# Acquire.com Listing Scraper (`moving_beacon-owner1/acquire-com-listing-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes publicly listed startups and online businesses from Acquire.com, capturing asking price, revenue, profit, growth, business model, tech stack, assets, competitors, selling reason, and listing details, with filters for keyword, category, and maximum price.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1/acquire-com-listing-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community)
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.99 / 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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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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

## Acquire.com Listing Scraper

Collects the startups and online businesses that sellers have listed publicly on Acquire.com and returns one flat record per listing — asking price, TTM revenue and profit, profit and revenue multiples, annual growth rate, business model, tech stack, key assets, competitors, selling reason and the full listing write-up. Filter by keyword, category and a maximum asking price.

### Input

| Field | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | *(empty)* | Keyword to match against the listing headline, e.g. `saas`, `shopify`, `ai agent`. All words must appear. Empty = listings in marketplace order. |
| `category` | *(empty)* | Keep only listings in this category, e.g. `SaaS`, `Ecommerce`, `Mobile`, `Marketplace`. Empty = all categories. |
| `max_price` | `0` | Keep only listings at or below this asking price in USD. `0` = no ceiling. Listings marked "Open to offers" are excluded when a ceiling is set. |
| `limit` | `20` | Maximum listings to return (1–1000). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Optional | Enable a US-based proxy for the most reliable results. |

### Output

Each result is one publicly listed business for sale (fields the seller has not disclosed come back as `null`):

```json
{
    "listing_id": "3mkhrh16d9",
    "slug": "3mkhrh16d9-shopify-quantity-break-and-bundle-app-for-increasing-average-order-value",
    "title": "Shopify quantity break and bundle app for increasing average order value",
    "category": "Shopify App",
    "location": "India",
    "asking_price": 90000,
    "asking_price_text": "$90k",
    "price_currency": "USD",
    "profit_multiple": 2.6,
    "revenue_multiple": 2.3,
    "annual_growth_rate": "+18%",
    "ttm_revenue": 39400,
    "ttm_profit": 34700,
    "last_month_revenue": 3600,
    "last_month_profit": 3200,
    "business_model": ["Subscription", "Business-to-business (B2B)"],
    "tech_stack": ["JavaScript", "NoSQL", "React"],
    "date_founded": "January 2021",
    "team_size": "Small (2-20)",
    "selling_reasoning": "Lack of time",
    "financing": "Bootstrapped",
    "growth_opportunities": ["Focus on SEO", "Increase pricing", "Expand to new markets"],
    "competitors": ["Bundler", "Kaching Bundles"],
    "key_assets": ["Codebase", "Customers", "Brand", "Domain"],
    "asking_price_reasoning": "Priced at a modest multiple of trailing profit with a clean handover...",
    "description": "A Shopify app that lets merchants offer quantity breaks and bundles...",
    "listing_url": "https://app.acquire.com/public/3mkhrh16d9-shopify-quantity-break-and-bundle-app-for-increasing-average-order-value",
    "last_updated": "2026-08-22T10:00:39.016Z",
    "raw": { ... }
}
```

### Notes

- Runs with empty input (returns the most recent public listings, all categories).
- Enable a US-based proxy for the most reliable results.
- Only startups the seller chose to list publicly are covered — listings that require a marketplace account are out of scope.
- Intended for research and personal use; please respect Acquire.com's terms of service.

# Actor input Schema

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

Keyword to match against the listing headline, e.g. 'saas', 'shopify', 'ai agent'. All words must appear. Leave empty to take listings in marketplace order.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Keep only listings in this category, e.g. 'SaaS', 'Ecommerce', 'Mobile', 'Marketplace', 'Content'. Leave empty for all categories.

## `max_price` (type: `integer`):

Keep only listings whose asking price is at or below this amount. Use 0 for no price ceiling. Listings marked 'Open to offers' are excluded when a ceiling is set.

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of listings to return. Each listing is fetched individually, so higher values take longer.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings for the run. Enable a US-based proxy for the most reliable results, especially for sites that limit non-US or datacenter traffic. Optional — leave off to run directly.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "saas",
  "category": "",
  "max_price": 0,
  "limit": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# 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": "saas",
    "category": "",
    "max_price": 0,
    "limit": 20,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/acquire-com-listing-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": "saas",
    "category": "",
    "max_price": 0,
    "limit": 20,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/acquire-com-listing-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": "saas",
  "category": "",
  "max_price": 0,
  "limit": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call moving_beacon-owner1/acquire-com-listing-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,moving_beacon-owner1/acquire-com-listing-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/GYVZj0pxm0bWctMH1/builds/VhHVqZ3nGT4QwbQWR/openapi.json