Local Places Scraper 🗺️ Apple Maps Links

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🇺🇸 English

🔎 Where the data comes from — read this first

This actor does not query an Apple endpoint. It queries DuckDuckGo's local-business index (duckduckgo.com/local.js), which carries Apple/MapKit fields (mapkit_name, mapkit_address, mapkit_phone, and an Apple place_id when the provider supplies one). Every row carries dataSource: "duckduckgo-local".

appleMapsUrl is built locally from the coordinates — a deep link you can open in Apple Maps, not a URL returned by Apple.

Overview

Extract local businesses — name, address, phone, category, coordinates, and rating where the index states one — for a single search query per run.

Input Example

{
  "searchQuery": "Coffee Shops in Seattle, WA",
  "maxResults": 20
}

Output Example

{
  "placeId": "...",
  "name": "Sample Espresso Bar",
  "category": "Coffee Shop",
  "phoneNumber": "+1 206-555-0192",
  "address": "1912 Sample Pl, Seattle, WA 98101",
  "city": "Seattle",
  "state": "WA",
  "country": "US",
  "rating": null,
  "reviewsCount": null,
  "website": null,
  "latitude": 47.6097,
  "longitude": -122.3422,
  "photos": [],
  "openingHours": null,
  "appleMapsUrl": "https://maps.apple.com/?q=Sample%20Espresso%20Bar&ll=47.6097,-122.3422",
  "dataSource": "duckduckgo-local",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-27T21:00:00.000Z"
}

Anything the index does not state comes back as null or an empty array. rating and reviewsCount are frequently null — a previous version defaulted them to a perfect 5 stars, which fabricated a score for every unrated business. That is gone.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
searchQuery	string	One query per run, with city context — e.g. "Dentists in Miami, FL"
maxResults	number	Truncates the single response (default 20)
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy options

✅ Capabilities & Limits

Stated up front, so you do not pay a run to find out.

Built here: the actor issues one request and does not paginate. maxResults truncates that single response — it cannot fetch more than the index returns in one shot. Asking for 5000 does not produce 5000 places; it produces however many that one response carried.

Input / feature	Supported	Notes
Single query with city context	✅	searchQuery, e.g. "Hotels in Paris"
Multiple queries per run	❌	one query per run
Pagination beyond the first response	❌	one request, no paging
Name, address, phone, category, coordinates	✅	passed through when the index states them
Rating / review count	⚠️	often null — never substituted with a default
Website, photos, opening hours	⚠️	present only when the index carries them
Apple place id	⚠️	only when the provider supplies one, else null — never synthesized
appleMapsUrl	⚠️	a deep link built from the coordinates, not an Apple-issued URL
Direct Apple Maps index access	❌	the source is DuckDuckGo's local index

FAQ

Q: Do I need an Apple Developer account? A: No — and this actor would not use one. It reads a public local-business index. See the note at the top.

Q: Is this Apple Maps data? A: It is a third-party local index that carries some Apple/MapKit fields. It is not a query against Apple.

Q: Why did I only get 12 results when I asked for 100? A: The actor makes one request and does not paginate. Twelve is what that response contained.

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🇧🇷 Português

Visão Geral

Extraia empresas locais — nome, endereço, telefone, categoria e coordenadas — de um índice local público.

Origem dos dados: este actor não consulta um endpoint da Apple. Ele consulta o índice local do DuckDuckGo (duckduckgo.com/local.js), que carrega campos Apple/MapKit em parte dos registros. appleMapsUrl é montado localmente a partir das coordenadas. Uma requisição por execução, sem paginação: maxResults apenas trunca essa resposta. Avaliação e contagem de reviews vêm null quando o índice não as declara.

Funcionalidades

• Índice local público: pontos de interesse com campos Apple/MapKit quando o provedor os fornece
• Telefones Verificados: Telefones de contato formatados
• Coordenadas Globais: Latitude e longitude exatas

Exemplo de Entrada

{
  "searchQuery": "Coffee Shops in Seattle, WA",
  "maxResults": 20
}

Exemplo de Saída

{
  "placeId": "apple_map_09124",
  "name": "Pike Place Espresso",
  "category": "Coffee Shop",
  "phone": "+1 (206) 555-0192",
  "address": "1912 Pike Pl, Seattle, WA 98101",
  "city": "Seattle",
  "country": "US",
  "latitude": 47.6097,
  "longitude": -122.3422,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-20T21:00:00.000Z"
}

Parâmetros de Entrada

Parâmetro	Tipo	Descrição
searchQuery	string	Uma busca por execução, com cidade (ex: "Dentists in Miami, FL")
maxResults	number	Trunca a resposta única (padrão 20)

Dicas

• Cruze os dados com o Google Maps para validar telefones e endereços

Casos de Uso

• Prospecção B2B — Encontre empresas verificadas no ecossistema Apple

Perguntas Frequentes

P: Preciso de conta de desenvolvedor Apple? R: Não. O Actor extrai dados públicos da web.

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💰 Pricing

This actor uses Pay Per Event (PPE) pricing — you pay only per item scraped (place-scraped). Platform usage is included. See the current price on the Pricing panel of this actor's Apify Store page.

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📝 Changelog

• v1.0.0 (2026-08-20) — Initial release: full extraction, Pay-Per-Event pricing, and automated proxy support

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License

ISC © 2026 Viral Analyzer Platform

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