# Australia Business-for-Sale Scraper (`mai_amm/australia-business-for-sale-scraper`) Actor Extract public business-for-sale listings from BusinessForSale.com.au. - **URL**: https://apify.com/mai\_amm/australia-business-for-sale-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [wiseld\_squid](https://apify.com/mai_amm) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation, SEO tools - **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.50 / 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/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 ## Australia Business-for-Sale Scraper Extract business-for-sale listings across Australia, including prices, locations, categories, financial details, broker information, and listing URLs. ### Overview This Actor scrapes publicly available listings from BusinessForSale.com.au and saves one normalized item per unique business listing to the default Apify dataset. Users can either: - Select a location and category from dropdowns - Paste a custom BusinessForSale.com.au URL The Actor follows listing pages, pagination, and optionally visits individual listing detail pages for richer data. ### Free Preview and Paid Results - `accessMode: "preview"` saves a free sample capped at 20 listings. - `accessMode: "full"` can save more than 20 listings only when the Apify runtime confirms the runner is a paid-plan user. - If `full` is requested by a runner that is not confirmed as paid, the Actor automatically falls back to preview mode and caps output at 20 listings. - Preview and full runs use the same default dataset schema; the difference is only the result limit. ### Supported URL Types - Search pages - Location pages - Category pages - Filtered listing pages - Individual business listing pages ### Use Cases - Business acquisition research - Market research - Broker lead collection - Competitor monitoring - Investment screening - Custom dashboards - Data pipelines ### Input Example: Beginner Mode ```json { "accessMode": "preview", "location": "nsw", "category": "cafe", "maxResults": 20, "includeDetails": true } ```` ### Input Example: Advanced Mode ```json { "accessMode": "full", "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.businessforsale.com.au/for-sale/nsw/coffee-shop/" } ], "maxResults": 100, "includeDetails": true } ``` ### Output Example ```json { "listing_id": "W10147", "title": "Established Cafe in Melbourne CBD", "url": "https://www.businessforsale.com.au/australia/example-id/example-listing", "category": "Cafe", "location": "Melbourne VIC", "state": "Victoria", "asking_price_text": "$220,000", "asking_price_aud": 220000, "revenue_text": "$520,000 per annum", "revenue_aud": 520000, "profit_text": "$115,000 per annum", "profit_aud": 115000, "rent_text": "", "rent_aud": null, "price_to_profit_ratio": 1.91, "profit_margin_percent": 22.12, "description": "Popular cafe located in a high-foot-traffic area...", "broker_name": "Example Business Broker", "broker_phone": "+61...", "broker_email": "", "images": [ "https://example.com/image.jpg" ], "source": "businessforsale.com.au", "scraped_at": "2026-06-01T10:00:00.000Z" } ``` # Actor input Schema ## `accessMode` (type: `string`): Preview saves a free sample capped at 20 listings. Full can save more than 20 listings only for confirmed paid-plan users; free-plan full runs are automatically downgraded to preview. ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Optional custom BusinessForSale.com.au search, location, category, filtered, or individual listing URLs. If provided, these URLs override the dropdown selections. ## `location` (type: `string`): Choose a location from the options currently available on BusinessForSale.com.au. ## `category` (type: `string`): Choose a business category from the options currently available on BusinessForSale.com.au. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of unique business listings to save. Preview mode is capped at 20 listings automatically. Full mode can collect more for paid-plan users. ## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`): Visit each individual listing page to extract full details. ## Actor input object example ```json { "accessMode": "full", "startUrls": [], "location": "all", "category": "all", "maxResults": 100, "includeDetails": true } ``` # 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 = { "accessMode": "full" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("mai_amm/australia-business-for-sale-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 = { "accessMode": "full" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("mai_amm/australia-business-for-sale-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 '{ "accessMode": "full" }' | apify call mai_amm/australia-business-for-sale-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=mai_amm/australia-business-for-sale-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Australia Business-for-Sale Scraper", "description": "Extract public business-for-sale listings from BusinessForSale.com.au.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "CbRNUnKCVaIsKFhWj" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/mai_amm~australia-business-for-sale-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-mai_amm-australia-business-for-sale-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/mai_amm~australia-business-for-sale-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-mai_amm-australia-business-for-sale-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/mai_amm~australia-business-for-sale-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-mai_amm-australia-business-for-sale-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "accessMode": { "title": "Access mode", "enum": [ "preview", "full" ], "type": "string", "description": "Preview saves a free sample capped at 20 listings. Full can save more than 20 listings only for confirmed paid-plan users; free-plan full runs are automatically downgraded to preview.", "default": "full" }, "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Optional custom BusinessForSale.com.au search, location, category, filtered, or individual listing URLs. If provided, these URLs override the dropdown selections.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "location": { "title": "Location", "enum": [ "all", "nsw", "qld", "vic", "tas", "sa", "wa", "nt", "act", "adelaide", "brisbane", "canberra", "darwin", "hobart", "melbourne", "perth", "sydney" ], "type": "string", "description": "Choose a location from the options currently available on BusinessForSale.com.au.", "default": "all" }, "category": { "title": "Business category", "enum": [ "all", "accommodation", "advertising_promotions", "agricultural", "automotive", "boat_marine", "business_services", "cafe", "cleaning", "clothing", "construction", "education", "entertainment", "food_drink", "franchise", "general_retail", "health_beauty", "healthcare", "home_garden_retail", "home_services", "manufacturing", "online", "outdoor_retail", "personal_services", "pets", "recreation", "restaurant", "technology_retail" ], "type": "string", "description": "Choose a business category from the options currently available on BusinessForSale.com.au.", "default": "all" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Maximum results", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of unique business listings to save. Preview mode is capped at 20 listings automatically. Full mode can collect more for paid-plan users.", "default": 100 }, "includeDetails": { "title": "Include listing details", "type": "boolean", "description": "Visit each individual listing page to extract full details.", "default": true } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```