# Local Business Finder (OpenStreetMap) (`technicaldost/osm-local-business-finder`) Actor

Find local businesses by category and city using OpenStreetMap - a free, legal alternative to Google Maps scraping. Returns name, address, phone, website, email and coordinates.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/technicaldost/osm-local-business-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [Technical Dost Solutions](https://apify.com/technicaldost) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.00 / 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".

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

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# README

## Local Business Finder (OpenStreetMap)

Find local businesses by category and city or area without scraping Google Maps. This Apify Actor uses the free, public OpenStreetMap Nominatim and Overpass services, needs no API key, and exports lead-friendly contact and location data.

### What it does

1. Geocodes the requested location with Nominatim.
2. Maps common business categories to the correct OpenStreetMap tag.
3. Searches named nodes and ways inside the location boundary with Overpass.
4. Saves clean business records with addresses, coordinates, and available contact details.

Supported category shortcuts include `restaurant`, `cafe`, `dentist`, `hotel`, `bar`, `pharmacy`, `gym`, `bakery`, `hairdresser`, `supermarket`, `doctor`, `lawyer`, and `car_repair`. Other categories are tried as both an `amenity` and a `shop` tag.

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `category` | string | Yes | Business type, for example `restaurant` or `dentist`. |
| `location` | string | Yes | City or area, for example `Austin, Texas`. |
| `maxResults` | integer | No | Maximum records to save, from 1 to 200. Defaults to 50. |

Example input:

```json
{
  "category": "restaurant",
  "location": "Austin, Texas",
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

### Output

Each named business is stored as one dataset item:

```json
{
  "name": "Example Restaurant",
  "category": "restaurant",
  "address": "100 Congress Avenue, Austin, 78701",
  "street": "Congress Avenue",
  "city": "Austin",
  "postcode": "78701",
  "phone": "+1 512 555 0100",
  "website": "https://example.com",
  "email": null,
  "openingHours": "Mo-Su 11:00-22:00",
  "lat": 30.2672,
  "lon": -97.7431,
  "osmType": "node",
  "osmId": 123456789
}
```

OpenStreetMap coverage varies by location and business. Contact and address fields are `null` when contributors have not added them. Please use public contact data responsibly and follow applicable outreach laws.

# Actor input Schema

## `category` (type: `string`):

Business type to find, such as restaurant, cafe, dentist, hotel, pharmacy, or bakery.

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

City or area to search.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of named businesses to save.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "category": "restaurant",
  "location": "Austin, Texas",
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

# 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 = {
    "category": "restaurant",
    "location": "Austin, Texas"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("technicaldost/osm-local-business-finder").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 = {
    "category": "restaurant",
    "location": "Austin, Texas",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("technicaldost/osm-local-business-finder").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 '{
  "category": "restaurant",
  "location": "Austin, Texas"
}' |
apify call technicaldost/osm-local-business-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/CNDNb9uOiDJIvI4GW/builds/a23PQme5erjDcGyJw/openapi.json