Prompt
What should I use to scrape directories and export leads to CSV?
Latest observation
If you mean finding business/contact leads from online directories and exporting them to CSV, the safest and most practical options are:
Best tools
- Browse AI – no-code, good for extracting listings from directories and exporting to CSV.
- Apify – very flexible; has ready-made actors for many sites and exports to CSV/JSON.
- Octoparse – visual scraper, good for non-technical users, supports CSV export.
- PhantomBuster – useful for lead generation workflows, especially if the site has supported integrations.
- Import.io – more enterprise-oriented, reliable for structured extraction.
If you want code
- Python + BeautifulSoup / Scrapy for static sites
- Python + Playwright / Selenium for dynamic sites
Important note
Make sure the directory’s terms of service allow scraping, and avoid collecting or using personal data in ways that violate privacy laws or platform rules.
Quick recommendation
- No-code: Browse AI or Octoparse
- More scalable / technical: Apify or Python + Scrapy/Playwright
If you want, I can suggest the best tool based on the directory type (Google Maps, Yelp, Yellow Pages, LinkedIn, industry directories, etc.).
Observation history
How did Obsurfable measure this prompt?
Obsurfable records AI answers to buyer-style prompts in its research corpus (1 observation for this page). Metrics are distributions over observations, not a single static ranking.
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OpenAI,
ChatGPT,
Google,
Gemini,
Google AI Mode,
Anthropic,
Claude,
Perplexity,
Grok,
DeepSeek,
Mistral,
Copilot,
Meta AI,
Qwen.
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