Design Rush Outreach Bot (Scraper + Automatic Message Sender)

Design Rush Outreach Bot (Scraper + Automatic Message Sender)

The DesignRush Scraper by Techforce Global is the most advanced Apify Actor for extracting agency data from DesignRush.com — the leading B2B marketplace for design, marketing, and technology agencies.

It is the only actor on Apify that combines:

✅ Category-based and location-based agency search with built-in filters ✅ Deep profile enrichment — full reviews with sub-ratings, services list, client list, team data ✅ Contact form submission — reach out to agencies directly from within the actor ✅ Configurable result limits — precise control over pages and records ✅ scrapeProfiles toggle — optional full profile enrichment in a single run

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⭐ Why This Actor Is Different From Others on Apify

Feature	This Actor	Other Apify Actors
Location filter via live UI dropdown	✅	❌
Deep profile scraping (reviews, team, clients)	✅	❌
Review sub-ratings (Quality, Cost, Schedule)	✅	❌
Contact form submission from within the actor	✅	❌
Cloudflare & anti-bot handling	✅	Partial
Structured, deduplicated output	✅	Partial

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🎯 Use Cases

B2B Sales and Lead Generation Extract agency names, websites, ratings, hourly rates, employee counts, and contact details for targeted outreach. Filter by service category and location to build precise prospect lists.

Competitor and Market Research Analyse the DesignRush agency landscape in a specific category. Compare ratings, pricing, team sizes, and client portfolios across hundreds of agencies in one run.

Agency Vetting and Due Diligence Use the full review data — including sub-ratings for Work Quality, Timely Delivery, Responsiveness, and Overall Costs — to evaluate agencies before engagement.

Recruitment and Talent Research Extract agency team data and client portfolios to identify high-performing agencies in specific niches for potential partnerships or talent acquisition.

Vendor Shortlisting Filter agencies by location, service category, hourly rate, and employee count to build a shortlist of vendors for procurement or outsourcing decisions.

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⚙️ Input Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
category	String	✔️ Yes	—	DesignRush agency category slug (see table below)
filterLocation	String	❌ No	""	Country or city to filter by (e.g. "India", "Mumbai")
filterName	String	❌ No	""	Case-insensitive partial match on agency name
maxRecords	Integer	❌ No	50	Maximum total agencies to return
maxPages	Integer	❌ No	5	Maximum listing pages to paginate through
scrapeProfiles	Boolean	❌ No	true	Visit each profile page for reviews, services, team & clients
contactName	String	❌ No	""	Your full name (used in contact form)
contactEmail	String	❌ No	""	Your email address
contactCompany	String	❌ No	""	Your company name
contactPhone	String	❌ No	""	Your phone number
contactWebsite	String	❌ No	""	Your website URL
contactMessage	String	❌ No	""	Message to send to each agency
contactMode	String	❌ No	"none"	"submit" to auto-submit contact forms · "none" to skip
sendCopy	Boolean	❌ No	false	CC yourself on every submitted message
proxyConfiguration	Object	❌ No	—	Apify proxy config (useApifyProxy: true to enable)

DesignRush Category Slugs — Common Examples

Category	Slug
Software Development	software-development
Mobile App Design & Development	mobile-app-design-development
SEO Companies	seo-agencies
Digital Marketing	digital-marketing-agencies
Web Design	web-design-agencies
Branding Agencies	branding-agencies
Social Media Marketing	social-media-marketing-agencies
UI/UX Design	ui-ux-design-agencies
E-commerce Development	ecommerce-development
Video Production	video-production-companies

Example Input — B2B Lead Generation (NYC SEO Agencies)

{
  "category": "seo-agencies",
  "filterLocation": "New York City",
  "maxPages": 5,
  "maxRecords": 50,
  "scrapeProfiles": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Example Input — With Contact Form Submission (NYC Web Design Agencies)

{
  "category": "web-design-agencies",
  "filterLocation": "New York City",
  "maxRecords": 10,
  "maxPages": 3,
  "scrapeProfiles": true,
  "contactName": "Jane Smith",
  "contactEmail": "jane@example.com",
  "contactCompany": "Acme Corp",
  "contactPhone": "+1 555 000 0000",
  "contactWebsite": "https://acme.com",
  "contactMessage": "Hi, we are looking for a web design partner for an upcoming project. Would love to connect.",
  "contactMode": "submit",
  "sendCopy": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Note: Contact fields are only required when contactMode is set to "submit". Leave contactMode as "none" (default) to skip contact form submission entirely.

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📦 Output Data — Listing Fields (All Agencies)

Field	Type	Description
name	String	Agency name
profileLink	String	Full URL to the agency's DesignRush profile
website	String	Agency's own website URL
location	String	City / country listed on the card
rating	String	Aggregate review rating
hourlyRate	String	Advertised hourly rate
employees	String	Team size range
slogan	String	Agency tagline
description	String	Short description from the listing card

📦 Output Data — Profile Fields (when scrapeProfiles: true)

Field	Type	Description
reviews	Array	Client reviews with sub-ratings (see below)
services	Array	Service and expertise tags
team	Array	Team member records {name, position, bio}
clients	Array	Notable client names
contactSubmitted	Boolean	true if the contact form was successfully submitted

Review Object

Field	Type	Description
reviewer	String	Reviewer name
reviewerTitle	String	Reviewer's job title
rating	String	Overall rating
date	String	Review date
projectName	String	Name of the project reviewed
projectType	String	Type of engagement
companySize	String	Reviewer's company size
industry	String	Reviewer's industry
body	String	Full review text
subRatings	Object	Per-dimension scores: Quality, Cost, Schedule, etc.

Example Output Record

{
  "name": "Acme Digital Agency",
  "profileLink": "https://www.designrush.com/agency/profile/acme-digital",
  "website": "https://acmedigital.com",
  "location": "Mumbai, India",
  "rating": "4.9",
  "hourlyRate": "$50 - $99 / hr",
  "employees": "50 - 249",
  "slogan": "We build brands that matter.",
  "description": "Full-service digital agency specialising in SEO and paid media.",
  "reviews": [
    {
      "reviewer": "John Doe",
      "reviewerTitle": "Marketing Manager",
      "rating": "5.0",
      "date": "March 2025",
      "projectName": "E-commerce Relaunch",
      "projectType": "SEO",
      "companySize": "51 - 250",
      "industry": "Retail",
      "body": "Outstanding results within the first 90 days.",
      "subRatings": { "Quality": "5.0", "Cost": "4.5", "Schedule": "5.0" }
    }
  ],
  "services": ["SEO", "PPC", "Content Marketing", "Web Design"],
  "team": [
    {
      "name": "Ravi Mehta",
      "position": "CEO",
      "bio": "15 years in digital marketing."
    }
  ],
  "clients": ["HDFC Bank", "Tata Motors", "Flipkart"],
  "contactSubmitted": true
}

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✉️ Contact Form Submission — How It Works

When contactMode is set to "submit", the actor will automatically fill and submit the contact form on each agency's profile page using the details you provide.

Flow:

1. Navigates to the agency's contact form page
2. Waits for the form to fully load (including CSRF token and hidden fields)
3. Fills in your name, email, company, phone, website, and message
4. Submits the form and detects the outcome (thank-you redirect, success message, or error)
5. Records contactSubmitted: true on success, false on failure
6. Returns to the listing to continue with the next agency

Tips for best results:

• Use sendCopy: true to receive a confirmation email for every submission
• Set a meaningful contactMessage — generic messages are less likely to get responses
• Enable proxyConfiguration for large runs to avoid rate limiting
• Contact submission adds time per agency — factor this in when setting maxRecords

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🔧 Location Filtering — How It Works

Rather than appending query parameters manually, the scraper uses DesignRush's own live location search UI:

1. Waits for the location search input to appear on the page
2. Types your location string to trigger the autocomplete dropdown
3. Scores each suggestion (exact match → starts-with → contains) and picks the best
4. Navigates to the matching canonical scoped URL
5. All subsequent pagination stays on that scoped URL

This ensures results are natively filtered server-side on every page (e.g. /agency/software-development/in/mumbai?page=2). If no match is found, the scraper falls back to the global listing and logs a warning.

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🚀 How to Use

1. Click Try for Free on Apify
2. Enter your category slug (see table above for options)
3. Set filterLocation to your target country or city
4. Set maxPages and maxRecords as needed
5. Enable scrapeProfiles: true for full review, service, and client data
6. Optionally fill in contact details and set contactMode: "submit" to send messages to agencies automatically
7. Click Run
8. Export results as JSON, CSV, or Excel

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💰 Pricing

Pay per event — no monthly subscription.

You pay only for what you extract. No recurring commitment.

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🔗 Integrations

Connect to n8n, Zapier, or Make via the Apify API:

• n8n — HTTP Request node → Apify API → push agency leads to HubSpot or Google Sheets
• Zapier — Apify integration available natively
• Google Sheets — Direct CSV export or API-driven pipeline
• HubSpot / Salesforce — Import CSV or connect via n8n

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🆘 Support

Email: bhavin.shah@techforceglobal.com Book a 15-min consultation: Calendly Website: techforceglobal.com

This actor integrates seamlessly into n8n workflows — no manual steps, just end-to-end automation.

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