# Local Business Finder (OpenStreetMap) (`technicaldost/osm-local-business-finder`) Actor Find local businesses by category and city using OpenStreetMap - a free, legal alternative to Google Maps scraping. Returns name, address, phone, website, email and coordinates. - **URL**: https://apify.com/technicaldost/osm-local-business-finder.md - **Developed by:** [Technical Dost Solutions](https://apify.com/technicaldost) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation - **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 ## Local Business Finder (OpenStreetMap) Find local businesses by category and city or area without scraping Google Maps. This Apify Actor uses the free, public OpenStreetMap Nominatim and Overpass services, needs no API key, and exports lead-friendly contact and location data. ### What it does 1. Geocodes the requested location with Nominatim. 2. Maps common business categories to the correct OpenStreetMap tag. 3. Searches named nodes and ways inside the location boundary with Overpass. 4. Saves clean business records with addresses, coordinates, and available contact details. Supported category shortcuts include `restaurant`, `cafe`, `dentist`, `hotel`, `bar`, `pharmacy`, `gym`, `bakery`, `hairdresser`, `supermarket`, `doctor`, `lawyer`, and `car_repair`. Other categories are tried as both an `amenity` and a `shop` tag. ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `category` | string | Yes | Business type, for example `restaurant` or `dentist`. | | `location` | string | Yes | City or area, for example `Austin, Texas`. | | `maxResults` | integer | No | Maximum records to save, from 1 to 200. Defaults to 50. | Example input: ```json { "category": "restaurant", "location": "Austin, Texas", "maxResults": 50 } ```` ### Output Each named business is stored as one dataset item: ```json { "name": "Example Restaurant", "category": "restaurant", "address": "100 Congress Avenue, Austin, 78701", "street": "Congress Avenue", "city": "Austin", "postcode": "78701", "phone": "+1 512 555 0100", "website": "https://example.com", "email": null, "openingHours": "Mo-Su 11:00-22:00", "lat": 30.2672, "lon": -97.7431, "osmType": "node", "osmId": 123456789 } ``` OpenStreetMap coverage varies by location and business. Contact and address fields are `null` when contributors have not added them. Please use public contact data responsibly and follow applicable outreach laws. # Actor input Schema ## `category` (type: `string`): Business type to find, such as restaurant, cafe, dentist, hotel, pharmacy, or bakery. ## `location` (type: `string`): City or area to search. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of named businesses to save. ## Actor input object example ```json { "category": "restaurant", "location": "Austin, Texas", "maxResults": 50 } ``` # 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 = { "category": "restaurant", "location": "Austin, Texas" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("technicaldost/osm-local-business-finder").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 = { "category": "restaurant", "location": "Austin, Texas", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("technicaldost/osm-local-business-finder").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 '{ "category": "restaurant", "location": "Austin, Texas" }' | apify call technicaldost/osm-local-business-finder --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/osm-local-business-finder", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Local Business Finder (OpenStreetMap)", "description": "Find local businesses by category and city using OpenStreetMap - a free, legal alternative to Google Maps scraping. Returns name, address, phone, website, email and coordinates.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "a23PQme5erjDcGyJw" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/technicaldost~osm-local-business-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-technicaldost-osm-local-business-finder", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/technicaldost~osm-local-business-finder/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-technicaldost-osm-local-business-finder", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/technicaldost~osm-local-business-finder/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-technicaldost-osm-local-business-finder", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": 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