# BizQuest Businesses-for-Sale Listings Scraper (`scrapers_lat/bizquest-scraper`) Actor
Extract US businesses-for-sale listings from BizQuest with the broker or seller contact (name, company, phone), asking price, EBITDA and location, by keyword, industry, state and price.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/bizquest-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Michael Flores](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $8.00 / 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.
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
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# README
## BizQuest Scraper
> Extract US businesses-for-sale listings from BizQuest, one of the largest business marketplaces in the United States, with the business broker or seller contact (name, company, phone), asking price, financials and location for M&A and broker lead generation
Broker contact name + phone + company
United States coverage
JSON / CSV / Excel output formats
Updated 2026-06-23
### What you get
Each record is one business listed for sale on BizQuest, with the **business broker or seller contact** (name, company and phone), the asking price, the financials BizQuest publishes, where the business is located, a short description and a direct link to the listing. Use it to build M&A deal pipelines, source acquisition targets, monitor a market or industry, and generate qualified broker and seller leads you can call.
**Listing fields**
- **imageUrl**: photo or logo of the business listing
- **title**: headline of the business for sale
- **url**: direct link to the full BizQuest listing
- **listingId**: BizQuest internal listing identifier
- **askingPrice**: asking price for the business in US dollars, when published
- **currency**: currency of the asking price (USD)
- **city**: city or county where the business is located
- **state**: US state abbreviation
- **location**: combined city and state as shown on BizQuest
- **description**: short summary of the business shown on the listing card
- **observedAt**: when this listing was last seen by the scraper
**Broker / seller contact and financials** (when *Include broker contact and financials* is on, the default)
- **brokerName**: name of the business broker or seller listed as the contact
- **brokerCompany**: brokerage or firm the broker works for, for broker-represented listings
- **brokerPhone**: contact phone number for the broker or seller
- **brokerProfileUrl**: link to the broker's BizQuest profile, when the listing is broker-represented
- **brokerPhotoUrl**: contact headshot, when available
- **listingType**: Established Business or Franchise
- **ebitda**: EBITDA in US dollars, when the seller publishes it
- **cashFlow**: seller's discretionary cash flow, when published (BizQuest hides most cash flow behind sign-in, so this is often null)
- **realEstateIncluded**: whether the real estate is included in the asking price
- **franchiseInitialFee** / **franchiseInitialCapital**: franchise startup costs, for franchise listings
- **leaseRatePerSqFt**: lease rate per square foot, when published
- **brokerEmail**: kept for completeness but always null. BizQuest never publishes broker email addresses; they are gated behind a contact form. Use the phone number to reach the broker.
### How to use it
Search by keyword, industry, state and price range, or paste a BizQuest listing URL directly.
- **Keyword**: a single business-type word such as coffee, laundromat, pizza or gym
- **Industry**: pick a BizQuest category such as Restaurants, Auto and Automotive, Health and Medical or Manufacturing
- **State**: filter to any of the 50 US states
- **Minimum and maximum asking price**: keep only listings within your budget
- **Start URL**: paste a BizQuest businesses-for-sale page such as a state, industry or combined page to scrape it directly
- **Max items**: cap how many listings you collect
You can combine an industry with a state, for example restaurants in Florida or auto businesses in Texas, and the scraper walks through every results page until it reaches your limit.
### Common questions
**How do I find every restaurant for sale in Florida?**
Set Industry to Restaurants and State to Florida, then raise Max items to collect the full list across all results pages.
**Can I filter businesses for sale by asking price?**
Yes. Set a minimum and maximum asking price and the scraper keeps only the listings inside that range. Listings without a published price are skipped while a price filter is active.
**How many businesses can I scrape from BizQuest at once?**
There is no fixed cap. Set Max items as high as you need and the scraper paginates through every results page for your search.
**Does it return the seller or broker contact details?**
Yes. With *Include broker contact and financials* on (the default), every listing includes the business broker or seller name, the brokerage company and the contact phone number, plus a link to the broker's BizQuest profile. This is the highest-value data for outreach. BizQuest does not publish broker **email** addresses anywhere (they are gated behind a contact form), so that field stays null; use the phone number instead. EBITDA, listing type, real-estate-included and franchise fees are returned when published; cash flow is hidden behind BizQuest's sign-in and is usually null.
**Does collecting broker contact cost extra requests?**
No. The broker contact and financials are embedded in the same search pages the scraper already loads, so turning the option on adds the data without any extra page loads or proxy use.
**Can I scrape a specific BizQuest search page I already have open?**
Yes. Copy the page URL into the Start URL field and the scraper collects every listing on that search, including all of its pages.
---
*This is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by BizQuest. It collects only publicly available listing information. Use the data in line with BizQuest's terms and applicable laws.*
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# Actor input Schema
## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of listings to collect. Optional.
## `withDetails` (type: `boolean`):
When on (default), each listing also includes the business broker or seller contact (name, company, phone, profile URL) plus financials BizQuest exposes pre-login (listing type, EBITDA, real-estate-included flag, franchise fees). No extra requests are made. Note: BizQuest does not publish broker email addresses (they are gated behind a contact form), and cash flow is hidden behind 'Sign In to View', so those stay null. Turn this off for a lean listings-only output.
## `startUrl` (type: `string`):
Optional. A BizQuest businesses-for-sale listing URL to scrape directly, for example https://www.bizquest.com/restaurants-for-sale-in-florida-fl/ or https://www.bizquest.com/businesses-for-sale-in-texas-tx/. When set, it overrides the keyword, industry and state filters below. Leave empty to build the search from the filters.
## `query` (type: `string`):
Optional keyword to search, for example coffee, laundromat, pizza, gym. BizQuest matches the keyword as a category slug, so single business-type words work best.
## `category` (type: `string`):
Optional industry to filter by. Pick one of the main BizQuest categories.
## `state` (type: `string`):
Optional US state to filter by.
## `minPrice` (type: `integer`):
Optional. Keep only listings with an asking price at or above this amount (USD). Listings without a published price are excluded when this is set.
## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`):
Optional. Keep only listings with an asking price at or below this amount (USD). Listings without a published price are excluded when this is set.
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):
Optional proxy settings. BizQuest listing pages are reachable without a proxy, so this can be left disabled. Enable a US proxy only if you run very large jobs and start seeing blocks.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"maxItems": 10,
"withDetails": true,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": false
}
}
````
# 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 '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"maxItems": 10
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/bizquest-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 '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "maxItems": 10 }
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/bizquest-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 '{
"maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/bizquest-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapers_lat/bizquest-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "BizQuest Businesses-for-Sale Listings Scraper",
"description": "Extract US businesses-for-sale listings from BizQuest with the broker or seller contact (name, company, phone), asking price, EBITDA and location, by keyword, industry, state and price.",
"version": "0.2",
"x-build-id": "SIn432D5Qf4cD7Nb5"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/scrapers_lat~bizquest-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapers_lat-bizquest-scraper",
"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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/scrapers_lat~bizquest-scraper/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-scrapers_lat-bizquest-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/scrapers_lat~bizquest-scraper/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-scrapers_lat-bizquest-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$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",
"properties": {
"maxItems": {
"title": "Max Items",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 1000000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of listings to collect. Optional."
},
"withDetails": {
"title": "Include broker contact and financials",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "When on (default), each listing also includes the business broker or seller contact (name, company, phone, profile URL) plus financials BizQuest exposes pre-login (listing type, EBITDA, real-estate-included flag, franchise fees). No extra requests are made. Note: BizQuest does not publish broker email addresses (they are gated behind a contact form), and cash flow is hidden behind 'Sign In to View', so those stay null. Turn this off for a lean listings-only output.",
"default": true
},
"startUrl": {
"title": "Start URL",
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. A BizQuest businesses-for-sale listing URL to scrape directly, for example https://www.bizquest.com/restaurants-for-sale-in-florida-fl/ or https://www.bizquest.com/businesses-for-sale-in-texas-tx/. When set, it overrides the keyword, industry and state filters below. Leave empty to build the search from the filters."
},
"query": {
"title": "Keyword",
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional keyword to search, for example coffee, laundromat, pizza, gym. BizQuest matches the keyword as a category slug, so single business-type words work best."
},
"category": {
"title": "Industry",
"enum": [
"restaurants",
"food-and-beverage",
"retail",
"auto-and-automotive",
"health-and-medical",
"beauty-and-personal-care",
"business-services",
"building-and-construction",
"manufacturing",
"transportation-and-storage",
"education-and-children",
"entertainment-and-recreation",
"agriculture",
"wholesale-and-distribution",
"technology-and-internet",
"financial-services",
"pet-services",
"travel"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional industry to filter by. Pick one of the main BizQuest categories."
},
"state": {
"title": "State",
"enum": [
"alabama-al",
"alaska-ak",
"arizona-az",
"arkansas-ar",
"california-ca",
"colorado-co",
"connecticut-ct",
"delaware-de",
"florida-fl",
"georgia-ga",
"hawaii-hi",
"idaho-id",
"illinois-il",
"indiana-in",
"iowa-ia",
"kansas-ks",
"kentucky-ky",
"louisiana-la",
"maine-me",
"maryland-md",
"massachusetts-ma",
"michigan-mi",
"minnesota-mn",
"mississippi-ms",
"missouri-mo",
"montana-mt",
"nebraska-ne",
"nevada-nv",
"new-hampshire-nh",
"new-jersey-nj",
"new-mexico-nm",
"new-york-ny",
"north-carolina-nc",
"north-dakota-nd",
"ohio-oh",
"oklahoma-ok",
"oregon-or",
"pennsylvania-pa",
"rhode-island-ri",
"south-carolina-sc",
"south-dakota-sd",
"tennessee-tn",
"texas-tx",
"utah-ut",
"vermont-vt",
"virginia-va",
"washington-wa",
"west-virginia-wv",
"wisconsin-wi",
"wyoming-wy"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional US state to filter by."
},
"minPrice": {
"title": "Minimum Asking Price",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Optional. Keep only listings with an asking price at or above this amount (USD). Listings without a published price are excluded when this is set."
},
"maxPrice": {
"title": "Maximum Asking Price",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Optional. Keep only listings with an asking price at or below this amount (USD). Listings without a published price are excluded when this is set."
},
"proxyConfiguration": {
"title": "Proxy Configuration",
"type": "object",
"description": "Optional proxy settings. BizQuest listing pages are reachable without a proxy, so this can be left disabled. Enable a US proxy only if you run very large jobs and start seeing blocks.",
"default": {
"useApifyProxy": false
}
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
"type": "string"
},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"finishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"example": "READY"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"example": "API"
},
"userAgent": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"stats": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"inputBodyLen": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2000
},
"rebootCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"restartCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"resurrectCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"computeUnits": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
},
"memoryMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1024
},
"diskMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2048
}
}
},
"buildId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultDatasetId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultRequestQueueId": {
"type": "string"
},
"buildNumber": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1.0.0"
},
"containerUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"usageTotalUsd": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"usageUsd": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```