# PCB Directory Manufacturer Profiles Actor (`tehsnarf/pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles`) Actor Scrapes public PCB Directory manufacturer profiles into structured company and fabrication records. - **URL**: https://apify.com/tehsnarf/pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles.md - **Developed by:** [Chris Hoover](https://apify.com/tehsnarf) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 55.6% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## 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.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.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/platform/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 ## PCB Directory Manufacturer Profiles Actor Scrapes public PCB Directory manufacturer profile pages into structured company records. It is designed for sourcing, lead generation, and PCB capability research. ### What it does - Scrapes company name, profile URL, location, website, and public fabrication capabilities. - Captures supported PCB services plus profile capability fields such as layers, thickness, timeline, materials, and technologies. - Follows public manufacturer directory and sitemap pages to discover profile URLs. ### Use cases - Build a PCB supplier shortlist by country or region. - Compare fabrication capabilities across manufacturers. - Export PCB directory data into CSV-compatible Apify datasets for downstream lead workflows. ### Input - `startUrls`: one or more PCB Directory profile pages, manufacturer directory pages, or sitemap URLs. - `maxItems`: maximum profile records to emit. - `maxPages`: maximum listing or sitemap pages to follow. - `delaySeconds`: polite pause between requests. ### Output fields | Field | Description | |---|---| | `company_name` | Company name shown on the profile | | `profile_url` | Canonical PCB Directory profile URL | | `source_url` | Exact page scraped | | `supported_pcb_services` | Supported services listed on the profile | | `country`, `state`, `city` | Public location metadata | | `address` | Public address when present | | `website_url` | Official company website | | `pcb_type` | PCB type categories | | `order_type`, `pcb_configuration` | Fabrication order and configuration values | | `layer_count`, `board_thickness`, `timeline`, `board_dimensions` | Capability limits | | `pcb_technologies`, `metal_materials`, `rigid_materials` | Capability/material lists | | `material_brands`, `material_brand_series` | Brand/material detail lists | | `certifications_documents` | Public documents or certificates, when present | | `fabrication_summary` | Short visible capability summary | ### Example output The actor emits one JSON object per profile into the default dataset. ```json { "company_name": "Brandner PCB", "profile_url": "https://www.pcbdirectory.com/manufacturer/profile/brandner-pcb", "supported_pcb_services": ["Fabrication"], "country": "Estonia", "state": "Jรคrva", "city": "Paide", "website_url": "https://www.brandner.ee/", "layer_count": "Up to 24 Layers", "timeline": "1 to 5 Days" } ```` ### Pricing $9.99 per 1,000 results Example costs: - 100 results: about $1.00 - 500 results: about $5.00 - 1,000 results: $9.99 - 5,000 results: about $49.95 # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): PCB Directory profile pages, manufacturer directory pages, or sitemap URLs to scrape. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of profile records to emit. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of sitemap or directory pages to follow per run. ## `delaySeconds` (type: `number`): Polite pause between page requests. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.pcbdirectory.com/sitemap/manufacturers" } ], "maxItems": 100, "maxPages": 25, "delaySeconds": 1 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.pcbdirectory.com/sitemap/manufacturers" } ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("tehsnarf/pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ 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 = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.pcbdirectory.com/sitemap/manufacturers" }] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("tehsnarf/pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.pcbdirectory.com/sitemap/manufacturers" } ] }' | apify call tehsnarf/pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=tehsnarf/pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "PCB Directory Manufacturer Profiles Actor", "description": "Scrapes public PCB Directory manufacturer profiles into structured company and fabrication records.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "1xgnA2CEtgwbFQg1s" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/tehsnarf~pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-tehsnarf-pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/tehsnarf~pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-tehsnarf-pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/tehsnarf~pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-tehsnarf-pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "PCB Directory profile pages, manufacturer directory pages, or sitemap URLs to scrape.", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of profile records to emit.", "default": 100 }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max pages", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of sitemap or directory pages to follow per run.", "default": 25 }, "delaySeconds": { "title": "Delay between requests", "minimum": 0.5, "maximum": 10, "type": "number", "description": "Polite pause between page requests.", "default": 1 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```