# Brownbook Business Directory Leads Scraper (`scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-scraper`) Actor

Scrape global business listings from Brownbook with business name, phone, email, website, full address and category. Search by keyword, location and country. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/brownbook-business-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $17.00 / 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

## 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".

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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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- **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

## Brownbook Business Directory Leads Scraper

> Turn any keyword, city and country into a clean list of business leads. Get business name, phone, mobile, email, website, full address, category, social profiles (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X) and ratings, with optional AI contact enrichment that adds a decision-maker email and name. Ready for sales, research or a CRM. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.

**📥 [Input](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-scraper/input-schema) · 📤 [Output](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-scraper/output-schema) · 💰 [Pricing](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-scraper/pricing) · ▶️ [Examples](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-scraper/examples)**

![Apify](https://img.shields.io/badge/Platform-Apify-1CE1CE?logo=apify\&logoColor=white)
![Business leads](https://img.shields.io/badge/Data-Business%20leads-blue)
![Output](https://img.shields.io/badge/Output-JSON%20%7C%20CSV%20%7C%20Excel-orange)

<table><tr>
<td align="center"><strong>Name & category</strong><br>per business</td>
<td align="center"><strong>Phone, email & website</strong><br>plus social profiles & ratings</td>
<td align="center"><strong>JSON / CSV / Excel</strong><br>output formats</td>
</tr></table>

<br>

### Who is it for

| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| Sales prospecting | Teams building targeted B2B lead lists in any country |
| Market research | Analysts mapping suppliers and competitors by location |
| Local marketing | Agencies reaching businesses in a category and area |
| Data enrichment | Ops teams adding email, website and category to a CRM |

### How to use it

1. Enter a **keyword or category** (for example `restaurant`, `plumber`, `law firm`).
2. Enter a **location** and a two-letter **country code** (for example `London` and `gb`).
3. Keep **Enrich with email, website and category** on for full contact detail, or turn it off for a faster phone and address run.
4. Set **Max Items** and run. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull it through the Apify API.

### Frequently Asked Questions

**Which fields matter most for lead generation?**
Business name, phone, email and website are the core contact fields, with the full address and category to help you segment and qualify each lead.

**Does every listing include an email and website?**
Email and website are included whenever the business has published them. Phone and address coverage is very high across categories and countries.

**Can I search any country?**
Yes. Use any two-letter country code (for example `us`, `au`, `de`, `gb`) with any keyword and location.

**How fresh is the data?**
Listings are read live at run time, so each record reflects the directory at the moment of the run (see observedAt).

### Example use cases

Ready-to-run example tasks, each preconfigured for a common scenario. Open one and press run, or use it as a template:

- [Restaurant leads in London](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-scraper/examples/bbook-restaurant-london): Scrape restaurant business leads in London with phone, email, website and address for lead generation and outreach.
- [Plumber leads in New York](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-scraper/examples/bbook-plumber-new-york): Scrape plumber business leads in New York with phone, email, website and address for lead generation and outreach.
- [Dentist leads in Sydney](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-scraper/examples/bbook-dentist-sydney): Scrape dentist business leads in Sydney with phone, email, website and address for lead generation and outreach.
- [Electrician leads in Toronto](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-scraper/examples/bbook-electrician-toronto): Scrape electrician business leads in Toronto with phone, email, website and address for lead generation and outreach.
- [Hotel leads in Dubai](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-scraper/examples/bbook-hotel-dubai): Scrape hotel business leads in Dubai with phone, email, website and address for lead generation and outreach.
- [Cafe leads in Manchester](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-scraper/examples/bbook-cafe-manchester): Scrape cafe business leads in Manchester with phone, email, website and address for lead generation and outreach.
- [Lawyer leads in Chicago](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-scraper/examples/bbook-lawyer-chicago): Scrape lawyer business leads in Chicago with phone, email, website and address for lead generation and outreach.
- [Builder leads in Melbourne](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-scraper/examples/bbook-builder-melbourne): Scrape builder business leads in Melbourne with phone, email, website and address for lead generation and outreach.
- [Solar Installer leads in Birmingham](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-scraper/examples/bbook-solar-installer-birmingham): Scrape solar installer business leads in Birmingham with phone, email, website and address for lead generation and outreach.
- [Accountant leads in Los Angeles](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-scraper/examples/bbook-accountant-los-angeles): Scrape accountant business leads in Los Angeles with phone, email, website and address for lead generation and outreach.

### Export, API and AI agents (x402 + MCP)

Export the scraped data to **JSON, CSV or Excel**, pull it as a **dataset** through the Apify **API**, or wire it into your app with **no code**. This web scraper and data extractor also works for bulk data extraction and scheduled runs.

For AI agents: this Actor is available on **x402**, Apify's agentic payment standard built with Coinbase. An AI agent can discover, pay for and run it on its own with a funded wallet and a single HTTP request: no account, no subscription, no API key and no human in the loop. It also runs as an **MCP** tool inside Claude, Cursor and other AI clients out of the box. Learn more about [x402 agentic payments on Apify](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402).

### Related scrapers

- [11880 Germany Business Directory Leads Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/11880-germany-scraper)
- [Google Maps Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/google-maps-scraper)
- [Yellow Pages Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/yellowpages-scraper)

### More scrapers at scrapers.lat

This actor is built and maintained by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat), where we publish scrapers for public platforms: finance, news, real estate, jobs, e-commerce and government data. Browse the full catalog or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat).

***

> This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with Brownbook. It only accesses publicly available business listing data. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.

# Actor input Schema

## `maxBusinesses` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of business listings to collect. Optional.

## `query` (type: `string`):

What to search for, for example 'restaurant', 'plumber', 'dentist' or 'law firm'.

## `location` (type: `string`):

Optional city or area to focus the search, for example 'London', 'New York' or 'Sydney'.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter country code to search in, for example 'gb', 'us', 'au' or 'de'.

## `enrichContacts` (type: `boolean`):

When on, each business page is opened to add the published email, website and category. Turn off for a faster, phone and address only run.

## `enrichContactsMax` (type: `integer`):

Cap how many results the add-on tries to enrich, to control add-on cost. Leave empty to attempt all. Free Apify accounts are capped at 3.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxBusinesses": 30,
  "query": "restaurant",
  "location": "London",
  "country": "gb",
  "enrichContacts": true,
  "enrichContactsMax": 50
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "maxBusinesses": 30,
    "query": "restaurant",
    "location": "London",
    "country": "gb"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-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 = {
    "maxBusinesses": 30,
    "query": "restaurant",
    "location": "London",
    "country": "gb",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-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 '{
  "maxBusinesses": 30,
  "query": "restaurant",
  "location": "London",
  "country": "gb"
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/brownbook-business-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/enfeUAzrm9dy9a2Kt/builds/0EkFaQnh2J3PlxhLT/openapi.json