# Yellow Pages USA Search Scraper (`rdan99848/yellow-pages-search-scraper`) Actor Scrape US business listings from a Yellow Pages search name, address, phone, website, rating and categories. Paginated, no API key. - **URL**: https://apify.com/rdan99848/yellow-pages-search-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Dan Newton](https://apify.com/rdan99848) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, SEO tools, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 33.3% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Yellow Pages Search Scraper Scrape **US business listings** from Yellow Pages (yellowpages.com) — business name, phone, full address, website, and location — for any category and city. Great for local lead lists, market mapping, and business directories. No API key, no quotas. Paste a Yellow Pages search URL (e.g. "plumbers in Denver, CO"), choose how many pages to scrape, and export to CSV, Excel, or JSON. ### What you get per business - **name** — business name - **phone** — phone number - **website** — business website (when Yellow Pages exposes a "Visit Website" link) - **address**, **street**, **city**, **state**, **postal_code**, **country** - **url** — the Yellow Pages listing URL - **opening_hours** ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `startUrl` | string (required) | A yellowpages.com search URL from the address bar. | | `maxPages` | integer | Result pages to scrape (~30 businesses each). Default 1. | | `startPage` | integer | Page to begin from. | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | **US residential proxy required** — Yellow Pages is US-only and blocks other IPs. | #### Example input ```json { "startUrl": "https://www.yellowpages.com/search?search_terms=plumbers&geo_location_terms=Denver%2C+CO", "maxPages": 3, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } } ```` ### How to use 1. Search a category + city on [yellowpages.com](https://www.yellowpages.com) and copy the URL. 2. Paste it into **Yellow Pages search URL** and set **Max pages**. 3. Keep the proxy on **US Residential** and click **Start**. 4. Export from the **Dataset** tab. ### Need emails too? Use the **Yellow Pages Leads Scraper** — it runs this same search and then enriches each business with emails, phones, and social profiles pulled from its website. ### Related scrapers - **Yellow Pages Leads Scraper** — listings + emails/phones/socials. - **Yellow Pages Business Scraper** — full details for a single listing URL. ### FAQ **Why is a US proxy required?** Yellow Pages serves US data and blocks non-US and datacenter IPs; a US residential proxy is needed to load results reliably. **Is it legal?** It collects only publicly visible business information; use the data in line with applicable laws and the site's terms. # Actor input Schema ## `startUrl` (type: `string`): A yellowpages.com search URL. Search on yellowpages.com, then copy the URL from the address bar, e.g. https://www.yellowpages.com/search?search\_terms=plumbers\&geo\_location\_terms=Denver%2C+CO ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): How many result pages to scrape (~30 businesses per page). ## `startPage` (type: `integer`): Page to start from (1 = first page). ## `cookies` (type: `array`): Optional cookies as a JSON array. Usually not needed. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Yellow Pages is US-only and blocks non-US and datacenter IPs. A US RESIDENTIAL proxy is required for reliable results — keep the default. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrl": "https://www.yellowpages.com/search?search_terms=plumbers&geo_location_terms=Denver%2C+CO", "maxPages": 3, "startPage": 1, "cookies": [], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } } ``` # 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 = { "startUrl": "https://www.yellowpages.com/search?search_terms=plumbers&geo_location_terms=Denver%2C+CO", "maxPages": 3, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("rdan99848/yellow-pages-search-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 = { "startUrl": "https://www.yellowpages.com/search?search_terms=plumbers&geo_location_terms=Denver%2C+CO", "maxPages": 3, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "US", }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("rdan99848/yellow-pages-search-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrl": "https://www.yellowpages.com/search?search_terms=plumbers&geo_location_terms=Denver%2C+CO", "maxPages": 3, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } }' | apify call rdan99848/yellow-pages-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=rdan99848/yellow-pages-search-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Yellow Pages USA Search Scraper", "description": "Scrape US business listings from a Yellow Pages search name, address, phone, website, rating and categories. Paginated, no API key.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "Fi0rM4lQg3sZ4Zm83" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/rdan99848~yellow-pages-search-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-rdan99848-yellow-pages-search-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/rdan99848~yellow-pages-search-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-rdan99848-yellow-pages-search-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/rdan99848~yellow-pages-search-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-rdan99848-yellow-pages-search-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "startUrl" ], "properties": { "startUrl": { "title": "Yellow Pages search URL", "type": "string", "description": "A yellowpages.com search URL. Search on yellowpages.com, then copy the URL from the address bar, e.g. https://www.yellowpages.com/search?search_terms=plumbers&geo_location_terms=Denver%2C+CO" }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max pages", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "How many result pages to scrape (~30 businesses per page).", "default": 1 }, "startPage": { "title": "Start page", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Page to start from (1 = first page).", "default": 1 }, "cookies": { "title": "Cookies (optional)", "type": "array", "description": "Optional cookies as a JSON array. Usually not needed.", "default": [] }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Yellow Pages is US-only and blocks non-US and datacenter IPs. A US RESIDENTIAL proxy is required for reliable results — keep the default.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```