# Yell Scraper - UK Business Leads, Phones & Websites (`seemuapps/yell-scraper`) Actor

Scrape UK businesses from Yell.com by trade and town - name, phone, website, address, postcode, rating, reviews and GPS. Export B2B leads for any category.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/seemuapps/yell-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Seemu Scraping](https://apify.com/seemuapps) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 business listings

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Yell Scraper - UK Business Leads, Phones & Websites

Extract UK business listings from Yell.com, the UK's leading business directory. Search any trade or business type in any town, city or postcode and get a clean lead list with phone numbers, websites, addresses, postcodes, ratings and reviews.

### What you get

For every business:

- **name, category, categories** - company name and its Yell classification (e.g. Plumbers, Dentists, Accountants)
- **phone, phones** - main phone number plus any extra numbers (mobile, freephone)
- **website** - the business's own website, with tracking parameters removed
- **street, city, postalCode, address** - e.g. `207 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3NW`
- **region** - the area served, for mobile trades that list "We serve London" instead of a street address
- **rating, reviewCount** - average star rating and number of reviews
- **services** - the selling points shown on the listing
- **description** - the business's strapline
- **badge, isPaidListing** - sponsored and premium listing flags
- **detailUrl, listingId, logoUrl**

Turn on **Include business details** to also get:

- **street, postalCode** for service-area businesses that hide them in search results
- **latitude, longitude** - GPS coordinates
- **openingHours** - e.g. `Mo 09:00-18:00`
- **services** - the full list of services the business offers
- **paymentMethods** - e.g. Cash, Credit Cards, Bank Transfer
- **description** - the full "About us" text

### Use cases

- **B2B lead generation** - build lists of tradespeople, clinics, law firms, agencies and shops in any UK town
- **Sales prospecting** - get direct phone numbers and websites for cold calling and outreach
- **Local market research** - count and map competitors by trade and area
- **Data enrichment** - add phone, website and postcode data to existing company lists
- **Agency outreach** - find local businesses with no website or few reviews

### How to use

1. Enter one or more **Search terms**, e.g. `plumbers`, `dentists`, `electricians`, `accountants`.
2. Enter one or more **Locations**: a town, city or postcode such as `London`, `Manchester` or `M3 3NW`.
3. Set **Max businesses** (0 = no limit). Every search term is combined with every location.
4. Optionally turn on **Include business details** for coordinates, opening hours, services and full addresses.
5. Run the actor and export the results from the **Dataset** tab as CSV, Excel, JSON or Google Sheets.

You can also paste Yell search URLs (e.g. `https://www.yell.com/ucs/UcsSearchAction.do?keywords=plumbers&location=London`) into **Start URLs**.

### Output example

```json
{
  "name": "207 Dental Care",
  "category": "Dentists",
  "categories": ["Dentists"],
  "phone": "0161 834 0606",
  "phones": ["0161 834 0606"],
  "website": "http://207dentalcare.com/",
  "street": "207 Deansgate",
  "postalCode": "M3 3NW",
  "city": "Manchester",
  "address": "207 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3NW",
  "country": "GB",
  "latitude": 53.47873688,
  "longitude": -2.249013901,
  "rating": null,
  "reviewCount": null,
  "openingHours": ["Mo 09:00-13:00", "Mo 14:00-17:00", "Tu 09:00-13:00"],
  "isPaidListing": false,
  "detailUrl": "https://www.yell.com/biz/207-dental-care-manchester-10031622/",
  "searchTerm": "dentists",
  "searchLocation": "Manchester"
}
```

### Good to know

- Yell shows up to 10 pages (about 250 businesses) per search. To collect more, split a big city into postcode districts (e.g. `E1`, `E2`, `N1`) or use several related search terms.
- Many mobile trades (plumbers, electricians, locksmiths) list an area they serve instead of a street address. Their **region** field holds that area, and **Include business details** often adds the full address.
- Yell does not publish email addresses for businesses, so **email** is almost always empty. Use the **website** field to find contact emails.
- The same business found by two searches is returned only once.

### Related directory scrapers

- **Thomson Local Scraper** - more UK business leads
- **Gelbe Seiten Scraper** - German business leads
- **Yellow Pages Scraper** - US business leads

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

What to search for on Yell.com - a trade, business type or company name, e.g. "plumbers", "dentists", "accountants". Each term is searched in every location.

## `locations` (type: `array`):

Cities, towns or postcodes in the UK to search in, e.g. "London", "Manchester", "M3 3NW".

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Yell.com search results URLs to scrape directly, e.g. https://www.yell.com/ucs/UcsSearchAction.do?keywords=plumbers\&location=London. Used in addition to the search terms above.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of businesses to return across all searches. 0 = no limit.

## `maxItemsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Optional cap for each search term + location combination. 0 = no per-search limit.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Also open each business page for full street address and postcode (including service-area businesses), GPS coordinates, opening hours, services, payment methods and the business description (one extra request per business).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "plumbers"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "London"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxItemsPerSearch": 0,
  "includeDetails": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

One record per business: name, category, phone, phones, website, street, postalCode, city, region (area served), rating, reviewCount, services, plus coordinates, opening hours and payment methods with details enabled.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Businesses found per search and pages fetched.

# 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 = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "plumbers"
    ],
    "locations": [
        "London"
    ]
};

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

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchTerms": ["plumbers"],
    "locations": ["London"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("seemuapps/yell-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "plumbers"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "London"
  ]
}' |
apify call seemuapps/yell-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,seemuapps/yell-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Bx3Re9IiCt1x23DtI/builds/HIX6BGXjcDWhMeHTc/openapi.json