# Soon-to-Open Businesses Leads Scraper (Google Maps) (`xmiso_scrapers/soon-to-open-businesses-leads-scraper-google-maps`) Actor

Get unique leads of various businesses planning opening in near future or recently opened like restaurants, bars, beauty salons, dentists etc. and offer them services they might need when launching their business. Scraped from Google Maps with emails and social links including where available.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/xmiso_scrapers/soon-to-open-businesses-leads-scraper-google-maps.md
- **Developed by:** [Miso](https://apify.com/xmiso_scrapers) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 421 total users, 19 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 30 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 4.91 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $9.00 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## 📦 Opening Soon Business Scraper

UPDATE 16.01.2026 - I added possibility to include also recently opened businesses = businesses which were set to open recently and now are open.

Scrape a list of businesses that are **opening soon** based on business type, country, and expected opening date.

### 💼 Business Ideas: How You Can Use This Data

Not sure how to leverage this dataset? Here are some ideas:

- 📨 **Lead Generation:** Build highly targeted lists of soon-to-open businesses for marketing agencies, SEO firms, or local service providers.
- 📈 **Ad Campaigns:** Offer paid advertising or Google Maps optimization services to new businesses preparing to launch.
- 🤝 **B2B Partnerships:** Reach out early to pitch payment systems, point-of-sale, or other software tools.
- 🛠️ **SaaS Customer Onboarding:** Contact businesses before they open to help them set up websites, CRMs, or email marketing tools.
- 📬 **Email & Phone List Building:** Grow your own or your clients' contact lists for niche sectors like gyms, salons, or cafés.
- 📰 **Local Media & PR:** Pitch PR services to businesses just before they launch.

This is **golden data** for anyone working in B2B, local services, or SaaS!

👉 **Example use case:** Get all upcoming **Restaurants & Food** businesses opening in the **US** in **May**.

***

### 🚀 Features

- Filter by **Business Type:**
  - Restaurants & Food
  - Coffee & Tea Shops
  - Bars & Nightlife
  - Beauty & Personal Care
  - Fitness & Wellness
  - Shops & Stores
  - Health & Medical
  - Other Services
- Filter by **Opening Date (month only)** – e.g., `May`, `June`, etc.
- Filter by **Country Code** (e.g., `US`, `GB`).
- Set a **maximum number of results**.

***

### 🔧 Input Schema

| Field            | Type      | Description                                                                                            |
|------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `business_type`  | string    | Select a business type category (from a predefined list).                                               |
| `opening_date`   | string    | Month & year selection (e.g., `May 2025`). The scraper **matches the month only** (e.g., `%May%`).      |
| `country`        | string    | Country code selection (currently supports `US` and `GB`).                                              |
| `max_results`    | integer   | Maximum number of results to retrieve (default `100`, max `2000`).                                      |

***

### 📝 Example Input

```json
{
    "business_type": "Restaurants & Food",
    "opening_date": "May 2025",
    "country": "US",
    "max_results": 100
}
```

***

### 📊 Output Dataset

Each dataset item contains:

| Field             | Type    | Description                                 |
|-------------------|---------|---------------------------------------------|
| `name`            | string  | Business name.                              |
| `street`          | string  | Street address.                             |
| `city`            | string  | City.                                       |
| `country`         | string  | Country.                                    |
| `url`             | string  | Business website URL (if available).        |
| `phone_number`    | string  | Phone number (if available).                |
| `opening_date`    | string  | Expected opening date (text, e.g., `May`).  |
| `emails`          | string  | Email(s) (if available).                    |

***

### 📦 Example Output

```json
{
    "name": "Sunset Grill",
    "street": "123 Main St",
    "city": "Los Angeles",
    "country": "US",
    "url": "https://sunsetgrill.com",
    "phone_number": "+1 555-123-4567",
    "opening_date": "May",
    "emails": "info@sunsetgrill.com"
}
```

***

### 💡 Notes

- ✅ The scraper **matches the month only** from the `opening_date` (e.g., if you select `May 2025`, it matches any entry containing `"May"` in the DB).
- 🔗 Useful for generating **lead lists of soon-to-open businesses** in different sectors.

***

### 🔗 Related

- 📦 Need Shopify scraping? Check out [Shopify Merchant Scraper](https://apify.com/xmiso_scrapers/shopify-shops-email-leads-scraper).

# Actor input Schema

## `business_type` (type: `string`):

Select type of business

## `opening_date` (type: `string`):

Select the expected opening date (Month Year format)

## `country` (type: `string`):

Select the country code

## `state` (type: `string`):

Filter results by US state

## `last_updated` (type: `string`):

Select results only published after (YYYY-MM-DD)

## `recently_open` (type: `boolean`):

This will include also all businesses discovered after set date which were originally planning opening and opened in the meantime. If no date is specified only businesses within last 6 months will be included

## `max_results` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results to retrieve

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "business_type": "All",
  "opening_date": "All",
  "country": "All",
  "state": "All",
  "max_results": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Business leads overview dataset view.

# 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 = {
    "business_type": "All",
    "opening_date": "All",
    "country": "All",
    "state": "All",
    "max_results": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("xmiso_scrapers/soon-to-open-businesses-leads-scraper-google-maps").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 = {
    "business_type": "All",
    "opening_date": "All",
    "country": "All",
    "state": "All",
    "max_results": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("xmiso_scrapers/soon-to-open-businesses-leads-scraper-google-maps").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 '{
  "business_type": "All",
  "opening_date": "All",
  "country": "All",
  "state": "All",
  "max_results": 100
}' |
apify call xmiso_scrapers/soon-to-open-businesses-leads-scraper-google-maps --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,xmiso_scrapers/soon-to-open-businesses-leads-scraper-google-maps"
        }
    }
}
```

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/GKjtRGvi01lg33ayo/builds/MdaDNAcXpJHvVZSpb/openapi.json