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Search local businesses from Google Business Profiles

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Search local businesses from Google Business Profiles. 23M+ businesses with ratings, reviews, website contacts, socials and ad pixels. 30 per page. Charges 1 credit per business with an email or phone and 0.5 per business without. saveToContacts also stores them in your contacts.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
pageNoPage number, starting at 1; up to 30 businesses per page
ratingNoGoogle rating band to match
keywordNoMatched against the business name and categories
requireNoe.g. { "email": true, "metaAds": false }; false matches only businesses checked and found without it
reviewsNoGoogle review-count band to match
locationYesA city ("Austin, TX"), a US state ("Texas") or a country ("Germany")
categoriesYesGoogle business categories, e.g. ["Dentist"]
radiusMilesNoAround a city; default 30
saveToContactsNoSave returned businesses to your Deeplead contacts
excludedCategoriesNoGoogle business categories to exclude

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
businessesYes
chargedCreditsYes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed5 schema fields changed
    • addedInput schema / properties / categories
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Google business categories, e.g. [\"Dentist\"]",
      +  "items": {
      +    "minLength": 1,
      +    "type": "string"
      +  },
      +  "maxItems": 10,
      +  "minItems": 1,
      +  "type": "array"
      +}
    • addedInput schema / properties / excludedCategories
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Google business categories to exclude",
      +  "items": {
      +    "type": "string"
      +  },
      +  "type": "array"
      +}
    • removedInput schema / properties / excludedNiches
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Business categories or niches to exclude",
      -  "items": {
      -    "type": "string"
      -  },
      -  "type": "array"
      -}
    • removedInput schema / properties / niches
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Google categories or plain niches, e.g. [\"dentist\"]",
      -  "items": {
      -    "minLength": 1,
      -    "type": "string"
      -  },
      -  "maxItems": 10,
      -  "minItems": 1,
      -  "type": "array"
      -}
    • changedInput schema / required
      Previous value: -[
      -  "niches",
      -  "location"
      -]New value: +[
      +  "categories",
      +  "location"
      +]
  2. Changed6 schema fields changed
    • addedInput schema / properties / excludedNiches / description
      Added value: +"Business categories or niches to exclude"
    • addedInput schema / properties / page / description
      Added value: +"Page number, starting at 1; up to 30 businesses per page"
    • addedInput schema / properties / rating / description
      Added value: +"Google rating band to match"
    • addedInput schema / properties / reviews / description
      Added value: +"Google review-count band to match"
    • addedInput schema / properties / saveToContacts
      Added value: +{
      +  "default": false,
      +  "description": "Save returned businesses to your Deeplead contacts",
      +  "type": "boolean"
      +}
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
      +  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
      +  "additionalProperties": false,
      +  "properties": {
      +    "businesses": {
      +      "items": {
      +        "additionalProperties": false,
      +        "properties": {
      +          "adPixels": {
      +            "additionalProperties": false,
      +            "properties": {
      +              "chatgpt": {
      +                "type": [
      +                  "boolean",
      +                  "null"
      +                ]
      +              },
      +              "googleAds": {
      +                "type": [
      +                  "boolean",
      +                  "null"
      +                ]
      +              },
      +              "googleAnalytics": {
      +                "type": [
      +                  "boolean",
      +                  "null"
      +                ]
      +              },
      +              "meta": {
      +                "type": [
      +                  "boolean",
      +                  "null"
      +                ]
      +              },
      +              "tiktok": {
      +                "type": [
      +                  "boolean",
      +                  "null"
      +                ]
      +              }
      +            },
      +            "required": [
      +              "meta",
      +              "googleAds",
      +              "googleAnalytics",
      +              "tiktok",
      +              "chatgpt"
      +            ],
      +            "type": "object"
      +          },
      +          "address": {
      +            "type": [
      +              "string",
      +              "null"
      +            ]
      +          },
      +          "businessId": {
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          "categories": {
      +            "items": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "type": "array"
      +          },
      +          "city": {
      +            "type": [
      +              "string",
      +              "null"
      +            ]
      +          },
      +          "country": {
      +            "type": [
      +              "string",
      +              "null"
      +            ]
      +          },
      +          "email": {
      +            "type": [
      +              "string",
      +              "null"
      +            ]
      +          },
      +          "emails": {
      +            "items": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "type": "array"
      +          },
      +          "googleProfileClaimed": {
      +            "type": [
      +              "boolean",
      +              "null"
      +            ]
      +          },
      +          "name": {
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          "phone": {
      +            "type": [
      +              "string",
      +              "null"
      +            ]
      +          },
      +          "phones": {
      +            "items": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "type": "array"
      +          },
      +          "rating": {
      +            "type": [
      +              "number",
      +              "null"
      +            ]
      +          },
      +          "reviewCount": {
      +            "type": [
      +              "number",
      +              "null"
      +            ]
      +          },
      +          "reviewsByStars": {
      +            "description": "Counts of 1 to 5 star reviews",
      +            "items": {
      +              "type": [
      +                "number",
      +                "null"
      +              ]
      +            },
      +            "type": "array"
      +          },
      +          "socials": {
      +            "additionalProperties": false,
      +            "properties": {
      +              "facebook": {
      +                "type": [
      +                  "string",
      +                  "null"
      +                ]
      +              },
      +              "instagram": {
      +                "type": [
      +                  "string",
      +                  "null"
      +                ]
      +              },
      +              "linkedin": {
      +                "type": [
      +                  "string",
      +                  "null"
      +                ]
      +              },
      +              "tiktok": {
      +                "type": [
      +                  "string",
      +                  "null"
      +                ]
      +              }
      +            },
      +            "required": [
      +              "facebook",
      +              "instagram",
      +              "linkedin",
      +              "tiktok"
      +            ],
      +            "type": "object"
      +          },
      +          "website": {
      +            "type": [
      +              "string",
      +              "null"
      +            ]
      +          }
      +        },
      +        "required": [
      +          "businessId",
      +          "name",
      +          "categories",
      +          "address",
      +          "city",
      +          "country",
      +          "website",
      +          "email",
      +          "emails",
      +          "phone",
      +          "phones",
      +          "rating",
      +          "reviewCount",
      +          "reviewsByStars",
      +          "googleProfileClaimed",
      +          "socials",
      +          "adPixels"
      +        ],
      +        "type": "object"
      +      },
      +      "type": "array"
      +    },
      +    "chargedCredits": {
      +      "type": "number"
      +    }
      +  },
      +  "required": [
      +    "chargedCredits",
      +    "businesses"
      +  ],
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
  3. First observed

TDQS

A3.9/5.0
Behavior4/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations mark this non-read-only but non-destructive; the description corroborates with the saveToContacts write side effect and goes further by disclosing the credit model (1 credit per business with email/phone, 0.5 without) and page size. It omits auth requirements and whether the contacts write is reversible.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Four short sentences, each front-loaded with the most decision-relevant facts (source, scale, cost, side effect). The '30 per page' fact is duplicated in the schema, a minor redundancy.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

With an output schema present, return values need no explanation, and the description supplies the cost model, pagination, and contacts side effect. It stops short of noting the 100-page cap or any authentication/credit-balance prerequisites.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema coverage is 100%, so all 10 parameters are documented in the schema itself, establishing a baseline of 3. The description adds only the credit distinction tied to email/phone presence and the 30-per-page limit, both of which largely restate schema details.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb (Search) plus resource (local businesses from Google Business Profiles) and quantifies the corpus (23M+). It is clearly distinguishable from siblings like organizations_search and persons_search, which cover different entity types.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines3/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Usage is implied by the resource description, but there is no explicit when-to-use or when-not guidance and no alternatives named among the sibling search tools. An agent must infer that this is the local-business search rather than organizations_search.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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