# Alignable Business Scraper - Local Business Leads & Profiles (`heliostech/alignable-business-scraper`) Actor

Extract local business profiles, owner contacts, phone numbers, websites, and social links from Alignable.com — the largest network for local small businesses. Search by keyword and location to generate targeted B2B leads.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/heliostech/alignable-business-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Helios](https://apify.com/heliostech) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Jobs
- **Stats:** 24 total users, 5 monthly users, 97.3% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 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.

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

## Alignable Business Scraper 🏘️

Extract local business profiles, owner contact information, phone numbers, websites, and social media links from [Alignable.com](https://www.alignable.com) — the largest small business network in North America with over 8 million members.

### What data do you get?

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `name` | Business name |
| `category` | Industry / business category |
| `location` | City, state, ZIP |
| `phone` | Phone number |
| `email` | Public email (if listed) |
| `website` | Business website URL |
| `ownerName` | Owner / contact name |
| `connections` | Number of Alignable connections |
| `yearsInBusiness` | Years in operation |
| `rating` | Business rating |
| `profileImage` | Business logo URL |
| `socialLinks` | Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram |
| `url` | Alignable profile URL |
| `scrapedAt` | Timestamp of extraction |

### Use Cases

- 🎯 **B2B Lead Generation** — Find local business owners by type and city for outreach campaigns
- 📊 **Market Research** — Analyze which industries dominate local markets
- 🤝 **Partnership Prospecting** — Find complementary businesses for referral partnerships
- 📍 **Local SEO & Directory Building** — Build comprehensive local business datasets
- 💼 **Sales Intelligence** — Identify decision-makers and their contact details

### How to use

#### Search by keyword + location (most common)

```json
{
  "searchKeywords": ["plumber", "electrician"],
  "searchLocations": ["Austin, TX", "Dallas, TX"],
  "maxResults": 200
}
```

#### Search by location only

```json
{
  "searchLocations": ["Chicago, IL"],
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

#### Scrape specific profiles

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.alignable.com/bizcard/example-business" }
  ]
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "name": "Austin Plumbing Solutions",
  "category": "Plumbing",
  "location": "Austin, TX 78701",
  "phone": "+1-512-555-0123",
  "email": "info@austinplumbing.com",
  "website": "https://www.austinplumbing.com/",
  "ownerName": "Mike Johnson",
  "connections": "142 connections",
  "yearsInBusiness": "12 years in business",
  "rating": "4.8",
  "profileImage": "https://.../",
  "socialLinks": {
    "facebook": "https://facebook.com/austinplumbing",
    "linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/company/austin-plumbing"
  },
  "url": "https://www.alignable.com/bizcard/austin-plumbing-solutions",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-10T21:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Pricing

This actor uses **Pay-per-result** pricing — you only pay for the business profiles actually extracted. Starts at **$3.00 per 1,000 results**.

With Apify's free $5 monthly credit, you can extract ~1,600 business profiles at no cost.

### Proxy

Residential proxies are strongly recommended for reliable results. The actor defaults to Apify residential proxies automatically.

### Legal

This actor only extracts **publicly available** data from Alignable business profiles that are visible without logging in. Always use extracted data in compliance with applicable privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA) and Alignable's Terms of Service.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchKeywords` (type: `array`):

Keywords to filter businesses (e.g. 'plumber', 'coffee shop', 'marketing agency'). Leave empty to get all businesses in the location.

## `searchLocations` (type: `array`):

City/state slugs to search in Alignable format (e.g. 'austin-tx', 'new-york-ny', 'chicago-il'). Format: lowercase city name + dash + state abbreviation.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Direct Alignable directory or business profile URLs to scrape (e.g. https://www.alignable.com/austin-tx/directory). Overrides Locations if provided.

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

Maximum number of business profiles to extract.

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

Proxy settings. Residential proxies recommended to avoid blocks.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchKeywords": [
    "coffee shop"
  ],
  "searchLocations": [
    "austin-tx"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchKeywords": [
        "coffee shop"
    ],
    "searchLocations": [
        "austin-tx"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("heliostech/alignable-business-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 = {
    "searchKeywords": ["coffee shop"],
    "searchLocations": ["austin-tx"],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("heliostech/alignable-business-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 '{
  "searchKeywords": [
    "coffee shop"
  ],
  "searchLocations": [
    "austin-tx"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call heliostech/alignable-business-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,heliostech/alignable-business-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/Q4NWUQfZgySmQb9aj/builds/AOOnlUFnChRJynnzz/openapi.json