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Lead DiscoveryApifyIntermediate

Apify API

Run web scraping actors to extract business listings, websites, and directory data.

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What it does

Orchestrates pre-built scrapers (Actors) for Google Maps, Yelp, LinkedIn, and custom sites — feeds lead discovery and account research workflows with structured JSON output.

What data it can access

  • Scraped business listings
  • Website page content
  • Directory search results
  • Custom actor output schemas

What actions it can perform

  • Run Actors on schedule or demand
  • Retrieve dataset results via API
  • Chain actors in workflows
  • Webhook on run completion

Common AI use cases

Related data sources

Authentication / permission notes

API Token

Privacy considerations

Scraping third-party sites may violate their terms of service. Use only for publicly available data and respect robots.txt where applicable.

Implementation difficulty

Intermediate

Documentation

Reference: https://docs.apify.com/api/v2