# Business Web Scraper (`thescriptarchitect/business-web-scraper`) Actor Find local businesses by type and city. Get name, phone, website, address, rating, and category. $0.10 per lead. JSON or CSV. - **URL**: https://apify.com/thescriptarchitect/business-web-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Script Architect](https://apify.com/thescriptarchitect) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks - **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars ## Pricing $100.00 / 1,000 business leads 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.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 ## Business Web Scraper Find local businesses by type and city. Get contact details you can use for sales and outreach. **$0.10 per lead** — pay only for businesses saved to your dataset. Finds local businesses from online listings. Not affiliated with Google, Yelp, or other providers. --- ### What it does Tell it what kind of business you want (like *plumbers* or *dentists*) and where (*Denver CO*). It finds matching businesses and gives you: - Business name - Phone number - Website - Address - Rating and category Download everything as a spreadsheet (CSV) or data file (JSON). --- ### How to use **Step 1 — Pick what to search** In **Search queries**, type the business types you want. Examples: `plumbers`, `dentists`, `roofing contractors`. You can add more than one. **Step 2 — Pick where** In **Location**, type a city and state. Example: `Denver CO`. **Step 3 — Run it** Click **Start**. Wait for the run to finish. **Step 4 — Get your list** Open the **Dataset** tab. Click **Export** to download CSV or JSON. That’s it. No software to install — it all runs on Apify. --- ### Optional settings | Setting | What it does | |---------|----------------| | **Max results per query** | How many businesses to collect per search (default 50). Expect roughly 3–20 per query depending on area. | | **Minimum rating** | Only keep businesses rated this high or better (1–5 stars) | | **Include website** | Turn off for a faster run if you only need names and phones | | **Include phone** | Turn off if you only need names and websites | --- ### Pricing **$0.10 per lead.** You only pay for businesses saved to your dataset. # Actor input Schema ## `searchQueries` (type: `array`): Business niches or keywords to search for (e.g. "plumbers", "real estate agents", "dentists"). Each query is combined with the location below. ## `location` (type: `string`): Geographic area to search in (city, state, zip, or region). Example: "Denver CO", "Miami FL", "90210". ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of local businesses to collect per search query. Typically returns a limited set per area (often 3–20). ## `minRating` (type: `number`): Optional filter. Only include businesses with a rating at or above this value (1.0–5.0). Leave empty to include all ratings. ## `includeWebsite` (type: `boolean`): When enabled, opens each place detail panel to extract the business website URL. ## `includePhone` (type: `boolean`): When enabled, extracts phone numbers from each place detail panel. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional. Route traffic through Apify Proxy if needed. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQueries": [ "plumbers" ], "location": "Denver CO", "maxResults": 50, "includeWebsite": true, "includePhone": true, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped business leads with name, phone, website, rating, and more. ## `summary` (type: `string`): Key-value store with run progress and summary statistics. # 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 = { "searchQueries": [ "plumbers" ], "location": "Denver CO", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("thescriptarchitect/business-web-scraper").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 = { "searchQueries": ["plumbers"], "location": "Denver CO", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("thescriptarchitect/business-web-scraper").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 '{ "searchQueries": [ "plumbers" ], "location": "Denver CO", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }' | apify call thescriptarchitect/business-web-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=thescriptarchitect/business-web-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Business Web Scraper", "description": "Find local businesses by type and city. Get name, phone, website, address, rating, and category. $0.10 per lead. JSON or CSV.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "PbsgOKkyGhtkq20Dg" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/thescriptarchitect~business-web-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-thescriptarchitect-business-web-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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/thescriptarchitect~business-web-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-thescriptarchitect-business-web-scraper", "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/thescriptarchitect~business-web-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-thescriptarchitect-business-web-scraper", "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": [ "searchQueries", "location" ], "properties": { "searchQueries": { "title": "Search queries", "type": "array", "description": "Business niches or keywords to search for (e.g. \"plumbers\", \"real estate agents\", \"dentists\"). Each query is combined with the location below.", "items": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1 } }, "location": { "title": "Location", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Geographic area to search in (city, state, zip, or region). Example: \"Denver CO\", \"Miami FL\", \"90210\"." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results per query", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of local businesses to collect per search query. Typically returns a limited set per area (often 3–20).", "default": 50 }, "minRating": { "title": "Minimum rating", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 5, "type": "number", "description": "Optional filter. Only include businesses with a rating at or above this value (1.0–5.0). Leave empty to include all ratings." }, "includeWebsite": { "title": "Include website", "type": "boolean", "description": "When enabled, opens each place detail panel to extract the business website URL.", "default": true }, "includePhone": { "title": "Include phone", "type": "boolean", "description": "When enabled, extracts phone numbers from each place detail panel.", "default": true }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional. Route traffic through Apify Proxy if needed." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```