# SMB Growth Signal Scorer – Local Business Leads – Google Maps (`realjbowman/smb-growth-signal-scorer`) Actor

Find local businesses that are actively scaling. Scores Google Maps results by growth signals (reviews, rating, website) + optional AI insights. Perfect for agencies & sales teams selling to HVAC, roofing, plumbing, dentists & other SMBs. Get prioritized, sales-ready leads.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/realjbowman/smb-growth-signal-scorer.md
- **Developed by:** [Jack Bowman](https://apify.com/realjbowman) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $250.00 / 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 web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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

### PlaywrightCrawler template

This template is a production ready boilerplate for developing an [Actor](https://apify.com/actors) with `PlaywrightCrawler`. Use this to bootstrap your projects using the most up-to-date code.

> We decided to split Apify SDK into two libraries, Crawlee and Apify SDK v3. Crawlee will retain all the crawling and scraping-related tools and will always strive to be the best [web scraping](https://apify.com/web-scraping) library for its community. At the same time, Apify SDK will continue to exist, but keep only the Apify-specific features related to building Actors on the Apify platform. Read the upgrading guide to learn about the changes.

### Resources

If you're looking for examples or want to learn more visit:

- [Crawlee + Apify Platform guide](https://crawlee.dev/docs/guides/apify-platform)
- [Documentation](https://crawlee.dev/api/playwright-crawler/class/PlaywrightCrawler) and [examples](https://crawlee.dev/docs/examples/playwright-crawler)
- [Node.js tutorials](https://docs.apify.com/academy/node-js) in Academy
- [Scraping single-page applications with Playwright](https://blog.apify.com/scraping-single-page-applications-with-playwright/)
- [How to scale Puppeteer and Playwright](https://blog.apify.com/how-to-scale-puppeteer-and-playwright/)
- [Integration with Zapier](https://apify.com/integrations), Make, GitHub, Google Drive and other apps
- [Video guide on getting scraped data using Apify API](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViYYDHSBAKM)
- A short guide on how to build web scrapers using code templates:

[web scraper template](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-i-Korzf8w)

### Getting started

For complete information [see this article](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/development#build-actor-locally). To run the Actor use the following command:

```bash
apify run
```

### Deploy to Apify

#### Connect Git repository to Apify

If you've created a Git repository for the project, you can easily connect to Apify:

1. Go to [Actor creation page](https://console.apify.com/actors/new)
2. Click on **Link Git Repository** button

#### Push project on your local machine to Apify

You can also deploy the project on your local machine to Apify without the need for the Git repository.

1. Log in to Apify. You will need to provide your [Apify API Token](https://console.apify.com/account/integrations) to complete this action.

   ```bash
   apify login
   ```

2. Deploy your Actor. This command will deploy and build the Actor on the Apify Platform. You can find your newly created Actor under [Actors -> My Actors](https://console.apify.com/actors?tab=my).

   ```bash
   apify push
   ```

### Documentation reference

To learn more about Apify and Actors, take a look at the following resources:

- [Apify SDK for JavaScript documentation](https://docs.apify.com/sdk/js)
- [Apify SDK for Python documentation](https://docs.apify.com/sdk/python)
- [Apify Platform documentation](https://docs.apify.com/platform)
- [Join our developer community on Discord](https://discord.com/invite/jyEM2PRvMU)

# Actor input Schema

## `searchStringsArray` (type: `array`):

Google Maps search terms, for example hvac contractors or dentists

## `locationQuery` (type: `string`):

City and state, for example Austin, TX

## `maxCrawledPlacesPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of businesses to process

## `minRating` (type: `number`):

Only keep businesses with this rating or higher

## `minReviews` (type: `integer`):

Only keep businesses with at least this many reviews

## `enableAI` (type: `boolean`):

Add AI persona and outreach suggestions (needs OpenAI key)

## `openaiApiKey` (type: `string`):

Optional. Required only if AI insights is enabled

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchStringsArray": [
    "hvac contractors"
  ],
  "locationQuery": "Austin, TX",
  "maxCrawledPlacesPerSearch": 30,
  "minRating": 3.5,
  "minReviews": 10,
  "enableAI": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("realjbowman/smb-growth-signal-scorer").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("realjbowman/smb-growth-signal-scorer").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 '{}' |
apify call realjbowman/smb-growth-signal-scorer --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=realjbowman/smb-growth-signal-scorer",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/ytZcwx4hBadnt9Vlo/builds/Whf20Ynyt8ERtglDy/openapi.json