# Fonecta.fi Scraper (`memo23/fonecta-scraper`) Actor

Scrape fonecta.fi (Finland) into structured business rows: name, phone, email when listed, website, address, hours, Y-tunnus. Keyword search. HTTP only. JSON or CSV out. $5 per 1,000 listings.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/memo23/fonecta-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Muhamed Didovic](https://apify.com/memo23) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 17 total users, 16 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

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Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## Fonecta.fi Finland Scraper

Scrape [fonecta.fi](https://www.fonecta.fi/) (Fonecta Caller) into one row per **business**: name, phone, email when listed, website, address, opening hours, Y-tunnus (Finnish business id).

Works from a keyword plus optional city, a nationwide term, or a pasted `/haku/` URL. Search cards already embed `__NEXT_DATA__` JSON — no Apify Proxy required on current HTML. `PERSON` rows are dropped.

**Pricing:** $0.005 per listing (`pushData`). Extra `contact-phone` $0.002 and `contact-email` $0.05 when those fields are present.

### Why use this scraper?

- Phone, website, hours, and Y-tunnus sit on the search card. Email is present when Fonecta publishes it.
- Nationwide `/haku/ravintola` or a city baked into the term (`/haku/ravintola%20tampere`).
- Optional harvest of the business site when the directory has no inbox.
- Private persons (`contactType: PERSON`) are not written to the dataset.

### Overview

Built for lead lists and local research on Finnish companies. Each dataset item is one OFFICE or COMPANY listing from Fonecta Caller. Finder.fi is a sibling product and is not crawled.

### Supported inputs

| Input | What it does |
|---|---|
| `searchTerms` | What you type in Fonecta, e.g. `ravintola`, `putkimies` |
| `locations` | City appended to the term. Empty = nationwide |
| `startUrls` | `https://www.fonecta.fi/haku/...` only |
| `maxItems` | Stop after N unique listings (free plan cap 50) |
| `harvestWebsiteEmail` | Fetch the business site if Fonecta has no inbox |
| `proxy` | Leave off |

Unsupported: Finder.fi URLs, private-person lookups, Helsinki city facet on queries Fonecta blocks with `TOO_MANY_PERSONS_TO_SHOW_BY_LAW`.

### Use cases

| Who | Why |
|---|---|
| Sales / agencies | Finnish phones and emails from a category |
| Researchers | Hours, Y-tunnus, and city coverage |
| SEO / maps | Website + coordinates per listing |

### How it works

1. Build `https://www.fonecta.fi/haku/{term}` (city appended when set). Page N is `?page=N` (15 rows).
2. Parse `<script id="__NEXT_DATA__">` → `dehydratedState.queries[0].state.data.results`.
3. Keep `OFFICE` / `COMPANY`. Drop `PERSON`.
4. Charge `contact-phone` / `contact-email` after `pushData`.
5. If still no email and harvest is on, fetch the business homepage/contact page.

### Input configuration

| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| `searchTerms` | string\[] | one of terms/URLs | e.g. `ravintola` |
| `locations` | string\[] | no | e.g. `Tampere` |
| `startUrls` | url\[] | no | `/haku/` only |
| `maxItems` | integer | no | default 50 |
| `maxPages` | integer | no | default 20 |
| `harvestWebsiteEmail` | boolean | no | default true |
| `maxConcurrency` | integer | no | default 5 |
| `proxy` | proxy | no | default off |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "searchTerms": ["ravintola"],
  "locations": [],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "harvestWebsiteEmail": false,
  "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}
```

### Output overview

One JSON object per business. Search cards already carry phone, website, hours, coordinates, and often email.

### Output samples

Nationwide `ravintola`, search card (fields trimmed):

```json
{
  "listingId": "971292",
  "name": "Ravintola Raveliini",
  "phone": "0107624859",
  "email": "ravintola.raveliini@sok.fi",
  "website": "https://www.raflaamo.fi/fi/ravintola/kouvola/ravintola-raveliini",
  "street": "Kanuunakuja 2",
  "postalCode": "45200",
  "city": "Kouvola",
  "country": "FI",
  "yTunnus": "2467766-5",
  "contactType": "OFFICE",
  "hours": ["MO 16:00-22:00"],
  "source": "fonecta"
}
```

### Key output fields

| Group | Fields |
|---|---|
| Identity | `listingId`, `name`, `yTunnus`, `contactType`, `category` |
| Contact | `phone`, `phones`, `email`, `website`, `social` |
| Place | `street`, `postalCode`, `city`, `address`, `latitude`, `longitude`, `country` |
| Hours | `hours`, `hoursToday`, `openNow` |
| Meta | `profileUrl`, `source`, `searchTerm`, `scrapedAt` |

### FAQ

**Does this scrape Finder.fi?** No. Stay on fonecta.fi. Finder is linked from the footer and is a different site.

**Why is email sometimes empty?** Fonecta does not publish an inbox on every card. Turn `harvestWebsiteEmail` on, or accept directory-only fields.

**Helsinki city filter?** On some large queries Fonecta disables the Helsinki facet (`TOO_MANY_PERSONS_TO_SHOW_BY_LAW`). Use a nationwide term or a smaller city.

**Are private persons included?** No. `contactType: PERSON` is skipped.

**Cloudflare?** Search HTML currently returns 200 without a proxy. If a run hits a challenge, retry with RESIDENTIAL + Unblocker.

### Support

Issues: https://console.apify.com/actors/memo23/fonecta-scraper/issues

### Additional services

Custom scrapers and lead pipelines: contact via the Apify Store profile.

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### 🤖 For AI Agents & LLM Apps

- Actor: `memo23/fonecta-scraper`
- Minimal input: `{ "searchTerms": ["ravintola"], "maxItems": 5, "harvestWebsiteEmail": false, "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": false } }`
- Output: one JSON object per business (`name`, `phone`, `email`, `website`, `city`, `yTunnus`, `hours`)
- Billing: $0.005 / result; +$0.002 if `phone`; +$0.05 if `email`
- Persons are not returned. Helsinki facet may be disabled on large queries.

### ⚠️ Disclaimer

This actor is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Fonecta Oy or its affiliates. Fonecta® and Fonecta Caller® are trademarks of their respective owners. The actor collects publicly listed business information from fonecta.fi. You are responsible for lawful use (GDPR, ePrivacy, your own outreach). Public data only. Do not use the data for spam.

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# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Paste fonecta.fi /haku/ links. Examples: <code>https://www.fonecta.fi/haku/ravintola</code>, <code>https://www.fonecta.fi/haku/ravintola%20tampere</code>, <code>https://www.fonecta.fi/haku/putkimies?page=2</code>. Finder.fi URLs are ignored.

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

What you would type into Fonecta Caller, e.g. <b>ravintola</b>, <b>putkimies</b>, <b>kampaamo</b>. One row per term. Every term is searched in every city below. Leave cities empty for a nationwide FI search. Helsinki as a city facet can be disabled on large person-heavy queries — use a nationwide term or a smaller city. A fonecta.fi /haku/ URL also works here.

## `locations` (type: `array`):

Finnish city, e.g. <b>Tampere</b>, <b>Turku</b>, <b>Oulu</b>. Appended to the term as <code>/haku/{term} {city}</code>. Empty = nationwide search.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many unique businesses across the whole run. Free plan is capped at 50.

## `harvestWebsiteEmail` (type: `boolean`):

If the Fonecta card has no inbox, fetch the business website homepage/contact page. Default on. Search cards already include email when Fonecta lists one.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Page N is <code>/haku/{term}?page=N</code>. Each page has 15 businesses.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many search pages (and optional website harvests) to load at the same time.

## `proxy` (type: `object`):

Leave off. Search HTML currently answers without Apify Proxy. Use RESIDENTIAL+Unblocker only if a run returns 403 / a challenge page.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "ravintola"
  ],
  "locations": [],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "harvestWebsiteEmail": true,
  "maxPages": 20,
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (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 = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "ravintola"
    ],
    "locations": [],
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("memo23/fonecta-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 = {
    "searchTerms": ["ravintola"],
    "locations": [],
    "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("memo23/fonecta-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 '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "ravintola"
  ],
  "locations": [],
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call memo23/fonecta-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,memo23/fonecta-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/61Y2p23WmIWKkDdYk/builds/ZVxUTZwkxzAgqzd6S/openapi.json