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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. Send an Idempotency-Key header to make retries safe.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
pageNoPage number, starting at 1; up to 30 businesses per page
nichesYesGoogle categories or plain niches, e.g. ["dentist"]
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")
radiusMilesNoAround a city; default 30
excludedNichesNoBusiness categories or niches to exclude
saveToContactsNoSave returned businesses to your Deeplead contacts

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
businessesYes
chargedCreditsYes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. 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"
      +}
  2. First observed

TDQS

A4.3/5.0
Behavior5/5

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

The description discloses credit charges per result, the optional saveToContacts side effect, 30-per-page pagination, and the Idempotency-Key requirement for safe retries. This goes well beyond the annotations, which only mark the operation as not read-only, not open-world, and not destructive; no contradiction exists.

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

Conciseness5/5

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

Four sentences, all information-bearing: scope, data coverage, pagination, pricing, side effect, and idempotency. It is front-loaded with the core purpose and contains no filler.

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

Completeness5/5

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

For a tool with ten parameters, nested objects, and an output schema, the description covers the operational essentials: cost, side effects, pagination, and retry safety. The schema handles parameter semantics and output structure, so nothing needed to invoke it correctly is missing.

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 the schema already documents all ten parameters. The description adds minor semantic value by noting '30 per page' (tying to page) and that saveToContacts 'also stores them in your contacts', but it does not materially extend the parameter documentation.

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?

The description opens with 'Search local businesses from Google Business Profiles', naming a specific verb, resource, and data source. This clearly distinguishes it from sibling tools like organizations_search and persons_search, which target 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?

The description implies usage for local business search but does not explicitly state when to prefer it over alternatives or when not to use it. It never names sibling tools or exclusion conditions, so the agent must infer applicability from the title and first sentence.

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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