# Gouden Gids (goudengids.be) Scraper (`thodor/goudengids`) Actor Scrape business listings from Gouden Gids (goudengids.be) for B2B leads, Belgium's largest yellow pages and business directory. Extract company names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, websites, opening hours, and categories. - **URL**: https://apify.com/thodor/goudengids.md - **Developed by:** [Thodor](https://apify.com/thodor) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 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.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 ## Gouden Gids Scraper Scrape business listings from **[Gouden Gids (goudengids.be)](https://www.goudengids.be)**, Belgium's largest yellow pages and business directory. Extract company names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, websites, opening hours, and categories. > **Need the English edition instead?** Use the sibling Actor [Golden Pages (Belgium) Scraper](https://apify.com/thodor/goldenpages), which targets `goldenpages.be` and accepts English search terms (`restaurant`, `dentist`, …). Same schema, same listings — just the English-language version of the same Belgian directory. > **Language note (important).** This Actor targets the **Dutch (Nederlands)** edition of Gouden Gids at `goudengids.be`. It does **not** scrape the French (`pagesdor.be`) or English (`goldenpages.be`) editions. > - **Search input must be in Dutch.** Use Dutch keywords like `restaurant`, `loodgieter`, `tandarts`, `begrafenisondernemer`, not `plumber`, `dentist`, etc. > - **Locations must be the Dutch place names** as used on the site (e.g. `Gent`, `Antwerpen`, `Brussel`, `Mol`, `Ukkel`, not `Ghent`, `Antwerp`, `Brussels`, `Uccle`). > - **All output is in Dutch.** Field labels are stable (English keys like `name`, `phone`, `city`), but the **values** (categories, opening-hour day names, description text, KBO status, parking labels) come straight from the site and are in Dutch (`Maandag`, `Begrafenisondernemingen`, `Actieve dossier`, `Betalend`, …). Free-text descriptions/reviews may also contain French content where the listing supplies it. If you need a single language downstream, translate after scraping. > - The `alternate_urls` field gives you links to the same listing on `pagesdor.be` (FR) and `goldenpages.be` (EN) if you want to fetch the translated equivalents separately. For the English edition specifically, you can also run the [Golden Pages (Belgium) Scraper](https://apify.com/thodor/goldenpages) to get the same data set translated. ### What does Gouden Gids Scraper do? **Gouden Gids Scraper** turns any search on [goudengids.be](https://www.goudengids.be) into a clean dataset. Give it one or more `(what, where)` pairs (e.g. `restaurant, gent`) and it will: - walk every search-result page for that query (full pagination, not just page 1), - open each company listing, - and extract the full company record into structured data. Running on Apify also gives you scheduling, automatic retries, anti-bot handling, an HTTP API for the results, and integrations with Make, Zapier, Google Sheets, and more. ### Why use Gouden Gids Scraper? - **Lead generation**: build a Belgian B2B prospect list filtered by industry and city. - **Market research**: count competitors per category per region, snapshot opening hours, languages, social media presence. - **Enrichment**: backfill VAT numbers (`ondernemingsnummer`), websites, and emails for an existing company list. - **CRM hygiene**: verify whether a business is still listed and "Geverifieerde onderneming" certified. ### How to use Gouden Gids Scraper 1. Click **Try for free** on the Actor page (or open it from your Apify Console). 2. Fill in the form **in Dutch**: **What** (e.g. `restaurant`, `loodgieter`, `tandarts`) and optionally **Where** (e.g. `antwerpen`, `gent`, `brussel`). Leave **Where** empty for a Belgium-wide search. 3. Set **Max results** to however many companies you want (defaults to 100, set `0` for unlimited). 4. Hit **Start**. Watch the log; Dutch-language results appear in the **Dataset** tab in real time. 5. When the run finishes, open the **Dataset** tab and click **Export**. Pick **Excel** or **CSV** to open the results straight in Excel, Google Sheets, or Numbers. No coding needed. ### Input Three simple fields: | Field | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | `what` | `string` | Search term in Dutch (e.g. `restaurant`, `loodgieter`, `tandarts`). Required. | | `where` | `string` | Location in Dutch (e.g. `antwerpen`, `gent`, `brussel`). Optional; leave empty for a Belgium-wide search. | | `maxResults` | `int` | Maximum number of companies to scrape. Defaults to **100**. Set `0` for unlimited. | Example input: ```json { "what": "restaurant", "where": "antwerpen", "maxResults": 100 } ```` ### Output Each row in the dataset is one company. Every record has the same set of fields, in the same order, so the data drops cleanly into a spreadsheet without surprises. #### Open the results in Excel or Google Sheets When the run finishes, go to the **Dataset** tab in the Apify Console and click **Export**. Choose the format that fits how you'll use the data: - **Excel (.xlsx)**: one row per company, ready to open in Excel, Google Sheets, or Numbers. Best choice for sales lists, prospecting, or sharing with non-technical colleagues. - **CSV**: same one-row-per-company layout, but plain text. Works everywhere (Excel, Sheets, your CRM's import tool, etc.). - **JSON**: full structured output. Use this if you'll process the data in code or load it into a database. Most spreadsheet users can skip this. **About list/nested fields in spreadsheets.** A few fields hold multiple values per listing (`reviews`, `opening_hours`, `phones`, `images`, `categories`, `social_media`). In Excel/CSV exports these become a single cell with the values joined together. If you need each review or each opening-hour entry on its own row, use the **JSON** export and process it, or open the dataset in Apify's web view (which lets you filter and re-shape before exporting). You can also download a copy of the dataset later from the Apify Console (it stays available under your run history). #### Example record Real example output (one listing, truncated reviews/images for brevity): ```json { "url": "https://www.goudengids.be/bedrijf/Ukkel/L11144012/Begrafenissen+Ukkel+VEYS+-+DEVOGHEL+Funerarium-Begrafenisondernemers/", "listing_id": "L11144012", "name": "Begrafenissen Ukkel VEYS - DEVOGHEL Funerarium/Begrafenisondernemers", "street": "Alsembergsesteenweg 368", "city": "Ukkel", "postal_code": "1180", "province": "Brussel", "country": "BE", "phone": "+32477196047", "phones": ["+32477196047"], "email": "pfveysdevoghel@hotmail.com", "website": "https://www.funerarium-veysdevoghel.be", "whatsapp": null, "logo": "https://i.fcrmedia.com/goudengids.be/images/w460/000/231/162/231162365_funerailles_uccle_veys_-_devoghel_funerarium_pompes_funebres_logo.webp", "rating": 4.837837837837838, "rating_count": 37, "reviews": [ { "author": "Sylvain Renard", "rating": 5, "text": "Bonjour, \n\nMerci beaucoup pour votre travail, votre accompagnement et votre présence.", "date": "9 maart 2026" }, { "author": "Guyaux B.", "rating": 5, "text": "Bonjour madame Devoghel,\n\nJe tiens à vous remercier pour les services rendus et votre professionalisme durant cette rude épreuve.", "date": "12 december 2025" }, { "author": "Anoniem", "rating": 3, "text": null, "date": "13 december 2024" } ], "ondernemingsnummer": "BE0873097889", "btw": null, "employees_raw": "0 of onbekend", "employees_min": null, "employees_max": null, "founding_date": "2005-04-04", "kbo_status": "Actieve dossier", "kbo_url": "https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/toonondernemingps.html?lang=nl&ondernemingsnummer=0873097889", "verified": true, "description_markdown": "De begrafenisondernemer VEYS DEVOGHEL uit Ukkel kunt u elke dag en **elk uur bereiken voor het organiseren van een begrafenis of crematie in Brussel.** ...", "opening_hours": [ { "day": "Maandag", "hours": "0:00 - 24:00" }, { "day": "Dinsdag", "hours": "0:00 - 24:00" }, { "day": "Woensdag", "hours": "0:00 - 24:00" }, { "day": "Donderdag", "hours": "0:00 - 24:00" }, { "day": "Vrijdag", "hours": "0:00 - 24:00" }, { "day": "Zaterdag", "hours": "0:00 - 24:00" }, { "day": "Zondag", "hours": "0:00 - 24:00" } ], "languages": [], "social_media": { "facebook": null, "instagram": null, "linkedin": null, "twitter": null, "youtube": null, "other": [] }, "parking": { "type": null, "hours": null, "rate": null, "max_duration": null }, "category": "Begrafenisondernemingen", "categories": [ "Begrafenisondernemingen", "Ukkel", "Urnes", "Begrafenis", "Begraving", "Begrafenisartikelen", "Begrafenisondernemer", "Doodskist", "Lijkwagen", "Concessie", "Doodsbrieven", "Rouwcentrum" ], "images": [ { "src": "https://i.fcrmedia.com/goudengids.be/images/w650/000/241/990/241990582_funerailles_uccle_veys_-_devoghel_funerarium_pompes_funebres_image.webp", "alt": "" }, { "src": "https://i.fcrmedia.com/goudengids.be/images/w650/000/434/513/434513378_funerailles_uccle_veys_-_devoghel_funerarium_pompes_funebres_coverimage.webp", "alt": "rapatriement corps Bruxelles" } ], "alternate_urls": { "nl": "https://www.goudengids.be/bedrijf/Ukkel/L11144012/Begrafenissen+Ukkel+VEYS+-+DEVOGHEL+Funerarium/Begrafenisondernemers/", "fr": "https://www.pagesdor.be/entreprise/Uccle/L11144012/Fun%C3%A9railles+Uccle+VEYS+-+DEVOGHEL+Fun%C3%A9rarium+/Pompes+Fun%C3%A8bres/", "en": "https://www.goldenpages.be/company/Ukkel/L11144012/Fun%C3%A9railles+Uccle+VEYS+-+DEVOGHEL+Fun%C3%A9rarium+/Pompes+Fun%C3%A8bres/" } } ``` ### Data table | Field | Description | | --- | --- | | `url` | Goudengids detail page URL; open this to view the listing on the site | | `listing_id` | Internal Gouden Gids listing ID (`L\d+`) | | `name` | Business name | | `phone` | Primary phone number (the one shown most prominently on the listing) | | `phones` | Always-present list of every listed number (deduped, primary first) | | `whatsapp` | WhatsApp number, if listed (`null` otherwise) | | `email` | Contact email (when published) | | `website` | Business website | | `street`, `postal_code`, `city`, `province`, `country` | Full address | | `category` | Primary category (from the breadcrumb) | | `categories` | All listed business categories | | `ondernemingsnummer` | Belgian VAT/enterprise number | | `btw` | Raw "BTW …" line, if present on the page | | `founding_date` | Date the company was founded (KBO record, `YYYY-MM-DD`) | | `kbo_status` | KBO record status, e.g. `"Actieve dossier"` | | `kbo_url` | Link to the company's public KBO record | | `employees_min`, `employees_max`, `employees_raw` | Headcount band | | `rating`, `rating_count` | Aggregate rating value + total review count | | `reviews` | List of `{ author, rating, text, date }` (each key always present; `text` and `date` may be `null` for older reviews that the site no longer shows in full). | | `verified` | `true` if "Geverifieerde onderneming" badge present | | `description_markdown` | Company description, converted to Markdown | | `opening_hours` | List of `{ day, hours }` | | `languages` | List of languages spoken (empty list if not listed) | | `social_media` | `{ facebook, instagram, linkedin, twitter, youtube, other }`: known platforms (`null` if absent) plus an `other` array of unrecognized social URLs | | `parking` | `{ type, hours, rate, max_duration }`: Seety-powered parking info; all sub-fields `null` when absent | | `images`, `logo` | Image URLs for the listing's photos and logo | | `alternate_urls` | `{ nl, fr, en }`: sibling listing URLs on Pagesdor (FR) and Goldenpages (EN); `null` per language when absent | # Actor input Schema ## `what` (type: `string`): Search term in Dutch, e.g. 'restaurant', 'loodgieter', 'tandarts'. ## `where` (type: `string`): Location in Dutch, e.g. 'antwerpen', 'gent', 'brussel'. Leave empty for a Belgium-wide search. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of companies to scrape (0 = unlimited). ## Actor input object example ```json { "what": "restaurant", "where": "antwerpen", "maxResults": 10 } ``` # 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 = { "what": "restaurant", "where": "antwerpen", "maxResults": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("thodor/goudengids").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 = { "what": "restaurant", "where": "antwerpen", "maxResults": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("thodor/goudengids").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 '{ "what": "restaurant", "where": "antwerpen", "maxResults": 10 }' | apify call thodor/goudengids --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=thodor/goudengids", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Gouden Gids (goudengids.be) Scraper", "description": "Scrape business listings from Gouden Gids (goudengids.be) for B2B leads, Belgium's largest yellow pages and business directory. Extract company names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, websites, opening hours, and categories.", "version": "0.3", "x-build-id": "S79qqZYbpwI05eBmo" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/thodor~goudengids/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-thodor-goudengids", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/thodor~goudengids/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-thodor-goudengids", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/thodor~goudengids/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-thodor-goudengids", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "what" ], "properties": { "what": { "title": "What", "type": "string", "description": "Search term in Dutch, e.g. 'restaurant', 'loodgieter', 'tandarts'." }, "where": { "title": "Where", "type": "string", "description": "Location in Dutch, e.g. 'antwerpen', 'gent', 'brussel'. Leave empty for a Belgium-wide search.", "default": "antwerpen" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of companies to scrape (0 = unlimited).", "default": 10 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```