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Local Business Search
Local Business Search is a paid API for AI agents from agents.openwebninja.com, paid per call via MPP, price unknown, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-14).
Search and filter local business listings by name, category, city, state, ZIP code, country, phone, and more with pagination support.
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How this service works
Search business listings by any combination of the field parameters below - name, category, address, city, ZIP code, state, country, phone number and more. At least one of the filter parameters below is required for search. To search inside a map area, use the Area Search By Bounding Box or the Area Search By Radius endpoint. **Note:** `match_count` is the total number of matching businesses, not the number returned on this page. A `cursor` is returned while further pages are available and omitted on the last page. **Note:** a query that matches nothing is not an error. The response is a `200` with an empty `businesses` array.
Output
Returns a paginated list of matching business objects, each containing fields such as business_id, name, address, city, state, country, phone, website, rating, review_count, categories, main_category, coordinates (lat/lng), operating hours, status (operational/closed/temporarily_closed), photos, and more. Also returns match_count (total matches) and a cursor for fetching additional pages.
Example use cases
Find local competitors by category
“Search for all coffee shops in Seattle, Washington and give me their names, addresses, ratings, and websites so I can see who our main competitors are.”
Locate business branches by name
“Find all Truist bank branches in Florida and North Carolina — I need their full addresses and phone numbers.”
Discover service providers in a ZIP code
“Search for licensed electricians or electrical contractors in ZIP code 90210 and show me their contact details and ratings.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://agents.openwebninja.com/local-business-database/search?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need to search business listings by structured attributes like name, category, city, state, ZIP, country, or phone. Prefer this over the bounding box or radius area search endpoints when you have named geographic filters (city/state/ZIP) rather than map coordinates. Best for directory lookups, competitor research, and lead generation by location and category.
Side effects
- No matching businesses found — returns 200 with empty businesses array (not an error)
- Missing all filter parameters — returns an error since at least one filter is required
- Invalid cursor — expired or malformed cursor returns an error
- Limit out of range — values outside 1-500 are rejected
- Unsupported country code — invalid ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 values may yield no results
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cityrequired | — | Find businesses in a specific city. Accepts up to 32 values by repeating the parameter *(e.g. `city=value1&city=value2`)*. Values cannot be comma separated here, as a comma can be part of the value. In the POST form, send an array instead. **Examples:** `Chicago` |
| name | string | Find businesses by their display name. **Examples:** `Office of City Treasurer` `Avante Catering` `Truist` |
| limit | integer | Maximum number of businesses to return. **Allowed values:** `1-500` |
| state | — | Find businesses in a specific state or province. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). US states match either way they are sent, by full name or by two-letter code. **Examples:** `Illinois` `Illinois,Florida,Ontario` `IL,FL` |
| cursor | string | Pagination cursor for fetching the next page. Pass the `cursor` value returned in the previous response. Omit it on the first request. **Note:** a cursor is only valid for the exact query that produced it, and it expires. Do not build or edit one. |
| fields | string | A comma separated list of business fields to include in the response (field projection). By default all fields are returned. `business_id` is always included. **Allowed values:** `business_id`, `name`, `address`, `lat`, `lng`, `categories`, `main_category`, `phone`, `website`, `tld`, `status`, `rating`, `review_count`, `place_id`, `google_mid`, `cid`, `place_link`, `timezone`, `owner_id`, `owner_name`, `owner_link`, `address_short`, `district`, `street_address`, `city`, `zipcode`, `state`, `country`, `photo_count`, `photos_sample`, `verified`, `opening_status`, `working_hours`, `opening_date`, `reviews_per_rating`, `price_level`, `reviews_link`, `booking_link`, `order_link`, `reservations_link`, `category_ids`, `main_category_id`, `about`, `closed_dow`, `open_24_7`, `located_in`, `hotel_stars`, `hotel_amenities`, `hotel_location_rating`, `hotel_review_summary`, `hotel_booking_options`, `hotel_results_from_web`, `first_seen`, `last_seen`, `last_changed` **Note:** field projection trims the response body only. It does not change how the request is billed. |
| address | string | Find businesses by their full formatted address, including the business name. **Examples:** `Office of City Treasurer, 121 N LaSalle St #106, Chicago, IL 60602` `Avante Catering, 5600 Delridge Wy SW, Seattle, WA 98106` `Truist, 12390 SW 120th St, Miami, FL 33186` |
| country | — | Find businesses in a specific country, as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). For a list of supported country codes see *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2*. **Examples:** `US` `US,MX,CA` |
| zipcode | — | Find businesses in a specific ZIP / postal code. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). **Examples:** `60602` `60602,98112,33186` |
| district | — | Find businesses in a specific district or neighbourhood, when the listing carries one. Accepts up to 32 values by repeating the parameter *(e.g. `district=value1&district=value2`)*. Values cannot be comma separated here, as a comma can be part of the value. In the POST form, send an array instead. **Examples:** `Chicago Loop` |
| owner_name | — | Find businesses by the name on the owner profile. Accepts up to 32 values by repeating the parameter *(e.g. `owner_name=value1&owner_name=value2`)*. Values cannot be comma separated here, as a comma can be part of the value. In the POST form, send an array instead. **Examples:** `Office of City Treasurer` |
| business_id | — | Find businesses by their unique Business Id, matched exactly. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). **Examples:** `0x102b644d009e013:0xea49e9ee285fa7bf` `0x102b644d009e013:0xea49e9ee285fa7bf,0x1792d85c519234b:0x91eebb9c864b198d` |
| phone_number | — | Find businesses by phone number. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). Send the number with its country code, either in E.164 *(`+14325551234`, URL-encoded as `%2B14325551234`)* or in a decorated form such as `1-432-555-1234`, `(432) 555-1234` or `0014325551234`. **Examples:** `+13127443356` `+13127443356,+12063248900,+13053784725` |
| street_address | — | Find businesses by the street line of their address on its own. A single value is matched loosely, which also finds spelling and abbreviation variants. Several values are matched exactly instead, which narrows the result. Accepts up to 32 values by repeating the parameter *(e.g. `street_address=value1&street_address=value2`)*. Values cannot be comma separated here, as a comma can be part of the value. In the POST form, send an array instead. **Examples:** `121 N LaSalle St #106` |
| business_category | — | Find businesses carrying a specific category. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). **Examples:** `restaurant` `restaurant,bank,photography studio` |
| business_category_id | — | Find businesses by Google's internal entity-type IDs. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). These are entity types rather than the listing's categories: the values are broad and a listing usually carries several of them, so this is a wide filter. The IDs are gcids (Google Maps category IDs). For a list of gcids see *https://www.openwebninja.com/blog/all-google-maps-categories*. **Examples:** `bakery` `bakery,catholic_church,psychotherapist` |
| main_business_category | — | Find businesses whose primary category matches. Same value space as the business_category parameter. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). **Examples:** `Coffee shop` `Coffee shop,Hotel,Bakery` |
| main_business_category_id | — | Find businesses by Google's internal ID of the primary category. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). This is the machine ID, not the display label the main_business_category parameter matches, and the two can name different primaries. The IDs are gcids (Google Maps category IDs). For a list of gcids see *https://www.openwebninja.com/blog/all-google-maps-categories*. **Examples:** `restaurant` `restaurant,hotel,dentist` |
Output
Schema · Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| datarequired | object | Businesses matching the query, with the total match count and the page size applied. |
| cursor | string | Pagination cursor for the next page of results. Pass it back as the `cursor` parameter together with the same query. Absent on the last page. |
| statusrequired | string | The status of the API response. |
| parametersrequired | object | The parameters the API received and used for this request, echoed back. |
| request_idrequired | string | A unique ID to trace the API request. |
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