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Try the BBB Search API

Test Crawlora's BBB Search API with realistic prefilled parameters. Generate a cURL request, inspect the expected structured JSON response, and open the full docs or pricing page when you are ready to integrate this public web data extraction endpoint into your application.

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /bbb/search
Platform: BBB
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Required params: query, location
Common optional params: page

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Prefilled cURL

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/bbb/search?query=<query>&location=<location>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters visible to crawlers

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	Business name or category/service keyword
location	string	Yes	City and state (e.g. 'Austin, TX') or a ZIP code
page	integer	No	Result page, default 1

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "query": "plumber",
    "location": "Austin, TX",
    "page": 1,
    "total_results": 2514,
    "results": [
      {
        "name": "Calixto Plumbing",
        "url": "https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/austin/profile/plumber/calixto-plumbing-0825-1000223803",
        "categories": [
          "Plumber",
          "Plumbing Renovation",
          "Commercial Plumber"
        ],
        "rating": "A+",
        "accredited": true,
        "phone": "(512) 945-3143",
        "address": "8410 Georgian Dr # B, Austin, TX 78753-6003",
        "image_url": "https://m.bbb.org/prod/ProfileImages/2024/1f7a8bd4-fdd2-45ca-8963-5c246e1d3b85.png?tx=w_80",
        "service_areas": [
          "Bell County, TX",
          "Travis County, TX"
        ],
        "quote_url": "https://www.bbb.org/central-texas/quote/request-calixto-plumbing-1000223803"
      }
    ],
    "source_url": "https://www.bbb.org/search?find_loc=Austin%2C+TX&find_text=plumber"
  }
}

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Method

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Endpoint

GETapiKey2 credits/requestbbb.searchResponseDocBBB

GET /bbb/search

Search Better Business Bureau businesses

Searches bbb.org for businesses by name or category near a location. Returns each business's BBB rating letter grade, accreditation status, categories, service areas, contact info, and profile URL. Credential-free public Better Business Bureau data.

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Required query parameters

query

requiredstring

Business name or category/service keywordlocation

requiredstring

City and state (e.g. 'Austin, TX') or a ZIP code

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "query": "plumber",
    "location": "Austin, TX",
    "page": 1,
    "total_results": 2514,
    "results": [
      {
        "name": "Calixto Plumbing",
        "url": "https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/austin/profile/plumber/calixto-plumbing-0825-1000223803",
        "categories": [
          "Plumber",
          "Plumbing Renovation",
          "Commercial Plumber"
        ],
        "rating": "A+",
        "accredited": true,
        "phone": "(512) 945-3143",
        "address": "8410 Georgian Dr # B, Austin, TX 78753-6003",
        "image_url": "https://m.bbb.org/prod/ProfileImages/2024/1f7a8bd4-fdd2-45ca-8963-5c246e1d3b85.png?tx=w_80",
        "service_areas": [
          "Bell County, TX",
          "Travis County, TX"
        ],
        "quote_url": "https://www.bbb.org/central-texas/quote/request-calixto-plumbing-1000223803"
      }
    ],
    "source_url": "https://www.bbb.org/search?find_loc=Austin%2C+TX&find_text=plumber"
  }
}

Endpoint details

Method: GET
Path: /bbb/search
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 2 credits/request
Platform: BBB
Parameters: 4 documented fields

Request parameters

query:querylocation:querypage:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

codedatadata.locationdata.pagedata.querydata.related_categoriesdata.related_categories[].namedata.related_categories[].urldata.resultsdata.results[].accrediteddata.results[].addressdata.results[].categories

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "query": "plumber",
    "location": "Austin, TX",
    "page": 1,
    "total_results": 2514,
    "results": [
      {
        "name": "Calixto Plumbing",
        "url": "https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/austin/profile/plumber/calixto-plumbing-0825-1000223803",
        "categories": [
          "Plumber",
          "Plumbing Renovation",
          "Commercial Plumber"
        ],
        "rating": "A+",
        "accredited": true,
        "phone": "(512) 945-3143",
        "address": "8410 Georgian Dr # B, Austin, TX 78753-6003",
        "image_url": "https://m.bbb.org/prod/ProfileImages/2024/1f7a8bd4-fdd2-45ca-8963-5c246e1d3b85.png?tx=w_80",
        "service_areas": [
          "Bell County, TX",
          "Travis County, TX"
        ],
        "quote_url": "https://www.bbb.org/central-texas/quote/request-calixto-plumbing-1000223803"
      }
    ],
    "source_url": "https://www.bbb.org/search?find_loc=Austin%2C+TX&find_text=plumber"
  }
}

cURL example

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/bbb/search?query=<query>&location=<location>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

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Try the BBB Search API

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /bbb/search
Platform: BBB
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Required params: query, location
Common optional params: page

Prefilled cURL

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/bbb/search?query=<query>&location=<location>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters visible to crawlers

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	Business name or category/service keyword
location	string	Yes	City and state (e.g. 'Austin, TX') or a ZIP code
page	integer	No	Result page, default 1

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "query": "plumber",
    "location": "Austin, TX",
    "page": 1,
    "total_results": 2514,
    "results": [
      {
        "name": "Calixto Plumbing",
        "url": "https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/austin/profile/plumber/calixto-plumbing-0825-1000223803",
        "categories": [
          "Plumber",
          "Plumbing Renovation",
          "Commercial Plumber"
        ],
        "rating": "A+",
        "accredited": true,
        "phone": "(512) 945-3143",
        "address": "8410 Georgian Dr # B, Austin, TX 78753-6003",
        "image_url": "https://m.bbb.org/prod/ProfileImages/2024/1f7a8bd4-fdd2-45ca-8963-5c246e1d3b85.png?tx=w_80",
        "service_areas": [
          "Bell County, TX",
          "Travis County, TX"
        ],
        "quote_url": "https://www.bbb.org/central-texas/quote/request-calixto-plumbing-1000223803"
      }
    ],
    "source_url": "https://www.bbb.org/search?find_loc=Austin%2C+TX&find_text=plumber"
  }
}

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GETapiKey2 credits/requestbbb.searchResponseDocBBB

GET /bbb/search

Search Better Business Bureau businesses

API key required. Paste a full key or rotate one from the API Keys page.

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API key

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Active Playground key: not configured

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Required query parameters

query

requiredstring

Business name or category/service keywordlocation

requiredstring

City and state (e.g. 'Austin, TX') or a ZIP code

Add an API key to send a live request.

If an active API key is configured, Copy cURL includes it. Share links never include API keys.

View docs

Sample responseGET

Shown before your first request. Add an API key and send a request to see the live response, status, latency, and headers.

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "query": "plumber",
    "location": "Austin, TX",
    "page": 1,
    "total_results": 2514,
    "results": [
      {
        "name": "Calixto Plumbing",
        "url": "https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/austin/profile/plumber/calixto-plumbing-0825-1000223803",
        "categories": [
          "Plumber",
          "Plumbing Renovation",
          "Commercial Plumber"
        ],
        "rating": "A+",
        "accredited": true,
        "phone": "(512) 945-3143",
        "address": "8410 Georgian Dr # B, Austin, TX 78753-6003",
        "image_url": "https://m.bbb.org/prod/ProfileImages/2024/1f7a8bd4-fdd2-45ca-8963-5c246e1d3b85.png?tx=w_80",
        "service_areas": [
          "Bell County, TX",
          "Travis County, TX"
        ],
        "quote_url": "https://www.bbb.org/central-texas/quote/request-calixto-plumbing-1000223803"
      }
    ],
    "source_url": "https://www.bbb.org/search?find_loc=Austin%2C+TX&find_text=plumber"
  }
}

Endpoint details

Method: GET
Path: /bbb/search
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 2 credits/request
Platform: BBB
Parameters: 4 documented fields

Request parameters

query:querylocation:querypage:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "query": "plumber",
    "location": "Austin, TX",
    "page": 1,
    "total_results": 2514,
    "results": [
      {
        "name": "Calixto Plumbing",
        "url": "https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/austin/profile/plumber/calixto-plumbing-0825-1000223803",
        "categories": [
          "Plumber",
          "Plumbing Renovation",
          "Commercial Plumber"
        ],
        "rating": "A+",
        "accredited": true,
        "phone": "(512) 945-3143",
        "address": "8410 Georgian Dr # B, Austin, TX 78753-6003",
        "image_url": "https://m.bbb.org/prod/ProfileImages/2024/1f7a8bd4-fdd2-45ca-8963-5c246e1d3b85.png?tx=w_80",
        "service_areas": [
          "Bell County, TX",
          "Travis County, TX"
        ],
        "quote_url": "https://www.bbb.org/central-texas/quote/request-calixto-plumbing-1000223803"
      }
    ],
    "source_url": "https://www.bbb.org/search?find_loc=Austin%2C+TX&find_text=plumber"
  }
}

cURL example

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/bbb/search?query=<query>&location=<location>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"