Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper

🔍 Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper

Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper helps you find public phone numbers that newsrooms, companies and public services publish on indiatimes.com, including Times of India and Economic Times pages. Enter keywords such as journalist or editor, choose a country, and the Actor returns validated phone numbers with the page title, the text snippet that contains each number, and a direct link to the source page.

It is built for PR teams, media researchers, B2B sales teams and analysts focused on India who want to collect contacts mentioned in Indian news coverage without reading article after article. The Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper uses only publicly available information, so you don't need an Indiatimes account, subscription or login.

🚀 Quick start: Open the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper, add keywords like journalist or editor, select a country such as United Kingdom (+44), set your phone number limit and click Start. Results appear in a dataset you can export to CSV, Excel or JSON.

✨ Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper – Key Features

The Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper turns keyword searches into a structured list of media, company and helpline contacts you can verify and use.

• 🔑 Keyword-based search – target roles, niches or topics such as journalist, editor, hospital, startup or helpline.

• 🌍 194 countries supported – pick a country and its dial code; only numbers valid for that country are kept.

• ✅ Validated phone numbers – every number the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper saves is checked and stored in the international E.164 format, such as +441164960218.

• 🧹 Automatic de-duplication – each phone number appears only once per run, even when several keywords find it.

• 🔗 Source context included – every record has the page title, the public snippet and the Indiatimes URL.

• 💾 Structured output – export as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or read results through the Apify API.

• 🔄 Reliable long runs – if the platform restarts a run, the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper continues without saving duplicate numbers.

🔹 Why use the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper?

Benefit	What it means for you
No login needed	Works with publicly available indiatimes.com pages only
Clean contact data	Validated, de-duplicated numbers in one consistent format
Easy to verify	Source URL and text snippet for every phone number
Predictable costs	Result limits and spending caps keep each run under control

📊 What Data Does the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper Extract?

The Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper saves one record per phone number. Each record connects the number to the keyword that found it and the public Indiatimes page it came from.

Field	Description	Example
phone_number	Validated phone number in E.164 format	+441164960218
country	Country selected in the input	United Kingdom
dial_code	Country calling code	+44
keyword	Keyword that found this number	journalist
title	Title of the source page	Indian-origin journalist starts…
description	Public text snippet where the number appears	share local stories on 0116 496…
url	Direct link to the source page	https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/…
platform	Platform the record comes from	Indiatimes
proxyGroups	Technical information about the connection used for the run	–

indiatimes.com hosts Times Internet news sites such as The Times of India and The Economic Times on its subdomains. The Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper can return numbers from:

• 📰 Times of India articles – that mention helplines, hospitals or local businesses.

• 💼 Economic Times pages – such as company stories that quote an office number.

• 🗞️ Regional-language editions – such as Navbharat Times, when you use Hindi keywords.

• 🌐 Other public indiatimes.com pages – that show a number in their title or snippet.

🔒 Public data only: The Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper reads publicly visible titles and snippets. It does not access paywalled TOI+ or ET Prime articles, subscriber accounts or any account data.

📌 What to expect: Most news articles do not include phone numbers, so results are lower than on business directories. Keywords linked to helplines, hospitals or companies usually return more numbers than journalist names.

🚀 How to Use the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper

You can run the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper in a few minutes without writing any code.

• Step 1 – Open the Actor: open Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper in Apify Console and go to the Input tab.

• Step 2 – Add keywords: enter roles, niches or terms such as journalist, editor, helpline or startup.

• Step 3 – Choose a country: select the country whose phone numbers you need. The dial code is applied automatically.

• Step 4 – Set your limit: enter the maximum number of phone numbers and decide whether it applies per keyword or to the whole run.

• Step 5 – Start the run: click Start and follow the log. The Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper processes keywords in the order you entered them.

• Step 6 – Export your data: download the dataset as CSV, Excel or JSON, or send it to your CRM.

⏰ Large searches: For high phone-number limits or many keywords, increase the timeout in Run options. The default timeout is 3,600 seconds (1 hour).

🧭 How to Find Phone Numbers in Times of India and Economic Times Articles

Keyword and country together decide which phone numbers you receive. The Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper looks for public indiatimes.com pages that match your keyword and contain a number valid for the selected country, then extracts and validates every number it detects.

For example, to collect helpline and hospital contacts from Indian city news, combine helpline, hospital and editor with India (+91). To find Indian-origin businesses covered in UK stories, try startup and journalist with United Kingdom (+44).

🔹 Choosing keywords that return more phone numbers

• Use media roles such as journalist, editor, correspondent or columnist.

• Use topic words such as helpline, hospital, startup, IPO or admission.

• Use Hindi or regional-language terms to reach Navbharat Times and other language editions.

• Add several short, related keywords instead of one long, narrow phrase.

💡 Can the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper Limit Phone Numbers per Keyword or per Run?

Yes. The Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper gives you two ways to apply the Max Phone Numbers limit, controlled by the Per Keyword Scrape Max Contacts switch.

Setting	How the limit works	Example with 3 keywords and a limit of 50
ON (default)	The limit applies to each keyword separately	Up to 150 phone numbers in total
OFF	The limit applies to the whole run	Up to 50 phone numbers in total

With the switch ON, every keyword gets its own share, so one popular keyword cannot use up the whole limit. With the switch OFF, the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper stops as soon as the total is reached.

⚠️ Heads-up: With the switch ON, a run can collect – and be billed for – up to Max Phone Numbers × number of keywords, and it takes proportionally longer.

🎯 Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper – Use Cases

The Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper is useful when you need contact numbers that appear in Indian news and business coverage.

• 📰 PR and media outreach – find desk and newsroom numbers mentioned in news pages.

• 🏢 B2B prospecting – collect office numbers of Indian companies in business stories.

• 🏥 Helpline directories – gather hospital and civic helpline numbers reported in city news.

• 📊 Media monitoring – see which organizations in a sector publish numbers in the press.

• 🔎 Contact verification – compare your records with numbers printed in news reports.

• 🗂️ CRM enrichment – add phone numbers and article links to existing records.

📥 Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper Input

The Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper uses a simple input form. Only Keywords and Country are required.

Field	Type	Required	Description
keywords	List of text	Yes	Keywords to search for, such as roles, niches or names. Default: journalist, editor
country	Select	Yes	Country of the phone numbers you need, shown with its dial code. Default: United Kingdom (+44)
maxPhoneNumbers	Number (1–10,000)	No	Maximum number of phone numbers to collect. Default: 5
perKeywordMaxContacts	On/Off	No	ON: the limit applies to each keyword. OFF: the limit applies to the whole run. Default: ON
proxyConfiguration	Proxy settings	No	Optional connection settings. The default works for most users

🔹 Example input for the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper

{
    "keywords": [
        "journalist",
        "editor"
    ],
    "country": "United Kingdom (+44)",
    "maxPhoneNumbers": 5,
    "perKeywordMaxContacts": true
}

💡 Note: A higher limit allows more potential results but does not guarantee reaching that number. The Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper stops early when no more matching public numbers are available.

📤 Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper Output

Every phone number the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper finds is saved as a separate record in the run's dataset. Here is a sample of two records:

[
    {
        "phone_number": "+441164960218",
        "country": "United Kingdom",
        "dial_code": "+44",
        "keyword": "journalist",
        "title": "Indian-origin journalist starts community radio in Leicester - Times of India",
        "description": "The station, run by a former journalist, invites listeners to share local stories on 0116 496 0218.",
        "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/other-news/indian-origin-journalist-starts-community-radio-in-leicester/articleshow/112345678.cms",
        "platform": "Indiatimes"
    },
    {
        "phone_number": "+441214960347",
        "country": "United Kingdom",
        "dial_code": "+44",
        "keyword": "editor",
        "title": "UK spice brand eyes Indian market - The Economic Times",
        "description": "Its Birmingham office told an ET editor that distributors can call +44 121 496 0347 for partnership enquiries.",
        "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/uk-spice-brand-eyes-indian-market/articleshow/112345679.cms",
        "platform": "Indiatimes"
    }
]

Each record also includes the technical proxyGroups field. Local formats such as 0116 496 0218 are converted to the international format +441164960218.

🔹 Export and integration options

• 📁 Download the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML.

• 🔌 Use the Apify API to start Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper runs and fetch results from your own scripts or apps.

• ⏱️ Schedule runs to refresh your results daily, weekly or monthly.

• 🔗 Connect integrations such as webhooks, Make or Zapier to send new contacts to your CRM or spreadsheet.

💰 Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper Pricing

The Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper is priced per result: you pay for each phone number record saved to your dataset. The current price is always shown on the Actor's Pricing tab.

Plan or setting	What happens
Free Apify plan	Each run returns up to 20 phone number results
Paid Apify plan	Each run returns up to your Max Phone Numbers limit
Maximum cost per run	The run stops when your limit is reached, so you are not billed beyond it

💡 Cost tip: Start with a small limit, such as 5–20 phone numbers, to test your keywords before you launch a large Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper run.

🛠️ Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper Tips and Best Practices

Follow these tips to get more useful results from the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper:

• 🧪 Test first – run two or three keywords with a low limit to see which ones return numbers.

• 🔁 Low results? Re-run with broader keywords, more related terms or a different country.

• 🇮🇳 Try India (+91) – most indiatimes.com coverage is about India, so Indian numbers are the most common.

• 🔍 Check the article date – open the url and confirm the number is still current, as news reports can be years old.

⚖️ Use data responsibly: Phone numbers are personal data in many countries. Follow privacy laws such as GDPR and CCPA and local telemarketing and anti-spam rules, respect opt-out requests and never use the data for spam.

❓ Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper – Frequently Asked Questions

🔹 What is an Indiatimes phone number scraper?

It is a tool that collects phone numbers published on public Indiatimes pages. The Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper on Apify does this automatically for your keywords and country and returns validated, structured results.

🔹 How do I find phone numbers mentioned in Times of India articles?

Enter keywords such as helpline, hospital or editor, choose a country and start the run. The Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper collects valid numbers from public article titles and snippets on indiatimes.com and its subdomains.

🔹 Do I need a Times of India or ET Prime subscription?

No. The Actor works only with publicly available pages, so it needs no Indiatimes login, subscription or cookies. Paywalled content is never accessed.

🔹 Why did the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper return fewer phone numbers than my maximum?

The maximum is an upper limit, not a guarantee. If only a few public pages match your keyword and country, the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper finishes early with the numbers it found. Try broader keywords, more keywords or another country.

🔹 Can the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper collect numbers from a specific country?

Yes. Choose one of 194 countries in the Country field. Only numbers valid for that country are saved, together with the country name and dial code.

🔹 In what format does the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper save phone numbers?

All numbers are saved in the international E.164 format, such as +441164960218, which works well with CRMs, dialers and spreadsheets.

🔹 Does the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper remove duplicates?

Yes. Each phone number is saved only once per run, even if several keywords or pages contain it. The first keyword that found the number is stored in the keyword field.

🔹 Can I run the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper on a schedule or through an API?

Yes. You can schedule runs in Apify Console, start them with the Apify API, and send the results to other tools with webhooks or integrations.

🔹 Is it legal to use an Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper?

The Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using it in line with GDPR, CCPA and local telemarketing rules.

📬 Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper Support

Have a question about the Indiatimes Phone Number Scraper, found an issue, or need a tweak or a custom build? Get in touch – feedback and feature requests are always welcome.

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