# Golden Pages Ireland Scraper (`memo23/goldenpages-ie-scraper`) Actor

Scrape goldenpages.ie into one row per Irish business: name, phone, email when listed, website, address, hours. Keyword plus city, nationwide IE, or a /q/business or profile URL. JSON or CSV out. $5 per 1,000 listings plus phone and email events.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/memo23/goldenpages-ie-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Muhamed Didovic](https://apify.com/memo23) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## 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

## Golden Pages Ireland Scraper

Scrape [goldenpages.ie](https://www.goldenpages.ie/) into one row per **business**: name, phone, email when listed, website, address, hours, coordinates.

Works from a keyword plus optional city, a nationwide term, or a pasted `/q/business/advanced/` or company-slug URL. Direct fetches often return an empty 202; the actor defaults to Irish residential proxy.

**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?

- Search JSON-LD already has phone, website, address, weekday hours, and coordinates.
- Profile pages add the inbox (`mailto:` / Open Graph email).
- City is `/where/{city}/what/{term}`. Page N is a trailing `/{N}` (20 cards).
- Optional harvest of the business site when the directory has no inbox.

### Overview

Built for lead lists and local research on Irish companies. Each dataset item is one listing from goldenpages.ie (FCR Media).

### Supported inputs

| Input | What it does |
|---|---|
| `startUrls` | `https://www.goldenpages.ie/q/business/advanced/what/restaurant` or a profile slug |
| `searchTerms` | What you type in Golden Pages, e.g. `restaurant`, `plumber` |
| `locations` | City in `/where/{city}/`. Empty = nationwide |
| `maxItems` | Stop after N unique listings (free plan cap 50) |
| `harvestWebsiteEmail` | Fetch the business site if the profile has no inbox |
| `proxy` | Default `RESIDENTIAL` + `IE` |

Unsupported: `goldenpages.be` (that is Belgium — use [pagesdor-scraper](https://apify.com/memo23/pagesdor-scraper)).

### Use cases

| Who | Why |
|---|---|
| Sales / agencies | Irish phones and emails from a category |
| Researchers | City, eircode, and hours coverage |
| SEO / maps | Website + coordinates per listing |

### How it works

1. Build `https://www.goldenpages.ie/q/business/advanced/what/{term}` or `/where/{city}/what/{term}`.
2. Parse `.listing_container` cards and the `ItemList` JSON-LD block.
3. Open `/{company-slug}/` for email.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| `startUrls` | url\[] | one of terms/URLs | `/q/business/` or company slug |
| `searchTerms` | string\[] | one of terms/URLs | e.g. `restaurant` |
| `locations` | string\[] | no | e.g. `dublin` |
| `maxItems` | integer | no | default 50 |
| `maxPages` | integer | no | default 20 |
| `scrapeDetails` | boolean | no | default true |
| `harvestWebsiteEmail` | boolean | no | default true |
| `maxConcurrency` | integer | no | default 5 |
| `proxy` | proxy | no | default IE residential |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "searchTerms": ["restaurant"],
  "locations": ["dublin"],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "harvestWebsiteEmail": false,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "IE"
  }
}
```

### Output overview

One JSON object per business. Search already carries phone, website, address, hours, and coordinates. Profiles add email when Golden Pages lists it.

### Output samples

```json
{
  "listingId": "37638187",
  "name": "The Laurels Perrystown",
  "phone": "014504281",
  "email": "info@laurelsperrystown.ie",
  "website": "https://www.thelaurelsperrystown.ie",
  "city": "Crumlin",
  "region": "Dublin",
  "country": "IE",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.goldenpages.ie/the-laurels-perrystown-crumlin-D12/",
  "source": "goldenpages"
}
```

### Key output fields

| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| `listingId` | Numeric `data-customerid` |
| `phone` / `email` / `website` | Phone and site on search; email on the profile |
| `hours` | From search/profile JSON-LD `openingHours` |
| `latitude` / `longitude` | From JSON-LD `geo` |

### FAQ

**Does a city filter work?** Yes, as `/where/{city}/what/{term}`. Dublin search IDs only partly overlap the nationwide first page.

**Do I need a proxy?** Yes. Leave the default IE residential group on. A request from outside Ireland often comes back as HTTP 202 with an empty body.

**Same as Belgium Golden Pages?** No. `.be` is Pages d'Or / Gouden Gids.

### Support

Questions or a broken selector: open an issue on the actor page.

### Disclaimer

Use this actor in line with goldenpages.ie terms and applicable law. You are responsible for how you use the data.

# Actor input Schema

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

Paste goldenpages.ie search or profile links. Examples: <code>https://www.goldenpages.ie/q/business/advanced/what/restaurant</code>, <code>https://www.goldenpages.ie/q/business/advanced/where/dublin/what/restaurant</code>, or <code>https://www.goldenpages.ie/the-laurels-perrystown-crumlin-D12/</code>.

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

What you would type into Golden Pages, e.g. <b>restaurant</b>, <b>plumber</b>, <b>solicitor</b>, <b>hotel</b>. One row per term. Every term is searched in every city below. Leave cities empty for a nationwide IE query.

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

Irish city, e.g. <b>dublin</b>, <b>cork</b>, <b>galway</b>, <b>limerick</b>. Empty = nationwide. City is <code>/q/business/advanced/where/{city}/what/{term}</code>. Page N is a trailing <code>/{N}</code>.

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

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

## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Loads the company page for email and any fields missing from the search card. Search JSON-LD already carries phone, website, address, hours, and coordinates. Turn off to keep card/JSON-LD fields only.

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

If the directory profile has no inbox, fetch the business website homepage/contact page.

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

Page N is <code>/q/business/advanced/what/{term}/{N}</code> (20 cards per page).

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

How many pages and profiles to load at the same time. Keep this modest — goldenpages.ie is fetched over Irish residential proxy.

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

Leave on Irish residential. Direct requests often return an empty 202; <code>RESIDENTIAL</code> + <code>country-IE</code> is what the site answers.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "restaurant"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "dublin"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "harvestWebsiteEmail": true,
  "maxPages": 20,
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "IE"
  }
}
```

# 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": [
        "restaurant"
    ],
    "locations": [
        "dublin"
    ],
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "IE"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("memo23/goldenpages-ie-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": ["restaurant"],
    "locations": ["dublin"],
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "IE",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("memo23/goldenpages-ie-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": [
    "restaurant"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "dublin"
  ],
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "IE"
  }
}' |
apify call memo23/goldenpages-ie-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,memo23/goldenpages-ie-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/XvcPezn6zybsPfH0O/builds/NTo6dQpIVNDKchTod/openapi.json