# Australian Business Scraper (`proscraper/australian-business-scraper`)

Scrapes Australian businesses from any city, zip code, keywords and categories. Input locations and keywords, and the scraper will create all possible combinations and start the scrape.
Flexible and affordable payment by 1000 results, so you only pay for the data you get.

- **URL**: https://beta-securitybyobscurity.apify.com/proscraper/australian-business-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Owais Nazir](https://beta-securitybyobscurity.apify.com/proscraper) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Other
- **Stats:** 26 total users, 13 monthly users, 84.1% runs succeeded, 3 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$8.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per result. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for dataset items the Actor outputs.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-result

# README

## Australian Business Scraper - Ultimate Tool for Scraping High Quality and Active Australian Businesses

Australian Business Scraper is a highly efficient tool for generating business leads from Australia. You can scrape business contact data for hundreds of thousands of Australian businesses data with single click at a very affordable and flexible pricing structure.

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### Features

- Speed: Provides the results in shortest possible time.
- East to setup: Has just two filters, so very easy to get started
- Accuracy: Gets through different sources to get you the most accurate results for Australian businesses
- Adjustable filters: You can specify locations and categories.
- Low cost: Provides you a flexible upfront pricing plan where you pay only for the results you get.
- Comprehensive output: Provides you with all the business details for any business, includoing address, geocoordinates and contact information.

***

### How to Use

- **Setup up Inputs:** Specify locations, i.e. postcodes, city or metro areas, and categories.
- **Run:** That's it!
- **Export:** Get the results

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### Input Parameters

| Parameter  | Type | Description | Examples |
| ------------- |:-------------:|:-------------:|:-------------:|
| `locations`      | Array    | List of locations. Can be post codes, city names or even states    | `['2009','sydney']`    |
| `categories`     | Array    | List of categories or keywords    | `['carpenters','builders']`    |
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### Output Examples

| Field  | Description |
| ------------- |:-------------:|
| `url`     | URL from where the business details were acquired   |
| `name`     | Business name     |
| `category`      | Category of the business     |
| `address`      | This will be a nested object containing address details like `address`, `city`, `state`, `postcode`, `latitude` and `longitude`    |
| `contact`      | A nested object containing `website`, `email` and `phone`   |
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### Sample Output (JSON Format)

```
{
    "url": "sample url",
    "name": "Saple Carpenters",
    "category": "Carpenters & Joiners",
    "address": {
      "address": "Sample Rd",
      "city": "Welshpool",
      "state": "WA",
      "postcode": "6106",
      "latitude": "-31.7564",
      "longitude": "115.7756454"
    },
    "contact": {
      "website": "http://www.samplecarpentry.com",
      "email": "sample@carpenters.com",
      "phone": "sample"
    }
  }
```

***

### How much would this cost?

A very simple flat rate of 8$ per 1000 results. No additional platform fees, proxy charges or any rental. That is all.

# Actor input Schema

## `categories` (type: `array`):

List of categories or keywords

## `locations` (type: `array`):

List of locations. Can either be city names or post codes.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "categories": [
    "carpenters"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "hobart"
  ]
}
```

# 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 = {
    "categories": [
        "carpenters"
    ],
    "locations": [
        "hobart"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("proscraper/australian-business-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 = {
    "categories": ["carpenters"],
    "locations": ["hobart"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("proscraper/australian-business-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 '{
  "categories": [
    "carpenters"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "hobart"
  ]
}' |
apify call proscraper/australian-business-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
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    "info": {
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        "description": "Scrapes Australian businesses from any city, zip code, keywords and categories. Input locations and keywords, and the scraper will create all possible combinations and start the scrape.\nFlexible and affordable payment by 1000 results, so you only pay for the data you get.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "Th6DwpC9Lpi5m39rr"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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                            }
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                    }
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                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
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                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/proscraper~australian-business-scraper/runs": {
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                                }
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            }
        },
        "/acts/proscraper~australian-business-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-proscraper-australian-business-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "categories",
                    "locations"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "categories": {
                        "title": "Categories",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of categories or keywords",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "locations": {
                        "title": "Locations",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of locations. Can either be city names or post codes.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "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",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
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                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```
