ThomasNet Supplier Scraper — Verify, Not Just List

You paste a company name. You get its ThomasNet listing: address, year founded, employee range, product categories and a public contact.

Why verification, not a bulk list

Most sourcing tools return a giant list you have to sift through. This Actor verifies specific suppliers you already have in mind — the entity you put in is the entity you get back, with proof.

5 advantages

1. One bad company name never kills your batch. Not found on ThomasNet? That row errors out alone; every other company still delivers.
2. Never billed on a failed lookup.
3. Honest about what ThomasNet has — and doesn't. ThomasNet listings carry no certifications data, so we don't pretend otherwise: you get real product/service categories instead, not an empty promise.
4. Optional contact discovery. Turn on includeContacts and we check the supplier's own website for a public email, on top of ThomasNet's listed phone number.
5. Hard cost cap you control. Set maxTotalChargeUsd and the run can never bill above it.

Output

{
  "supplier_id": "10005409",
  "legal_name": "Boeing",
  "website": "https://www.boeing.com/",
  "address": {"city": "Chicago", "state": "IL", "country": "USA"},
  "year_established": "1916",
  "employee_range": "1000+",
  "capabilities": ["Aircraft", "Communication Systems"],
  "public_contact": {"phone": "(888) 970-7171", "email": null},
  "status": "ok"
}

Pricing

Pay per event, base FREE-tier price: $0.011 per verified supplier. Paid Store plans pay less on every event — the largest plans pay $0.00605; the Pricing tab on this Actor's Store page is always the authority. No event is ever charged on an item that returns an error — a batch of 200 with one bad input bills 199.

Use it from an AI agent (MCP and x402)

Connect Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client to Apify's MCP server at https://mcp.apify.com and add this Actor, om_kh/thomasnet-supplier-scraper, as a tool — the agent passes the same JSON as the run input and gets the dataset back.

AI agents that pay with x402 can run it too, without an Apify account: the Actor charges only per result delivered, so an agent pays exactly for what it gets.

Related Actors

• Netherlands Company Registry Scraper - Name, KVK, Status — same verification-first discipline, Dutch company registry instead of a US supplier directory

How to use it in 3 steps

1. Click Try for free and fill in Company names (companyNames).
2. Optional: adjust the other fields; every one has a description and a sensible default.
3. Click Start and download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read them from the API.

Use cases

• Procurement
• Sourcing
• B2B lead research

Use it from code (API)

Every Apify Actor is an API. Start a run and read the results with one call.

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("om_kh/thomasnet-supplier-scraper").call(run_input={"companyNames": ["Boeing"], "includeContacts": False, "maxResults": 20})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client.actor('om_kh/thomasnet-supplier-scraper').call({
    "companyNames": [
        "Boeing"
    ],
    "includeContacts": false,
    "maxResults": 20
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

One HTTP call (cURL) — runs the Actor and returns the dataset in the same response:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/om_kh~thomasnet-supplier-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"companyNames": ["Boeing"], "includeContacts": false, "maxResults": 20}'

Integrations: n8n, Make, Zapier, Google Sheets

• n8n — the official Apify node, operation Run Actor and get dataset, Actor om_kh/thomasnet-supplier-scraper.
• Make — Apify › Run an Actor, then Apify › Get Dataset Items.
• Zapier — Apify › Run Actor; map the dataset items into your next step.
• Google Sheets, webhooks, Slack — add an integration from the Integrations tab of this Actor.
• Schedules — run it every hour or day from Schedules in Apify Console.

FAQ

Is it legal to scrape ThomasNet? This Actor collects only publicly available ThomasNet data and never logs in. You are responsible for how you use it; check ThomasNet's terms and your local law (GDPR, CCPA) if you store personal data, and ask a lawyer if unsure.

Do I need an account, cookies or an API key? No. You only need an Apify account to run it.

What data do I get? Supplier records with address, capabilities, size and verification. Download it as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML or XML, or read it from the API.

Am I charged when something fails? No. An input that fails is listed with its reason in the run summary and is never charged.

Can I run it on a schedule? Yes. Create a schedule in Apify Console (hourly, daily, weekly) and connect webhooks, Google Sheets, Slack, n8n, Make or Zapier.

Can I use it from Python, JavaScript or an AI agent? Yes: see the code samples above, or connect AI agents through MCP with the thomasnet_supplier_verify tool.

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Support

Found a bug or have a feature request? Use the Issues tab on this Actor's Apify Store page, or message the author (om_kh) directly.