Local Business Lead Finder

Find and enrich local business leads from Google Maps. This Actor searches by keyword and location, extracts business details (name, address, phone, website), optionally visits each website to extract emails and social links, deduplicates across runs, and exports to a dataset or your webhook.

Ideal for lead generation, outreach lists, local SEO research, and CRM enrichment.

See it in action

Local Business Lead Finder
by u/Hayder_Germany in apify

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What it does

• Discovers businesses on Google Maps by search query (e.g. "dentist", "pizza") and location (city/country or lat/lng + radius).
• Extracts from each place: name, address, phone, website, category, rating, coordinates, Google Maps URL.
• Enriches (optional): visits business websites, follows contact/about-style pages, and extracts emails and social profiles (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, TikTok, YouTube).
• Deduplicates across runs using a chosen key (place ID, website, or phone) so recurring runs only add new leads.
• Exports to the run’s default dataset (shown in the Apify Console Output tab) and/or to a webhook URL in configurable batches with retries and idempotency.

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Use cases

• Sales & agencies — Build prospect lists of local businesses (e.g. plumbers, restaurants) with verified contact data.
• Local SEO — Research competitors and business density in specific areas.
• Market research — Track businesses by geography; optionally include closed businesses.
• CRM pipelines — Feed leads into HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, or any system that accepts webhooks.
• Scheduled lead refresh — Run on a schedule and only process new or updated businesses.

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Input

Provide queries (required) and either locations (text), geo (object), or geoRaw (raw string).

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
queries	array	required	Search terms, e.g. ["dentist", "pizza"].
locations	array	—	Text locations, e.g. ["Berlin, Germany"]. Use with or instead of geo / geoRaw.
geo	object	—	lat, lng, radiusKm. Use with or instead of locations.
geoRaw	string	—	Raw format: "lat, lng" or "lat, lng, radiusKm" (e.g. 52.52, 13.405, 5). Overrides geo if both set.
maxResultsPerQuery	integer	50	Max businesses per query/location combination.
language	string	"en"	Language for Google Maps (e.g. en, de).
includeClosed	boolean	false	Include permanently closed businesses.
enrichWebsite	boolean	true	Visit websites to extract emails and socials.
emailScanDepth	integer	2	How many internal pages (e.g. /contact) to scan per site.
dedupeBy	string	"placeId"	Deduplication key: placeId, website, or phone.
webhookUrl	string	—	URL to POST results (batched). Stored encrypted.
batchSize	integer	50	Items per webhook request.
debug	boolean	false	Verbose logging (URLs and details).

Example input

{
  "queries": ["dentist", "dental clinic"],
  "locations": ["Berlin, Germany"],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 25,
  "enrichWebsite": true,
  "dedupeBy": "placeId"
}

Or with coordinates (object or raw string):

{
  "queries": ["cafe"],
  "geo": { "lat": 52.52, "lng": 13.405, "radiusKm": 5 },
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 50
}

Raw lat/lng format:

{
  "queries": ["cafe"],
  "geoRaw": "52.52, 13.405, 5",
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 50
}

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Output

Results are stored in the run’s default dataset and shown in the Actor run Output tab (full items and an Overview table). Each item includes:

Field	Description
name	Business name.
googleUrl	Google Maps URL.
website	Business website (if found).
phone	Phone number.
address	Full address.
category	Primary category.
lat, lng	Coordinates.
placeId	Stable place identifier.
emails	Extracted emails (when enrichment is on).
socials	facebook, instagram, linkedin, twitter, youtube, tiktok, other[].
enrichment	websiteVisited, scannedUrl (when enrichment ran).
discoverySource	"detail".
fetchedAt	ISO timestamp.

Example output item

{
  "name": "Example Dental Studio",
  "googleUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/...",
  "website": "https://example-dental.com",
  "phone": "+49 30 12345678",
  "address": "Example St 1, 10115 Berlin",
  "category": "Dentist",
  "emails": ["contact@example-dental.com"],
  "socials": {
    "facebook": "https://facebook.com/example-dental",
    "instagram": "https://instagram.com/example_dental",
    "other": []
  },
  "enrichment": { "websiteVisited": true, "scannedUrl": "https://example-dental.com" },
  "discoverySource": "detail",
  "fetchedAt": "2025-02-13T12:00:00.000Z"
}

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Running the Actor

• Apify Console — Open the Actor, set input, click Start. Use Schedule for recurring runs.
• API — Call Apify API to run the Actor; the run’s output.results and output.overview URLs point to the default dataset.
• Integrations — Use webhookUrl to push results to n8n, Make, Zapier, or your own endpoint (batched, with retries).

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Notes

• Google Maps — The Actor opens Maps in a browser; consent or layout changes can affect results in some environments. For production, running on Apify with recommended resources is advised.
• Enrichment — Only same-domain (and subdomain) links are followed; contact-style paths (e.g. /contact, /about) are prioritized.
• Webhook — Failed batches after retries are kept for inspection via the Actor run; you can implement manual retry if needed.
• Compliance — Use for legitimate lead generation and research. Obtain consent or have a lawful basis before contacting businesses.