BizBuySell: scrapers and the official API, compared

Businesses for sale with asking price, cash flow, revenue, location, category and broker details.

Short answer

For most BizBuySell jobs, start with BizBuySell Businesses-for-Sale & Financials Scraper: it covers 5 of 8 core fields (title, location, category, broker and 1 more) at $0.99 per 1,000 results on Apify's Free plan. The top published score for BizBuySell goes to BizBuySell Scraper by shahidirfan (87 of 100), a Store tool from another publisher, listed for reference.

From published Store listings, output schemas and the official documentation. Checked 2026-11-06. How the ranking works.

BizBuySell Businesses-for-Sale & Financials Scraper: inputs, code and cost Open in Apify Store

1 catalogue Actor 8 other Store tools Official API: No open API Lowest rate $0.89 per 1K

Route map

Each line is one way to get BizBuySell data; each stop is a field you probably need. Green lines are catalogue Actors, ranked by the published formula.

1 BizBuySell Businesses-for-Sale & Financials Scraper 31 output fields, pay per event 5 of 8 core fields
$0.99 / 1K
+ 7 other Store tools, combined Reference only 5 of 8 core fields
from $0.89 / 1K
API No official BizBuySell data API No open API fields not compared

Stops are fields. A ring means the field is in that route's published output schema; no ring means the line passes without it. Bold labels are the core fields for this website, the rest are fields that differ between routes. A white capsule means every data line stops there. The red line is the official API; its field coverage is not compared. A crossed red line means there is no open official API.

Catalogue Actors for BizBuySell

BizBuySell Businesses-for-Sale & Financials Scraper

Search BizBuySell business-for-sale listings by keyword, state, city, county, industry, price, cash flow, revenue and listing type. Get…

5/8 core fields 31 output fields $0.99 per 1K Open in Apify Store

Field matrix: who returns what

Every tool with a published output schema, against the 8 fields most BizBuySell jobs need. A dot means the field name appears in the schema; rows can still leave it empty.

Which tools return each core BizBuySell field, from published output schemas
Tool	title	location	asking	cash	gross	category	broker	url	Fields
BizBuySell Businesses-for-Sale & Financials Scraper	●	●	–	–	–	●	●	●	5/8
BizBuySell ScraperReference only, by shahidirfan	●	●	–	–	–	●	●	●	5/8
BizBuySell ScraperReference only, by scrapesage	●	●	–	–	–	●	●	●	5/8
BizBuySell ScraperReference only, by abotapi	●	●	–	–	–	●	●	●	5/8
BizBuySell ScraperReference only, by acquistion-automation	●	●	–	–	–	●	–	●	4/8
BizBuySell ScraperReference only, by parsebird	●	●	–	–	–	–	–	●	3/8
BizBuySell ScraperReference only, by extract-labs	●	●	–	–	–	–	–	●	3/8
BizBuySell Scraper V2Reference only, by parseforge	●	●	–	–	–	–	–	–	2/8
Tools returning it	8	8	0	0	0	5	4	7

Field dictionary: the exact keys

The same core field has a different key in each Actor's output. Map these before you merge datasets; a dash means the published schema has no matching key. Need a field that is not listed here, such as email? Search every BizBuySell Actor by field.

Output keys for each core BizBuySell field in the top catalogue Actors
Core field	BizBuySell Businesses-for-Sale…
title	title
location	location
asking	–
cash	–
gross	–
category	category
broker	brokerName
url	url

All 9 tools, scored

Catalogue Actors link to their detail pages; the score (0 to 100) is the published formula, identical for every tool. Other Store tools follow in their own table, for reference. Price is the published primary-result rate per 1,000 (the Free-plan rate where the price is tiered; higher Apify plans pay less); start events and platform usage are excluded.

Catalogue Actors for BizBuySell, ranked by the published method
		Sample fields
76	BizBuySell Businesses-for-Sale & Financials Scraper Catalogue Actor, pay per event	title, location, category	31	$0.99	14 runs, too few to rate	Nov 2026

Other Store tools, for reference

Scored with the same published formula and listed for comparison only; this site does not link or recommend them.

Other Store tools for BizBuySell, for reference
		Sample fields
87	BizBuySell Scraper Reference only, by shahidirfan	title, location, category_full	19	$1.49	97% of 6,762 runs	Nov 2026
86	BizBuySell Scraper Reference only, by scrapesage	name, location, franchiseCategory	35	$4.00	100% of 326 runs	Oct 2026
84	BizBuySell Scraper Reference only, by abotapi	title, city, category	54	$2.20	80% of 812 runs	Oct 2026
83	BizBuySell Scraper Reference only, by acquistion-automation	TITLE, LOCATION, CATEGORY	37	$1.50	93% of 1,539 runs	Sep 2026
76	BizBuySell Scraper Reference only, by parsebird	title, location, url	11	$0.89	97% of 212 runs	Oct 2026
74	BizBuySell Scraper Reference only, by memo23	No published schema	–	$2.50	93% of 135 runs	Nov 2026
73	BizBuySell Scraper Reference only, by extract-labs	Title, Location, URL	13	$5.00	92% of 37 runs	Sep 2026
55	BizBuySell Scraper V2 Reference only, by parseforge	TITLE, LOCATION, DATE ADDED	19	$140	100% of 65 runs	Sep 2026

Official API route

No official BizBuySell data API

BizBuySell does not publish a developer API for reading listings. The site returned HTTP 403 to automated checks on 2026-11-11, so the terms were read from an October 2026 archived copy.

Price. No public self-serve price is published.

Limits. Limits are not published.

Official documentation

Terms and personal data

BizBuySell's terms prohibit scraping, data mining and robots to monitor or copy the site. This is general information, not legal advice.

Read BizBuySell's terms. Keep to public data, do not bypass logins or access controls, and check whether personal data is involved before you collect it. The can-I-scrape checklist walks through it.

How to start

Open BizBuySell Businesses-for-Sale & Financials Scraper and start from its default input; its Actor page has the full example input and code.
Set the BizBuySell search, profile, listing or URL you need and a result limit; the required input is mode.
Run it and export the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or call it from the Apify API.

Call BizBuySell Businesses-for-Sale & Financials Scraper from code

The example input uses the Actor's published defaults; set your own BizBuySell query before you run it. You need an Apify API token.

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQuery": "laundromat",
    "state": "ALL",
    "category": "ALL",
    "listingType": "all",
    "listedWithinDays": 0,
    "sortBy": "default",
    "sellerFinancing": False,
    "homeBased": False,
    "realEstateIncluded": False,
    "absenteeOwner": False,
    "priceReduced": False,
    "franchiseResale": False,
    "strictFilters": False,
    "enrichDetails": False,
    "mirrorImages": True,
    "startUrls": [],
    "listingIds": [],
    "maxItems": 3,
    "onlyNew": False,
    "emitUnchanged": False
}

run = client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/bizbuysell-businesses-for-sale-and-financials").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
    raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

pip install apify-client

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQuery": "laundromat",
    "state": "ALL",
    "category": "ALL",
    "listingType": "all",
    "listedWithinDays": 0,
    "sortBy": "default",
    "sellerFinancing": false,
    "homeBased": false,
    "realEstateIncluded": false,
    "absenteeOwner": false,
    "priceReduced": false,
    "franchiseResale": false,
    "strictFilters": false,
    "enrichDetails": false,
    "mirrorImages": true,
    "startUrls": [],
    "listingIds": [],
    "maxItems": 3,
    "onlyNew": false,
    "emitUnchanged": false
};

const run = await client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/bizbuysell-businesses-for-sale-and-financials").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

npm install apify-client

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nimbryxo-studio~bizbuysell-businesses-for-sale-and-financials/run-sync-get-dataset-items"   -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"mode":"search","searchQuery":"laundromat","state":"ALL","category":"ALL","listingType":"all","listedWithinDays":0,"sortBy":"default","sellerFinancing":false,"homeBased":false,"realEstateIncluded":false,"absenteeOwner":false,"priceReduced":false,"franchiseResale":false,"strictFilters":false,"enrichDetails":false,"mirrorImages":true,"startUrls":[],"listingIds":[],"maxItems":3,"onlyNew":false,"emitUnchanged":false}'

Waits for the run and returns the dataset items (runs over 300 seconds return HTTP 408; start an async run instead).

MCP (AI agents)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=nimbryxo-studio/bizbuysell-businesses-for-sale-and-financials",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Adds this Actor as a tool in an MCP client that takes a remote server URL (Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code) through Apify's hosted MCP server. OAuth sign-in also works without the header. Clients that only start local servers can wrap the URL with npx mcp-remote.

Questions people ask

What is the cheapest catalogue Actor for BizBuySell data?

BizBuySell Businesses-for-Sale & Financials Scraper lists $0.99 per 1,000 results (pay per event), with 31 fields in its published output schema. Start events and platform usage are billed separately. Checked 2026-11-06.

Which BizBuySell scraper returns the most core fields?

BizBuySell Businesses-for-Sale & Financials Scraper covers 5 of the 8 core BizBuySell fields this page tracks (title, location, asking, cash, gross, category, broker, url), based on its published output schema.

Does BizBuySell have an official API?

No open API: BizBuySell does not publish a developer API for reading listings. The site returned HTTP 403 to automated checks on 2026-11-11, so the terms were read from an October 2026 archived copy. No public self-serve price is published.

Is it legal to scrape BizBuySell?

It depends on what you collect and how. BizBuySell's terms prohibit scraping, data mining and robots to monitor or copy the site. Read BizBuySell's terms (https://www.bizbuysell.com/terms-of-use/) before you collect, and check whether personal data is involved. This is general information, not legal advice.

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Sources

Data checked 2026-11-06

Cite this page

Scraper Finder. "How to get BizBuySell data." https://scraperfinder.com/sites/bizbuysell/ (data checked 2026-11-06).

Highest-scoring catalogue Actor

BizBuySell Businesses-for-Sale & Financials Scraper: 5 of 8 core fields, $0.99 per 1,000 results, score 76. The highest score overall is 87 (BizBuySell Scraper, a Store tool from another publisher); both are in the table above.

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