Auto Dealer Lead Scraper — Verified Emails

Build a targeted auto dealer email list in minutes. This Apify actor scrapes Google Maps to find car dealerships, used car lots, auto body shops, auto parts stores, motorcycle dealers, and RV dealers — returning verified emails, phone numbers, websites, and business details ready for outbound campaigns.

Key Features

• Google Maps search — Find businesses by type and location, powered by Playwright
• Email extraction — Automatically visits business websites to find contact emails
• DNS + SMTP verification — Confirms email deliverability to reduce bounce rates
• Social media links — Extracts Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter/X profiles
• CRM-ready export — Output in Full, HubSpot Import, or Salesforce Import format
• Real-time data — Fresh results scraped on demand, not a stale database

What Is the Auto Dealer Lead Scraper?

The Auto Dealer Lead Scraper is an automated data collection tool that queries Google Maps for automotive businesses in any city, state, or ZIP code you define. It extracts contact data that would take a sales team weeks to compile manually, making it the fastest way to build a car dealership leads database at scale.

What Data Do You Get?

Each record includes business name, category, address, verified email, phone, website, ratings, and hours. Output is structured JSON ready to import into any CRM.

Output Field Reference

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Dealership or business name as listed on Google Maps
category	string	Business type (e.g., "Car Dealership", "Used Car Dealer")
address	string	Full street address including city, state, ZIP
phone	string	Primary phone number from Google Maps listing
website	string	Business website URL
mapsUrl	string	Direct Google Maps link to the listing
rating	number	Google Maps star rating (1.0–5.0)
reviewCount	integer	Total number of Google reviews
email	string	Primary verified email found on dealership website
emailVerified	boolean	true if email passed DNS + SMTP verification
emailVerificationStatus	string	smtp_verified, dns_only, unverified, or unknown
emailVerificationNote	string	Human-readable verification result message
allEmails	array	All emails found, each with address, verified, status, and note
socialLinks	object	Social profile URLs: facebook, instagram, linkedin, twitter

{
  "name": "Sunrise Ford of Houston",
  "category": "Car Dealership",
  "address": "4500 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77027",
  "phone": "(713) 555-0192",
  "website": "https://www.sunrisefordhouston.com",
  "mapsUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/...",
  "rating": 4.3,
  "reviewCount": 812,
  "email": "sales@sunrisefordhouston.com",
  "emailVerified": true,
  "emailVerificationStatus": "smtp_verified",
  "emailVerificationNote": "Verified via SMTP",
  "allEmails": [{"address": "sales@sunrisefordhouston.com", "verified": true, "status": "smtp_verified", "verificationNote": "Verified via SMTP"}],
  "socialLinks": {"facebook": "https://facebook.com/sunrisefordhouston"}
}

Use Cases

• Automotive lead generation for vendors — sell F&I products, dealer software, or service contracts to a fresh list of franchise and independent dealers.
• Car dealer marketing lists for agencies — build hyper-local campaigns for OEM regional teams or aftermarket brands targeting specific DMAs.
• Find auto dealer contacts for recruitment — staffing firms and headhunters can identify GM, sales manager, and service director contacts at scale.
• Competitor research — map every dealership in a metro to analyze coverage gaps before opening a new rooftop.
• B2B prospecting for parts distributors — reach auto parts stores and body shops by region before trade shows or territory launches.

How It Works

1. Define your search — Enter a business type (e.g., "used car dealer") and a target location (city, state, or ZIP code). Queue multiple searches in a single run by providing an array of locations.
2. Google Maps crawl — The actor queries Google Maps, paginating through all results to ensure no business is missed in your target area.
3. Email discovery — For each listing, the scraper visits the business website and applies pattern-matching to surface verified emails from contact pages, footers, and structured data.
4. Structured output — Results are deduplicated, normalized, and written to Apify's dataset. Download as JSON, CSV, or push directly to your CRM via webhook.

Input Options

Parameter	Type	Description
businessType	select	Automotive category (Car Dealership, Used Car Dealer, Auto Body Shop, Auto Parts Store, Motorcycle Dealer, RV Dealer, Custom)
location	string	City, state, or ZIP code (e.g., "Dallas, TX" or "75201")
searchQuery	string	Custom query, used only when businessType is "Custom"
maxResults	integer	Maximum records to return per search (default: 50, max: 500)
enrichEmails	boolean	Enable website crawl for email discovery (default: true)
verifyEmails	boolean	Run DNS/SMTP email verification (default: true)
enrichSocials	boolean	Extract Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X links (default: true)
outputFormat	select	full, hubspot, or salesforce

Output Formats

Full Output — All fields including ratings, hours, review count, social media profiles, and Google Maps URL. Best for enriching an existing CRM or building a master prospect list.

HubSpot-Ready — Columns mapped to HubSpot's default contact and company properties. Import directly without field remapping.

Salesforce-Ready — Fields aligned to Salesforce Lead object standards. Drop the CSV into Data Import Wizard with zero configuration.

Why Choose This Over Apollo or ZoomInfo?

Feature	This Actor	Apollo.io	ZoomInfo
Real-time Google Maps data	Yes	No	No
Hyperlocal search by ZIP	Yes	Limited	Limited
Auto industry categories	All 6+ types	Generic	Generic
Email verification source	Live website crawl + SMTP	Database (may be stale)	Database (may be stale)
Cost per 1,000 leads	~$2–5	$50–200+	$100–300+
No subscription required	Yes	No	No

Apollo and ZoomInfo pull from static databases that can be 6–18 months out of date. This actor pulls from Google Maps in real time, so new dealerships, ownership changes, and updated contact info are captured on every run.

Use via Apify API

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('samstorm/auto-dealer-lead-scraper').call({
    businessType: 'Car Dealership',
    location: 'Dallas, TX',
    maxResults: 50,
    enrichEmails: true,
    verifyEmails: true,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient('YOUR_API_TOKEN')

run = client.actor('samstorm/auto-dealer-lead-scraper').call(run_input={
    'businessType': 'Car Dealership',
    'location': 'Chicago, IL',
    'maxResults': 100,
    'enrichEmails': True,
    'verifyEmails': True,
    'outputFormat': 'hubspot',
})

items = client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).list_items().items
print(f'Got {len(items)} auto dealer leads')

Multi-Location Workflows

Google Maps returns up to ~120 results per search query, so large-scale prospecting requires running the actor once per city or metro area and merging the datasets.

Option 1: Apify API loop — Call the actor programmatically for each location:

const locations = ['Chicago, IL', 'Naperville, IL', 'Schaumburg, IL', 'Aurora, IL'];

for (const location of locations) {
    const run = await client.actor('samstorm/auto-dealer-lead-scraper').call({
        businessType: 'Car Dealership',
        location,
        maxResults: 200,
        enrichEmails: true,
        verifyEmails: true,
    });
    console.log(`Completed ${location}: run ${run.id}`);
}

Option 2: Apify Schedules — Set up a schedule in the Apify Console that triggers runs for different locations on a recurring basis. Use a separate Saved Task for each city.

Deduplication across runs: Each run deduplicates internally by business name + address. When merging datasets from multiple runs, deduplicate on the same key to remove businesses that appear in overlapping metro areas.

Integrations

This actor works with the full Apify ecosystem and popular automation platforms:

• Apify API & Webhooks — Trigger runs programmatically and receive results via webhook when complete
• Zapier — Connect to 5,000+ apps using the Apify Zapier integration
• Make (Integromat) — Build multi-step automations with the Apify Make module
• Google Sheets — Export results directly to a spreadsheet using Apify's built-in Google Sheets integration
• Slack — Get notified in Slack when a run completes using Apify's webhook notifications

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get an auto dealer email list for my territory? Enter your target city, state, or ZIP code in the location field and set businessType to the dealer category you need. The actor crawls Google Maps and each dealership's website to return a verified email list with no manual effort. For multi-state territories, provide an array of locations and run them in one job.

How much does a car dealership contact database cost? Enterprise data vendors like Polk Automotive or Experian AutoCount charge thousands per year for dealer databases that go stale between updates. With this actor you pay per verified lead at roughly $2–5 per 1,000 contacts — with no subscription, no seat fees, and data pulled fresh from Google Maps every time you run.

What types of automotive businesses can I find? Car dealerships (franchise and independent), used car lots, auto body shops, auto parts stores, motorcycle dealers, and RV dealers are all supported as native categories. You can also enter any custom query — powersports dealers, boat dealers, trailer dealers — and the actor returns matching Google Maps results with verified emails.

Can I export my car dealer leads to HubSpot or Salesforce? Yes. Set outputFormat to hubspot or salesforce before running. The exported CSV maps directly to HubSpot Contact/Company properties or the Salesforce Lead object — import it without any column remapping.

How accurate are the emails in the auto dealer database? Every email passes two verification stages: a DNS MX lookup confirming the domain accepts mail and an SMTP handshake confirming the mailbox exists. Emails sourced directly from a dealership's own contact page and verified against the live mail server consistently outperform aged database records. Expect 85–95% inbox deliverability on verified addresses.

How is this different from buying a list from a data broker? Data brokers sell static files assembled months or years ago. Dealerships change ownership, rebrand, or close — and those changes never make it back into the broker's database. This actor queries Google Maps and crawls dealership websites in real time on every run, so ownership changes, new rooftops, and updated contact emails are captured the day they appear publicly.

Can I use this to find RV dealers and motorcycle dealers separately from car dealerships? Yes. Select RV Dealer or Motorcycle Dealer as the businessType to scrape only those categories. This is useful for vendors with narrow product lines — RV parts distributors, powersports F&I providers, or motorcycle gear brands — who need to exclude standard car franchises from their outreach list.

Cost Estimation

Each run incurs two types of costs:

1. Pay-per-event pricing — You pay per enriched lead returned (see pricing above the README).
2. Platform usage — Apify charges for compute time and proxy bandwidth used during the run.

Typical costs for a 100-lead run:

• Run time: 5–15 minutes
• Platform usage: $0.50–$2.00 (depends on proxy type and email enrichment)
• Total per lead: varies by niche and location density

For the most cost-effective results, we recommend:

• Start with a small test run (10–25 leads) to validate data quality
• Disable email verification (verifyEmails: false) if you plan to verify separately
• Use specific locations (city + state) rather than broad regions

Getting Started

1. Create a free Apify account if you do not already have one.
2. Click Try for free at the top of this page.
3. Enter your target business type and location.
4. Run the actor and download your auto dealer email list as CSV or JSON.

No credit card required for your first 5,000 results. Scale to millions of records with an Apify subscription.

Recent Updates

• March 2026 — Version 1.0 release: production-ready with verified email pipeline
• March 2026 — Optimized proxy usage with aggressive resource blocking — ~50% cost reduction per run
• March 2026 — Added fail-fast error recovery: blocked requests abort immediately instead of retrying
• March 2026 — Added social media link extraction (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X)

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Why Use This Instead of a General Google Maps Scraper?

The general-purpose Google Maps Scraper on Apify costs $4-10 per 1,000 results but requires you to chain multiple actors, configure filters manually, and pay extra for email enrichment. Here is what you get with this dedicated Auto Dealer scraper that you will not get from a general tool:

Feature	General Google Maps Scraper	This Actor
Pre-filtered auto dealer results	No — returns mixed results	Yes — every result is an auto dealer
Verified email addresses	Extra add-on ($0.002/place)	Built-in, included in price
Email deliverability check (DNS+SMTP)	Not available	Built-in
Social media profiles	Extra add-on	Built-in
CRM-ready export (HubSpot, Salesforce)	Not available	Built-in
Single-actor simplicity	Need 2-3 actors chained	One actor, one click

What you get in a single run

1. Search Google Maps for auto dealer businesses in any location
2. Automatically crawl each business website for email addresses
3. Verify every email with DNS and SMTP checks
4. Extract social media profiles (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter)
5. Export in your choice of format: Full JSON, HubSpot Import, or Salesforce Import

No coding required. No API keys needed. No multi-actor pipelines to configure.

Limitations

• Google Maps typically returns up to ~120 results per search query. Use multiple locations for larger datasets.
• Email extraction depends on the business having a website with visible contact info. Businesses using only contact forms won't have emails extracted.
• SMTP verification may be blocked by some mail servers, resulting in "unknown" status rather than confirmed valid/invalid.
• This actor finds business/professional emails only, not personal consumer emails.

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