# Yellow Pages Au (`websift/yellow-pages-au`) Actor Yellow Pages Australia Scraper - Extract AU business listings: contacts, addresses, ratings, hours. Perfect for lead generation, market research & B2B prospecting. Search by location/keyword. Get phone numbers, emails, websites. Automated pagination & filtering. - **URL**: https://apify.com/websift/yellow-pages-au.md - **Developed by:** [Jacob](https://apify.com/websift) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 31 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.00 / 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 a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. 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. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use 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 ## Yellow Pages Australia Business Scraper Extract comprehensive business data from **Yellow Pages Australia** for lead generation, market research, and business intelligence. This scraper automatically handles pagination and provides structured output with complete contact information. --- ### Features - **Comprehensive Business Data** – Extract business names, phone numbers, emails, websites, physical addresses with GPS coordinates, and detailed descriptions. - **Advanced Search Options** – Search by keywords, location, and apply filters like `open now`, `local businesses only`, and `popular listings`. - **Smart Result Management** – Automatically detects available results and prevents over-scraping when requests exceed available data. - **Rating & Review Information** – Retrieve customer ratings, review counts, and business accreditations. - **Operating Hours** – Extract detailed opening hours for each business. - **Category Classification** – Get business categories and industry classifications. - **Flexible Sorting** – Sort results by relevance or distance from a specified location. - **Efficient Pagination** – Concurrent page fetching with intelligent result limiting. - **Structured Output** – Clean, consistent JSON format ready for CRM import or further processing. ### Input Parameters - `searchTerm`: Business type or service (e.g., `"plumber"`, `"restaurant"`, `"dentist"`). - `location`: City, suburb, or region in Australia. - `maxResults`: Maximum number of results to extract (automatically adjusted to available data). - `sortBy`: `"relevance"` or `"distance"`. - `openNow`: Filter for businesses currently open. - `localBusinesses`: Include only mappable local businesses. - `popular`: Show only popular/featured listings. ### Example Usage ```json { "searchTerm": "accountant", "location": "Melbourne VIC", "maxResults": 500, "sortBy": "relevance", "openNow": false, "localBusinesses": true, "popular": false } ```` ### Example output ```json { "id": "123456", "name": "ABC Accounting Services", "phone": "02 9876 5432", "email": "info@abcaccounting.com.au", "website": "https://www.abcaccounting.com.au", "address": { "addressLine": "123 Collins Street", "suburb": "Melbourne", "state": "VIC", "postCode": "3000", "latitude": -37.8136, "longitude": 144.9631 }, "rating_score": 4.5, "rating_count": 28, "category_name": "Accountants", "category_id": "accounting-services", "opening_hours": { "monday": "9:00 AM - 5:00 PM", "tuesday": "9:00 AM - 5:00 PM", "friday": "9:00 AM - 4:00 PM" }, "description": "Professional accounting services for small to medium businesses...", "accreditations": ["CPA Australia", "Certified Tax Agent"], "unique_selling_points": ["Free initial consultation", "Same day service"], "profile_link": "https://www.yellowpages.com.au/vic/melbourne/abc-accounting-123456", "pureMobileBusiness": false, "last_updated": "2024-01-15" } ``` ### Limitations - **Geographic Scope** – Limited to Australian businesses listed on Yellow Pages Australia. - **Search Dependency** – Results depend on Yellow Pages' search algorithm and available listings. - **Maximum Results** – Actual results may be fewer than requested if listings are limited. ### Error Handling - **Automatic Retries** – Failed requests are retried with exponential backoff. - **Graceful Degradation** – Processing continues even if individual pages fail to load. - **Input Validation** – All input parameters are validated and sanitised with sensible defaults. ### Support For issues, feature requests, or questions about this scraper, please **create an issue**. # Actor input Schema ## `searchTerm` (type: `string`): Job title or keyword to search for. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): The maximum number of job listings to return. ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Sort the job listings by criteria. ## `location` (type: `string`): Location to filter job listings (city, suburb, postcode, etc). ## `openNow` (type: `boolean`): Filter to only show jobs that are currently open. ## `localBusinesses` (type: `boolean`): Filter to only show jobs from local businesses. ## `popular` (type: `boolean`): Filter to only show popular job listings. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchTerm": "accountant", "maxResults": 200, "sortBy": "Relevance" } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchTerm": "accountant" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("websift/yellow-pages-au").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchTerm": "accountant" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("websift/yellow-pages-au").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 '{ "searchTerm": "accountant" }' | apify call websift/yellow-pages-au --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=websift/yellow-pages-au", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Yellow Pages Au", "description": "Yellow Pages Australia Scraper - Extract AU business listings: contacts, addresses, ratings, hours. Perfect for lead generation, market research & B2B prospecting. Search by location/keyword. Get phone numbers, emails, websites. Automated pagination & filtering.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "lGSuv8tDegL8CtyK2" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/websift~yellow-pages-au/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-websift-yellow-pages-au", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/websift~yellow-pages-au/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-websift-yellow-pages-au", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/websift~yellow-pages-au/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-websift-yellow-pages-au", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "searchTerm": { "title": "🔍 Search term", "type": "string", "description": "Job title or keyword to search for." }, "maxResults": { "title": "🔢 Maximum results", "maximum": 550, "type": "integer", "description": "The maximum number of job listings to return.", "default": 200 }, "sortBy": { "title": "⚖️ Sort by", "enum": [ "Relevance", "Distance" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort the job listings by criteria.", "default": "Relevance" }, "location": { "title": "📍 Location", "type": "string", "description": "Location to filter job listings (city, suburb, postcode, etc)." }, "openNow": { "title": "🕒 Open now", "type": "boolean", "description": "Filter to only show jobs that are currently open." }, "localBusinesses": { "title": "🏪 Local businesses only", "type": "boolean", "description": "Filter to only show jobs from local businesses." }, "popular": { "title": "🔥 Popular listings", "type": "boolean", "description": "Filter to only show popular job listings." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", 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