BBC Phone Number Scraper

BBC Phone Number Scraper

📞 Turn BBC into a phone lead list. BBC Phone Number Scraper searches bbc.com by keyword and country, checks every number against the country's numbering plan, and exports de-duplicated CSV, JSON or Excel.

🔍 BBC Phone Number Scraper – Overview

Looking for phone numbers on BBC? BBC Phone Number Scraper searches BBC news, programme and production pages for the keywords you choose and returns each valid number as one clean dataset row. Because BBC is a UK public service broadcaster and news publisher, it is a useful place to look for contact data on media professionals and production companies.

BBC Phone Number Scraper validates every number against the numbering plan of the country you select and removes duplicates. Logging in to BBC is not required, and results export to CSV, JSON or Excel for your CRM, dialler or WhatsApp outreach. BBC Phone Number Scraper suits lead generation, sales prospecting and market research.

✅ BBC Phone Number Scraper at a glance

• Source: public pages on BBC (bbc.com)
• Default country: United Kingdom (+44)
• Prefilled keywords: journalist, producer
• Default limit: 5 phone numbers per keyword (maximum 10,000)
• Output: one dataset row per phone number from BBC, in JSON, CSV or Excel

✨ BBC Phone Number Scraper – Key Features

BBC Phone Number Scraper combines wide country coverage with practical filters:

• Keyword search on BBC: BBC Phone Number Scraper runs one keyword or a long list, each searched separately.
• 194 countries, one or many: numbers found on BBC are validated against each selected dial code and numbering plan.
• City targeting on BBC: add places such as London or Manchester, each searched on its own.
• Three number modes: WhatsApp, call or booking, or any number published on BBC.
• Number filters: mobile or landline, area-code prefixes, fake and premium-rate removal.
• Profile and text filters: profile pages only, follower range, include and exclude words, one number per account on BBC.
• Optional extras: line type, carrier, area, formats, WhatsApp links, profile details, emails.
• Only new leads: remember earlier runs and keep a do-not-call list, so you never pay twice for the same lead from BBC.
• Cost control: per-keyword and total limits, page caps, 1 to 10 parallel searches.
• API and scheduling: run BBC Phone Number Scraper through the Apify API or on a schedule.

💡 Why use BBC Phone Number Scraper? One repeatable run replaces manual searching on BBC: validated numbers, no duplicates, data ready for your CRM or dialler.

🚀 BBC Phone Number Scraper – How to Use It

Follow these steps to run BBC Phone Number Scraper from the Apify Console:

• Step 1 – Open BBC Phone Number Scraper on the Apify Store and go to the Input tab.
• Step 2 – Add keywords to BBC Phone Number Scraper, such as journalist or producer.
• Step 3 – Choose a country, such as United Kingdom (+44), and optionally add cities like London to narrow your search on BBC.
• Step 4 – Pick the number mode and set Max Phone Numbers.
• Step 5 – Add filters and extras if you need them.
• Step 6 – Run BBC Phone Number Scraper and export the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read it through the API.

While it runs, the status message shows how many searches have finished and how many phone numbers were saved.

🔎 How to scrape BBC phone numbers for a city or region?

BBC Phone Number Scraper searches every keyword with every place in Cities or regions, such as London and Manchester. The selected country still decides the dial code. Two keywords and two cities make four searches, so add a total limit for long lists.

💬 Can BBC Phone Number Scraper find WhatsApp or booking numbers on BBC?

Yes. BBC Phone Number Scraper offers three modes: WhatsApp numbers (the default), call or booking numbers, and any number without a contact word. Choose mobile numbers when you plan WhatsApp or SMS outreach.

💡 BBC Phone Number Scraper – Use Cases

Typical ways to use BBC Phone Number Scraper:

• Find production companies and press contacts that list a number on BBC pages.
• Build a UK media contact list for PR campaigns.
• Collect organisation numbers mentioned on BBC news pages.
• Run recurring searches on BBC and receive only new phone numbers each time.
• Compare sellers, studios or offices on BBC across several countries in one run.

📌 Numbers from BBC come from public pages. Review them and follow local marketing and privacy rules before you contact anyone.

⚙️ BBC Phone Number Scraper – Input

BBC Phone Number Scraper needs only two fields: keywords and country. Everything else is optional and tunes how BBC is searched.

Field	What it does
keywords	Required. Words to search for on BBC, one search each. Default: journalist, producer.
perKeywordMaxContacts	Max Phone Numbers applies per keyword (off: one total for the run). Default: on.
country	Required. Dial code and numbering plan used to validate numbers. Default: United Kingdom (+44).
additionalCountries	More countries searched on BBC in the same run. Default: none.
locations	Cities or regions searched on BBC with every keyword. Default: none.
contactIntent	whatsapp, callOrBooking or anyNumber. Default: whatsapp.
resultsFreshness	Pages on BBC indexed in the past day, week, month or year. Default: any.
maxPhoneNumbers	Numbers to collect from BBC, 1 to 10,000. Default: 5.
maxTotalPhoneNumbers	Hard stop for the whole run. 0 means none. Default: 0.
maxConcurrentSearches	Parallel searches, 1 to 10. Default: 5.
phoneNumberType	any, mobile or landline. Default: any.
onePhonePerProfile	Keep the first number per account on BBC only. Default: off.
onlyAreaCodes	Keep only prefixes such as +44 20. Default: none.
skipFakeNumbers	Drop sequential, repeated and premium-rate numbers. Default: off.
profilesOnly	Keep only profile pages like bbc.com/name. Default: off.
minFollowers	Minimum followers. 0 is off. Default: 0.
maxFollowers	Maximum followers. 0 is off. Default: 0.
includeWords	Words required in the title or description. Default: none.
includeWordsMatch	any or all of the include words. Default: any.
excludeWords	Skip results from BBC containing these words. Default: none.
addNumberDetails	Adds line type, carrier, area, formats and WhatsApp link. Default: off.
addProfileDetails	Adds username, page type, followers and tier. Default: off.
extractEmails	Adds emails found next to the number. Default: off.
skipPreviouslyFoundNumbers	Skip numbers saved by earlier runs. Default: off.
historyStoreName	History name: lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens. Default: bbc-phone-history.
excludePhoneNumbers	Do-not-call list. +4470* skips a range. Default: none.
excludeAccounts	Usernames or profile links on BBC to skip. Default: none.
maxPagesPerSearch	Result pages per search. 0 is automatic. Default: 0.
stopAfterIdlePages	End a search after this many pages without new numbers. Default: 3.
proxyConfiguration	Optional. The default suits most runs. Default: automatic.

Leave the optional fields at their defaults for a first BBC Phone Number Scraper run, then tighten the filters.

🧪 Sample input for BBC Phone Number Scraper

This example searches BBC for journalist and producer in London and Manchester, looks for call or booking numbers, keeps any type of number, adds profile details, and remembers numbers between runs.

{
  "keywords": ["journalist", "producer"],
  "country": "United Kingdom (+44)",
  "locations": ["London", "Manchester"],
  "contactIntent": "callOrBooking",
  "maxPhoneNumbers": 50,
  "maxTotalPhoneNumbers": 200,
  "phoneNumberType": "any",
  "addNumberDetails": true,
  "addProfileDetails": true,
  "skipPreviouslyFoundNumbers": true,
  "historyStoreName": "bbc-phone-history"
}

📦 BBC Phone Number Scraper – Output and Data Fields

BBC Phone Number Scraper saves one dataset row per phone number, together with the page on BBC it came from. Optional fields appear only when their option is on. Run totals are also saved to a SUMMARY record in the key-value store.

Field	Meaning
phone_number	Number in international E.164 format, such as +441212345678.
country	Country the number was validated for.
dial_code	Dial code of that country.
keyword	Keyword of the search that found it.
location	City or region searched (only with Cities or regions).
title	Title of the result on BBC.
description	Snippet that contained the number.
url	Link to the page on BBC.
platform	BBC.
proxyGroups	Technical field, filled in automatically.
phoneType	Number details: mobile, landline, voip, toll-free or unknown.
carrier	Number details: original network, when known.
numberArea	Number details: city or region of a landline, when known.
phoneInternational	Number details: such as +44 121 234 5678.
phoneNational	Number details: such as 0121 234 5678.
whatsappLink	Number details: click-to-chat link such as https://wa.me/441212345678.
username	Profile details: account name from the address or title.
pageType	Profile details: profile (bbc.com/name), post, reel or other.
followersCount	Profile details: followers shown in the result, else empty.
influencerTier	Profile details: nano, micro, macro or mega.
emails	Extract emails: addresses found in the same snippet.

Every row from BBC Phone Number Scraper keeps the keyword and country, so lists from different runs can be merged safely.

🧾 Sample output

Sample record from BBC Phone Number Scraper with every option switched on (illustrative values):

{
  "phone_number": "+441212345678",
  "country": "United Kingdom",
  "dial_code": "+44",
  "keyword": "journalist",
  "location": "London",
  "title": "Example Studio - BBC",
  "description": "12.4K followers. Call +44 121 234 5678 to book or ask a question - hello@example.com",
  "url": "https://www.bbc.com/examplebrand",
  "platform": "BBC",
  "proxyGroups": ["<automatic>"],
  "phoneType": "landline",
  "carrier": null,
  "numberArea": "Birmingham",
  "phoneInternational": "+44 121 234 5678",
  "phoneNational": "0121 234 5678",
  "whatsappLink": "https://wa.me/441212345678",
  "username": "examplebrand",
  "pageType": "profile",
  "followersCount": 12400,
  "influencerTier": "micro",
  "emails": ["hello@example.com"]
}

💰 Pricing

💰 BBC Phone Number Scraper bills per result: each phone number from BBC saved to the dataset is one result. Numbers removed by a filter, skip list, history or limit are not saved and not charged. See the Pricing tab on the Actor page for the current rate.

Free Apify accounts receive up to 20 rows per run with BBC Phone Number Scraper. Max Phone Numbers, the total limit and the maximum cost per run keep spending predictable, and the run stops cleanly when a limit is reached.

🛠️ Tips and Best Practices

• Start small with BBC Phone Number Scraper. Keep the default of 5 numbers per keyword for a test run, then raise Max Phone Numbers.
• Match mode and type. Pair WhatsApp mode with mobile numbers, and call or booking mode with landlines when you search BBC.
• Thin results? Add related keywords, switch to Any number, or raise the page depth and idle-page limits.
• Profile filters expect bbc.com/name addresses. Leave Profile pages only off when pages on BBC use longer addresses.
• Follower filters need a visible count. Results from BBC without one are skipped while a follower filter is on.
• Schedule BBC Phone Number Scraper. Turn on Skip phone numbers found in earlier runs to receive only new leads.
• Large runs. Raise the run timeout in Run options. The default is 3,600 seconds.
• Review before outreach. Snippets can be cut off, so check numbers from BBC and respect local rules.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

❔ What does BBC Phone Number Scraper do?

BBC Phone Number Scraper searches public pages on BBC for phone numbers that match your keywords and country, validates them and saves them as dataset rows. Export the data as CSV, JSON or Excel.

🌍 Can BBC Phone Number Scraper target one country or city on BBC?

Yes. BBC Phone Number Scraper accepts one of 194 countries, optionally more, and a list of cities. Each combination is searched separately, and numbers found on BBC are validated for the country they belong to.

📱 Can BBC Phone Number Scraper add WhatsApp links to the numbers it finds on BBC?

Yes. Switch on number details and BBC Phone Number Scraper adds a click-to-chat link to each row, plus line type, carrier and area when known. The link opens a chat but does not prove that the number has a WhatsApp account.

🔐 Does BBC Phone Number Scraper need a login or API key for BBC?

No. BBC Phone Number Scraper works without logging in to BBC, so you need no cookies, passwords or API keys. You only need an Apify account.

📊 How many phone numbers can I collect from BBC per run?

Max Phone Numbers accepts up to 10,000, per keyword by default, and the total limit caps the whole run. Free Apify accounts receive up to 20 rows per run.

⚖️ Is it legal to scrape phone numbers from BBC?

BBC Phone Number Scraper reads publicly visible text on BBC only, but phone numbers can be personal data. Check the rules that apply to you, such as GDPR, PECR or do-not-call registries. This is not legal advice.

🤝 Support

Questions, feature ideas or a custom version of BBC Phone Number Scraper? Use the Issues tab on the Actor page, or write to the address below.

• contact me by email : alphascraper69@gmail.com