MacRAE'S Blue Book Industrial Suppliers Scraper US & Canada

Here is one real result, with every field the actor returns (the products array is trimmed to the first 8 of 143 real categories and the description to its first sentence for readability, all values kept exactly as returned):

{
  "companyName": "Micromatic LLC",
  "streetAddress": "525 Berne Street",
  "city": "Beme",
  "state": "IN",
  "zip": "46711",
  "country": "US",
  "phone": "260-589-2136",
  "tollFree": "800-333-5752",
  "fax": "260-589-8966",
  "email": null,
  "website": "http://www.micromaticllc.com",
  "businessActivity": "Manufacturer / Distributor / Service / Exporter",
  "certification": "ISO 9001:2015",
  "description": "We offer rotary actuators with either pneumatic or hydraulic capability.",
  "products": [
    "ACTUATORS",
    "ACTUATORS: Aerospace",
    "ACTUATORS: Air Or Hydraulic Powered",
    "ACTUATORS: Aircraft",
    "ACTUATORS: Damper",
    "ACTUATORS: Electrohydraulic",
    "ACTUATORS: Fluid Power",
    "ACTUATORS: Hydraulic"
  ],
  "productCount": 143,
  "matchedCategories": ["VALVE ACTUATORS"],
  "searchTerm": "valves",
  "companyId": "322117",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.macraesbluebook.com/search/company.cfm?company=322117",
  "source": "macraesbluebook.com",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-10T14:35:56.820Z"
}

The most complete MacRAE'S Blue Book supplier scraper available. It returns every contact and firmographic field the directory profile exposes for each US and Canadian industrial supplier, including phone, toll-free, fax, website, business type, certification and the full product-category list, and gives you keyword, company-name, state and city filters to target exactly the suppliers you need.

📥 Input · 📤 Output · 💰 Pricing · ▶️ Examples

Table of contents

• What it does
• Quickstart
• Input reference
• Output reference
• Example output record
• Run via API and CLI
• Fetch results
• Billing and limits
• FAQ and troubleshooting

What it does

The actor searches the MacRAE'S Blue Book US and Canada industrial supplier directory by product keyword and/or company name, opens each matching supplier profile, and writes one normalized record per company to the run's dataset. It captures the full contact block (phone, toll-free, fax, website, address), the business type, quality certification, a company description and the complete list of product and service categories the supplier lists. Missing source values are returned as null, and results are deduplicated by company so a single run never returns the same supplier twice.

You can narrow results by US state or Canadian province and by city. Data covers only suppliers published on the MacRAE'S Blue Book directory.

Quickstart

Open the actor, paste this into the input, and press Run. It returns up to 10 valve suppliers.

{
  "keywords": ["valves"],
  "maxCompanies": 10
}

Every field is optional except that you must give the actor something to search: pass keywords, companyNames, or both. Add states or cities to filter the results by location.

Input reference

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
keywords	string[]	no	["valves"]	Industrial product or service terms to search suppliers for, for example valves, cnc machining, steel fabrication. Each keyword runs a product search and collects the matching suppliers.
companyNames	string[]	no	(empty)	Company names or partial names to look up directly, for example Acme. Each entry runs a company-name search and returns matching supplier profiles.
states	string[]	no	(any)	Keep only suppliers in these US states or Canadian provinces. Accepts two-letter codes (CA, TX, ON) or full names (California, Ontario).
cities	string[]	no	(any)	Keep only suppliers whose city matches one of these, case-insensitive, for example Chicago, Houston.
maxCompanies	integer	no	40	Maximum number of unique supplier records to return across the whole run. Range 1 to 5000.

Provide at least one of keywords or companyNames. Location filters combine with logical AND against the search results.

Output reference

One dataset item per supplier. Types: string, integer, string[], or null when the source value is absent.

Field	Type	Description
companyName	string	Supplier or manufacturer company name.
streetAddress	string	Street address.
city	string	City.
state	string	US state or Canadian province code.
zip	string	ZIP or postal code.
country	string	Country (US or Canada).
phone	string	Main phone number.
tollFree	string	Toll-free phone number.
fax	string	Fax number.
email	string	Email address when published on the profile, else null.
website	string	Company website.
businessActivity	string	Business type, for example Manufacturer, Distributor, Service, Exporter, or a combination.
certification	string	Quality certification, for example ISO 9001:2015, else null.
description	string	Company description and capabilities.
products	string[]	Product and service categories the supplier offers.
productCount	integer	Number of product and service categories captured.
matchedCategories	string[]	Directory product categories that matched the search.
searchTerm	string	The keyword or company name that produced this record.
companyId	string	MacRAE'S internal company id.
profileUrl	string	Company profile URL.
source	string	Data source (macraesbluebook.com).
observedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.

Example output record

Real record from a live run (input {"keywords": ["valves"], "maxCompanies": 10}):

{
  "companyName": "Boston Aircontrols, Inc.",
  "streetAddress": "8 Blanchard Road",
  "city": "Burlington",
  "state": "MA",
  "zip": "01803",
  "country": "US",
  "phone": "781-272-5800",
  "tollFree": "888-423-2525",
  "fax": "781-272-0254",
  "email": null,
  "website": "http://www.bostonaircontrols.com",
  "businessActivity": "Distributor / Service / Exporter",
  "certification": null,
  "description": "Boston Aircontrols, Inc. is an HVAC Controls stocking distributor throughout U.S.A. for Control Valves, DDC Controls, Relays, Damper Actuators, Sensors, Thermostats, Transducers, Power Supplies, Variable Frequency Drivess and more.",
  "products": [
    "ACTUATORS",
    "ACTUATORS: Air Or Hydraulic Powered",
    "ACTUATORS: Damper",
    "ACTUATORS: Electric Failsafe",
    "ACTUATORS: Hydraulic",
    "ACTUATORS: Industrial"
  ],
  "productCount": 143,
  "matchedCategories": ["VALVE ACTUATORS"],
  "searchTerm": "valves",
  "companyId": "322117",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.macraesbluebook.com/search/company.cfm?company=322117",
  "source": "macraesbluebook.com",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-10T14:35:56.820Z"
}

The products array above is trimmed to the first 6 of the categories the supplier lists; live records return the complete list.

Run via API and CLI

Start a run and wait for it to finish, then read the dataset. Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

Run synchronously and get dataset items in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~macraes-bluebook-suppliers-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords":["valves"],"states":["MA"],"maxCompanies":25}'

Start a run asynchronously:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~macraes-bluebook-suppliers-scraper/runs?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"companyNames":["Acme"],"maxCompanies":100}'

Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/macraes-bluebook-suppliers-scraper \
  --input '{"keywords":["cnc machining"],"cities":["Chicago"]}'

Fetch results

Every run writes to a dataset. Fetch items as JSON, CSV, or Excel by changing format:

# JSON
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=json"

# CSV
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=csv"

# Paginate large datasets
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&offset=1000&limit=1000"

<DATASET_ID> is returned as defaultDatasetId in the run object. Use offset and limit to page through large result sets. clean=true drops empty and internal fields.

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. You are charged per supplier record returned (result event). See the pricing tab for the current per-result price.
• No charge on failure. If a run errors it does not emit billable results, and empty runs cost nothing.
• Spend cap respected. Set maxTotalChargeUsd on the run; once reached, the actor stops emitting and charging further billable results.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 10 suppliers per run. Upgrade for higher maxCompanies.
• Deduplicated. Records are deduplicated by company across the whole run, so maxCompanies counts unique suppliers.

FAQ and troubleshooting

A run returned 0 records. Why? Your keyword or company name matched no suppliers, or the state/city filter removed everything. Loosen the filters or try a broader keyword. Zero-result runs are not charged.

How do I search by company instead of product? Pass companyNames instead of (or in addition to) keywords. Each entry runs a company-name search.

Why is email null? MacRAE'S does not publish an email address on every profile. Missing source values are returned as null, never invented.

Can I get suppliers in one state only? Yes. Pass states with two-letter codes or full names. Add cities to narrow further.

What does matchedCategories mean? The directory product categories that your search keyword matched for that supplier, which is useful for understanding why a company was returned.

Is this an official MacRAE'S tool? No. This actor is independent and has no affiliation with MacRAE'S Blue Book. It reads only data that is publicly available on the directory. Use it in accordance with the site's terms of service.

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Independent tool, not affiliated with MacRAE'S Blue Book. Accesses only publicly available directory data. Use in accordance with the site's terms of service.