Better Business Bureau Scraper Guide Get Verified Leads Fast

Why scrape Better Business Bureau business profiles

Better Business Bureau (BBB) listings are structured, verified, and rich with company details. When you target by category and location, you get clean lead lists for outreach, research, and market mapping. With Public Scraper Ultimate, you can pull this public data at scale, then export to CSV or Excel for sales and marketing workflows.

What you can extract from BBB profiles

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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Data availability varies by profile. Always use the extracted website and contact page to enrich emails when they are not shown on BBB.

Step-by-step: Scrape Better Business Bureau business profiles

Follow these streamlined steps. Wording uses “Better Business Bureau” instead of “BBB” for clarity.

1) Open the Better Business Bureau scraper

2) Go to the Better Business Bureau website

Open bbb.org in your browser.

3) Search by category and location

Enter the business category you want to target, such as plumbers, electricians, marketing agencies, restaurants, and more.
Pick your country: United States or Canada.
Enter the city you want to prospect.

4) Run the search

Click the search button on the Better Business Bureau site. You will see a results page with the businesses that match your filters.

5) Copy the results URL

Copy the URL from your browser’s address bar. That link encodes your category, country, and city filters.

6) Paste the link into Public Scraper

Return to Public Scraper → open Better Business Bureau Scraper → paste the results link and click Start.
The scraper fetches the business profiles and prepares your dataset.

7) Export your data

When the run finishes, export to CSV or Excel. Upload to your CRM, email tool, or spreadsheet for analysis.

Pro tips for better results

Tighten your category: Use specific categories (e.g., “plumbing contractors” vs “plumbers”) for cleaner targeting.
Segment by city or region: Smaller, focused searches reduce duplicates and improve accuracy.
Use the website field to enrich emails: Visit the extracted website and contact page to capture public emails when BBB does not list them.
Stay compliant: Scrape public pages responsibly and respect site policies. Use data ethically and follow applicable laws for outreach.
Track accreditation: Filtering by accreditation helps qualify businesses that value compliance and reputation.
De-duplication: Use company URL or phone as unique keys when merging multiple exports.

Why use Public Scraper Ultimate

Public Scraper Ultimate is a single workspace with specialized scrapers and automations for prospecting and research. It speeds up every stage of your workflow—from discovery to enrichment to export.

public scraper Ultimate Tools

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URL Scraper & Contact Hunter
Sitemap XML Scraper
Yellow Pages Canada Scraper
Yellow Pages USA Scraper
Bing Maps Scraper
Yahoo Local Scraper
Google Maps Scraper
AI Niche Targeting
Manta Scraper
SuperPages Scraper
Realtor.ca Scraper
Telegram Automation Tool
SMS Bulk Sender Tool
Better Business Bureau Scraper

Use the Better Business Bureau Scraper to build a clean base list, then layer more tools to expand, verify, and contact at scale.

Example workflow to build a city-level lead list

Run a Better Business Bureau search for “marketing agencies” in “Columbus, OH.”
Scrape the results link in Public Scraper and export to CSV.
Feed the profile URLs to URL Scraper & Contact Hunter to gather site emails and forms.
Use AI Niche Targeting to segment agencies by services like SEO, PPC, or web design.
Send a compliant, opt-in campaign via your email platform. For SMS, ensure proper consent and use SMS Bulk Sender where legal.
Track replies and update your CRM.

Common use cases

Local service lead generation in U.S. or Canada
Competitive research and market mapping
Shortlist suppliers with accreditation filters
Regional expansion planning for sales teams

FAQs

Is scraping Better Business Bureau allowed?
You scrape publicly visible pages at your own discretion. Review the site’s terms and applicable laws before use. Use data ethically for compliant outreach.

Can I target both the United States and Canada?
Yes. Run separate searches per country and city for clean segmentation.

Why are some emails missing?
Better Business Bureau profiles may not list emails. Use the website field to visit the company site, then apply URL Scraper & Contact Hunter for public emails.

What format are the exports?
CSV and Excel. Both load into spreadsheets and CRMs.

How do I avoid duplicates across cities?
Merge on unique fields like website or phone. Most CRMs support duplicate rules.