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The Lead Generation category is built for B2B prospecting and sales intelligence. You’ll find Google Maps scrapers that pull thousands of business contacts, LinkedIn profile enrichers that surface verified emails and phone numbers, job board scrapers for identifying hiring signals, and email validators to clean your lists before outreach. These actors integrate naturally into multi-step agent workflows that automate the full top-of-funnel process.
This category contains 8,544 APIs, updated daily from Apify’s marketplace.

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Top APIs in this category

APIs are ranked by Bayesian quality score, which balances average rating with review volume to surface consistently high-quality actors — not just ones with a single glowing review.
APIRatingDescription
Google Maps Scraper⭐ 4.76 (1063)Extracts data from thousands of Google Maps businesses including reviews, contact info, opening hours, images, and prices.
Google Search Results Scraper⭐ 4.81 (115)Scrapes Google SERPs including organic results, AI overviews, ads, People Also Ask, and prices across any country or language.
Google Maps Email Extractor⭐ 4.42 (170)Visits websites of Google Maps businesses to extract email addresses, social media links, phone numbers, and location data.
Leads Finder - Apollo Alternative⭐ 3.96 (353)Affordable alternative to ZoomInfo and Apollo. Returns business emails, mobile numbers, personal emails, and LinkedIn profiles.
Mass LinkedIn Profile Scraper with Email⭐ 4.20 (128)Extracts full LinkedIn profile data including verified email, phone number, work history, and education — no cookies required.
Instagram Profile Scraper⭐ 4.66 (100)Scrapes Instagram profile info including follower counts, bio, and latest posts for influencer and contact research.
Email Address Validator⭐ 3.85 (139)Fast and accurate email validation at $9 per 1,000 validations for list cleaning before outreach.
Google Maps Scraper with Emails⭐ 4.19 (94)Extracts Google Maps business data including contact info, emails, and job titles at $1.50 per 1,000 places.
Facebook Ad Library Scraper⭐ 4.74 (73)Scrapes Facebook ads from the Ad Library for competitive intelligence and lead signal research.
Linkedin Jobs Scraper⭐ 4.94 (58)Scrapes LinkedIn job listings with company details, useful for identifying hiring signals and decision-maker contacts.
Tweet Scraper V2⭐ 4.26 (153)Scrapes X/Twitter profiles, searches, and lists for social prospecting and intent signal monitoring.
Twitter (X.com) Scraper Unlimited⭐ 4.25 (84)Enterprise-grade Twitter extraction for large-scale social listening and lead signal collection.
Profile Posts Scraper for LinkedIn⭐ 4.68 (58)Scrapes LinkedIn post activity to identify engaged professionals for warm outreach targeting.
Y Combinator Scraper⭐ 5.0 (33)Extracts YC startup leads, founder emails, and LinkedIn profiles — ideal for targeting early-stage companies.
LinkedIn Profile Search Scraper⭐ 4.72 (44)Searches LinkedIn with filters and returns work experience, education, and location data without requiring cookies.

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Use with your agent

The example below uses the Google Maps Scraper to extract business contacts for a category and location, ready to feed into an enrichment or outreach pipeline. 
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/compass~crawler-google-places/run-sync-get-dataset-items",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"},
    json={
        "searchStringsArray": ["marketing agencies"],
        "locationQuery": "Austin, TX",
        "maxCrawledPlacesPerSearch": 100,
        "language": "en"
    }
)

businesses = response.json()
for biz in businesses:
    print(biz["title"], biz["phone"], biz["website"])

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What you can build

  • B2B prospecting agents that search Google Maps or LinkedIn by industry and location, then enrich each result with email addresses and social profiles
  • Sales outreach pipelines that combine contact discovery, email validation, and CRM insertion in a single automated workflow
  • Market research tools that aggregate business density, ratings, and contact data for specific verticals across geographic regions
  • Hiring signal trackers that monitor LinkedIn and job boards for companies expanding in your target market, surfacing warm outreach opportunities

Social Media APIs

Twitter/X, LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube data

Automation APIs

Scheduled tasks, bulk collection, and workflow orchestration

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