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BBB Scraper: Accurate Business Data Made Easy

BBB Scraper: Extract Verified Business Data from Better Business Bureau

When it comes to collecting trustworthy business information, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is one of the most reputable directories in North America. With thousands of accredited businesses listed, it’s a goldmine for marketers, agencies, lead generation companies, and data analysts. Instead of manually searching and copying details one by one, the BBB Scraper from Public Scraper automates the process—saving hours of time while pulling complete datasets in seconds.

In this guide, we’ll walk through how to use the BBB Scraper, what data you can extract, and why it’s a must-have tool in your scraping toolkit.

How to Use BBB Scraper – Step by Step

The BBB Scraper is designed to be simple, even if you’ve never used a scraping tool before. Here’s how to get started:

  1. Open the BBB Scraper tool
    Log in to your Public Scraper dashboard and select BBB Scraper from the list of tools.
  2. Go to the BBB website
    Open bbb.org in your browser.
  3. Search by category and location
    • Choose the business category you are targeting (for example, plumbers, electricians, marketing agencies, restaurants, etc.).
    • Select your country (USA or Canada).
    • Enter the city where you want to find businesses.
  4. Perform the search
    After entering your filters, click the search button on BBB. You’ll now see a list of businesses that match your query.
  5. Copy the search results link
    Copy the URL from your browser’s address bar. This link contains all the results you want to scrape.
  6. Paste the link into the BBB Scraper
    Go back to your Public Scraper dashboard, paste the link into the tool, and click Start.
BBB Scraper

That’s it! The scraper will automatically collect and organize all available business data into a structured format that you can export and use immediately.

What Data Can You Extract from BBB?

The BBB Scraper doesn’t just capture names and phone numbers—it digs deep into BBB profiles to give you a complete snapshot of each business. The fields include:

  • URL
  • Title (Business Name)
  • Category
  • Accredited (Yes/No)
  • Phone
  • Email
  • Additional Email Addresses
  • Address
  • Website
  • Direction
  • Service Area
  • Hours
  • BBB Rating
  • Reasons for Rating
  • About This Business
  • Products and Services
  • Local BBB
  • BBB File Opened
  • Business Started
  • Business Started Locally
  • Business Incorporated
  • Type of Entity
  • Business Management
  • Additional Contact Information
  • Other Resources
  • Social Media Links (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn)
  • Reviews (Review 1, Review 2, Review 3)
  • Email1 (which can expand to multiple emails like Email2, Email3, etc.)
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What makes this scraper powerful is its ability to extract hidden emails. BBB sometimes masks email addresses, but the scraper can uncover them. On top of that, it also visits the business’s website and pulls out any additional emails it finds there. This means your results will often contain multiple valid contact emails per company.

Why BBB Scraper Is Valuable

If you are doing lead generation, local SEO, outreach campaigns, or competitor analysis, having access to accurate business contact details is critical. BBB is especially valuable because:

  • Businesses listed here are usually verified or accredited, meaning higher trustworthiness.
  • You can filter by industry and region, making niche targeting easy.
  • It includes extra business insights like accreditation, start dates, and ratings, which other directories don’t always provide.

With BBB Scraper, you can scale your prospecting from a handful of businesses to thousands—without the manual work.

Public Scraper Ultimate – 13 Tools in One

The BBB Scraper is just one part of the Public Scraper Ultimate suite, which includes a powerful set of 13 tools designed for scraping, automation, and outreach. Here’s what else you get:

  1. URL Scraper & Contact Hunter – Extracts emails, phone numbers, and metadata from any URL.
  2. Sitemap XML Scraper – Finds all indexed pages of a website and scrapes them.
  3. Yellow Pages Canada Scraper – Collects Canadian business data.
  4. Yellow Pages USA Scraper – Scrapes U.S. Yellow Pages listings.
  5. Bing Maps Scraper – Extracts business details from Bing Maps.
  6. Yahoo Local Scraper – Collects data from Yahoo’s local business directory.
  7. Google Maps Scraper – One of the most powerful tools for extracting business info worldwide.
  8. AI Niche Targeting – Smart AI tool to help refine your scraping targets.
  9. Manta Scraper – Gathers business data from Manta directory.
  10. SuperPages Scraper – Extracts listings from SuperPages.
  11. Realtor.ca Scraper – Specialized tool for real estate data.
  12. Telegram Automation – Automate group joins, messages, and more.
  13. SMS Bulk Sender – Send SMS campaigns directly to scraped leads.

By combining these tools, you can cover almost every major data source across North America (and beyond), giving you an edge in marketing, sales, and research.

Final Thoughts

The BBB Scraper is a reliable way to get structured, detailed, and verified business data at scale. Instead of wasting hours copying and pasting, you can let the scraper do the heavy lifting—capturing phone numbers, emails, ratings, reviews, and more. Combined with the full Public Scraper Ultimate toolkit, it becomes a powerhouse for lead generation, competitive research, and digital marketing campaigns.

If you’re ready to take your data collection to the next level, give the BBB Scraper a try and see how fast you can grow your contact lists.