
{
  "mode": "looking_for",
  "keyword": "plumber",
  "location": "San Francisco",
  "market": "us",
  "afterDate": "2026-04-24"
}
````

**Find people tired of HubSpot looking for alternatives:**

```json
{
  "mode": "alternative_to",
  "keyword": "HubSpot",
  "market": "global",
  "afterDate": "2026-01-01"
}
```

**Find Italian businesses looking for a web agency in Milano:**

```json
{
  "mode": "looking_for",
  "keyword": "agenzia web",
  "location": "Milano",
  "market": "it"
}
```

***

### Output

Each item in the dataset is a fully qualified lead:

```json
{
  "platform": "Reddit",
  "intent": "Looking For",
  "title": "Looking for a good plumber in San Francisco",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/.../...",
  "description": "Hey everyone, we just moved to SF and need a reliable plumber to fix a slow drain. Any recommendations?",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-24T10:32:00.000Z"
}
```

#### Output Fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `platform` | Source platform (`Reddit` or `Facebook Groups`) |
| `intent` | `Looking For` or `Alternative To` |
| `title` | Title of the post |
| `url` | Direct link to the post |
| `description` | Post snippet / context |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp of when the lead was found |

***

### Scheduling for Ongoing Lead Generation

Use Apify's built-in scheduler to run this actor daily or weekly and always have fresh leads in your pipeline:

1. Go to your actor run → **Schedule**
2. Set a cron: `0 8 * * 1-5` (every weekday at 8am)
3. Pipe the output dataset to Zapier, Make, n8n, or your CRM via webhook

***

### Frequently Asked Questions

**Is this legal?**
Yes. Fresh Lead Finder only accesses **publicly available posts** that anyone can read in a browser. It does not bypass any login, paywall, or rate limit. Always engage with leads responsibly and in compliance with each platform's terms of service.

**How is this different from ReplyGuy?**
ReplyGuy is a subscription SaaS focused on Reddit. Fresh Lead Finder is a pay-per-use Apify actor that scans **Reddit and Facebook Groups in 20 languages**, automatically filters out noise with AI, streams qualified leads to your dataset in real time, and lets you export them via any downstream workflow.

**How is this different from social listening tools like Mention or Brand24?**
Social listening tools monitor *brand mentions*. Fresh Lead Finder finds people expressing *buying intent* — they're asking for recommendations or alternatives, often without mentioning you at all. These are net-new prospects, not existing brand mentions.

**Can I use this for non-English markets?**
Yes. Fresh Lead Finder works natively in Italian, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, and more — with intent phrases tuned for each language.

**Why are some runs returning fewer leads than others?**
The AI relevance filter is aggressive by design — it would rather drop a borderline result than waste your time on noise. If you're getting few leads, try: broadening your keyword, removing the location, switching markets, or extending the `afterDate` window.

**How are leads qualified?**
Every result goes through an LLM-powered relevance check that decides whether the post is from a real person actively expressing buying intent — versus an article, listicle, ad, job post, category page, or irrelevant match. Only qualified leads land in your dataset.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

**Looking For** — finds posts from people actively searching for your service or product.

**Alternative To** — finds posts from people frustrated with a competitor and seeking alternatives.

The right intent phrase is selected automatically based on the market's language.

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

What you're looking for. In **Looking For** mode, the service / product you sell (e.g. `plumber`, `CRM`, `marketing agency`). In **Alternative To** mode, the competitor / brand / tool you want to displace (e.g. `HubSpot`, `Salesforce`).

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

City, region or country to embed in the queries (e.g. "New York", "London", "Milano"). Leave empty for a location-agnostic search.

## `market` (type: `string`):

Selects the country & language used for the search. Each market scans the same set of public platforms using its native intent phrase.

## `afterDate` (type: `string`):

Restrict results to public posts **published after** this date. Leave empty to scan the full archive. Pick a recent date (e.g. last 30–60 days) for real-time, actionable leads.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "looking_for",
  "keyword": "plumber",
  "location": "New York",
  "market": "global"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lofomachines/fresh-lead-finder").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lofomachines/fresh-lead-finder").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 '{}' |
apify call lofomachines/fresh-lead-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lofomachines/fresh-lead-finder",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Social Media Lead Finder – Find Interested People in Real-Time",
        "description": "Find up to 300 people actively looking for your service or products now — across Reddit and Facebook Groups in 20+ countries.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "ceA1we0gMZRXdIofk"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/lofomachines~fresh-lead-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lofomachines-fresh-lead-finder",
                "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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/lofomachines~fresh-lead-finder/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-lofomachines-fresh-lead-finder",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/lofomachines~fresh-lead-finder/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-lofomachines-fresh-lead-finder",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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",
                "required": [
                    "mode",
                    "market"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "mode": {
                        "title": "Search Mode",
                        "enum": [
                            "looking_for",
                            "alternative_to"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "**Looking For** — finds posts from people actively searching for your service or product.\n\n**Alternative To** — finds posts from people frustrated with a competitor and seeking alternatives.\n\nThe right intent phrase is selected automatically based on the market's language.",
                        "default": "looking_for"
                    },
                    "keyword": {
                        "title": "Keyword",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "What you're looking for. In **Looking For** mode, the service / product you sell (e.g. `plumber`, `CRM`, `marketing agency`). In **Alternative To** mode, the competitor / brand / tool you want to displace (e.g. `HubSpot`, `Salesforce`)."
                    },
                    "location": {
                        "title": "Location (optional)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "City, region or country to embed in the queries (e.g. \"New York\", \"London\", \"Milano\"). Leave empty for a location-agnostic search."
                    },
                    "market": {
                        "title": "Target Market / Language",
                        "enum": [
                            "global",
                            "us",
                            "uk",
                            "ca",
                            "au",
                            "it",
                            "es",
                            "latam",
                            "br",
                            "fr",
                            "de",
                            "nl",
                            "pt",
                            "sg",
                            "cn",
                            "dk",
                            "fi",
                            "no",
                            "pl",
                            "se"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Selects the country & language used for the search. Each market scans the same set of public platforms using its native intent phrase.",
                        "default": "global"
                    },
                    "afterDate": {
                        "title": "Only posts after this date",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Restrict results to public posts **published after** this date. Leave empty to scan the full archive. Pick a recent date (e.g. last 30–60 days) for real-time, actionable leads."
                    }
                }
            },
            "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```