Is there an API for The Blue Book?

The Blue Book does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for thebluebook.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape The Blue Book data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when thebluebook.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a The Blue Book account?

No. Every The Blue Book action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the The Blue Book API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Business Services

The Blue Book API

thebluebook.com

US contractor directory - trade/location search, ProView profiles, listings, and activity.

Actions: 3
Category: Business Services
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the The Blue Book API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_thebluebook_contractor_search_listing_ssr.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_thebluebook_contractor_search_listing_ssr",
    "params": {
      "region": "8",
      "search_term": "Electrical Contractors",
      "region_label": "Chicago, IL"
    }
  }'

3 actions on thebluebook.com

Read

Contractor Search Listing
act_thebluebook_contractor_search_listing_ssrread2 credits / call
Returns contractor search results by region and trade with names and classifications.
region
string · required
search_term
string · required
region_label
string · required
trade_class
string
Homepage Directory
act_thebluebook_homepage_directory_ssrread1 credit / call
Returns directory homepage content with navigation and landing sections.
Listing Magazine Ads
act_thebluebook_listing_magazine_adsread2 credits / call
Returns magazine ad metadata and company URLs for given contractor accounts.
trade_class
string · required
acctlist
string · required

The Blue Book API questions

Is there an API for The Blue Book?: The Blue Book does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for thebluebook.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape The Blue Book data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when thebluebook.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a The Blue Book account?: No. Every The Blue Book action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the The Blue Book API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.