# Clutch.co Agency Directory Scraper (`psymall/clutch-scraper`) Actor

Turn Clutch.co into a clean B2B lead list. Search any category or location and get agency name, rating, reviews, min project size, hourly rate, team size, location and website — structured and ready to use. Beats Cloudflare and paginates automatically.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/psymall/clutch-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Moty Gotgilf](https://apify.com/psymall) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Marketing
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 2 monthly users, 86.5% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 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?

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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- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **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

## Clutch.co Agency Directory Scraper

Extract clean, structured company data from any [Clutch.co](https://clutch.co) directory listing — B2B agencies, development shops, marketing firms and more. Built for **reliability**: it renders the real page, handles Clutch's bot protection, and never charges you for empty runs.

### What you get

For every company on a listing, this Actor returns:

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `name` | Ignite Visibility |
| `rating` | 4.8 |
| `reviewsCount` | 173 |
| `minProjectSize` | $10,000+ |
| `hourlyRate` | $100 - $149 / hr |
| `employees` | 250 - 999 |
| `location` | San Diego, CA |
| `website` | https://ignitevisibility.com/ |
| `profileUrl` | https://clutch.co/profile/ignite-visibility |
| `tagline` | Short profile summary |
| `providerId` | 25800 (stable Clutch ID) |

The **`website`** field gives you each agency's real homepage — ready for lead-gen, outreach or enrichment.

### Why this scraper

- **Works on any Clutch listing** — digital marketing, web developers, app developers, any category or filtered/location URL. Just paste the URL.
- **Reliable extraction** — parses the fully rendered page, so you get complete records, not half-empty rows.
- **No silent empty runs** — if the site ever blocks or changes, the run fails loudly instead of quietly charging you for zero data.
- **Automatic de-duplication** — companies are de-duped by their stable Clutch ID across pages.
- **Respects your limits** — `maxItems` is honoured exactly, so you never over-collect.

### Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://clutch.co/agencies/digital-marketing" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPagesPerList": 5
}
```

| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| `startUrls` | One or more Clutch.co listing URLs | required |
| `maxItems` | Stop after this many companies (0 = no limit) | 100 |
| `maxPagesPerList` | Max result pages per URL (~80 companies each). Stops early when a page returns no new companies. | 5 |

### Output

Each company is one dataset record. Export to JSON, CSV, Excel or Google Sheets, or pull it via the Apify API.

### Common uses

- **Lead generation** — build targeted lists of agencies with their websites and size.
- **Market & competitor research** — compare ratings, pricing tiers and locations across a category.
- **Data enrichment** — feed the website field into your own contact/email enrichment.

### Notes

This Actor collects only publicly visible listing data. It does not log in, and does not collect private or personal data. Please use the data responsibly and in line with applicable terms and laws.

# Actor input Schema

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

One or more Clutch.co directory/listing URLs, e.g. https://clutch.co/agencies/digital-marketing or a location/filtered listing.

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

Stop after collecting this many companies across all start URLs. 0 = no limit.

## `maxPagesPerList` (type: `integer`):

How many result pages to paginate through per start URL (each page has ~80 companies). Pagination also stops early once a page returns no new companies.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://clutch.co/agencies/digital-marketing"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPagesPerList": 5
}
```

# 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://clutch.co/agencies/digital-marketing"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("psymall/clutch-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://clutch.co/agencies/digital-marketing" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("psymall/clutch-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://clutch.co/agencies/digital-marketing"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call psymall/clutch-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/vwHSSeMcoo7iuRn9H/builds/B9Dn0svyoj1zXEH0H/openapi.json