# Solar Installer Lead Scraper - Verified Emails (`samstorm/solar-lead-scraper`) Actor Scrape solar installer and solar energy company leads from Google Maps with verified emails, phones and social links. Export clean data to HubSpot, Salesforce, CSV, JSON, or Excel. - **URL**: https://apify.com/samstorm/solar-lead-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Sam Kleespies](https://apify.com/samstorm) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation - **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $20.00 / 1,000 verified email leads This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. 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 ## Solar Installer Lead Scraper - Verified Emails **Build a verified solar email list in minutes - not days.** This actor searches Google Maps for solar installers and solar energy companies, visits each business website to extract email addresses, verifies every email via DNS + SMTP handshake, and pulls social media profiles - then exports it all in HubSpot- or Salesforce-ready format. Built for panel and inverter manufacturers, solar financing companies, solar software vendors, and distributors building installer networks. > **Freemium pricing:** base lead results are effectively free - you only pay for leads that include a **verified email address** ($20/1,000), plus a $0.01 run start fee. No subscription, no minimum. - ### What You Get Per Lead - Business name, full address, phone number, website - Google Maps rating and review count - **Email addresses extracted from the business website** (contact pages, footers, about pages) - **Two-stage email verification** - DNS MX lookup + SMTP handshake, no emails are sent - Social profiles: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X - Export as CSV, JSON, or Excel - or pick HubSpot / Salesforce import format ### Why Verified Emails Matter Most Google Maps scrapers stop at the listing: name, phone, maybe a generic website. Cold email to unverified addresses bounces 20-40% of the time, burning your sender reputation. This actor confirms each mailbox exists **before** it reaches your list - and you only pay for the leads that have one. - ### How It Works 1. **Search Google Maps** for solar installers and solar energy companies in your target location ('Phoenix, AZ', 'San Diego, CA', '85001') 2. **Crawl each website** for email addresses and social links 3. **Verify deliverability** of every email found (DNS MX + SMTP handshake - no emails sent) 4. **Export** clean, deduplicated leads in your CRM's import format #### Input Example ```json { "businessType": "Solar Energy Company", "location": "Phoenix, AZ", "maxResults": 100, "enrichEmails": true, "verifyEmails": true, "outputFormat": "hubspot" } ```` ### Pricing | Event | Price | |-|-| | Lead result (name, phone, address, website, socials) | ~free ($0.01 / 1,000) | | Lead with a **verified email** | $20.00 / 1,000 | | Run start | $0.01 | Plus standard Apify platform usage for your runs. A typical 100-lead run with ~60 verified emails costs about **$1.25 total**. ### Use Cases - **Manufacturers & distributors** recruiting installer networks - **Solar financing** (loans, PPA, leasing) partner outreach - **Solar SaaS** (design, proposal, monitoring) sales teams - **EPC firms** finding subcontractors in new markets ### Scheduling & Scale Use Apify Schedules to run weekly per metro area and keep your pipeline full. For full state or national coverage, run per city ("Solar Energy Companies in Houston, TX", then "Dallas, TX", ...) - each run deduplicates within itself by business name + address. - ### Feedback & Support Found this actor useful? **A short review on the actor page helps other teams discover it** and keeps it actively maintained. Hit a problem or have a feature request? Open an issue on the Issues tab - issues are typically answered within a day or two. - ### Related Keywords solar installer leads, solar company email list, solar contractor database, solar panel installer contacts, solar dealer network, google maps solar scraper, verified solar emails, solar sales leads, EV charger installer leads # Actor input Schema ## `businessType` (type: `string`): Select the type of solar business to target. The actor builds the Google Maps query automatically - e.g., 'Solar Energy Company' searches for 'Solar Energy Companys in \[location]'. Choose 'Custom' to write your own query for niche searches. ## `location` (type: `string`): The city, state, or region to search. Use 'City, ST' format for best results (e.g., 'Austin, TX' or 'Denver, CO'). You can also enter ZIP codes, neighborhoods, metro areas, or any geographic phrase Google Maps recognizes. Each location search returns up to ~120 listings. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): A raw Google Maps search query - only used when Business Type is 'Custom'. Write it exactly as you would type it into Google Maps. Example: 'commercial solar installers in San Diego, CA'. Ignored when a named Business Type is selected. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): The maximum number of leads to collect and return. The prefill is set to 3 for a quick test run - increase to 50-200 for production use. Google Maps typically returns up to 120 results per search query; use a smaller number first to verify data quality before scaling up. ## `enrichEmails` (type: `boolean`): When enabled, the actor visits each business's website and scans contact pages, footers, and about pages for email addresses. This is what transforms raw Google Maps listings into a usable solar email list. Disable only if you need phone numbers and addresses without website crawling. ## `verifyEmails` (type: `boolean`): When enabled, each extracted email is validated via DNS MX lookup and SMTP handshake - confirming the mailbox exists before it reaches your list. Recommended for cold outreach where bounce rates hurt sender reputation. Adds ~1 min to the run. Only applies when 'Find Email Addresses' is enabled. ## `enrichSocials` (type: `boolean`): When enabled, the actor extracts social media profiles (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X) from each business's website. Useful for LinkedIn outreach, Facebook ads targeting, or multi-channel ABM campaigns. ## `outputFormat` (type: `string`): Controls the structure of the output dataset. 'Full' returns all available fields. 'HubSpot Import' reformats the data to match HubSpot's CSV import column names for direct upload. 'Salesforce Import' reformats for Salesforce data import. All formats are available in Apify's dataset export (CSV, JSON, Excel). ## `proxyUrl` (type: `string`): Optional HTTP proxy URL for using third-party residential proxies instead of Apify's built-in proxies. Format: http://username:password@host:port. Leave empty to use Apify's default residential proxies. ## Actor input object example ```json { "businessType": "Solar Energy Company", "location": "Austin, TX", "searchQuery": "commercial solar installers in San Diego, CA", "maxResults": 50, "enrichEmails": true, "verifyEmails": true, "enrichSocials": true, "outputFormat": "hubspot", "proxyUrl": "http://user:pass@proxy.example.com:8080" } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "location": "Phoenix, AZ", "searchQuery": "solar companies in Phoenix, AZ", "maxResults": 3 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("samstorm/solar-lead-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 = { "location": "Phoenix, AZ", "searchQuery": "solar companies in Phoenix, AZ", "maxResults": 3, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("samstorm/solar-lead-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 '{ "location": "Phoenix, AZ", "searchQuery": "solar companies in Phoenix, AZ", "maxResults": 3 }' | apify call samstorm/solar-lead-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=samstorm/solar-lead-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Solar Installer Lead Scraper - Verified Emails", "description": "Scrape solar installer and solar energy company leads from Google Maps with verified emails, phones and social links. Export clean data to HubSpot, Salesforce, CSV, JSON, or Excel.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "FzJulP3lpHZq6mRJI" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/samstorm~solar-lead-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-samstorm-solar-lead-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/samstorm~solar-lead-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-samstorm-solar-lead-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/samstorm~solar-lead-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-samstorm-solar-lead-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": [ "businessType", "location" ], "properties": { "businessType": { "title": "Business Type", "enum": [ "Solar Energy Company", "Solar Panel Installation Service", "Solar Energy Contractor", "EV Charging Station Contractor", "Energy Auditor", "Custom" ], "type": "string", "description": "Select the type of solar business to target. The actor builds the Google Maps query automatically - e.g., 'Solar Energy Company' searches for 'Solar Energy Companys in [location]'. Choose 'Custom' to write your own query for niche searches.", "default": "Solar Energy Company" }, "location": { "title": "Location", "type": "string", "description": "The city, state, or region to search. Use 'City, ST' format for best results (e.g., 'Austin, TX' or 'Denver, CO'). You can also enter ZIP codes, neighborhoods, metro areas, or any geographic phrase Google Maps recognizes. Each location search returns up to ~120 listings." }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Custom Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "A raw Google Maps search query - only used when Business Type is 'Custom'. Write it exactly as you would type it into Google Maps. Example: 'commercial solar installers in San Diego, CA'. Ignored when a named Business Type is selected." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "The maximum number of leads to collect and return. The prefill is set to 3 for a quick test run - increase to 50-200 for production use. Google Maps typically returns up to 120 results per search query; use a smaller number first to verify data quality before scaling up.", "default": 50 }, "enrichEmails": { "title": "Find Email Addresses", "type": "boolean", "description": "When enabled, the actor visits each business's website and scans contact pages, footers, and about pages for email addresses. This is what transforms raw Google Maps listings into a usable solar email list. Disable only if you need phone numbers and addresses without website crawling.", "default": true }, "verifyEmails": { "title": "Verify Email Deliverability", "type": "boolean", "description": "When enabled, each extracted email is validated via DNS MX lookup and SMTP handshake - confirming the mailbox exists before it reaches your list. Recommended for cold outreach where bounce rates hurt sender reputation. Adds ~1 min to the run. Only applies when 'Find Email Addresses' is enabled.", "default": true }, "enrichSocials": { "title": "Find Social Media Links", "type": "boolean", "description": "When enabled, the actor extracts social media profiles (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X) from each business's website. Useful for LinkedIn outreach, Facebook ads targeting, or multi-channel ABM campaigns.", "default": true }, "outputFormat": { "title": "Output Format", "enum": [ "full", "hubspot", "salesforce" ], "type": "string", "description": "Controls the structure of the output dataset. 'Full' returns all available fields. 'HubSpot Import' reformats the data to match HubSpot's CSV import column names for direct upload. 'Salesforce Import' reformats for Salesforce data import. All formats are available in Apify's dataset export (CSV, JSON, Excel).", "default": "full" }, "proxyUrl": { "title": "Custom Proxy URL (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional HTTP proxy URL for using third-party residential proxies instead of Apify's built-in proxies. Format: http://username:password@host:port. Leave empty to use Apify's default residential proxies." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```