# Kakao Map Place Search Scraper (Korea) (`mellora/kakao-map-place-search-scraper`) Actor

Extracts place names, categories, addresses, phone numbers, and map links from Kakao Map public search results for any keyword and area in Korea.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mellora/kakao-map-place-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [James Barnes](https://apify.com/mellora) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.00 / 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?

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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.

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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

## Kakao Map Place Search Scraper (Korea)

Build Korean local-business lead lists from Kakao Map: search any keyword in any area and get place names, categories, addresses, business phone numbers, coordinates and map links.

### Sample output

Illustrative record (values vary by search):

```json
{
  "placeId": "12345678",
  "name": "예시 카페 강남점",
  "category": "음식점 > 카페 > 커피전문점",
  "address": "서울 강남구 테헤란로 123",
  "lotAddress": "서울 강남구 역삼동 123-4",
  "phone": "02-123-4567",
  "latitude": 37.4979,
  "longitude": 127.0276,
  "website": null,
  "placeUrl": "https://place.map.kakao.com/12345678",
  "query": "강남역 카페"
}
```

### What it does

- Reads the public Kakao Map search JSON, the same data the public search page loads.
- No login, no browser. Only publicly visible business listing data.
- Collects business phone numbers shown on listings, not personal contacts.

### Input

- **query** (required): keyword, e.g. `카페`.
- **location** (optional): area, e.g. `강남역`.
- **maxResults**: 1-500, default 50.

### Output fields

placeId, name, category, address, lotAddress, phone, latitude, longitude, website, placeUrl, query.

### Pricing

$0.001 per result (charged per dataset item).

### Limits

- Kakao Map search returns a limited number of pages per query (about 45 pages of 15). For larger coverage, run several narrower queries (different areas or keywords).
- Requests are rate limited, with automatic backoff on 429 responses. If Kakao blocks plain requests, the Actor falls back to Apify proxy.
- Some listings have no phone or website; those fields are null.
- Kakao may change its public endpoints, which can affect results.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

What to search for on Kakao Map, e.g. 카페, 치과, 학원. Korean keywords work best.

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

Area or neighborhood in Korea, added in front of the keyword, e.g. 강남역 or 부산 해운대.

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

Maximum number of places to return (1-500).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "카페",
  "location": "강남역",
  "maxResults": 30
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {
    "query": "카페",
    "location": "강남역",
    "maxResults": 30
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mellora/kakao-map-place-search-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "query": "카페",
    "location": "강남역",
    "maxResults": 30,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("mellora/kakao-map-place-search-scraper").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 '{
  "query": "카페",
  "location": "강남역",
  "maxResults": 30
}' |
apify call mellora/kakao-map-place-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mellora/kakao-map-place-search-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/KSiAoOyi22GU7uQQB/builds/Dtxkbdotbe6skihq7/openapi.json