# Clutch.co Agency Directory Scraper (`psymall/clutch-scraper`) Actor

Turn Clutch.co into a clean B2B lead list. Search any category or location and get agency name, rating, reviews, min project size, hourly rate, team size, location and website — structured and ready to use. Beats Cloudflare and paginates automatically.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/psymall/clutch-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Moty Gotgilf](https://apify.com/psymall) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Marketing
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 10 total users, 1 monthly users, 62.9% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Clutch.co Agency Directory Scraper

Extract clean, structured company data from any [Clutch.co](https://clutch.co) directory listing — B2B agencies, development shops, marketing firms and more. Built for **reliability**: it renders the real page, handles Clutch's bot protection, and never charges you for empty runs.

### What you get

For every company on a listing, this Actor returns:

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `name` | Ignite Visibility |
| `rating` | 4.8 |
| `reviewsCount` | 173 |
| `minProjectSize` | $10,000+ |
| `hourlyRate` | $100 - $149 / hr |
| `employees` | 250 - 999 |
| `location` | San Diego, CA |
| `website` | https://ignitevisibility.com/ |
| `profileUrl` | https://clutch.co/profile/ignite-visibility |
| `tagline` | Short profile summary |
| `providerId` | 25800 (stable Clutch ID) |

The **`website`** field gives you each agency's real homepage — ready for lead-gen, outreach or enrichment.

### Why this scraper

- **Works on any Clutch listing** — digital marketing, web developers, app developers, any category or filtered/location URL. Just paste the URL.
- **Reliable extraction** — parses the fully rendered page, so you get complete records, not half-empty rows.
- **No silent empty runs** — if the site ever blocks or changes, the run fails loudly instead of quietly charging you for zero data.
- **Automatic de-duplication** — companies are de-duped by their stable Clutch ID across pages.
- **Respects your limits** — `maxItems` is honoured exactly, so you never over-collect.

### Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://clutch.co/agencies/digital-marketing" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPagesPerList": 5
}
```

| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| `startUrls` | One or more Clutch.co listing URLs | required |
| `maxItems` | Stop after this many companies (0 = no limit) | 100 |
| `maxPagesPerList` | Max result pages per URL (~80 companies each). Stops early when a page returns no new companies. | 5 |

### Output

Each company is one dataset record. Export to JSON, CSV, Excel or Google Sheets, or pull it via the Apify API.

### Common uses

- **Lead generation** — build targeted lists of agencies with their websites and size.
- **Market & competitor research** — compare ratings, pricing tiers and locations across a category.
- **Data enrichment** — feed the website field into your own contact/email enrichment.

### Notes

This Actor collects only publicly visible listing data. It does not log in, and does not collect private or personal data. Please use the data responsibly and in line with applicable terms and laws.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

One or more Clutch.co directory/listing URLs, e.g. https://clutch.co/agencies/digital-marketing or a location/filtered listing.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after collecting this many companies across all start URLs. 0 = no limit.

## `maxPagesPerList` (type: `integer`):

How many result pages to paginate through per start URL (each page has ~80 companies). Pagination also stops early once a page returns no new companies.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://clutch.co/agencies/digital-marketing"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPagesPerList": 5
}
```

# 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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://clutch.co/agencies/digital-marketing"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("psymall/clutch-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 = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://clutch.co/agencies/digital-marketing" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("psymall/clutch-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://clutch.co/agencies/digital-marketing"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call psymall/clutch-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,psymall/clutch-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/vwHSSeMcoo7iuRn9H/builds/B9Dn0svyoj1zXEH0H/openapi.json