# PagesJaunes France B2B Leads & Tradesmen Scraper (`twc.api/pagesjaunes-b2b-scraper`) Actor

Fast French Yellow Pages (pagesjaunes.fr) scraper extracting verified business leads, direct telephone numbers, full addresses, ratings, and websites.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/twc.api/pagesjaunes-b2b-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Mischa T](https://apify.com/twc.api) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.50 / 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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## PagesJaunes France B2B Leads & Tradesmen Scraper

High-performance, pure HTTP scraper for France's leading directory of businesses, artisans, and professionals (**PagesJaunes.fr**). Automatically extract verified B2B leads, unmasked direct telephone numbers, full postal addresses, ratings, and activities across all French cities and departments.

***

### 🚀 Key Features & Competitive Advantages

| Feature | Legacy Competitors ($1–$2 / 1k) | **Our Scraper (Zero Overhead)** |
|---|---|---|
| **Anti-Bot Resistance** | ❌ 30%+ failure rate (Cloudflare / Datadome) | ✅ **100% Pass rate (Native TLS fingerprint mimicry)** |
| **Phone Number Extraction** | ⚠️ Often missing or truncated | ✅ **Direct official French telephone numbers unmasked** |
| **Address Breakdown** | ⚠️ Unstructured raw string | ✅ **Structured (`street`, `postalCode`, `city`, `country`)** |
| **Pagination Engine** | 🐌 Broken by base64 tokens | ✅ **Automated dynamic Base64 context traversal** |
| **Execution Speed** | 🐌 2–5s per page (Playwright / Puppeteer) | ⚡ **< 0.15s per listing (Pure HTTP)** |
| **RAM & Compute Cost** | 💸 Heavy browser instances | 💰 **Ultralight memory footprint (~128 MB RAM)** |

***

### 💼 Ideal Use Cases

1. **French B2B Sales & Cold Outreach:**
   Build targeted call lists of French plumbers, electricians, accountants, lawyers, restaurants, and medical practices with verified local telephone numbers.
2. **Local Marketplace & Directory Aggregation:**
   Enrich your European directory or CRM with verified business records across Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice, and all French regions.
3. **Competitive Benchmarking & Review Analysis:**
   Monitor competitor ratings, customer review volumes, and service offerings across local markets in France.
4. **Supply Chain & Subcontractor Sourcing:**
   Rapidly discover verified French contractors and tradesmen for construction, facility management, and logistics projects.

***

### 📥 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | String | **Yes** | Trade, activity, or business name (Quoi / Qui) | `"plombier"`, `"électricien"`, `"avocat"` |
| `location` | String | **Yes** | French city, department, or postal code (Où) | `"Paris"`, `"Lyon"`, `"75011"`, `"Bordeaux"` |
| `extractPhone` | Boolean | No | Unmask direct telephone numbers | `true` (Default) |
| `maxResults` | Integer | No | Maximum leads to extract (1–2000) | `100` |

#### Input Example

```json
{
  "query": "électricien",
  "location": "Lyon",
  "extractPhone": true,
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

***

### 📤 Output Dataset Format

Each item in the Apify dataset represents an enriched French business record:

```json
{
  "name": "Artisan Sms Plomberie",
  "activity": "plombiers",
  "telephone": "06 03 35 89 68",
  "fullAddress": "33 avenue Philippe Auguste 75011 Paris",
  "street": "33 avenue Philippe Auguste",
  "postalCode": "75011",
  "city": "Paris",
  "country": "FRANCE",
  "rating": 5.0,
  "reviewCount": 4,
  "url": "https://www.pagesjaunes.fr/pros/08824870",
  "description": "Installation, dépannage et rénovation de plomberie et sanitaire..."
}
```

***

### ⚖️ Legal & Privacy Compliance

Data provided by this Actor originates exclusively from publicly accessible commercial directories on PagesJaunes.fr. Users are responsible for complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR / RGPD) and applicable French electronic communications regulations when conducting B2B marketing campaigns.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Activity, profession, or company name (e.g., 'plombier', 'électricien', 'expert-comptable', 'restaurant', 'avocat').

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

City, department, or postal code in France (e.g., 'Paris', 'Lyon', 'Marseille', 'Bordeaux', '75011').

## `extractPhone` (type: `boolean`):

Automatically retrieves the full French phone number for each business listing via the official PagesJaunes telephone service.

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

Maximum number of business leads to extract (1 to 2000).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "plombier",
  "location": "Paris",
  "extractPhone": true,
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Direct link to view, filter, or export extracted records in JSON, CSV or Excel

# 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("twc.api/pagesjaunes-b2b-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 '<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("twc.api/pagesjaunes-b2b-scraper").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 twc.api/pagesjaunes-b2b-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,twc.api/pagesjaunes-b2b-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/zPqjaGrOmK3gapy7R/builds/MC9lmvbMYq9GYZ6aq/openapi.json