# Sortlist Scraper (`piotrv1001/sortlist-scraper`) Actor

Sortlist Scraper extracts agency listings and profiles from Sortlist.com directories, capturing agency names, services with budget ranges, review scores, founding dates, social links, and full addresses — ideal for B2B lead generation and competitive analysis in the digital services market.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/piotrv1001/sortlist-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [FalconScrape](https://apify.com/piotrv1001) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 6 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.00 / 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/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

### Sortlist Agency Scraper

Extract agency listings and profiles from [Sortlist](https://www.sortlist.com). The **Sortlist Agency Scraper** gathers structured data on digital agencies, including services, reviews, social profiles, and contact details.

### Features

- **Listing & Profile Scraping**: Provide Sortlist listing pages (e.g. `/s/web-development/amsterdam-nh-nl`) or individual agency profile URLs.
- **Rich Agency Data**: Extract agency name, tagline, founding year, location, services with budget ranges, review scores, social media links, and more.
- **Optional Detail Pages**: Enable `scrapeAgencyDetails` to visit each agency's profile page for additional information beyond what the listing provides.
- **Deduplication**: Automatically skips duplicate agencies when scraping multiple overlapping listings.

### How It Works

1. **Enter Start URLs** – Provide one or more Sortlist listing or agency profile URLs.
2. **Configure Options** – Optionally enable detail page scraping and set a request limit.
3. **Run the Scraper** – Start the process and receive structured agency data.

### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `startUrls` | Array | *required* | Sortlist listing pages (e.g. `https://www.sortlist.com/s/web-development/amsterdam-nh-nl`) or agency profile URLs (e.g. `https://www.sortlist.com/agency/the-brink-agency`). |
| `maxRequestsPerCrawl` | Integer | `100` | Maximum number of pages to scrape. Set to `0` for unlimited. |
| `scrapeAgencyDetails` | Boolean | `false` | When enabled, visits each agency's profile page to extract additional details. Provides richer data but increases the number of requests. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | Apify Residential | Proxy settings. Sortlist uses Cloudflare protection, so residential proxies are recommended. |

### Sample Output Data

The scraper provides structured JSON output with key agency details. Example:

```json
[
    {
        "name": "Webfluencer",
        "slug": "webfluencer",
        "tagline": "We help brands win online through extraordinary web design, development and marketing techniques.",
        "foundedAt": "2016-01-01",
        "address": "Webfluencer, Stuyvesantstraat, Amsterdam, Nederland",
        "city": "Amsterdam",
        "country": "NL",
        "prospectAreas": [
            "Ghent, Belgium",
            "Rotterdam, Netherlands",
            "Amsterdam, Netherlands"
        ],
        "reviewsCount": 35,
        "reviewsRating": 0.991,
        "reviewsTotalRating": 34.69,
        "services": [
            {
                "name": "Website Creation",
                "category": "development",
                "budgetMin": 2000,
                "budgetMax": 1000000
            },
            {
                "name": "SEO",
                "category": "advertising",
                "budgetMin": 1000,
                "budgetMax": 35000
            }
        ],
        "socialProfiles": {
            "facebook": "https://www.facebook.com/Webfluencer-106830157468451/",
            "instagram": "https://www.instagram.com/webfluencerbv/",
            "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/webfluencernl",
            "pinterest": null,
            "vimeo": null,
            "x": null,
            "youtube": null
        },
        "profileUrl": "https://www.sortlist.com/agency/webfluencer",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.sortlist.com/s/web-development/amsterdam-nh-nl"
    }
]
```

Build your agency shortlist with **Sortlist Agency Scraper** today!

# Actor input Schema

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

Sortlist listing pages or agency profile URLs to scrape. Use listing pages like https://www.sortlist.com/s/web-development/amsterdam-nh-nl or agency profiles like https://www.sortlist.com/agency/the-brink-agency

## `maxRequestsPerCrawl` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of pages to scrape. Set to 0 for unlimited.

## `scrapeAgencyDetails` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, the scraper will also visit each agency's profile page to extract additional details like full description, portfolio works, and detailed reviews. This provides richer data but increases the number of requests.

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

Proxy settings. Sortlist uses Cloudflare protection, so residential proxies are recommended.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.sortlist.com/s/web-development/amsterdam-nh-nl"
    }
  ],
  "maxRequestsPerCrawl": 100,
  "scrapeAgencyDetails": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.sortlist.com/s/web-development/amsterdam-nh-nl"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("piotrv1001/sortlist-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 = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.sortlist.com/s/web-development/amsterdam-nh-nl" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("piotrv1001/sortlist-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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.sortlist.com/s/web-development/amsterdam-nh-nl"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call piotrv1001/sortlist-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=piotrv1001/sortlist-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/dy6QYxVKHX8yQAIDR/builds/WpdeEFsXSshotSq0m/openapi.json