Pakistan Business Directory Scraper

Why use this Pakistan business directory scraper?

• Assemble lead lists for manufacturing and logistics hubs
• Enrich CRM records with phones and addresses from public listings
• Compare category density between Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad

🎯 What this Pakistan directory Actor does

Need structured leads from BusinessList.pk? This Apify Actor turns Pakistani directory pages into a clean dataset—ideal when you want Pakistan company contacts without manual browsing.

BusinessList.pk aggregates Pakistani company listings used by buyers hunting textiles, freight, clinics, and city-level services. The Actor mirrors search/category/location browsing into an Apify dataset.

Because it runs on Apify, you can schedule scrapes, call the Actor via API, stream results to Sheets/Make/Zapier, and rotate proxies when pages are protected.

Highlights

• Category + keyword discovery on businesslist.pk
• Multi-city filters (Karachi and more)
• Tiered pay-per-event pricing aligned with how much detail you request
• Exports and integrations through Apify (Sheets, Make, Zapier, API)

How do I use BusinessList.pk Scraper?

1. Open this Actor on Apify and go to the Input tab.
2. Add categories, search keywords, and/or locations relevant to Pakistan (see schema enums).
3. Set Max Results (for example 20) for a first test run.
4. Enable only the data add-ons you need — more fields can move you into a higher pay-per-event tier.
5. Click Start, then download the dataset as JSON, CSV, or Excel when the run succeeds.

⚙️ Input options

Use the Input tab for full field help. Quick reference:

Search & filters

Option	Description
Categories	Business type slugs (e.g. restaurants, consultants, estate-agents)
Search Keywords	Free-text search (e.g. "textile", "freight", "clinic")
Locations	Limit to Pakistani cities/areas: Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta

Scope & limits

Option	Description
Max Results	Cap on companies to collect (start small while testing)
Max Pages	Cap on listing pages crawled
Start Page	Resume from a later listing page if a previous run stopped early

Optional data add-ons

Option	What it adds
Include Contact & Details	Hours, year established, employees, contact person
Include Extended Company Information	Website, description, maps coordinates
Include Registration & Legal	Registration / tax identifiers when shown
Include Metadata	Listing type, verified flag, years with platform, tags
Include Media & Content	Photos, logo, products/services
Include Review Summary	Rating average and review count
Include Individual Reviews	Full review text (slower; extra pages)

📋 What data you get

Core fields:

• Company name
• Company URL – profile on BusinessList.pk
• Phone number
• Address
• Categories
• Location

Sample output:

[
  {
    "companyName": "Indus Trade Services",
    "companyUrl": "https://www.businesslist.pk/company/example-profile",
    "phoneNumber": "+92 21 111 222 333",
    "address": "Example Street 1, Karachi",
    "categories": ["Freight Forwarding"],
    "location": "Karachi"
  }
]

How much does it cost to scrape BusinessList.pk?

Tier	Price per 1,000 results	When it applies
Base	$0.50	Core fields only; no search keywords; no individual reviews
Extended	$1.00	Any extended / contact / registration / media / review-summary / metadata options
Premium	$2.00	Search keywords or Include Individual Reviews

You can cap spend per run with Apify’s max total charge setting.

💡 Tips for better runs

• Rate limiting – keep enabled to reduce blocking risk.
• Individual reviews – enable only when you truly need review text.
• Start page – useful to continue a large crawl.
• Default location prefill is Karachi — switch to Lahore or Islamabad for northern coverage.

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FAQ & legality

This Actor collects information that businesses have published on BusinessList.pk. Results may include personal data (for example a contact person). You are responsible for using the data in line with applicable laws (including GDPR where relevant) and BusinessList.pk’s terms. Use the scraper only for legitimate purposes; if unsure, consult legal counsel. For feedback or bugs, use the Actor’s Issues tab on Apify.