# Manta Business Directory Scraper (`scrapeworks/manta-business-directory-scraper`) Actor Scrape US small-business listings from the Manta.com directory in bulk: company name, star rating, reviews, full address, phone, website and profile URL. Paste category or category+location browse URLs and it paginates deep, returning thousands of clean rows per run. - **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapeworks/manta-business-directory-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Nicolas van Arkens](https://apify.com/scrapeworks) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Business - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $4.00 / 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/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.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/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 ## Manta Business Directory Scraper **Scrape US small-business listings from [Manta.com](https://www.manta.com) in bulk** — company name, star rating, review count, full street address, city, state, phone, website and the Manta profile URL — as clean, structured rows ready for a spreadsheet, CRM or lead list. Manta is one of the largest US small-business directories (millions of company listings organized by industry and location). This actor turns any Manta category or category-plus-location "browse" page into a downloadable dataset, paginating deep so a single run pulls **thousands of businesses**. --- ### What you get (output fields) Each row is one business: | Field | Description | |---|---| | `name` | Business / company name | | `profileUrl` | Full Manta profile URL (`https://www.manta.com/c/...`) | | `companyId` | Manta's internal company id (stable key for de-duping) | | `profileSlug` | The slug portion of the profile URL | | `rating` | Star rating (0–5), if the business has reviews | | `reviewCount` | Number of reviews, if any | | `streetAddress` | Street address | | `city` | City | | `state` | State (2-letter) | | `phone` | Phone number | | `website` | The business's own website (decoded from Manta's redirect link) | | `logoUrl` | Company logo / photo image URL, if present | | `category` | The Manta category the listing was found under | | `sourceUrl` | The Manta browse URL this row came from | | `resultPage` | The result page number the row was on | | `scrapedAt` | ISO-8601 timestamp of the scrape | Fields that a particular listing doesn't publish (e.g. an unclaimed business with no website or reviews) come back `null` — you are only billed for a business that was returned, never for empty fields. --- ### How to use it Manta organizes its directory into **category / location browse pages**, for example: - A whole category: `https://www.manta.com/mb_33_A6_000/professional_services` - A category in one state: `https://www.manta.com/mb_43_A6_44/professional_services/texas` - Other top categories: `restaurants_and_bars`, `healthcare`, `consumer_services`, `information_technology`, `industrial_machinery`, and hundreds of sub-categories. To get the exact page you want: **open manta.com, browse to the category and the state/city you care about, and copy the page URL from your browser.** Paste one or more of those URLs into **`startUrls`**. That's it — the actor paginates each URL deep automatically. > **Note:** Manta's *search box* (`/search?...`) builds its results with JavaScript, > so a `/search` URL returns nothing here. Use a **category / location browse URL** > (a `/mb_.../` or `/mb_...//` page), not a search URL. #### Example input ```json { "startUrls": [ "https://www.manta.com/mb_43_A6_44/professional_services/texas", "https://www.manta.com/mb_33_C4_000/restaurants_and_bars" ], "maxResultsPerUrl": 5000, "maxPagesPerUrl": 100, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } } ```` #### Example output row ```json { "name": "Paragon Payroll, Inc.", "profileUrl": "https://www.manta.com/c/mt1j9gy/paragon-payroll-inc-", "companyId": "mt1j9gy", "profileSlug": "paragon-payroll-inc-", "rating": null, "reviewCount": null, "streetAddress": "1805 Owen Ct", "city": "Mansfield", "state": "TX", "phone": "(866) 444-4615", "website": "http://www.paragonpayroll.com", "logoUrl": "https://images.manta-r3.com/api/claim-this-profile/image-mgr/view/20160330baGS9Dgjzn", "category": "Professional Services", "sourceUrl": "https://www.manta.com/mb_43_A6_44/professional_services/texas", "resultPage": 1, "scrapedAt": "2026-07-19T00:00:00+00:00" } ``` *** ### Input options | Option | What it does | |---|---| | `startUrls` | One or more Manta category / location browse URLs. Each is paginated deep. | | `maxResultsPerUrl` | Max businesses per start URL (default 5000). | | `maxPagesPerUrl` | Hard page cap per start URL (default 100 ≈ 3,500–4,500 businesses). | | `maxResults` | Optional overall cap across all start URLs combined. | | `proxyConfiguration` | Proxy used to reach Manta. Default: Apify Residential (US), recommended. | Manta serves roughly **35–45 businesses per page** and its listings run into the hundreds of pages for a big category-plus-state, so a handful of start URLs easily returns thousands of rows. Businesses are de-duplicated per start URL by their Manta id. *** ### Use cases - **Lead lists & prospecting** — build targeted B2B lists by industry and location (name, phone, website, address) for outbound sales. - **Local market research** — map every business in a category across a state or metro. - **Data enrichment** — match and enrich your CRM against Manta's directory. - **Directory / aggregator building** — seed your own vertical directory with structured company data. *** ### FAQ **Do I need a Manta login or API key?** No. The actor reads Manta's public directory pages. **Can I search by keyword like "plumbers in Austin"?** Use Manta's own browse pages: open manta.com, browse (or search) to the category + location you want, then copy that page's URL into `startUrls`. Manta's `/search` box is JavaScript-rendered, so paste a category/location browse URL rather than a raw search URL. **Do I need the proxy?** Manta blocks on TLS *fingerprint*, not IP, so the actor presents a real Chrome TLS fingerprint and fetches **directly** first — the proxy is an automatic fallback used only if a direct request is ever blocked. The default (Apify Residential, US) is a safe fallback; leave it in place for the most reliable results. **How many businesses can I get?** Thousands per run. Volume comes from supplying more start URLs (more categories and more states/cities) and from deep pagination. **How am I billed?** Pay per result — one charge per business returned. Listings that are blocked or empty are never charged. # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): One or more manta.com listing pages to scrape. Each is a category or category+location 'browse' page, e.g. https://www.manta.com/mb\_33\_A6\_000/professional\_services (a whole category), or https://www.manta.com/mb\_43\_A6\_44/professional\_services/texas (that category in one state). To get the exact URL you want: open manta.com, browse to the category and state/city you care about, and copy the page URL from your browser. Every URL is paginated DEEP automatically (Manta serves ~35-45 businesses per page and pages run into the hundreds), so a few URLs return thousands of rows. Results are billed per business, so more URLs = more rows. NOTE: Manta's /search box is JavaScript-rendered and returns nothing here - use a category/location browse URL, not a search URL. ## `maxResultsPerUrl` (type: `integer`): Maximum businesses to return for EACH start URL. The actor paginates automatically (~35-45 businesses per page). Set high to pull a whole category/state; lower it to sample. ## `maxPagesPerUrl` (type: `integer`): Hard limit on how many result pages to fetch per start URL (a safety cap on top of Max results per start URL). Manta serves ~35-45 businesses per page, so 100 pages is roughly 3,500-4,500 businesses. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Optional overall cap across ALL start URLs combined. Leave empty for no overall cap (each URL is still bounded by Max results / Max pages per URL). Useful to cap total billed rows for a run. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Fallback proxy for reaching manta.com. The actor fetches DIRECTLY first (Manta blocks on TLS fingerprint, not IP, so a real browser fingerprint gets through without a proxy) and only routes through this proxy - rotating exits - if a direct request is blocked. The default (Apify Residential, US) is a safe fallback; leave it in place. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ "https://www.manta.com/mb_43_A6_44/professional_services/texas", "https://www.manta.com/mb_33_C4_000/restaurants_and_bars", "https://www.manta.com/mb_33_D0_000/healthcare" ], "maxResultsPerUrl": 5000, "maxPagesPerUrl": 100, "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 = { "startUrls": [ "https://www.manta.com/mb_33_A6_000/professional_services" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scrapeworks/manta-business-directory-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 = { "startUrls": ["https://www.manta.com/mb_33_A6_000/professional_services"], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "US", }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scrapeworks/manta-business-directory-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 '{ "startUrls": [ "https://www.manta.com/mb_33_A6_000/professional_services" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } }' | apify call scrapeworks/manta-business-directory-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapeworks/manta-business-directory-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Manta Business Directory Scraper", "description": "Scrape US small-business listings from the Manta.com directory in bulk: company name, star rating, reviews, full address, phone, website and profile URL. Paste category or category+location browse URLs and it paginates deep, returning thousands of clean rows per run.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "8KQg9WoldsCTP3V55" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scrapeworks~manta-business-directory-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapeworks-manta-business-directory-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/scrapeworks~manta-business-directory-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scrapeworks-manta-business-directory-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/scrapeworks~manta-business-directory-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scrapeworks-manta-business-directory-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Manta browse / category URLs", "uniqueItems": true, "type": "array", "description": "One or more manta.com listing pages to scrape. Each is a category or category+location 'browse' page, e.g. https://www.manta.com/mb_33_A6_000/professional_services (a whole category), or https://www.manta.com/mb_43_A6_44/professional_services/texas (that category in one state). To get the exact URL you want: open manta.com, browse to the category and state/city you care about, and copy the page URL from your browser. Every URL is paginated DEEP automatically (Manta serves ~35-45 businesses per page and pages run into the hundreds), so a few URLs return thousands of rows. Results are billed per business, so more URLs = more rows. NOTE: Manta's /search box is JavaScript-rendered and returns nothing here - use a category/location browse URL, not a search URL.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxResultsPerUrl": { "title": "Max results per start URL", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum businesses to return for EACH start URL. The actor paginates automatically (~35-45 businesses per page). Set high to pull a whole category/state; lower it to sample.", "default": 5000 }, "maxPagesPerUrl": { "title": "Max pages per start URL", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard limit on how many result pages to fetch per start URL (a safety cap on top of Max results per start URL). Manta serves ~35-45 businesses per page, so 100 pages is roughly 3,500-4,500 businesses.", "default": 100 }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results overall (optional)", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500000, "type": "integer", "description": "Optional overall cap across ALL start URLs combined. Leave empty for no overall cap (each URL is still bounded by Max results / Max pages per URL). Useful to cap total billed rows for a run." }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Fallback proxy for reaching manta.com. The actor fetches DIRECTLY first (Manta blocks on TLS fingerprint, not IP, so a real browser fingerprint gets through without a proxy) and only routes through this proxy - rotating exits - if a direct request is blocked. The default (Apify Residential, US) is a safe fallback; leave it in place.", "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```