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Refresh Business Directory

Find local businesses from public map listings and report changes

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Refresh businesses from public map listings
Reads
  • Target searches
    Target searches

    Your Ready list names the locations and business types your team wants to cover.

  • Existing businesses
    Existing businesses

    Your existing businesses provide place IDs and tracked details for finding additions and changes.

  • Map search results
    Map search results

    Your map search results include listing details, source links, and each search's success or failure.

Business directory
Business directory

Your business directory holds target searches, business entries, and reports for this refresh.
Map listing scraper
Map listing scraper

Apify searches public maps and returns listings with place IDs, links, and run status.
Read target searches and existing business rows.
Search each complete pair and collect listings and run status.
Match listings by place ID and set aside uncertain matches.
Add businesses and update changed details.
Writes
  • Business entries
    Business entries

    Your directory holds confirmed new businesses and updated details, including listing links and check dates.

Create a linked change report and email the lead.
Writes
  • Change report
    Change report

    Your dated report covers additions, changes, unchanged searches, and review gaps with source links.

  • Report email
    Report email

    Your market research lead receives an email with linked changes and searches needing attention.

This Agent waits for your team to mark its target search list Ready. It checks public map listings and updates confirmed directory changes. You get an emailed summary with listing links and searches needing review.

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Made for your industry

Refresh Business Directory is made for businesses in these industries.

Made for your role

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How Refresh Business Directory works

5 steps, in order, on every run.

  1. Read Target MarketsRead your Ready search list and existing directory entries. Skip incomplete searches and name them in the report.
  2. Search Public Map ListingsSearch each complete location and business type. Capture listing links and report any failed or partial search.
  3. Match and Compare BusinessesMatch listings by place ID and remove repeats. Set uncertain matches aside for review.
  4. Update Directory EntriesAdd new businesses and update changed details. Keep their listing links and last checked dates.
  5. Email a Change SummaryCreate a dated report with listing links and searches needing review. Email it through your directory.

How to Get Started

Connect your tools

Connect the tools you already use, such as monday.com, Zoom or Apify.

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Set your rules
  • Connect the target-search, business, and change-report tables in the business directory and choose the market research lead's report email address.
  • Make each target-search row hold one location and business type; the team marks the list Ready after finishing its edits.
  • Choose the business fields to track, including place ID, name, address, phone, website, category, listing URL, and last checked date.
  • Connect a map listing scraper that accepts a business type and location and returns place IDs and listing URLs; set a result limit appropriate to the team's coverage.
  • Set the business directory's report email action to send a completed change-report row to the market research lead.
Launch the Agent

Use safe mode to approve every result before it goes out, or let the Agent run automatically.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions about the Refresh Business Directory:

Can I choose which markets and businesses to search?

Yes. Your team sets the locations and business types, then marks the list Ready after edits.

What happens when a search fails or returns partial results?

The report names the search, and your existing business entries stay in place. Your team can review the gap before another refresh.

How does the Agent avoid duplicate businesses?

It matches listings by place ID and removes repeats across overlapping searches. Your team reviews listings without usable IDs.

What if the report email fails?

Your completed report stays in the directory with a delivery status. The market research lead can retry the email.

What happens when the Agent is unsure?

It stops and asks you. The Agent does not guess when it reaches a decision you have not approved.

Can I review its work?

Yes. Every run creates a plain-language log that you can review and export. Logs are kept for twelve months.

What happens if I cancel?

The Agent stops at the end of the billing month and its tool connections are removed. Your run logs remain available for twelve months.

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