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🇬🇧 Thomson Local Scraper

Extract UK business listings, contact details, and opening hours from Thomson Local. One of the UK's largest business directories with over 2.6 million listings.

❓ What does Thomson Local Scraper do?

Thomson Local Scraper is an Apify Actor that extracts structured business data from Thomson Local search results. It does not require a Thomson Local account.

Point it at any business category and location, and it returns clean, structured JSON with names, phone numbers, addresses, websites, emails, opening hours, and more.

💡 What can this Actor do?

• 🔍 Search by category: Scrape any business type: plumbers, solicitors, car dealers, restaurants, and more.
• 📍 Filter by location: Narrow results to a specific UK city or region, or scrape UK-wide.
• 📋 Extract detailed profiles: Optionally follow each listing to its detail page for enriched data (additional phone numbers, payment methods, opening hours, keywords).
• 📤 Export anywhere: Download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel, or connect to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, and 1,500+ other apps via Apify integrations

📊 What data can you extract?

📥 Input example

{
"search_term":"plumbers",
"location":"london",
"max_pages":5,
"scrape_details":false,
"proxy_configuration":{
"useApifyProxy":true
}
}

📤 Output example

Each result is a JSON object pushed to the default dataset:

{
"name":"Smith & Sons Plumbing Ltd",
"phone":"02079 460958",
"street_address":"42 High Street",
"locality":"London",
"postcode":"EC1A 1BB",
"website":"https://www.smithplumbing.co.uk",
"email_link":"https://www.thomsonlocal.com/contactbusiness/-1234/?businessName=smith-and-sons-plumbing-ltd&listingposition=0",
"description":"Family-run plumbing and heating specialists serving Greater London since 1985.",
"detail_url":"https://www.thomsonlocal.com/smith-and-sons-plumbing-ltd/london/123456",
"listing_type":"Enhanced",
"additional_phones":["020 7946 0959"],
"fax_numbers":["020 7946 0960"],
"keywords":["Plumber","Heating Engineer","Gas Safe Registered"],
"payment_options":["Visa","Mastercard","Cash","Bank Transfer"],
"opening_hours":{
"Monday":"08:00 - 18:00",
"Tuesday":"08:00 - 18:00",
"Wednesday":"08:00 - 18:00",
"Thursday":"08:00 - 18:00",
"Friday":"08:00 - 17:00",
"Saturday":"09:00 - 13:00",
"Sunday":"Open"
},
"additional_links":[],
"scraped_at":"2026-03-25T10:30:00Z"
}

💪 Tips for best results

• Use category slugs: for the search term — e.g., car-dealers not Car Dealers. Check Thomson Local's URL structure for the correct slug.
• Enable detail scraping: for the richest data: opening hours, payment methods, and keywords are only available on detail pages.
• Use Apify Proxy: for reliable results, especially on larger runs.
• ⏱Set a page limit: during testing to control costs before running a full scrape.

🎯 Why scrape Thomson Local?

Thomson Local is one of the UK's most comprehensive business directories. Extracting this data enables:

• Lead generation: Build targeted prospect lists by trade and location for sales outreach.
• Market research: Analyse business density, competition, and coverage across UK regions.
• Data enrichment: Supplement your CRM with verified UK business contact details.
• Competitor analysis: Monitor competitors' listings, descriptions, and service areas.
• Local SEO audits: Check how businesses present themselves on directory sites.

🔗 Integrations and API access

Connect Thomson Local data directly to your workflow:

• API — Trigger runs and fetch results programmatically via the Apify API.
• JavaScript / Python clients — Use the official Apify SDK to integrate into your applications.
• Webhooks — Get notified when a run completes.
• Integrations — Send data to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, Airbyte, and more.

🧑‍💻 Need something support?

If you need modifications — different data fields, higher volume, or integration with your existing systems — feel free to reach out via the Issues tab or contact me for a custom solution.

🛠️ Maintainer

• Author: Dominic M. Quaiser
• Contact: mail@dominic-quaiser.io
• Website: dominic-quaiser.io