Yellow Pages Business Scraper Worldwide

Locate. Scan. Capture. Global Business Data & Direct Emails in One Flow.

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Description

Yellow Pages Scraper is a professional-grade extraction tool designed for high-reliability data harvesting from Yellow Pages directories across 10 countries. Unlike simple scrapers, this actor employs advanced anti-blocking techniques, session warming, and fingerprint randomization to ensure consistent access and high success rates.

It is ideal for:

• B2B Lead Generation: Build targeted lists of businesses (gyms, restaurants, lawyers, etc.).
• Market Research: Analyze competitor density and offerings in specific regions.
• Direct Marketing: optional email extraction capabilities for outreach campaigns.

Key Features

• Advanced Stealth: Uses Playwright with residential proxies, browser fingerprinting, and session warming to mimic human behavior.
• Global Support: Specialized 10-country support with proper locale handling.
• Email Discovery: Optional "deep scan" mode that visits business websites to find email addresses.
• Smart Caching: Built-in deduplication and caching to save resources on repeated runs.
• Auto-Retry: Resilient error handling with exponential backoff for network issues.

Supported Countries

Country	Code	Website
🇺🇸 USA	us	YellowPages.com
🇨🇦 Canada	ca	YellowPages.ca
🇬🇧 UK	uk	Yell.com
🇩🇪 Germany	de	GelbeSeiten.de
🇫🇷 France	fr	PagesJaunes.fr
🇪🇸 Spain	es	PaginasAmarillas.es
🇮🇹 Italy	it	PagineGialle.it
🇷🇴 Romania	ro	PaginiAurii.ro
🇦🇺 Australia	au	YellowPages.com.au
🇧🇷 Brazil	br	GuiaMais.com.br

Cost Estimation

Consumption varies heavily based on the "Operating Mode".

Mode	Cost Per 1k Results	Speed	Notes
Standard	~$2 - $4	Fast	Extracts only directory info (Phone, Address, Name).
Email Extraction	~$15 - $25	Slow	Visits every business website to find emails. Uses significantly more bandwidth and compute time.

Tip: Start with "Standard Mode" to verify your search query returns good results, then enable scanForEmails for the final scrape.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
targetSite	string	us	Target country code (e.g., us, de, uk).
searchQuery	string	-	Search terms, e.g., "Dentists in London" or "Pizza New York".
maxResults	integer	100	Soft limit for number of businesses to scrape.
scanForEmails	boolean	false	If true, visits business websites to extract emails.

Output Example

The actor produces a clean, structured JSON dataset.

{
  "businessName": "Joe's Famous Pizza",
  "address": "123 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10013",
  "city": "New York",
  "country": "US",
  "phoneNumber": "+1 212-555-0199",
  "website": "https://www.joespizzeria-example.com",
  "emails": [
    "contact@joespizzeria-example.com",
    "info@joespizzeria-example.com"
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Pizza",
    "Italian Restaurant"
  ],
  "rank": 1,
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.yellowpages.com/new-york-ny/mip/joes-pizza-...",
  "scrapedAt": "2023-10-27T14:30:00.000Z"
}

Performance & Limitations

• Rate Limits: To maintain stealth, the actor limits concurrency. Do not force high concurrency (>5) or you risk 403 blocks.
• Email Success: Email extraction success varies by region (Germany ~70%, US ~50%, UK ~45%) due to local laws and digital adoption.
• Memory: For large email extraction jobs (>1000 items), meaningful memory is required. The actor handles this, but large runs may take time.

Technical Architecture

This is not just a simple HTML parser. It is a full browser automation system:

• Engine: Playwright (Chromium)
• Proxy: Residential Proxies (Required for Yellow Pages)
• Anti-Bot:
  • canvas fingerprinting noise
  • navigator.webdriver masking
  • Human-like mouse movements and scrolling (Session Warming)

Legal Disclaimer

This tool is for educational and legitimate business intelligence purposes only. You are responsible for complying with:

• GDPR (Europe)
• CCPA (California)
• CAN-SPAM / CASL (Email marketing)
• The Terms of Service of the target websites.

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