# AnyWho People Search Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/anywho-scraper`) Actor

Find phone numbers, addresses, and age for US individuals by name using AnyWho.com. Search by first name, last name, and optional state.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/anywho-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per event

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## AnyWho People Search Scraper

Extract phone numbers, addresses, age, relatives, and aliases for US individuals from [AnyWho.com](https://www.anywho.com). Search by first name, last name, and optional US state.

### What it does

For each search query (first name + last name, optionally filtered by US state), the scraper:

1. Fetches the AnyWho people-search results page via Bright Data Web Unlocker
2. Extracts all person cards from the listing (name, age, current address, historical addresses, phone numbers, relatives, aliases)
3. Paginates through all result pages up to `maxItems`

AnyWho blocks all standard datacenter and residential proxy IPs at the people-search endpoint. This actor uses Bright Data Web Unlocker to reliably access the search results.

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `queries` | array | Yes | List of search queries. Each must include `firstName` and `lastName`. Optional `state` (2-letter US code, e.g. `NY`) narrows results. |
| `maxItems` | integer | No | Maximum records to return across all queries (0 = unlimited, default: 50) |

**Example input:**

```json
{
  "queries": [
    { "firstName": "John", "lastName": "Smith", "state": "NY" },
    { "firstName": "Jane", "lastName": "Doe" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

### Output

Each result is a person record with the following fields:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `fullName` | Full name as listed on AnyWho |
| `firstName` | First name |
| `lastName` | Last name |
| `age` | Age in years |
| `addresses` | Current and historical addresses |
| `phoneNumbers` | Known phone numbers |
| `relatives` | Names of known relatives or household members |
| `akas` | Also-known-as names and aliases |
| `profileUrl` | Direct link to the person's AnyWho profile page |
| `searchQuery` | The query that produced this record |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO-8601 timestamp |

### Notes

- AnyWho partially obscures some data (house numbers, last 4 digits of phone numbers) behind a CSS blur that requires a paid account to remove. The scraper captures the visible data including the obscured values where accessible.
- Results are per-state limited when a state filter is provided. For nationwide searches, omit `state`.
- The actor respects `maxItems` — runs stop once the limit is reached across all queries.

***

**Further reading:** [How to Get Skip Tracing Data at Scale: People-Search Lookups in Bulk](https://orbtop.com/articles/skip-tracing-data-at-scale/)

# Actor input Schema

## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`):

Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler.

## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`):

Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements.

## `sp_contact` (type: `string`):

Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you.

## `resumeCursor` (type: `string`):

Leave empty for a fresh crawl. To CONTINUE a previous run where it stopped — without paying again for records you already received — paste the `resumeCursor` value from that run's Output (the run's OUTPUT key). Resume promptly: the previous run's data expires with your account's retention window (free tier: your ~10 most recent runs).

## `queries` (type: `array`):

List of people to search. Each item must include 'firstName' and 'lastName'. Optionally add 'state' (2-letter code, e.g. 'CA') to narrow results.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of person records to return across all queries (0 = unlimited).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "queries": [
    {
      "firstName": "John",
      "lastName": "Smith",
      "state": "NY"
    },
    {
      "firstName": "Jane",
      "lastName": "Doe"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No 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 = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "queries": [
        {
            "firstName": "John",
            "lastName": "Smith",
            "state": "NY"
        },
        {
            "firstName": "Jane",
            "lastName": "Doe"
        }
    ],
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/anywho-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 = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "queries": [
        {
            "firstName": "John",
            "lastName": "Smith",
            "state": "NY",
        },
        {
            "firstName": "Jane",
            "lastName": "Doe",
        },
    ],
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/anywho-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 '{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "queries": [
    {
      "firstName": "John",
      "lastName": "Smith",
      "state": "NY"
    },
    {
      "firstName": "Jane",
      "lastName": "Doe"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call jungle_synthesizer/anywho-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/VIoRGlJSEaSvjQCLk/builds/G9LvdjGxvJfHzGajZ/openapi.json