# B2B Business License Scraper - 1000+ US Cities (`intelscrape/business-license-scraper`) Actor

Get newly registered business licenses from 1000+ US cities. Great for B2B lead generation, agencies, and accountants. Returns business name, owner name, address, industry, and owner contacts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/intelscrape/business-license-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [IntelScrape](https://apify.com/intelscrape) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Real estate, Automation
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 3 monthly users, 90.9% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#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`.
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- **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

## Business License Leads — Phone & Email

> 🇨🇳 **中文简介 (Chinese Summary):**
> 获得美国 1000 多个城市新注册的营业执照。非常适合 B2B 潜在客户开发、代理机构和会计师。返回企业名称、所有者名称、地址、行业和所有者联系人。

![Business License Hero](https://files.catbox.moe/uoadzb.png)

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⚡ **Use this Actor in n8n — no code**

Building no-code workflows in [n8n](https://n8n.io)? It works natively! Use the official **Apify** node to drop this Actor straight onto your canvas.

**Setup (30 seconds):**

1. In n8n, add the official **Apify** node to your workflow.
2. Connect your **Apify API token** in the credentials.
3. Select **Run an Actor**, and paste this actor's ID: `IntelScrape/business-license-scraper`.
4. Fill in the JSON input and run!

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Find brand new businesses the exact moment they register with their city or state. These are ultra-fresh leads representing business owners who are actively setting up shop, needing websites, insurance, software, and services.

### 🚀 Why Business Licenses?

New business registrations are the holy grail of B2B sales. By reaching out to a business owner right after they file their paperwork, you beat your competitors to the punch. These businesses are highly likely to need:

- Web Design & SEO
- Business Insurance & Accounting
- Payment Processing (Merchant Services)
- Commercial Real Estate
- Marketing & Advertising

### 🎯 Features

- **City & State Portals:** Scrape newly issued business licenses directly from municipal databases.
- **Contact Enrichment:** Automatically cross-references businesses on Google Maps and scrapes their newly created websites to find phone numbers and email addresses.
- **Time Filtering:** Filter for businesses registered in the "Last 7 days" or "Last 30 days" to guarantee you are only calling fresh leads.
- **Industry Filtering:** Only want retail shops? Or restaurants? Easily filter by industry.
- **Incremental Mode:** Schedule the bot to run every day. It will remember what it already scraped and *only* output brand new licenses!

### 🛠️ How to Use

1. Select the State you want to target (e.g., `TX` or `NY`).
2. (Optional) Enter a specific city.
3. Select your time period (e.g., `Last 7 days`).
4. Turn on **Contact Enrichment** to get phone numbers and emails.
5. Set up your Webhook to pipe these leads directly into your CRM.
6. Click **Start**!

You will receive an enriched list of fresh business owners ready for your outreach.

# Actor input Schema

## `targetState` (type: `string`):

Select the state to search. Example: 'TX' or 'NY'. Required.

## `targetCity` (type: `string`):

Optional: Enter a specific city to narrow down the search. If left blank, the scraper will search the entire state.

## `industryFilter` (type: `string`):

Filter by industry type. 'All Industries' returns everything.

## `timePeriod` (type: `string`):

Only return businesses registered within this time window.

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

How many business records do you want? Start small (10-50) to test.

## `enrichOwners` (type: `boolean`):

🎁 FREE until June 22! Looks up every business on Google Maps to find their real phone number, then scrapes their website for email. 90-100% hit rate.

## `csvUrl` (type: `string`):

Provide a link to a raw CSV file (e.g. Google Sheets Export) containing 'City' or 'Query' headers to process huge lists automatically.

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

Auto-send results to your CRM when the run finishes. Paste your Zapier or Make.com webhook URL here.

## `incrementalMode` (type: `boolean`):

Only return businesses we haven't seen before. Perfect for scheduled daily/weekly runs.

## `addressFilter` (type: `string`):

Only return businesses on a specific street (e.g., 'Broadway').

## `maxCities` (type: `integer`):

How many city databases to scan when searching broadly.

## `maxPerCity` (type: `integer`):

Maximum businesses to pull from each city portal.

## `extractTop100` (type: `boolean`):

Scan the 100 largest US cities automatically. Ignores your city selection above.

## `extractStateMatrix` (type: `boolean`):

Full national sweep across every state. Extremely intensive — may take hours.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "targetState": "TX",
  "targetCity": "",
  "industryFilter": "All Industries",
  "timePeriod": "Last 30 days",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "enrichOwners": true,
  "incrementalMode": false,
  "maxCities": 50,
  "maxPerCity": 50,
  "extractTop100": false,
  "extractStateMatrix": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `city` (type: `string`):

City name where the license was issued

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

US state abbreviation

## `licenseNumber` (type: `string`):

Official license reference number

## `address` (type: `string`):

Property street address

## `industry` (type: `string`):

Classified business category or NAICS code

## `businessName` (type: `string`):

Registered business name or DBA

## `status` (type: `string`):

Current permit status

## `issueDate` (type: `string`):

Date the permit was issued

## `ownerName` (type: `string`):

Business owner or registered agent name

## `ownerPhone` (type: `string`):

Owner's cell phone (if enriched)

## `ownerEmail` (type: `string`):

Owner's email address (if enriched)

## `zipCode` (type: `string`):

Property zip code

## `source` (type: `string`):

Source portal identifier

## `description` (type: `string`):

Business description

# 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("intelscrape/business-license-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("intelscrape/business-license-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).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 intelscrape/business-license-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=intelscrape/business-license-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/lfoBa2g5hHwnYaUDw/builds/6eNmGzHlK95vjpMNs/openapi.json