Yellow Pages Business Scraper

Scrape business listings from YellowPages.com by search term and location. Extract business names, phone numbers, addresses, websites, ratings, categories, and more.

Use Cases

• Lead Generation -- Build targeted prospect lists for any industry in any US city.
• Local Market Research -- Analyze business density, ratings, and competition in a specific area.
• Competitor Analysis -- Find all businesses in your category and compare ratings, years in business, and services.
• Local SEO Audits -- Discover which competitors have websites, ratings, and strong listings.
• Sales Prospecting -- Generate call lists with phone numbers and addresses for outbound teams.
• Data Enrichment -- Supplement your CRM with fresh business data from Yellow Pages.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
searchTerm	string	"plumber"	Business type to search (e.g. "restaurant", "dentist", "auto repair")
location	string	"New York, NY"	City/state or ZIP code (e.g. "Los Angeles, CA", "90210")
maxListings	integer	100	Maximum number of listings to scrape (1 - 5000)
includeDetails	boolean	false	Visit detail pages for hours, about section, amenities
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy	Proxy settings (recommended for large scrapes)

Example Input

{
  "searchTerm": "restaurant",
  "location": "Chicago, IL",
  "maxListings": 200,
  "includeDetails": false
}

Output

Each listing is saved to the default dataset with these fields:

Field	Type	Description
businessName	string	Name of the business
phone	string	Primary phone number
address	string	Full address
streetAddress	string	Street portion of address
city	string	City
state	string	State abbreviation (e.g. "NY")
zip	string	ZIP code
website	string	Business website URL
rating	number	Star rating (1-5)
reviewCount	number	Number of reviews
categories	array	Business categories
yearsInBusiness	number	Years the business has been operating
snippet	string	Short description or tagline
searchTerm	string	The search term used
location	string	The location searched
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp of when the listing was scraped
sourceUrl	string	URL of the search results page

Additional fields when includeDetails is enabled:

Field	Type	Description
hours	object	Business hours by day
about	string	About / description text
amenities	array	Services and amenities offered
email	string	Email address (if listed)
paymentMethods	array	Accepted payment methods
extraCategories	array	Additional categories from detail page

Example Output

{
  "businessName": "Joe's Pizza",
  "phone": "(212) 555-0123",
  "address": "123 Main St, New York, NY 10001",
  "streetAddress": "123 Main St",
  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "zip": "10001",
  "website": "https://joespizza.com",
  "rating": 4.5,
  "reviewCount": 87,
  "categories": ["Pizza", "Italian Restaurants"],
  "yearsInBusiness": 15,
  "snippet": "Family-owned pizza since 2011",
  "searchTerm": "pizza",
  "location": "New York, NY",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-02-28T14:30:00.000Z",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.yellowpages.com/search?search_terms=pizza&geo_location_terms=New+York%2C+NY"
}

Performance

• ~30 listings per search results page
• Search pages only (default): fast, ~1-2 seconds per page
• With detail pages enabled: slower, ~1 second per detail page
• Respects rate limits with built-in delays (max 30 requests/minute)
• De-duplicates listings by business name and phone number

Tips

1. Start small -- Test with maxListings: 30 to verify results before running large scrapes.
2. Use proxies -- For scrapes over 100 listings, enable Apify Proxy to avoid rate limiting.
3. Detail pages -- Only enable includeDetails if you need hours, amenities, or email. It significantly increases run time.
4. Location format -- Use "City, ST" format (e.g. "Austin, TX") for best results. ZIP codes also work.
5. Broad searches -- Terms like "restaurants" or "contractors" return many results. Narrow terms like "thai restaurant" or "plumber" return more targeted listings.

Integrations

Export data directly to:

• Google Sheets
• Excel / CSV
• Webhook (HTTP POST)
• Slack notifications
• Any Apify integration

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event (PPE) pricing. You are charged per listing scraped.

Legal Notice

This actor is intended for legitimate business purposes such as lead generation and market research. Users are responsible for complying with Yellow Pages' Terms of Service and all applicable laws. Do not use scraped data for spamming or harassment.