# Sortlist Agency Scraper — B2B Agency Leads, Websites & Socials (`scrapersdelight/sortlist-agency-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Sortlist.com agencies into a clean B2B lead list: name, website, LinkedIn & socials, full address, team size, founded year, services and ratings. Sitemap-wide or by service category. Export CSV/JSON.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapersdelight/sortlist-agency-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Delight](https://apify.com/scrapersdelight) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, Agents
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$3.50 / 1,000 per agency returneds

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?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Sortlist Agency Scraper — B2B Agency Leads, Websites & Socials

Turn Sortlist.com's ~90,000-agency directory into a clean, structured B2B lead list — the EU-heavy alternative to Clutch / DesignRush. Scrape the whole site or one service category and get each agency's website, LinkedIn, socials, full postal address, team size, services and ratings, ready for outreach or enrichment.

### What you get

One row per agency, with the fields that make it a real lead:

- **Contact keys** — `website` (real domain, e.g. `https://2fellasmedia.com`), `linkedin`, `facebook`, `instagram`, `x`, `youtube`, `vimeo`
- **Location** — full `address` (street), `city`, `country`, `googlePlaceId`
- **Firmographics** — `teamSize`, `foundedYear`, `languages`
- **Positioning** — `services` (expertise tags), `primaryService`, `tagline`, `description`, `logoUrl`
- **Signals** — `reviewCount`, `averageRating`, `awardsCount`, `wonOpportunitiesCount`, `claimed`, `paidMember`, `trustedPartner`
- `name`, `slug`, `sortlistUrl`, `scrapedAt`

### Use cases

- **Agency lead lists for SaaS / B2B outreach** — feed website + LinkedIn into an email finder and pitch your tool to marketing, dev and design shops.
- **Market & competitor mapping** — size up EU marketing and development agencies by service, city, team size and rating.
- **Enrichment seed** — the website + LinkedIn are the join keys for downstream email/contact enrichment.
- **Clutch / DesignRush alternative coverage** — Sortlist is EU-heavy, so it's net-new supply for the same buyer.

### Input

- **Enumeration mode** — `sitemap` (all ~90k English agencies) or `category` (walk one or more service listings).
- **Service categories** — Sortlist expertise slugs, e.g. `digital-marketing`, `seo`, `branding`, `website-creation` (used when mode = category).
- **Start URLs** (optional) — paste specific `/agency/<slug>` or category listing URLs to override the modes.
- **Country filter** — keep only agencies whose office country matches (e.g. `United States`, `United Kingdom`, `Germany`). Empty = all.
- **Max agencies** — cap the run for cost/speed.

#### Example input

```json
{
  "mode": "category",
  "categorySlugs": ["digital-marketing", "seo"],
  "countryFilter": ["United States", "United Kingdom"],
  "maxAgencies": 500
}
```

### A note on emails and phones (honest)

Sortlist does **not** publish agencies' email addresses or phone numbers on their profiles, so this actor does not claim to return them. What it returns instead are the enrichment keys you need to find them: the agency's **website + LinkedIn + all social profiles + full postal address**. Pair the output with an email-finder / enrichment step to get inboxes.

### Pricing

**Pay per result — $3.50 per 1,000 agencies.** You're only charged for agencies actually scraped and delivered. A richer row than the Clutch lane (socials + street address + team size) at a lower per-lead price.

### FAQ

- **Which geographies?** Global, but EU-heavy — a strong complement to US-centric directories.
- **How fresh is the data?** Live — every field is read from the agency's current Sortlist profile at scrape time (`scrapedAt` timestamps each row).
- **Is this legal?** The actor reads only public agency profile pages (no login, no paywall). You are responsible for complying with Sortlist's Terms of Service and applicable data-protection law when you use the data.
- **Do I need a proxy?** The shared Apify proxy pool is the default and is all Sortlist needs (A/B measured: identical rows and identical per-agency field fill vs residential). RESIDENTIAL is a one-click escalation if you ever hit blocks.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

sitemap = all ~90k English agencies from Sortlist's sitemaps; category = walk one or more service-category listings.

## `categorySlugs` (type: `array`):

Sortlist expertise slugs, e.g. digital-marketing, seo, branding, website-creation. Used when mode = category.

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

Paste specific /agency/<slug> profile URLs or category listing URLs to override the modes above.

## `countryFilter` (type: `array`):

Keep only agencies whose office country matches (case-insensitive contains). Empty = all countries.

## `maxAgencies` (type: `integer`):

Cap on agencies scraped this run (cost/speed guard). 0 = no limit. Default 100 keeps a bare {} run fast and cheap.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. The shared Apify proxy pool (no group) is the DEFAULT — measured identical row counts and identical per-agency field fill vs RESIDENTIAL on Sortlist, at a fraction of the cost. RESIDENTIAL is a one-click escalation if you ever hit blocks on hard targets or very high volume.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "category",
  "categorySlugs": [
    "digital-marketing",
    "seo",
    "branding"
  ],
  "countryFilter": [
    "United States",
    "United Kingdom",
    "Germany"
  ],
  "maxAgencies": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `records` (type: `string`):

The dataset of scraped Sortlist agencies (one item per agency lead).

# 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 = {
    "mode": "category",
    "categorySlugs": [
        "digital-marketing",
        "seo",
        "branding"
    ],
    "countryFilter": [
        "United States",
        "United Kingdom",
        "Germany"
    ],
    "maxAgencies": 10,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapersdelight/sortlist-agency-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 = {
    "mode": "category",
    "categorySlugs": [
        "digital-marketing",
        "seo",
        "branding",
    ],
    "countryFilter": [
        "United States",
        "United Kingdom",
        "Germany",
    ],
    "maxAgencies": 10,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapersdelight/sortlist-agency-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 '{
  "mode": "category",
  "categorySlugs": [
    "digital-marketing",
    "seo",
    "branding"
  ],
  "countryFilter": [
    "United States",
    "United Kingdom",
    "Germany"
  ],
  "maxAgencies": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call scrapersdelight/sortlist-agency-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ubvkO5Hk4SDuPT3Ro/builds/4RbY9oTfzT5dIbxJw/openapi.json