9 Free Web Scraping APIs That Actually Work for Lead Generation in 2026

Lead generation still runs on data. The problem is that most free scraping tools either break after a week, get blocked by Cloudflare, or return garbage data. I spent the last few months testing tools that actually hold up in production. Here are 9 that work as of March 2026, with real use cases for each. 1. YellowPages Business Lead Scraper YellowPages.com is still one of the largest directories for local business data. The catch: Cloudflare protection makes it hard to scrape reliably. What you get: Business name, address, phone, email, website, hours, categories, ratings. Best for: Local lead lists, competitor analysis, enrichment pipelines. YellowPages Scraper on Apify handles the anti-bot layer and returns structured JSON. Pay-per-result pricing means you only pay for data you actually get. 2. Secretary of State Business Entity Search Every US state maintains a public database of registered businesses. This data is gold for KYC, compliance, sales prospecting, and competitive intell