# LINK Business Scraper - Businesses for Sale NZ & AU (`pshivam/link-business-scraper`) Actor Scrape businesses for sale from LINK Business Brokers in New Zealand and Australia: asking price, profit, sales revenue, industry, region, city and full description. Filter by country, industry, location, price or keyword. Export to Excel, CSV, JSON or API. - **URL**: https://apify.com/pshivam/link-business-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Shivam Prajapati](https://apify.com/pshivam) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Lead generation - **Security:** Limited permissions - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.10 / 1,000 listings This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md. ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run. For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below. Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`). # README ## LINK Business Scraper - Businesses for Sale in New Zealand & Australia Get **businesses for sale in New Zealand and Australia** from [LINK Business Brokers](https://linkbusiness.co.nz), New Zealand's largest business broker, with **about 1,400 listings** across both countries ([linkbusiness.co.nz](https://linkbusiness.co.nz) and [linkbusiness.com.au](https://linkbusiness.com.au)): asking price, profit, sales revenue, industry, region, city and the full description. Filter by country, industry, location, price or keyword, and export to Excel, CSV, JSON or the API. **Actively maintained.** Last update: 2026-11-04. Every release passes 220+ automated tests on saved LINK pages plus a check against the live sites, and Apify test-runs it every day. ### What can you use it for? - **Find a business to buy in NZ or Australia.** Screen every cafe, dairy, service station, franchise or trade business in your region by price instead of paging through two websites. - **Deal flow for buyers, investors and advisers.** Schedule a daily run and send new listings to Google Sheets, Slack or your CRM. - **Valuation research.** Asking price, profit and sales revenue as numbers: compare price-to-profit multiples by industry and region. - **Market research.** Count listings and asking prices by industry, region and country. ### What data do you get? Fields marked *details* are filled when **Open each listing for full details** is on (the default). | Field | What it is | |---|---| | `listingId` | LINK listing number, e.g. EL05448 | | `url` | Link to the listing | | `country` | `NZ` or `AU` | | `title` | Listing headline | | `industry` | Industry, e.g. Food/Hospitality | | `subcategory` | Subcategory, e.g. Cafe/Coffee Shop (*details*) | | `askingPrice` | Asking price as a number (empty for "Refer to Broker") | | `priceText` | The price as shown, e.g. "$190,000 + SAV" (plus stock at value) | | `currency` | `NZD` or `AUD` | | `profit` | Yearly profit, when published (*details*) | | `revenue` | Yearly sales revenue, when published (*details*) | | `region` | Region, e.g. Auckland Region, Gold Coast Region | | `city` | City or area, e.g. Christchurch (*details*) | | `isCorporate` | Marked LINK Corporate (businesses valued at $2m+) | | `description` | Full description (*details*) | | `imageUrl` | Listing picture | | `hasDetails` | `true` if the listing page was opened | | `foundOn` | The list page where the listing was found | | `scrapedAt` | When it was scraped (UTC) | #### Privacy Listings show their brokers' names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses. The scraper **never collects them**: it skips the broker blocks, drops description lines that name a broker, and replaces any other e-mail address, phone number or web link with `[removed]`. #### Example result ```json { "listingId": "EL05266", "country": "NZ", "title": "Established Cafe with Serious Untapped Upside", "industry": "Food/Hospitality", "subcategory": "Cafe Restaurant", "askingPrice": 893000, "priceText": "$893,000", "currency": "NZD", "profit": 478401, "revenue": 1323656, "region": "Auckland Region", "city": "Auckland Surrounds", "hasDetails": true } ``` ### How to use it 1. Pick **Countries** (both by default) and optionally **Industries**. 2. Optionally add **Locations** (e.g. Auckland, Christchurch, Gold Coast, Sydney), a **Keyword** or a price range. 3. Set **Maximum listings**, click **Start**, and download the results. With both countries, *Maximum listings* is shared fairly between them. #### Input options | Option | What it does | |---|---| | `countries` | `NZ`, `AU` or both (default both) | | `industries` | Only these industries, e.g. Food/Hospitality, Automotive, Franchise | | `locations` | Only listings whose region or city contains one of these words, e.g. Auckland, Queensland, Sydney | | `keyword` | Only listings that mention this word (title and description; title only in fast mode) | | `minPrice` / `maxPrice` | Asking price range in NZD or AUD ("Refer to Broker" listings are kept) | | `startUrls` | The businesses-for-sale list or single listing URLs, scraped as given | | `includeDetails` | Open each listing for the full set of fields (default on). Turn off for a fast, cheaper run | | `onlyNew` | Skip listings that earlier runs of the same search returned: you get and pay only for ones you haven't had (the first run works as usual) | | `maxItems` | Stop after this many listings | | `maxConcurrency` | Pages loaded at the same time (keep low to be polite) | #### Fast mode vs. full details - **Full details (default):** opens every listing for profit, sales revenue, subcategory, city and the full description. - **Fast mode (`includeDetails` off):** reads only the list pages, about 12x fewer requests: title, industry, region, asking price and picture. ### How much does it cost? You pay **$3.00 per 1,000 listings** returned (plus a tiny $0.00005 per run start). Platform usage is included. | Listings | Cost | |---|---| | 100 | $0.30 | | All of New Zealand (~540) | about $1.60 | | Both countries (~1,400) | about $4.20 | Apify's free plan gives you $5 of credit every month. Set a spending limit on any run and the scraper stops exactly there. ### Use it via API, on a schedule, or with your tools - **Schedule it** daily or weekly to catch every new listing. - **Only new listings:** turn it on in a scheduled run or task and each run returns only listings you haven't had yet, so you never pay twice for the same listing. - **Integrations:** send results to Google Sheets, Slack, e-mail, Zapier, Make or a webhook. - **API:** run it from your own code and download results as JSON, CSV or Excel. ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient client = ApifyClient("") run = client.actor("pshivam/link-business-scraper").call(run_input={"countries": ["NZ"], "industries": ["Food/Hospitality"], "maxItems": 100}) for business in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(business["title"], business["askingPrice"], business["region"]) ``` #### Use it in Clay, n8n, Make or Zapier Actor: `pshivam/link-business-scraper`. Paste this input and change the filters to yours: ```json {"countries": ["NZ", "AU"], "onlyNew": true, "maxItems": 2000} ``` - **Clay:** create a table from an **Apify** source to pull in the results of a scheduled run of this Actor (it refreshes every 24 hours by default), or use the **Run Apify Actor** enrichment and paste the input. - **n8n:** add the **Apify** node, choose **Run Actor and get dataset items**, pick this Actor and paste the input. - **Make:** use **Run an Actor** with *Run synchronously* on, then **Get Dataset Items** with the run's dataset ID. - **Zapier:** schedule this Actor in Apify, then use the **Finished Actor Run** trigger and **Fetch Dataset Items**. (Zapier stops waiting for **Run Actor** after 30 seconds, and a run usually takes about a minute.) ### Good to know - **LINK's robots.txt allows only the main lists**, not the site's own filters, so country is chosen by site and industry, location, price and keyword are checked by the scraper. You only pay for listings that match. - **Figures are the seller's own**, as published. Many listings say "Refer to Broker" instead of a price, profit or revenue; those fields are then empty. - **"+ SAV"** means plus stock at value; the asking price excludes it. - **Featured listings come first** on LINK's lists; there is no newest-first order to rely on, so use **Only new listings** for a daily feed. ### This scraper vs. the alternatives | | This scraper | Copying from LINK by hand | Building your own scraper | |---|---|---|---| | 100 listings with full details | About 1 minute | Hours (open and copy each page) | Days to build, then upkeep | | Output | Excel, CSV, JSON or API; 19 fields per listing | A spreadsheet you type | Whatever you code | | Asking price, profit, revenue | Numbers in NZD or AUD, ready to sort | Retyped by hand | You write the parsing | | Only new listings each day | Built in (`onlyNew`) | Compare lists yourself | You build it | | When the site changes | We fix it; Apify test-runs it daily | - | You fix it | | Broker contact details | Removed | Your responsibility | Your responsibility | | Cost | $3.00 per 1,000 listings | Your time | Your time plus hosting | ### FAQ #### How many listings are there? About 1,400: roughly 540 in New Zealand (45 list pages) and 840 in Australia (70 list pages). #### How much does it cost? $3.00 per 1,000 listings (less on paid Apify plans), so 100 listings cost $0.30 and both countries about $4.20. #### Is it legal to scrape LINK Business Brokers? This scraper reads public listing pages at a polite speed, follows the sites' robots.txt and returns business data with broker contact details removed. You are responsible for how you use the data; check the sites' terms for your use case. #### Can I get the broker's phone number? No. Broker names and contact details are left out on purpose. Use the listing `url` to enquire through LINK. #### What does LINK Corporate mean? LINK Corporate brokers represent businesses valued at $2m and above. Those listings have `isCorporate` set to true. #### How do I get only new listings every day? Save your search as a task, turn on **Only new listings** and schedule it daily. Each run then skips the listings earlier runs returned, so you get and pay only for ones you haven't had. Tip: set *Maximum listings* above the number of listings your search has, so the first run gets them all and later runs return just the new ones. ### Ready-made examples Open one, click **Try for free**, and get data in about a minute: - [Businesses for Sale in New Zealand (LINK)](https://apify.com/pshivam/link-business-scraper/examples/link-businesses-for-sale-new-zealand) - [Businesses for Sale in Australia (LINK)](https://apify.com/pshivam/link-business-scraper/examples/link-businesses-for-sale-australia) - [Businesses for Sale in Auckland (LINK)](https://apify.com/pshivam/link-business-scraper/examples/link-businesses-for-sale-auckland) - [Cafes and Restaurants for Sale in New Zealand](https://apify.com/pshivam/link-business-scraper/examples/link-cafes-restaurants-for-sale-nz) - [Franchises for Sale in New Zealand and Australia](https://apify.com/pshivam/link-business-scraper/examples/link-franchises-for-sale-nz-au) ### More business-for-sale scrapers - [BusinessBroker.net Scraper - Businesses for Sale](https://apify.com/pshivam/businessbroker-net-scraper): US businesses for sale with asking price, revenue, cash flow and location. - [DUB.de Scraper - Businesses for Sale in Germany](https://apify.com/pshivam/dub-de-scraper): companies for sale in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with year-by-year financials. - [nexxt-change Scraper - Businesses for Sale & Buyers](https://apify.com/pshivam/nexxt-change-scraper): Germany's official succession marketplace, companies for sale and buyers looking for a company. - [Daltons Business Scraper - Businesses for Sale UK](https://apify.com/pshivam/daltons-business-scraper): UK businesses for sale with asking price, leasehold or freehold, turnover, net profit and location. - [Website Closers Scraper - Online Businesses for Sale](https://apify.com/pshivam/website-closers-scraper): online and tech businesses for sale (eCommerce, SaaS, Amazon FBA) with asking price, cash flow and revenue, plus closed deals for valuation comps. - [BusinessForSale AU Scraper - Australian Businesses](https://apify.com/pshivam/businessforsale-au-scraper): Australian businesses for sale with asking price, revenue and profit bands, location and category, plus sold businesses for valuation comps. - [BizBen Scraper - California Businesses for Sale](https://apify.com/pshivam/bizben-scraper): California and other US businesses for sale with asking price, revenue, cash flow, down payment and lease details. - [Transentreprise Scraper - Businesses for Sale France](https://apify.com/pshivam/transentreprise-scraper): the CCI and CMA chambers' marketplace in France with price, revenue and staff bands, sector, department and region. - [Bpifrance Transmission Scraper - Businesses for Sale France](https://apify.com/pshivam/bpifrance-transmission-scraper): about 45,000 French businesses and shops for sale from Bpifrance's partner marketplaces, with price, revenue, EBE, staff, sector and region. ### Other scrapers - [Trade Show Scraper - Worldwide Trade Fair Calendar](https://apify.com/pshivam/trade-show-scraper): trade shows and exhibitions worldwide with dates, venue, city, country, industries and the official website. - [CeX Scraper - Prices, Trade-In Values & Stock](https://apify.com/pshivam/cex-scraper): CeX (webuy.com) second-hand phones, games and laptops in 11 countries with sell price, cash and voucher trade-in value, stock by store and price history. - [DealSeek Scraper - Amazon Deals & Promo Codes](https://apify.com/pshivam/dealseek-scraper): Amazon, Walmart and eBay deals in 8 countries with final prices, verified promo codes, coupons and price history. # Actor input Schema ## `countries` (type: `array`): New Zealand, Australia or both. Default: both. ## `industries` (type: `array`): Only these industries, e.g. 'Food/Hospitality' or 'Automotive'. Empty = all. ## `locations` (type: `array`): Only listings whose region or city contains one of these words, e.g. 'Auckland', 'Canterbury', 'Gold Coast', 'Queensland' or 'Sydney'. Checked on the listing page (on the card region in fast mode). ## `keyword` (type: `string`): Only listings that mention this word, e.g. "cafe", "franchise" or "freehold". Checked in the title and description (title only in fast mode). ## `minPrice` (type: `integer`): In NZD or AUD. Listings with 'Refer to Broker' instead of a price are kept. ## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`): In NZD or AUD. Listings with 'Refer to Broker' instead of a price are kept. ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Optional: the businesses-for-sale list or single listing URLs, scraped as given. ## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`): On: profit, sales revenue, city, subcategory and the full description. Off: a fast, cheaper run with what the list pages show. ## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`): Skip listings that earlier runs of this same search already returned, so you never get or pay for the same listing twice. Turn it on for a scheduled run or a saved task to get only what's new each time. The first run works as usual and remembers what it returned, in your key-value store 'link-business-scraper-only-new' (delete it to start over). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Stop after this many listings. You are charged per listing. ## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`): Pages loaded at the same time. Keep it low to be polite to the website. ## Actor input object example ```json { "countries": [ "NZ", "AU" ], "includeDetails": true, "onlyNew": false, "maxItems": 50, "maxConcurrency": 4 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `listings` (type: `string`): One row per business for sale, shown with the overview view. ## `financials` (type: `string`): Asking price, profit and revenue as numbers for sorting and filtering. ## `runStats` (type: `string`): Requests made, time spent and number of listings for this run (RUN_STATS record). # 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 = { "maxItems": 50 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("pshivam/link-business-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 = { "maxItems": 50 } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("pshivam/link-business-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}") for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "maxItems": 50 }' | apify call pshivam/link-business-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,pshivam/link-business-scraper" } } } ``` The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer ` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations). ## OpenAPI specification Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/kRxhQf9FGQwqapz9f/builds/jy9jjbchOi3M7WmcS/openapi.json