Yellow Pages Dataset API
Business directory listings with contact details, categories, and service areas for lead generation.
Available Data
Here's what you can extract from Yellow Pages using AlterLab:
Business Use Cases
How businesses use Yellow Pages data to make better decisions:
- B2B lead generation
- Local business directory building
- Market sizing by industry
- Service area mapping
How It Works
Define your target business category and geography
Specify a Yellow Pages search URL with the business category and location you need (e.g., yellowpages.com/search?search_terms=electrician&geo_location_terms=Boston,MA). Yellow Pages covers hundreds of categories across US and Canadian markets.
AlterLab retrieves directory listings from simple HTML pages
Yellow Pages serves server-rendered HTML — no complex JavaScript rendering needed. AlterLab fetches the directory pages quickly and reliably, returning all business listings with contact details, categories, and ratings.
Get a targeted lead list or market dataset
Receive business names, addresses, phone numbers, website URLs, operating hours, categories, and ratings for every listing in your search results — ready for CRM import, market sizing analysis, or sales outreach.
Key Insight
Yellow Pages covers local service businesses (contractors, healthcare, professional services) that are underrepresented on Google Maps and not tracked by LinkedIn. For industries like HVAC, plumbing, legal services, and healthcare, Yellow Pages often has more complete coverage than other directories.
Data Freshness
Yellow Pages business data is relatively stable — businesses don't frequently change their address or phone number. Quarterly collection is sufficient for lead list maintenance. For market sizing research (counting businesses in a category), annual collection captures meaningful market changes.
Quick Start
POST https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
{
"url": "https://yellowpages.com/...",
"advanced": { "render_js": true }
}Need an API key? — no credit card required. 5,000 requests included.
Pricing at Scale
AlterLab uses pay-as-you-go pricing — no monthly minimums, no contracts. Balance never expires.
| Volume | Static pages | JS-rendered pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 requests | $0.20 | $2.00 |
| 10,000 requests | $2.00 | $20.00 |
| 100,000 requests | $20.00 | $200.00 |
| 1,000,000 requests | $200.00 | $2,000.00 |
Static pages: $0.0002/request · JavaScript-rendered pages (like Yellow Pages): $0.002/request · First 5,000 requests free. Full pricing details →
Frequently Asked Questions
What business information is available?
You can extract business names, phone numbers, addresses, categories, service descriptions, operating hours, and website URLs from Yellow Pages listings.
Can I build targeted lead lists?
Yes. Filter by category, location, and other criteria to build focused lead lists for your sales or marketing campaigns.
How current is Yellow Pages data?
AlterLab fetches live data from the Yellow Pages website on every request, giving you the most current publicly available business information.
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Responsible Use
AlterLab is designed for extracting publicly available data. Always review the terms of service for any website you access, respect robots.txt directives, and ensure your use case complies with applicable laws in your jurisdiction.
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