# YellowPages USA Lead Generator (`parsebird/yellowpages-scraper`) Actor
Scrape business listings from YellowPages.com. Extract names, phone numbers, emails, addresses, ratings, reviews, hours, categories, and websites. Search any industry and US city. Listing and detail modes with Pay-per-event pricing.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/parsebird/yellowpages-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseBird](https://apify.com/parsebird) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $6.00 / 1,000 yellowpages business listings
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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
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```bash
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# README
### YellowPages USA Lead Generator
Scrape business listings from [YellowPages.com](https://www.yellowpages.com/), the largest US business directory with 3,000+ categories across every city in the United States. Extract names, phone numbers, emails, addresses, ratings, reviews, hours, categories, and websites. Listing and detail modes with Pay-per-event pricing.
Build targeted lead lists from YellowPages — search any industry and US city, extract business contacts with emails, phone numbers, ratings, and hours at scale.
##### Copy to your AI assistant
Copy this block into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or any LLM to start using this actor.
````
parsebird/yellowpages-scraper on Apify. Call: ApifyClient("TOKEN").actor("parsebird/yellowpages-scraper").call(run\_input={...}), then client.dataset(run\["defaultDatasetId"]).list\_items().items for results. Key inputs: searchQuery (string, e.g. "plumbers", "restaurants"), location (string, e.g. "Los Angeles, CA", "New York, NY", "90210"), category (string, optional — "attorneys"/"plumbers"/"dentists"/"restaurants"/etc.), maxPages (integer, default 5), maxResults (integer, default 100), includeDetails (boolean, default false — enables email, hours, description extraction). Full actor spec: fetch build via GET https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parsebird~yellowpages-scraper (Bearer TOKEN). Get token: https://console.apify.com/account/integrations
````
### What does YellowPages USA Lead Generator do?
This Actor scrapes [yellowpages.com](https://www.yellowpages.com/) using Playwright with residential US proxies to bypass Cloudflare protection. It supports two modes:
**Listing mode** (default, fast):
| Field | Example |
|-------|---------|
| Business name | Joe's Plumbing LLC |
| Phone | (512) 555-0142 |
| Address | 1234 Main St, Austin, TX 78701 |
| City / State / ZIP | Austin / TX / 78701 |
| Rating | 4.5 |
| Review count | 47 |
| Detail URL | https://www.yellowpages.com/austin-tx/mip/... |
**Detail mode** (adds per business):
| Field | Example |
|-------|---------|
| Email | joe@joesplumbing.com |
| Image | https://i3.ypcdn.com/blob/... |
| Hours | {"Mon - Sun": "12:00 am - 11:59 pm"} |
| Description | Full business description text |
| Categories | ["Plumbers", "Water Heaters"] |
| Website | https://joesplumbing.com |
| Years in business | 12 |
| Amenities | ["Licensed", "Insured", "Free Estimates"] |
| Payment methods | ["Visa", "Mastercard", "Cash"] |
| Neighborhoods | ["Downtown", "East Side"] |
| Accreditations | ["BBB Accredited"] |
| Social links | {"facebook": "...", "instagram": "..."} |
### Why scrape YellowPages?
- **Lead generation** — Build targeted prospect lists of plumbers, dentists, lawyers, or any industry in any US city with direct emails and phone numbers
- **Sales prospecting** — Get verified business contacts for cold outreach, SDR campaigns, and appointment setting
- **Market research** — Analyze business density, ratings, and competition across categories and cities
- **Competitive intelligence** — Find all competitors in a specific category and location, compare ratings and review counts
- **Data enrichment** — Supplement your CRM with business details, emails, websites, hours, and categories
- **Insurance & finance** — Find businesses by industry and location for quoting, underwriting, and financial services
- **Directory building** — Feed business data into your own marketplace, aggregation platform, or local directory
### How to use
1. Go to the [YellowPages USA Lead Generator](https://apify.com/parsebird/yellowpages-scraper) page on Apify Store
2. Click **Try for free**
3. Configure your input:
- **Search Query** — e.g. `plumbers`, `Italian restaurants`, `dentists`
- **Location** — e.g. `Los Angeles, CA`, `New York, NY`, `90210`
- **Category** — Optional: select a pre-defined category for more reliable results
- **Include Details** — Enable to extract emails, hours, and full business descriptions
4. Click **Start** and wait for the run to finish
5. Download your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or connect via API
> **Tip:** Use **Category** mode when you know the exact YellowPages category (e.g. "attorneys", "plumbers"). Use **Search Query** mode for free-text searches (e.g. "emergency plumber near me").
### Input parameters
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `searchQuery` | string | `"restaurants"` | Business type, name, or keyword. Leave empty if using Category. |
| `location` | string | `"Los Angeles, CA"` | City and state (e.g. `New York, NY`) or ZIP code (e.g. `90210`). Required. |
| `category` | string | `""` | Pre-defined YellowPages category slug (e.g. `attorneys`, `plumbers`). Overrides Search Query when set. |
| `maxPages` | integer | `5` | Max listing pages (30 businesses per page) |
| `maxResults` | integer | `100` | Max businesses to return |
| `includeDetails` | boolean | `false` | Fetch detail pages for email, hours, description, amenities, and more |
### Output data
**Listing mode example:**
```json
{
"businessName": "Joe's Plumbing LLC",
"phone": "(512) 555-0142",
"address": "1234 Main St, Austin, TX 78701",
"streetAddress": "1234 Main St",
"city": "Austin",
"state": "TX",
"zip": "78701",
"rating": 4.5,
"reviewCount": 47,
"detailUrl": "https://www.yellowpages.com/austin-tx/mip/joes-plumbing-12345678",
"rank": 1,
"scrapedAt": "2026-03-28T12:00:00.000Z"
}
````
**Detail mode adds:**
```json
{
"email": "joe@joesplumbing.com",
"imageUrl": "https://i3.ypcdn.com/blob/...",
"hours": {
"Mon - Fri": "8:00 am - 5:00 pm",
"Sat": "9:00 am - 2:00 pm"
},
"description": "Joe's Plumbing LLC has been serving Austin and surrounding areas for over 12 years. We specialize in residential and commercial plumbing...",
"categories": ["Plumbers", "Water Heaters"],
"website": "https://joesplumbing.com",
"yearsInBusiness": 12,
"amenities": ["Licensed", "Insured", "Free Estimates", "24/7 Emergency Service"],
"paymentMethods": ["Visa", "Mastercard", "American Express", "Cash", "Check"],
"neighborhoods": ["Downtown", "East Side", "South Austin"],
"accreditations": ["BBB Accredited"],
"socialLinks": {
"facebook": "https://facebook.com/joesplumbing",
"instagram": "https://instagram.com/joesplumbing"
}
}
```
### Use with the Apify API
```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("parsebird/yellowpages-scraper").call(run_input={
"searchQuery": "plumbers",
"location": "Austin, TX",
"maxResults": 50,
"includeDetails": True,
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(f"{item['businessName']} - {item.get('phone', 'N/A')} - {item.get('email', 'N/A')}")
```
### Pricing
This Actor uses **Pay-per-event** pricing:
| Event | Cost | Rate |
|-------|------|------|
| `yp-business-listing` | $0.006 | $6 per 1,000 businesses |
| `yp-business-detail` | $0.021 | $21 per 1,000 businesses |
**Listing mode** charges only `yp-business-listing` per business found. **Detail mode** charges only `yp-business-detail` per business enriched (no double-charging).
**Cost examples (listing mode):**
- 30 businesses (1 page): $0.18
- 100 businesses: $0.60
- 1,000 businesses: $6.00
**Cost examples (detail mode):**
- 30 businesses (1 page): $0.63
- 100 businesses: $2.10
- 1,000 businesses: $21.00
You only pay for the businesses actually returned.
### Tips and best practices
- **Start small** — Set `maxResults` to 5-10 with `includeDetails` enabled to preview the data before running a full scrape
- **Use Category mode for precision** — Select a pre-defined category (e.g. "attorneys") for more reliable results than free-text search
- **Include state abbreviation** — Use `Los Angeles, CA` instead of just `Los Angeles` for accurate location matching
- **Listing mode for lead lists** — Listing mode includes name, address, phone, and rating — enough for quick lead generation
- **Detail mode for enrichment** — Enable detail mode when you need emails, business hours, payment methods, categories, websites, and full descriptions
- **Scheduling** — Set up weekly runs to track new businesses or changes in ratings and review counts
- **Combine queries** — Run multiple scrapes with different search terms or categories to build comprehensive databases
### Integrations
Connect this Actor to your workflow:
- **Google Sheets** — Export results directly
- **Webhooks** — Trigger actions when new data arrives
- **API** — Access data programmatically via the Apify API
- **Zapier / Make** — Automate downstream workflows
- **Slack** — Get notified when new high-rated businesses appear
### Limitations
- Currently supports US Yellow Pages (yellowpages.com) only
- YellowPages is behind Cloudflare protection, requiring residential US proxies (built-in on Apify platform). Local testing requires a US-based internet connection or proxies.
- Email extraction requires visiting individual business detail pages, which is slower but returns more contact data — typically 15-25% of listings have emails
- Yellow Pages shows a maximum of 30 results per page and roughly 3,000 results per search query
- Some businesses may not have websites, emails, ratings, or hours listed depending on their profile completeness
- Detail pages are fetched with small delays to avoid rate limiting
# Actor input Schema
## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):
Business type, name, or keyword to search for (e.g. "plumbers", "Italian restaurants", "dentists"). Ignored when Category is selected. Defaults to "restaurants" if both are empty.
## `location` (type: `string`):
City and state (e.g. "Los Angeles, CA", "New York, NY") or ZIP code (e.g. "90210"). Required.
## `category` (type: `string`):
Pre-defined YellowPages category slug. When set, overrides Search Query and uses the direct category URL for more reliable results. Leave empty to use Search Query instead.
## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of search result pages to scrape. Each page has up to 30 listings.
## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of business listings to return. Useful for controlling costs.
## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):
Fetch each business's detail page for emails, hours, full description, amenities, payment methods, and more. Slower but provides richer data.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"searchQuery": "",
"location": "Los Angeles, CA",
"category": "",
"maxPages": 5,
"maxResults": 100,
"includeDetails": false
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `dataset` (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 '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"searchQuery": "",
"location": "Los Angeles, CA",
"maxPages": 5,
"maxResults": 100
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parsebird/yellowpages-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 '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
"searchQuery": "",
"location": "Los Angeles, CA",
"maxPages": 5,
"maxResults": 100,
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parsebird/yellowpages-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"searchQuery": "",
"location": "Los Angeles, CA",
"maxPages": 5,
"maxResults": 100
}' |
apify call parsebird/yellowpages-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parsebird/yellowpages-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "YellowPages USA Lead Generator",
"description": "Scrape business listings from YellowPages.com. Extract names, phone numbers, emails, addresses, ratings, reviews, hours, categories, and websites. Search any industry and US city. Listing and detail modes with Pay-per-event pricing.",
"version": "1.4",
"x-build-id": "Gj4KDxVTuyEYsZ0ew"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/parsebird~yellowpages-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-parsebird-yellowpages-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/parsebird~yellowpages-scraper/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-parsebird-yellowpages-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/parsebird~yellowpages-scraper/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-parsebird-yellowpages-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
}
},
"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"location"
],
"properties": {
"searchQuery": {
"title": "Search Query",
"type": "string",
"description": "Business type, name, or keyword to search for (e.g. \"plumbers\", \"Italian restaurants\", \"dentists\"). Ignored when Category is selected. Defaults to \"restaurants\" if both are empty.",
"default": ""
},
"location": {
"title": "Location",
"type": "string",
"description": "City and state (e.g. \"Los Angeles, CA\", \"New York, NY\") or ZIP code (e.g. \"90210\"). Required.",
"default": "Los Angeles, CA"
},
"category": {
"title": "Category",
"enum": [
"",
"restaurants",
"plumbers",
"attorneys",
"dentists",
"electricians",
"contractors",
"auto-repair",
"roofing",
"hotels",
"insurance",
"real-estate-agents",
"accountants",
"air-conditioning-contractors-systems",
"auto-body-shops",
"auto-dealers-new-cars",
"auto-dealers-used-cars",
"banks",
"beauty-salons",
"carpet-cleaning",
"chiropractors",
"cleaning-services",
"computer-repair",
"concrete-contractors",
"counseling-services",
"day-care-centers-child-care",
"divorce-attorneys",
"dry-cleaners",
"employment-agencies",
"fencing",
"financial-planners",
"florists",
"funeral-directors",
"garage-doors",
"general-contractors",
"gyms",
"hair-salons",
"handyman-services",
"heating-contractors",
"home-builders",
"home-health-services",
"hospitals",
"hvac-contractors",
"landscape-contractors",
"lawn-maintenance",
"locksmiths",
"massage-therapists",
"movers",
"nail-salons",
"optometrists",
"orthodontists",
"painters",
"pest-control",
"pet-grooming",
"pharmacies",
"photographers",
"physical-therapists",
"pizza",
"printing-services",
"property-management",
"psychiatrists",
"real-estate-appraisers",
"restaurants-chinese",
"restaurants-italian",
"restaurants-japanese",
"restaurants-mexican",
"restaurants-thai",
"self-storage",
"spas",
"storage",
"towing",
"tree-service",
"urgent-care",
"veterinarians",
"water-damage-restoration",
"windows"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Pre-defined YellowPages category slug. When set, overrides Search Query and uses the direct category URL for more reliable results. Leave empty to use Search Query instead.",
"default": ""
},
"maxPages": {
"title": "Max Pages",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of search result pages to scrape. Each page has up to 30 listings.",
"default": 5
},
"maxResults": {
"title": "Max Results",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 5000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of business listings to return. Useful for controlling costs.",
"default": 100
},
"includeDetails": {
"title": "Include Detail Pages",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Fetch each business's detail page for emails, hours, full description, amenities, payment methods, and more. Slower but provides richer data.",
"default": false
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
"type": "string"
},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"finishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"example": "READY"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"example": "API"
},
"userAgent": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"stats": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"inputBodyLen": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2000
},
"rebootCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"restartCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"resurrectCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"computeUnits": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
},
"memoryMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1024
},
"diskMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2048
}
}
},
"buildId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultDatasetId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultRequestQueueId": {
"type": "string"
},
"buildNumber": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1.0.0"
},
"containerUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"usageTotalUsd": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"usageUsd": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
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},
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"example": 0
},
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"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
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"example": 0
},
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},
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"example": 0
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```