# PCB Directory Manufacturer Profiles Actor (`tehsnarf/pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles`) Actor

Scrapes public PCB Directory manufacturer profiles into structured company and fabrication records.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/tehsnarf/pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles.md
- **Developed by:** [Chris Hoover](https://apify.com/tehsnarf) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 50.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $9.99 / 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?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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

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# README

## PCB Directory Manufacturer Profiles Actor

Scrapes public PCB Directory manufacturer profile pages into structured company records. It is designed for sourcing, lead generation, and PCB capability research.

### What it does

- Scrapes company name, profile URL, location, website, and public fabrication capabilities.
- Captures supported PCB services plus profile capability fields such as layers, thickness, timeline, materials, and technologies.
- Follows public manufacturer directory and sitemap pages to discover profile URLs.

### Use cases

- Build a PCB supplier shortlist by country or region.
- Compare fabrication capabilities across manufacturers.
- Export PCB directory data into CSV-compatible Apify datasets for downstream lead workflows.

### Input

- `startUrls`: one or more PCB Directory profile pages, manufacturer directory pages, or sitemap URLs.
- `maxItems`: maximum profile records to emit.
- `maxPages`: maximum listing or sitemap pages to follow.
- `delaySeconds`: polite pause between requests.

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `company_name` | Company name shown on the profile |
| `profile_url` | Canonical PCB Directory profile URL |
| `source_url` | Exact page scraped |
| `supported_pcb_services` | Supported services listed on the profile |
| `country`, `state`, `city` | Public location metadata |
| `address` | Public address when present |
| `website_url` | Official company website |
| `pcb_type` | PCB type categories |
| `order_type`, `pcb_configuration` | Fabrication order and configuration values |
| `layer_count`, `board_thickness`, `timeline`, `board_dimensions` | Capability limits |
| `pcb_technologies`, `metal_materials`, `rigid_materials` | Capability/material lists |
| `material_brands`, `material_brand_series` | Brand/material detail lists |
| `certifications_documents` | Public documents or certificates, when present |
| `fabrication_summary` | Short visible capability summary |

### Example output

The actor emits one JSON object per profile into the default dataset.

```json
{
  "company_name": "Brandner PCB",
  "profile_url": "https://www.pcbdirectory.com/manufacturer/profile/brandner-pcb",
  "supported_pcb_services": ["Fabrication"],
  "country": "Estonia",
  "state": "Järva",
  "city": "Paide",
  "website_url": "https://www.brandner.ee/",
  "layer_count": "Up to 24 Layers",
  "timeline": "1 to 5 Days"
}
```

### Pricing

$9.99 per 1,000 results

Example costs:

- 100 results: about $1.00
- 500 results: about $5.00
- 1,000 results: $9.99
- 5,000 results: about $49.95

# Actor input Schema

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

PCB Directory profile pages, manufacturer directory pages, or sitemap URLs to scrape.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of profile records to emit.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of sitemap or directory pages to follow per run.

## `delaySeconds` (type: `number`):

Polite pause between page requests.

## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many queued pages to fetch at once (each still waits delaySeconds before requesting).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.pcbdirectory.com/sitemap/manufacturers"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPages": 25,
  "delaySeconds": 1,
  "concurrency": 5
}
```

# 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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.pcbdirectory.com/sitemap/manufacturers"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("tehsnarf/pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles").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 = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.pcbdirectory.com/sitemap/manufacturers" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("tehsnarf/pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles").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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.pcbdirectory.com/sitemap/manufacturers"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call tehsnarf/pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=tehsnarf/pcb-directory-manufacturer-profiles",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/trTL7suJNQzFCpRuk/builds/KMIIVCaVL4cfCf3XS/openapi.json