# Clutch Agencies Lead (`primeparse/clutch-agencies-lead`) Actor Generate high-quality B2B leads from Clutch.co. Extract IT & software agencies with verified company emails for sales outreach. - **URL**: https://apify.com/primeparse/clutch-agencies-lead.md - **Developed by:** [PrimeParse](https://apify.com/primeparse) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 18 total users, 4 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use 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 ## Clutch IT Agencies Lead Generator Generate **B2B leads** from `clutch.co`: collect companies from a Clutch category, visit each company’s website, and **extract an email from the company website** (not from Clutch). You control what is required to push an item to the Dataset via `requiredFieldsForOutput`. #### What it does - **Clutch directory pages**: collects company profile URLs (pagination supported) - **Company profile pages (Clutch)**: extracts basic fields (name, location, services, website, phone, LinkedIn — best effort) - **Company website crawl**: crawls homepage + common pages and searches for emails via `mailto:` and regex up to `emailDepth` - **Output**: pushes items to the Dataset when all fields from `requiredFieldsForOutput` are non-empty #### What it does NOT do - Multiple categories, enrichment, email verification APIs, “anti-bot bypass” - Guaranteed emails for every company (many companies hide emails behind forms) #### Requirements / notes - **Clutch often returns 403 without a proxy.** For reliable runs, enable **Apify Proxy** in `proxyConfiguration`. - Respect ToS/robots and use reasonable limits (`maxCompanies`, `emailDepth`). #### Input The Console form is defined in `.actor/input_schema.json`. - **startUrls** (required): Clutch category URLs - example: `https://clutch.co/directory/web-developers` - **maxCompanies**: maximum number of companies to process - **countryFilter**: list of allowed countries (empty array = no filter) - **extractEmails**: enable email extraction from company websites (should be `true` for lead generation) - **emailDepth**: website crawl depth - `0`: homepage only - `1`: homepage + common pages (contact/about, etc.) - `2-3`: deeper (can be slower) - **requiredFieldsForOutput**: which fields must be present to push an item to the Dataset - default: `["company_name","company_website","industry","source_url"]` - add `"email"` if you want to push **only leads with emails** - **proxyConfiguration**: proxy settings (recommended: `useApifyProxy: true`) Example INPUT: ```json { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://clutch.co/directory/web-developers" }], "maxCompanies": 200, "countryFilter": [], "extractEmails": true, "emailDepth": 1, "requiredFieldsForOutput": ["company_name", "company_website", "industry", "source_url"], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ```` The Actor stores items in this shape (some fields may be empty depending on `requiredFieldsForOutput`): ```json { "company_name": "Twin Sun", "company_website": "https://twinsunsolutions.com", "email": "sales@twinsunsolutions.com", "phone": "(615) 873-0035", "country": "United States", "city": "Nashville", "services": ["Web Development", "Custom Software Development"], "industry": "IT / Software", "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/twinsunllc/", "source": "clutch.co", "source_url": "https://clutch.co/profile/twin-sun" } ``` #### How email extraction works (short) - First, it checks `mailto:` links and visible emails in HTML - Then it follows a limited set of internal links (typical paths like contact/about/team) up to `emailDepth` - Emails are validated with a simple regex and deduplicated #### Troubleshooting - **I get 403 from Clutch**: - enable `proxyConfiguration.useApifyProxy: true` - reduce load: lower `maxCompanies`, keep `emailDepth` ≤ 1 - **Dataset is empty**: - if you included `"email"` in `requiredFieldsForOutput`, the Actor will skip companies where email cannot be found (forms only) - verify `extractEmails: true` when requiring emails - **Too slow**: - reduce `maxCompanies` - set `emailDepth: 0` or `1` # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Clutch directory URLs ## `maxCompanies` (type: `integer`): Stop after collecting this many companies (used for PPR). ## `countryFilter` (type: `array`): Optional country names to include (leave empty for no filtering). ## `extractEmails` (type: `boolean`): If enabled, the Actor will crawl company websites and extract emails. ## `emailDepth` (type: `integer`): How many link-hops from the homepage to crawl (0 = homepage only, 1 = homepage + contact/about pages). ## `requiredFieldsForOutput` (type: `array`): Which fields must be non-empty to push an item to the Dataset. Default: company\_name, company\_website, industry, source\_url. Add "email" if you want to push only leads with emails. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings for anti-bot protection. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://clutch.co/directory/web-developers" } ], "maxCompanies": 200, "countryFilter": [], "extractEmails": true, "emailDepth": 1, "requiredFieldsForOutput": [ "company_name", "company_website", "industry", "source_url" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `dataset` (type: `string`): Collected B2B leads (only rows with extracted emails). # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://clutch.co/directory/web-developers" } ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("primeparse/clutch-agencies-lead").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://clutch.co/directory/web-developers" }] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("primeparse/clutch-agencies-lead").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://clutch.co/directory/web-developers" } ] }' | apify call primeparse/clutch-agencies-lead --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=primeparse/clutch-agencies-lead", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Clutch Agencies Lead", "description": "Generate high-quality B2B leads from Clutch.co.\nExtract IT & software agencies with verified company emails for sales outreach.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "dI9hbum5QWYh5PLB1" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/primeparse~clutch-agencies-lead/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-primeparse-clutch-agencies-lead", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/primeparse~clutch-agencies-lead/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-primeparse-clutch-agencies-lead", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/primeparse~clutch-agencies-lead/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-primeparse-clutch-agencies-lead", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Clutch directory URLs", "default": [ { "url": "https://clutch.co/directory/web-developers" } ], "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "maxCompanies": { "title": "Max companies", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Stop after collecting this many companies (used for PPR).", "default": 200 }, "countryFilter": { "title": "Country filter", "type": "array", "description": "Optional country names to include (leave empty for no filtering).", "items": { "type": "string" }, "default": [] }, "extractEmails": { "title": "Extract emails from company websites", "type": "boolean", "description": "If enabled, the Actor will crawl company websites and extract emails.", "default": true }, "emailDepth": { "title": "Email crawl depth", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 3, "type": "integer", "description": "How many link-hops from the homepage to crawl (0 = homepage only, 1 = homepage + contact/about pages).", "default": 1 }, "requiredFieldsForOutput": { "title": "Required fields for output", "type": "array", "description": "Which fields must be non-empty to push an item to the Dataset. 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