The Guardian Phone Number Scraper

The Guardian Phone Number Scraper

📞 The Guardian Phone Number Scraper collects public phone numbers of journalists, editors and media organisations from The Guardian. Search by keyword, country and city, validate each number, and export clean CSV, JSON or Excel data.

🔍 The Guardian Phone Number Scraper – Overview

The Guardian Phone Number Scraper is an Apify Actor that finds public phone numbers on The Guardian and saves them as a structured phone lead list. The Guardian is a UK national newspaper and news site, and its public pages sometimes show a call, booking or WhatsApp number in the title or description. The Guardian Phone Number Scraper is built to find contact numbers of journalists, editors and media organisations.

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

✅ The Guardian Phone Number Scraper at a glance

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

✨ The Guardian Phone Number Scraper – Key Features

The Guardian Phone Number Scraper combines wide country coverage with practical filters:

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

🚀 The Guardian Phone Number Scraper – How to Use It

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

• Step 1 – Open The Guardian Phone Number Scraper on the Apify Store and go to the Input tab.
• Step 2 – Add keywords to The Guardian Phone Number Scraper, such as journalist or columnist.
• Step 3 – Choose a country, such as United Kingdom (+44), and optionally add cities like London.
• Step 4 – Pick the number mode for The Guardian and set Max Phone Numbers.
• Step 5 – Add filters and extras for The Guardian if you need them.
• Step 6 – Run The Guardian 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 The Guardian phone numbers for a city or region?

The Guardian 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 The Guardian Phone Number Scraper find WhatsApp or booking numbers on The Guardian?

Yes. The Guardian 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.

💡 The Guardian Phone Number Scraper – Use Cases

Typical ways to use The Guardian Phone Number Scraper:

• Find newsroom and press lines published on The Guardian pages.
• Build a UK media contact list for PR work.
• Collect organisation numbers quoted in The Guardian stories.
• Run recurring searches on The Guardian and receive only new phone numbers each time.

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

⚙️ The Guardian Phone Number Scraper – Input

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

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

🧪 Sample input for The Guardian Phone Number Scraper

This example searches The Guardian for journalist and columnist 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", "columnist"],
  "country": "United Kingdom (+44)",
  "locations": ["London", "Manchester"],
  "contactIntent": "callOrBooking",
  "maxPhoneNumbers": 50,
  "maxTotalPhoneNumbers": 200,
  "phoneNumberType": "any",
  "addNumberDetails": true,
  "addProfileDetails": true,
  "skipPreviouslyFoundNumbers": true,
  "historyStoreName": "theguardian-phone-history"
}

📦 The Guardian Phone Number Scraper – Output and Data Fields

The Guardian Phone Number Scraper saves one dataset row per phone number, together with the page on The Guardian 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 The Guardian.
description	Snippet that contained the number.
url	Link to the page on The Guardian.
platform	The Guardian.
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 (theguardian.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 The Guardian Phone Number Scraper keeps the keyword and country, so lists from different runs can be merged safely.

🧾 Sample output

Sample record from The Guardian 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 - The Guardian",
  "description": "12.4K followers. Call +44 121 234 5678 to book or ask a question - hello@example.com",
  "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/examplebrand",
  "platform": "The Guardian",
  "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

💰 The Guardian Phone Number Scraper bills per result: each phone number from The Guardian 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 The Guardian 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 The Guardian 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 The Guardian.
• Thin results? Add related keywords, switch to Any number, or raise the page depth and idle-page limits.
• Profile filters expect theguardian.com/name addresses. Leave Profile pages only off when pages on The Guardian use longer addresses.
• Schedule The Guardian Phone Number Scraper. Turn on Skip phone numbers found in earlier runs to receive only new leads.
• Review before outreach. Snippets can be cut off, so check numbers from The Guardian and respect local rules.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

❔ What does The Guardian Phone Number Scraper do?

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

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

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

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

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

📊 How many phone numbers can I collect from The Guardian 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 The Guardian?

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

• contact me by email : alphascraper69@gmail.com