Search.ch Scraper

Extracts business directory data from Search.ch, Switzerland's leading local search engine. Use it to collect business information for market research, lead generation, or competitor analysis.

Overview

This Apify actor scrapes business listings from Search.ch. It pulls structured data like contact details, categories, descriptions, images, and ratings. You can start from a specific business page URL or a search results page.

Key Features

• Extracts Comprehensive Data: Gets business names, phone numbers, emails, categories, descriptions, images, opening hours, and ratings.
• Flexible Starting Points: Accepts both direct business page URLs and search result URLs (e.g., "hotels in Zurich").
• Configurable Limits: Control the number of items scraped with the maxItems parameter.
• Built-in Proxy Support: Uses Apify Proxy by default to handle requests.

How to Use

Configure the actor run with the required input. The core requirement is providing one or more startUrls.

Getting startUrls

1. For a single business: Navigate to the business page on Search.ch and copy the URL from your browser.
2. For search results: Go to Search.ch, perform a search, apply any filters, and copy the final URL from the address bar.

Examples:
* Single Listing: https://search.ch/tel/appenzell/kaustrasse-183/hotel-kaubad
* Search Page: https://search.ch/tel/?was=hotel&wo=zurich

Input

Output

The actor outputs items as structured JSON objects. Each item contains the scraped data from a business listing.

Example Output:

{
  "url": "https://search.ch/tel/appenzell/kaustrasse-183/hotel-kaubad",
  "title": "Hotel Kaubad",
  "numberPhone": "079 901 44 66",
  "email": "info@hotelkaubad.ch",
  "categories": ["Hotel", "Conference Hotels", "Seminar", "Restaurant"],
  "avatarImageUrl": "https://search.ch/tel/media/...png",
  "rating": null,
  "openingHours": ["00:00-24:00"],
  "description": "InformationHotel Kaubad Traditioneller Schweizer Charme...",
  "imageGallery": ["https://search.ch/tel/media/...jpg"]
}