# YellowPages Scraper - Local Business Leads to CSV/Excel (`matrix-crawl/yellowpages-scraper`) Actor Scrape YellowPages.com business listings by search term and location. Extract name, phone, address, website, rating, reviews, categories and years in business into CSV, Excel or JSON. Optional full-profile mode adds description, geo, hours and social links. No login, no API key. - **URL**: https://apify.com/matrix-crawl/yellowpages-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Matrix Crawl](https://apify.com/matrix-crawl) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, SEO tools, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $4.00 / 1,000 results 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 ## YellowPages Scraper — Local Business Leads (Phone, Address, Website) to CSV/Excel **Fast YellowPages.com scraper for local-business lead generation.** Search any business type in any US city and pull clean, spreadsheet-ready rows — name, phone, address, website, rating, reviews, categories, years in business — with no login and no API key. `yellowpages scraper` · `yellowpages.com scraper` · `local business leads` · `b2b lead generation` · `business directory` · `phone number scraper` · `local seo` · `sales prospecting` Built for sales teams building local lead lists, agencies doing local SEO, and analysts mapping a market by city and category. --- ### 👥 Who Is This For? * **B2B Sales / Lead-gen:** Build targeted call/email lists by trade + city. * **Local SEO Agencies:** Pull local competitors with ratings, categories, and websites. * **Market Analysts:** Map a category across geographies (counts, ratings, tenure). --- ### ⚡ Features * **Contact data** — business name, phone, street address, locality, website. * **Reputation** — star rating and review count. * **Firmographics** — categories, years in business. * **Multi-search** — several search terms in one run, one location filter. * **Full-profile mode (optional)** — description, address parts, geo lat/lng, founding year, opening hours, social links. * **De-duplicated** — by YellowPages profile URL. * **Cost control** — hard `maxItems` cap. * **Export** — CSV/Excel/JSON, or call via Apify's MCP server. --- ### 🚀 How to Use 1. Add one or more **search terms** (e.g. `plumber`, `dentist`, `roofing contractor`). 2. Set a **location** (e.g. `New York, NY` or a ZIP like `90210`). 3. Set **Maximum Items** and press **Start**. 4. Export as CSV, Excel, JSON, or HTML. #### Sample Input ```json { "searchTerms": ["plumber", "electrician"], "location": "New York, NY", "maxPagesPerSearch": 3, "maxItems": 500, "scrapeProfileDetails": false, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] } } ```` *** ### 🔎 Two modes - **Directory (default):** everything from the results page — name, phone, address, website, rating, reviewCount, categories, yearsInBusiness, snippet. One request per results page. - **Full profile (`scrapeProfileDetails: true`):** visits each business profile for the rich object — full `description`, `address` object (street/city/region/zip/country), `geo` (lat/lng), `foundingDate`, `openingHours`, `socialLinks`, `areaServed`. **+1 request per business** (slower, more bandwidth). Businesses whose profile is temporarily blocked still return their directory row — no data is lost. *** ### 📊 Output Data Dictionary (Directory mode) | Field | Type | Example | |-------|------|---------| | `name` | string | `"RR Plumbing Roto-Rooter"` | | `phone` | string | null | `"(917) 997-7507"` | | `streetAddress` | string | null | `"450 7th Ave"` | | `locality` | string | null | `"New York, NY 10001"` | | `website` | string | null | `"https://www.rotorooter.com/manhattan/"` | | `rating` | number | null | `4.5` | | `reviewCount` | integer | null | `28` | | `categories` | string | null | `"Plumbers, Plumbing-Drain & Sewer Cleaning"` | | `yearsInBusiness` | integer | null | `91` | | `snippet` | string | null | `"From Business: When you need an emergency plumber…"` | | `yellowPagesUrl` | string | null | `"https://www.yellowpages.com/…/mip/…"` | | `searchTerm` | string | `"plumber"` | | `location` | string | `"New York, NY"` | | `scrapedAt` | string (ISO) | `"2026-07-01T10:00:00.000Z"` | > Fields not shown on a listing come back `null`. #### Extra fields with **Full profile** mode (`scrapeProfileDetails: true`) | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `description` | string | Full business description | | `address` | object | street, locality, region, postalCode, country | | `geo` | object | `{ lat, lng }` | | `foundingDate` | string | Founding year, e.g. `"1935"` | | `openingHours` | array | string | Opening hours | | `areaServed` | string | Service area, e.g. `"New York, NY"` | | `socialLinks` | array | Profile links (LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube…) | | `email` | string | null | Email if listed (often absent) | | `categoriesFull` | string | Full category list from the profile | *** ### 💡 Proxy (required) YellowPages blocks data-center IPs, so this actor uses **residential** proxy. - **Default:** Apify residential — works out of the box. - **Optional:** plug in your own residential proxy for higher volume. Tip: use `maxItems` / `maxPagesPerSearch` to control cost. ### ⚖️ Compliance & Responsible Use Collects **publicly listed business** directory data only. You are responsible for lawful use, anti-spam compliance for any outreach, and respecting YellowPages.com's Terms of Service and `robots.txt`. # Actor input Schema ## `searchTerms` (type: `array`): Business types / keywords to search on YellowPages, e.g. "plumber", "dentist", "roofing contractor". ## `location` (type: `string`): City/state or ZIP to search in, e.g. "New York, NY" or "90210". ## `maxPagesPerSearch` (type: `integer`): How many result pages to crawl per search term (30 listings per page). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on total businesses scraped (cost control). 0 = no cap. ## `scrapeProfileDetails` (type: `boolean`): Visit each business profile page for extra fields (full description, address parts, geo lat/lng, founding year, opening hours, social links, area served). Slower and uses more proxy bandwidth — one extra request per business. ## `debugLog` (type: `boolean`): If a page returns 200 but parses 0 rows, save the HTML to the key-value store for inspection. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Residential proxy is required — YellowPages blocks data-center IPs. Default Apify residential works out of the box. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchTerms": [ "plumber" ], "location": "New York, NY", "maxPagesPerSearch": 1, "maxItems": 20, "scrapeProfileDetails": false, "debugLog": false, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # 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 = { "searchTerms": [ "plumber" ], "location": "New York, NY" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("matrix-crawl/yellowpages-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 = { "searchTerms": ["plumber"], "location": "New York, NY", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("matrix-crawl/yellowpages-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 '{ "searchTerms": [ "plumber" ], "location": "New York, NY" }' | apify call matrix-crawl/yellowpages-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=matrix-crawl/yellowpages-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "YellowPages Scraper - Local Business Leads to CSV/Excel", "description": "Scrape YellowPages.com business listings by search term and location. Extract name, phone, address, website, rating, reviews, categories and years in business into CSV, Excel or JSON. Optional full-profile mode adds description, geo, hours and social links. No login, no API key.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "R1P3HI7XcUVINfLai" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/matrix-crawl~yellowpages-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-matrix-crawl-yellowpages-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/matrix-crawl~yellowpages-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-matrix-crawl-yellowpages-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/matrix-crawl~yellowpages-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-matrix-crawl-yellowpages-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "searchTerms": { "title": "Search terms", "type": "array", "description": "Business types / keywords to search on YellowPages, e.g. \"plumber\", \"dentist\", \"roofing contractor\".", "default": [ "plumber" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "location": { "title": "Location", "type": "string", "description": "City/state or ZIP to search in, e.g. \"New York, NY\" or \"90210\".", "default": "New York, NY" }, "maxPagesPerSearch": { "title": "Max pages per search", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "How many result pages to crawl per search term (30 listings per page).", "default": 1 }, "maxItems": { "title": "Maximum items", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on total businesses scraped (cost control). 0 = no cap.", "default": 20 }, "scrapeProfileDetails": { "title": "Scrape full profile details", "type": "boolean", "description": "Visit each business profile page for extra fields (full description, address parts, geo lat/lng, founding year, opening hours, social links, area served). Slower and uses more proxy bandwidth — one extra request per business.", "default": false }, "debugLog": { "title": "Debug logging", "type": "boolean", "description": "If a page returns 200 but parses 0 rows, save the HTML to the key-value store for inspection.", "default": false }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Residential proxy is required — YellowPages blocks data-center IPs. Default Apify residential works out of the box.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```