# California New Business Leads - Los Angeles & SF (`loomwise/california-new-business-leads`) Actor

New California businesses (LLCs, corporations) registered in Los Angeles and San Francisco, from official city open data, with NAICS codes. Filter by industry or ZIP. No personal names. $2/1k.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/loomwise/california-new-business-leads.md
- **Developed by:** [Loomwise](https://apify.com/loomwise) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## California New Business Leads: new LLCs and corporations in Los Angeles & San Francisco

Get **newly registered California businesses** from two official city open-data registries: the **City of Los Angeles Office of Finance (Active Businesses)** and the **San Francisco Treasurer & Tax Collector (Registered Business Locations)**. Both are updated regularly and come with a **NAICS industry code**, so you can pull "new construction companies in LA" or "new restaurants in San Francisco" directly.

In our last 30-day test run this returned **976 new business entities** (531 in Los Angeles, 445 in San Francisco), after dropping every record without a business designator.

Each result has the business name, account/certificate number, **start date**, NAICS code and industry, city, ZIP and business street address.

No browser, no proxies, no login. Runs take seconds.

### Who uses this

- **Suppliers, insurers, banks, payroll and accounting firms** reaching California companies in their first weeks.
- **Lead-gen agencies and B2B SaaS** building fresh LA or SF lists by industry or ZIP.
- **Contractor-focused sellers** targeting new construction companies (NAICS `23`).
- **Market researchers** tracking new business formation in California's two biggest business hubs.

### Privacy by design

- **Businesses only.** Records whose name has no business designator (LLC, Inc, Corp...) are dropped, so sole proprietors and personal names never appear.
- **No owner names, emails or phone numbers.**
- **Apartment-style addresses are withheld** (city/ZIP stay).

### Input

| Field | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| `withinDays` | Started in the last N days | 30 |
| `dateFrom` / `dateTo` | Exact date window | none |
| `cities` | `LOS_ANGELES`, `SAN_FRANCISCO` | both |
| `naicsCodes` | NAICS prefixes, e.g. `23`, `722`, `5413` | none |
| `zipCodes` | ZIP prefixes, e.g. `900`, `941` | none |
| `keywords` | Name contains | none |
| `maxResults` | Cap | 100 |

### Output (example)

```json
{
  "businessName": "RUIZ HOLDINGS GROUP LLC", "accountNumber": "0003559904-0001-9", "naicsCode": "561990",
  "industry": "All Other Support Services", "startDate": "2026-10-23", "city": "NORTHRIDGE", "state": "CA",
  "zipCode": "91324-3802", "sourceCity": "Los Angeles"
}
```

### Pricing

$2 per 1,000 results (pay per result), plus a tiny per-run start fee.

### Run it on a schedule

Schedule it weekly and send new businesses to Google Sheets, HubSpot, Slack or email with Apify integrations. It also works from AI assistants through the Apify MCP server.

### FAQ

**Is this legal to use?** Yes. Both cities publish these datasets on their official open-data portals for public reuse.

**Why only LA and SF?** They are the California cities that publish business registrations as open data with an API. More cities may be added.

*Not affiliated with or endorsed by the City of Los Angeles or the City and County of San Francisco.*

### More public-data lead tools from Loomwise

- [federal-opportunities](https://apify.com/loomwise/federal-opportunities): SAM.gov federal contract opportunities and Grants.gov grants (no API key)
- [city-building-permits](https://apify.com/loomwise/city-building-permits): Building permits from 30+ US city open-data portals (contractor, solar, roofing, ADU leads)
- [new-york-contractor-registry](https://apify.com/loomwise/new-york-contractor-registry): Newly registered New York State contractors with compliance flags
- [wa-contractor-licenses](https://apify.com/loomwise/wa-contractor-licenses): Washington State L\&I contractor licenses, new registrations daily
- [oregon-contractor-licenses](https://apify.com/loomwise/oregon-contractor-licenses): Oregon CCB contractor licenses with bond and insurance details
- [connecticut-business-licenses](https://apify.com/loomwise/connecticut-business-licenses): Connecticut business and contractor credentials (new licenses, renewals)
- [texas-contractor-licenses](https://apify.com/loomwise/texas-contractor-licenses): Texas TDLR A/C (HVAC) and electrical contractor licenses
- [texas-new-business-leads](https://apify.com/loomwise/texas-new-business-leads): New Texas businesses from Comptroller sales tax permits
- [colorado-new-business-filings](https://apify.com/loomwise/colorado-new-business-filings): New Colorado LLCs and corporations from the Secretary of State, daily
- [new-york-new-business-filings](https://apify.com/loomwise/new-york-new-business-filings): New New York LLCs and corporations from the Department of State, daily
- [connecticut-new-business-registrations](https://apify.com/loomwise/connecticut-new-business-registrations): New Connecticut businesses with NAICS industry codes, daily
- [oregon-electrical-plumbing-contractors](https://apify.com/loomwise/oregon-electrical-plumbing-contractors): Oregon electrical, plumbing, HVAC/R and solar contractor businesses (BCD)
- [illinois-chicago-new-business-licenses](https://apify.com/loomwise/illinois-chicago-new-business-licenses): New Chicago, Illinois business licenses, daily
- [pennsylvania-philadelphia-business-licenses](https://apify.com/loomwise/pennsylvania-philadelphia-business-licenses): New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania business licenses, daily

# Actor input Schema

## `withinDays` (type: `integer`):

Businesses that started at a location in the last N days.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional start date (overrides N days).

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

Optional end date (default today).

## `cities` (type: `array`):

Leave empty for both.

## `naicsCodes` (type: `array`):

e.g. 23 (construction), 722 (restaurants), 5413 (engineering).

## `zipCodes` (type: `array`):

e.g. 900, 941.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

e.g. dental, coffee.

## `includeAddress` (type: `boolean`):

Apartment-style addresses are withheld.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Cap on results. You pay per result.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "withinDays": 30,
  "naicsCodes": [
    "23"
  ],
  "includeAddress": true,
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `runSummary` (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 = {
    "withinDays": 30,
    "naicsCodes": [
        "23"
    ],
    "maxResults": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("loomwise/california-new-business-leads").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 = {
    "withinDays": 30,
    "naicsCodes": ["23"],
    "maxResults": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("loomwise/california-new-business-leads").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 '{
  "withinDays": 30,
  "naicsCodes": [
    "23"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100
}' |
apify call loomwise/california-new-business-leads --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,loomwise/california-new-business-leads"
        }
    }
}
```

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/39evUVoPd9OfKFhR2/builds/1GyXLZc8AidGzh2xG/openapi.json