SBA.GOV Scraper

Overview

This actor scrapes the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) public directory to extract structured business profiles. It automates the collection of verified company data, including certifications, locations, and contact details, for use in lead generation, market research, and compliance monitoring.

Key Features

• Structured Data Extraction: Pulls detailed profiles with fields like company name, UEI, CAGE code, location, NAICS codes, and SBA certifications (e.g., WOSB, HUBZone, 8(a)).
• Targeted Search: Can search by business identifiers (name, UEI, CAGE) or filter results by specific U.S. states and territories.
• Automated & Scalable: Runs fully automated with configurable limits, saving time versus manual lookups.
• Deduplicated Output: Results are deduplicated by listing to minimize data cleanup.
• Reliable Proxy: Uses Apify Residential proxy by default for consistent access.

How to Use

Configure the actor using input parameters. The actor will search the SBA directory based on your criteria and return a dataset of business profiles.

Input Parameters

Example Input

{
  "queries": ["lighting manufacturer", "RENOVA"],
  "states": ["RI - Rhode Island", "MA - Massachusetts"],
  "limit": 200,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Input/Output

Input

Provide the configuration via the input parameters detailed above. The queries and states parameters let you narrow the search scope.

Output

The actor outputs a dataset where each item is a structured JSON object representing a business. Key output fields include:

• Company Info: title, dbaName, uei, cageCode, profileUrl
• Contact: contact.name, contact.currentPrincipals
• Location: location.city, location.state, location.postalCode
• Business Details: naics.primary, business.yearEstablished
• Certifications: certifications.sba (official SBA status) and certifications.self (self-reported labels)
• Metadata: lastUpdated, keywords

Example Output Snippet

{
  "title": "DAY ONE INDUSTRIES INC",
  "dbaName": "RENOVA LIGHTING SYSTEMS",
  "uei": "QFMHGD6R6C35",
  "profileUrl": "https://search.certifications.sba.gov/profile/90999",
  "location": {
    "city": "WARWICK",
    "state": "Rhode Island",
    "postalCode": "02886"
  },
  "certifications": {
    "sba": [
      {
        "name": "WOSB",
        "active": true,
        "status": "Active"
      }
    ]
  }
}