# The Yellow Pages Scraper (`alizarin_refrigerator-owner/the-yellow-pages-scraper`) Actor

Scrape business listings from Yellow Pages. Extract comprehensive business data including phone numbers, addresses, websites, hours, reviews, and more for any category and location in the US. Category Search, Location Targeting, Comprehensive Data, Smart Filtering, Review Extraction & Export Ready

- **URL**: https://apify.com/alizarin\_refrigerator-owner/the-yellow-pages-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [The Howlers](https://apify.com/alizarin_refrigerator-owner) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 16 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.01 / 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

## Yellow Pages Scraper - Business Listings & Contact Data

Scrape business listings from Yellow Pages. Extract phone numbers, addresses, websites, hours, reviews, and more for any category and location.

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### Quick Start

#### Test with Demo Mode (free, no API key needed)

```json
{
  "demoMode": true,
  "searchQuery": "plumber",
  "location": "Miami, FL",
  "maxResults": 5,
  "includeHours": false,
  "includeCategories": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

#### Run with real data

```json
{
  "demoMode": false,
  "searchQuery": "plumber",
  "location": "Miami, FL",
  "maxResults": 5,
  "includeReviews": false,
  "includeHours": false,
  "includeCategories": false,
  "minRating": 0,
  "hasWebsite": false,
  "hasPhone": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

***

### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|----------|-------------|
| `searchQuery` | string | - | No | Business category or keyword to search for (e.g., 'plumber', 'restaurant', 'dentist') |
| `location` | string | - | No | City, state, or ZIP code to search (e.g., 'Miami, FL', '90210') |
| `maxResults` | integer | `100` | No | Maximum number of businesses to scrape (default: 100) |
| `includeReviews` | boolean | `false` | No | Extract review snippets for each business (slower) |
| `includeHours` | boolean | `true` | No | Extract operating hours for each business |
| `includeCategories` | boolean | `true` | No | Extract all business categories/services |
| `minRating` | number | `0` | No | Only include businesses with at least this rating (1-5) |
| `hasWebsite` | boolean | `false` | No | Only include businesses that have a website |
| `hasPhone` | boolean | `false` | No | Only include businesses that have a phone number |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | - | No | Proxy settings for the scraper |
| `demoMode` | boolean | `true` | No | Run with sample data instead of actual scraping (for testing). Set to false for real scraping. |
| `webhookUrl` | string | - | No | URL to POST results when scraping completes (Zapier, Make, n8n, custom endpoint) |

***

### Pricing

This actor uses **pay-per-event** billing:

| Event | Description | Price |
|-------|-------------|-------|
| Business Scraped | Each Yellow Pages business listing scraped | $0.06 |

**Demo mode is free** -- no charges for sample data.

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### Troubleshooting

#### "API error 429" or "Rate limit"

Too many requests. Wait a minute and try again, or reduce the number of items per run.

#### No results or empty dataset

Check the run log for error messages. Common causes:

- Invalid input format (check the examples above)
- The target data doesn't exist or is too small to track

#### How do I test without an API key?

Enable **Demo Mode** in the input. This returns realistic sample data so you can verify the output format works for your workflow.

***

**Built by John Rippy | [Actor Arsenal](https://actorarsenal.com)**

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Business category or keyword to search for (e.g., 'plumber', 'restaurant', 'dentist')

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

City, state, or ZIP code to search (e.g., 'Miami, FL', '90210')

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

Maximum number of businesses to scrape (default: 100)

## `includeReviews` (type: `boolean`):

Extract review snippets for each business (slower)

## `includeHours` (type: `boolean`):

Extract operating hours for each business

## `includeCategories` (type: `boolean`):

Extract all business categories/services

## `minRating` (type: `number`):

Only include businesses with at least this rating (1-5)

## `hasWebsite` (type: `boolean`):

Only include businesses that have a website

## `hasPhone` (type: `boolean`):

Only include businesses that have a phone number

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings for the scraper

## `demoMode` (type: `boolean`):

Run with sample data instead of actual scraping (for testing). Set to false for real scraping.

## `webhookUrl` (type: `string`):

URL to POST results when scraping completes (Zapier, Make, n8n, custom endpoint)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "plumber",
  "location": "Miami, FL",
  "maxResults": 5,
  "includeReviews": false,
  "includeHours": true,
  "includeCategories": true,
  "minRating": 0,
  "hasWebsite": false,
  "hasPhone": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  },
  "demoMode": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Business listings scraped from yellowpages.com including contact information, reviews, ratings, and business hours

# 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 = {
    "searchQuery": "plumber",
    "location": "Miami, FL",
    "maxResults": 5,
    "includeHours": false,
    "includeCategories": false,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    },
    "demoMode": true
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("alizarin_refrigerator-owner/the-yellow-pages-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 = {
    "searchQuery": "plumber",
    "location": "Miami, FL",
    "maxResults": 5,
    "includeHours": False,
    "includeCategories": False,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
    "demoMode": True,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("alizarin_refrigerator-owner/the-yellow-pages-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 '{
  "searchQuery": "plumber",
  "location": "Miami, FL",
  "maxResults": 5,
  "includeHours": false,
  "includeCategories": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  },
  "demoMode": true
}' |
apify call alizarin_refrigerator-owner/the-yellow-pages-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,alizarin_refrigerator-owner/the-yellow-pages-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/6Uzuu74v3rDfxTh4B/builds/91AjdmnhdjtDxCoIC/openapi.json