BizBuySell Scraper

What does BizBuySell Businesses For Sale Scraper do?

BizBuySell Businesses For Sale Scraper extracts structured business-for-sale and franchise listing data from BizBuySell. Use it to collect listing titles, prices, category breadcrumbs, original listing dates, locations, broker details, financial signals, listing URLs, and detail text for market research, deal sourcing, lead generation, and monitoring workflows.

You can start with a BizBuySell search URL, a category URL, a franchise URL, or a location and keyword combination. The Actor saves clean dataset items that can be exported to CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, Google Sheets, CRMs, BI tools, or your own database.

Why use this Actor?

• Deal sourcing at scale - Build a repeatable pipeline of active business listings by niche, state, city, keyword, or category.
• Category-aware research - Use category_full and category_final to segment opportunities such as restaurants, self-storage, routes, ecommerce, manufacturing, and other business types.
• Listing age tracking - Use date_listed to understand when a listing was first posted instead of relying on the scrape timestamp.
• Broker and seller workflows - Capture broker names, broker companies, profile links, phone numbers, and listing URLs for outreach and review.
• Financial screening - Compare asking price, cash flow, EBITDA, gross revenue, inventory, FFE, lease information, and franchise investment fields when published.
• Automation-ready output - Schedule runs, export datasets, connect webhooks, or access results through the Apify API.

What data can you extract from BizBuySell?

Field	Type	Description
source	String	Source identifier, usually bizbuysell.
listing_category	String	Listing mode, such as business or franchise.
listing_id	Integer	Unique BizBuySell listing number.
site_specific_id	Integer	Site-specific listing identifier when available.
title	String	Listing headline.
url	String	Direct listing URL.
category_full	String	Full category breadcrumb, for example Industrial > Self-Storage.
category_final	String	Final category name, for example Self-Storage.
date_listed	String	Original listing date in YYYY-MM-DD format when available.
location	String	Listing location text.
state_code	String	State or region code.
price	Number	Asking price when published.
cash_flow	Number	Cash flow value when published.
ebitda	Number	EBITDA value when published.
gross_revenue	Number	Gross revenue when published.
inventory_value	Number	Inventory value when published.
ffe_value	Number	Furniture, fixtures, and equipment value when published.
year_established	Number	Year the business was established.
employees_full_time	Number	Full-time employee count.
employees_part_time	Number	Part-time employee count.
lease_rate_per_square_foot	Number	Lease rate per square foot when published.
lease_rate_duration	Number	Lease rate duration when published.
lease_expiration_date	String	Valid lease expiration date when published. Empty or Unix epoch values are omitted.
lease_terms	String	Lease terms text.
real_estate_included_in_asking_price	Boolean	Whether real estate is included in the asking price.
inventory_included_in_asking_price	Boolean	Whether inventory is included in the asking price.
home_based	Boolean	Whether the business is home based.
relocatable	Boolean	Whether the business is relocatable.
absentee_owner	Boolean	Whether absentee ownership is indicated.
listing_price_reduced	Boolean	Whether the listing has a price reduction marker.
recently_added	Boolean	Whether BizBuySell marks the listing as recently added.
recently_updated	Boolean	Whether BizBuySell marks the listing as recently updated.
hot_property	Boolean	Hot property marker.
image_url	String	Primary listing image URL when available.
image_urls	Array	Available listing image URLs.
broker_name	String	Broker or contact name.
broker_company	String	Broker company name.
broker_profile_url	String	Broker profile URL.
contact_phone	String	Public contact phone number when available.
summary	String	Listing summary.
business_highlights	String	Business highlights when available.
facilities	String	Facilities details.
growth	String	Growth details.
competition	String	Competition details.
reason_for_selling	String	Seller reason when published.
support	String	Training or support details.
financing_options	String	Financing details when available.
fetched_at	String	ISO timestamp for when the Actor collected the record.
search_url	String	BizBuySell URL used for the run.

Franchise records can also include fields such as cash_required, investment_minimum, investment_maximum, net_worth_required, franchise_fee, franchised_units, total_number_of_units, franchising_since, corporate_headquarters, ceo_name, average_unit_revenue, general_description, website, category_names, and location_filters.

How to use BizBuySell Businesses For Sale Scraper

1. Open the Actor in Apify Console.
2. Add a BizBuySell URL in startUrls, or use keyword and location.
3. Set results_wanted to the number of listings you want.
4. Set max_pages if you want to limit how deep the Actor should go.
5. Run the Actor.
6. Download the dataset or connect it to your workflow.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
startUrls	Array	No	https://www.bizbuysell.com/businesses-for-sale/	Optional list of BizBuySell URLs. The first valid URL is used.
keyword	String	No	restaurant	Optional keyword filter.
location	String	No	california	Optional location hint used when startUrls is not provided.
results_wanted	Integer	No	20	Maximum number of records to save.
max_pages	Integer	No	20	Maximum number of result pages to process.
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	{"useApifyProxy": false}	Optional proxy configuration.

Usage Examples

Basic business listing extraction

Collect the first business listings from the main BizBuySell search page:

{
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.bizbuysell.com/businesses-for-sale/" }],
    "results_wanted": 20,
    "max_pages": 2
}

Keyword-focused search

Collect restaurant listings and limit the run to a practical research batch:

{
    "keyword": "restaurant",
    "location": "california",
    "results_wanted": 100,
    "max_pages": 5
}

Category or state URL

Use a specific BizBuySell URL when you already have a target market or business category:

{
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.bizbuysell.com/california-businesses-for-sale/" }],
    "results_wanted": 150,
    "max_pages": 6
}

Franchise listings

Collect franchise opportunities from BizBuySell franchise pages:

{
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.bizbuysell.com/franchise-for-sale/" }],
    "results_wanted": 20
}

Sample Output

{
    "source": "bizbuysell",
    "listing_category": "business",
    "fetched_at": "2026-07-29T05:11:00.694Z",
    "search_url": "https://www.bizbuysell.com/businesses-for-sale/",
    "seo_path": "/businesses-for-sale/",
    "listing_id": 2534561,
    "site_specific_id": 2534561,
    "title": "Established Restaurant Group with 2 Locations & Built-In Foot Traffic",
    "url": "https://www.bizbuysell.com/business-opportunity/example-listing/2534561/",
    "category_full": "Restaurants & Food > Full-Service Restaurants",
    "category_final": "Full-Service Restaurants",
    "date_listed": "2026-06-12",
    "location": "Sumter County, FL",
    "state_code": "FL",
    "price": 750000,
    "cash_flow": 376360,
    "year_established": 2008,
    "lease_rate_duration": 40,
    "broker_company": "Example Business Brokers",
    "broker_name": "Example Broker",
    "image_url": "https://images.bizbuysell.com/shared/listings/253/2534561/example-W768.webp",
    "image_urls": [
        "https://images.bizbuysell.com/shared/listings/253/2534561/example-W768.webp",
        "https://images.bizbuysell.com/shared/listings/253/2534561/example-W336.webp"
    ],
    "contact_phone": "(407) 555-0100",
    "recently_added": true,
    "listing_price_reduced": false,
    "summary": "Established restaurant group with repeat traffic and experienced management."
}

Tips for Best Results

• Use complete public BizBuySell URLs for state, city, category, or franchise pages.
• Start with results_wanted: 20 when testing a new search.
• Increase results_wanted and max_pages together when you need broader coverage.
• Use category_full, category_final, and date_listed for cleaner market segmentation and listing-age analysis.
• Use image_urls when you need listing images for review, enrichment, or gallery workflows.
• Some fields are absent when BizBuySell or the advertiser does not publish them.
• Empty values are omitted from dataset items, so missing fields usually mean the source listing did not provide that data.

Integrations and Export Formats

• Google Sheets - Send records to a spreadsheet for review and scoring.
• CSV and Excel - Export listings for analysts, brokers, and acquisition teams.
• JSON and XML - Feed structured data into internal systems.
• Webhooks - Trigger notifications or downstream processing after each run.
• Make and Zapier - Connect listing data to no-code workflows.
• Apify API - Pull datasets programmatically for scheduled pipelines.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I export BizBuySell data to CSV or Excel?

Yes. Apify datasets can be downloaded as CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, RSS, and other supported formats.

Can I scrape a specific state or category?

Yes. Use a state, city, or category URL in startUrls, or provide a location value when you do not pass a URL.

What is the difference between date_listed and fetched_at?

date_listed is the original listing date when BizBuySell publishes it. fetched_at is the timestamp for when this Actor collected the record.

Why is lease_expiration_date missing from some records?

The field is included only when a valid lease expiration date is published. Empty values and placeholder Unix epoch dates are removed from the dataset.

Why do some listings have fewer fields?

BizBuySell listings vary by advertiser, listing type, and category. The Actor keeps available data and omits empty fields to avoid misleading placeholders.

Can I run this Actor on a schedule?

Yes. Use Apify schedules to refresh a search hourly, daily, weekly, or at another interval.

Is it legal to scrape BizBuySell?

Scraping public web data may be legal in many cases, but you are responsible for following applicable laws, BizBuySell terms, privacy rules, and your own compliance requirements.

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Support

For issues, missing fields, or feature requests, use the Issues tab on the Actor page in Apify Console.

Legal Notice

This Actor is designed for legitimate collection and analysis of publicly available BizBuySell listing data. Users are responsible for using the output responsibly and complying with applicable laws, website terms, and data usage rules.