# UK Business Directory Leads Scraper (`scrapers_lat/thomsonlocal-uk-scraper`) Actor

Scrape UK business directory listings with company name, phone, website, full address (street, town, county, postcode), category, description, rating and reviews. Search by trade or service and location across the UK. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/thomsonlocal-uk-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".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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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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- **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

## UK Business Directory Leads Scraper

> Turn any UK trade or service search into a clean spreadsheet of local business leads: name, phone, website, full address, category, description and reviews.

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

### Who is it for

- Sales and lead-generation teams building UK prospect lists by trade and area
- Agencies and marketers targeting local businesses
- Researchers and analysts mapping a sector across UK regions
- Anyone who needs local business contact data in a spreadsheet instead of clicking through pages

### How to use it

1. Add one or more **Search Queries** (e.g. `plumbers`, `roofers`).
2. Add one or more **Locations** (e.g. `London`, `Manchester`), or leave empty to search the whole UK.
3. Set **Max Businesses To Scrape**.
4. Run it and download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel.

You are only charged for real businesses returned. Empty or failed runs cost nothing.

### FAQ

**Do I need to configure a proxy or log in?** No. Everything is handled internally — no proxy, no cookies, no login.

**How many results can I get?** Set the max as high as you like; the actor paginates through the full result set.

**What if a business has no reviews?** Rating and review count are simply left empty for that row.

### Related actors

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

***

Made by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat). This actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any directory or business it collects public data from.

### 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).

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Trades, services or business types to search for, e.g. "plumbers", "car repair", "accountants". One run searches every query.

## `locations` (type: `array`):

UK towns, cities or areas to search within, e.g. "London", "Manchester". Leave empty to search the whole UK. Every query is run against every location.

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

Maximum number of businesses to collect across the whole run.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "plumbers",
    "electricians"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "London",
    "Birmingham"
  ],
  "maxBusinesses": 10
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "plumbers"
    ],
    "locations": [
        "London"
    ],
    "maxBusinesses": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/thomsonlocal-uk-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 = {
    "searchQueries": ["plumbers"],
    "locations": ["London"],
    "maxBusinesses": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/thomsonlocal-uk-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "plumbers"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "London"
  ],
  "maxBusinesses": 10
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/thomsonlocal-uk-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/wwKS1ki4enPWTKvQA/builds/IizyuxZyCgKRT5XQH/openapi.json