# Local Business Opportunity Finder (`tomandre/local-business-opportunity-finder`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/tomandre/local-business-opportunity-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [Tom Andre Holen](https://apify.com/tomandre) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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 Opportunity Finder

Find local businesses that may need a better website, SEO, or conversion setup.

The Actor discovers businesses in a chosen category and location, checks publicly available website signals, and returns ranked sales opportunities instead of just raw business listings.

### What it returns

Each result can include:

- business name
- website
- phone
- public email addresses
- address
- website reachability
- HTTPS signal
- mobile viewport signal
- contact form signal
- click-to-call signal
- online booking signal
- social link signal
- meta description signal
- opportunity score from 0 to 100
- priority: HIGH, MEDIUM, or LOW
- recommended offer
- outreach reason

### Example use cases

- web design agencies looking for businesses with weak or missing websites
- SEO agencies finding local prospects
- lead generation teams prioritizing outreach
- freelancers selling website upgrades
- local sales teams researching prospects

### Input

Choose a business category and location, for example:

```json
{
  "category": "plumber",
  "location": "Austin, Texas",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "maxWebsitePages": 3,
  "onlyOpportunities": true
}
```

### Output

Results are written to the default dataset and ranked by `opportunityScore`.

A higher score means more publicly detectable website or conversion gaps were found.

### Data sources and limitations

Business discovery uses public OpenStreetMap data. Website checks use publicly accessible pages only. Results are indicators for prospecting and should be verified before outreach. Missing signals do not necessarily mean a business lacks a feature; some websites may block automated requests or load features dynamically.

### Pricing

Pay per result. You are charged only for records written to the default dataset, plus the small Actor start event shown in the pricing section.

# Actor input Schema

## `category` (type: `string`):

Business type to find, for example plumber, dentist, roofer, or hairdresser.

## `location` (type: `string`):

City or location to search, for example Austin, Texas.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of local businesses to inspect.

## `maxWebsitePages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of public pages checked on each business website.

## `onlyOpportunities` (type: `boolean`):

Exclude businesses whose opportunity score is below 20.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "category": "plumber",
  "location": "Austin, Texas",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "maxWebsitePages": 3,
  "onlyOpportunities": true
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("tomandre/local-business-opportunity-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("tomandre/local-business-opportunity-finder").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call tomandre/local-business-opportunity-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,tomandre/local-business-opportunity-finder"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ROawkYXZn6g1bWTwU/builds/Geh5YtEPmfqJGAVpZ/openapi.json