IGN Phone Number Scraper

IGN Phone Number Scraper

📞 IGN Phone Number Scraper collects public phone numbers of game studios and gaming media from IGN. Search by keyword, country and city, validate each number, and export clean CSV, JSON or Excel data.

🔍 IGN Phone Number Scraper – Overview

IGN Phone Number Scraper is an Apify Actor that finds public phone numbers on IGN and saves them as a structured phone lead list. IGN is a video game and entertainment media site, and its public pages sometimes show a call, booking or WhatsApp number in the title or description. IGN Phone Number Scraper is built to find contact numbers of game studios and gaming media.

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

✅ IGN Phone Number Scraper at a glance

• Source: public pages on IGN (ign.com)
• Default country: United States (+1)
• Prefilled keywords: journalist, reviewer
• Default limit: 5 phone numbers per keyword (maximum 10,000)
• Output: one dataset row per phone number from IGN, in JSON, CSV or Excel

✨ IGN Phone Number Scraper – Key Features

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

• Keyword search on IGN: IGN Phone Number Scraper runs one keyword or a long list, each searched separately.
• 194 countries, one or many: numbers found on IGN are validated against each selected dial code and numbering plan.
• City targeting on IGN: add places such as San Francisco or Los Angeles, each searched on its own.
• Three number modes: WhatsApp, call or booking, or any number published on IGN.
• 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 IGN.
• Optional extras: line type, carrier, area, formats, WhatsApp links, profile details and emails for IGN leads.
• Only new leads: remember earlier runs and keep a do-not-call list, so you never pay twice for the same lead from IGN.
• Cost control: per-keyword and total limits, page caps, 1 to 10 parallel searches.
• API and scheduling: run IGN Phone Number Scraper through the Apify API or on a schedule.

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

🚀 IGN Phone Number Scraper – How to Use It

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

• Step 1 – Open IGN Phone Number Scraper on the Apify Store and go to the Input tab.
• Step 2 – Add keywords to IGN Phone Number Scraper, such as journalist or reviewer.
• Step 3 – Choose a country, such as United States (+1), and optionally add cities like San Francisco.
• Step 4 – Pick the number mode for IGN and set Max Phone Numbers.
• Step 5 – Add filters and extras for IGN if you need them.
• Step 6 – Run IGN 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 IGN phone numbers for a city or region?

IGN Phone Number Scraper searches every keyword with every place in Cities or regions, such as San Francisco and Los Angeles. 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 IGN Phone Number Scraper find WhatsApp or booking numbers on IGN?

Yes. IGN 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.

💡 IGN Phone Number Scraper – Use Cases

Typical ways to use IGN Phone Number Scraper:

• Find game studios and publishers whose numbers appear on IGN pages.
• Build a gaming media contact list.
• Collect studio lines for partnership offers.
• Send contacts from IGN to your CRM or dialler as CSV, JSON or Excel, with duplicates already removed.
• Compare sellers, studios or offices on IGN across several countries in one run.

📌 IGN Phone Number Scraper reads public pages on IGN. Review the numbers and follow local marketing and privacy rules before you contact anyone.

⚙️ IGN Phone Number Scraper – Input

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

Field	What it does
keywords	Required. Words to search for on IGN, one search each. Default: journalist, reviewer.
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 States (+1).
additionalCountries	More countries searched on IGN in the same run. Default: none.
locations	Cities or regions searched on IGN with every keyword. Default: none.
contactIntent	whatsapp, callOrBooking or anyNumber. Default: whatsapp.
resultsFreshness	Pages on IGN indexed in the past day, week, month or year. Default: any.
maxPhoneNumbers	Numbers to collect from IGN, 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 IGN 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 ign.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 IGN 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: ign-phone-history.
excludePhoneNumbers	Do-not-call list. +4470* skips a range. Default: none.
excludeAccounts	Usernames or profile links on IGN 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 IGN Phone Number Scraper run, then tighten the filters.

🧪 Sample input for IGN Phone Number Scraper

This example searches IGN for journalist and reviewer in San Francisco and Los Angeles, looks for call or booking numbers, keeps any type of number, keeps pages indexed in the past month and skips fake-looking numbers, and remembers numbers between runs.

{
  "keywords": ["journalist", "reviewer"],
  "country": "United States (+1)",
  "locations": ["San Francisco", "Los Angeles"],
  "contactIntent": "callOrBooking",
  "resultsFreshness": "month",
  "maxPhoneNumbers": 50,
  "maxTotalPhoneNumbers": 200,
  "phoneNumberType": "any",
  "skipFakeNumbers": true,
  "addNumberDetails": true,
  "skipPreviouslyFoundNumbers": true,
  "historyStoreName": "ign-phone-history"
}

📦 IGN Phone Number Scraper – Output and Data Fields

IGN Phone Number Scraper saves one dataset row per phone number, together with the page on IGN 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 +12015550123.
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 IGN.
description	Snippet that contained the number.
url	Link to the page on IGN.
platform	IGN.
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 +1 201-555-0123.
phoneNational	Number details: such as (201) 555-0123.
whatsappLink	Number details: click-to-chat link such as https://wa.me/12015550123.
username	Profile details: account name from the address or title.
pageType	Profile details: profile (ign.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 IGN Phone Number Scraper keeps the keyword and country, so lists from different runs can be merged safely.

🧾 Sample output

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

{
  "phone_number": "+12015550123",
  "country": "United States",
  "dial_code": "+1",
  "keyword": "journalist",
  "location": "San Francisco",
  "title": "Example Studio - IGN",
  "description": "12.4K followers. Call +1 201-555-0123 to book or ask a question - hello@example.com",
  "url": "https://www.ign.com/examplebrand",
  "platform": "IGN",
  "proxyGroups": ["<automatic>"],
  "phoneType": "landline or mobile",
  "carrier": null,
  "numberArea": "New Jersey",
  "phoneInternational": "+1 201-555-0123",
  "phoneNational": "(201) 555-0123",
  "whatsappLink": "https://wa.me/12015550123",
  "username": "examplebrand",
  "pageType": "profile",
  "followersCount": 12400,
  "influencerTier": "micro",
  "emails": ["hello@example.com"]
}

💰 Pricing

💰 IGN Phone Number Scraper bills per result: each phone number from IGN 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 IGN 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 IGN 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 IGN.
• Thin results? Add related keywords, switch to Any number, or raise the page depth and idle-page limits for IGN.
• Profile filters expect ign.com/name addresses. Leave Profile pages only off when pages on IGN use longer addresses.
• Follower filters need a visible count. Results from IGN without one are skipped while a follower filter is on.
• Schedule IGN 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 IGN and respect local rules.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

❔ What does IGN Phone Number Scraper do?

IGN Phone Number Scraper searches public pages on IGN 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 IGN Phone Number Scraper target one country or city on IGN?

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

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

Yes. Switch on number details and IGN 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 IGN Phone Number Scraper need a login or API key for IGN?

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

📊 How many phone numbers can I collect from IGN 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 IGN?

IGN Phone Number Scraper reads publicly visible text on IGN 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 IGN Phone Number Scraper? Use the Issues tab on the Actor page, or write to the address below.

• contact me by email : alphascraper69@gmail.com