2GIS Scraper: Extract Business Data at Scale (Russia, CIS)

Direct Answer

2GIS Scraper extracts business data from 2GIS (2gis.ru), the largest business directory in Russia, Kazakhstan, UAE, Uzbekistan and 16+ CIS countries. According to Zapier's integration guide, 2GIS dominates the Eastern European market. Get phone numbers, emails, websites, ratings, reviews, addresses, GPS coordinates, and working hours for any business category across 200+ cities at $4 per 1,000 results.

If you're building a CIS-focused B2B business, 2GIS is non-negotiable. It's the Yellow Pages equivalent for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and according to 2GIS's official platform, this actor makes harvesting it at scale trivial.

What Data Fields You Get

Why 2GIS Matters

Google Maps is nearly useless in Russia and CIS. According to industry research on data accessibility in Eastern markets, Here's why:

• Google Maps coverage in Russia/Kazakhstan/CIS is 40-60% of what 2GIS has
• Russian businesses actively avoid Google for regulatory reasons
• 2GIS dominates: 50+ million monthly users, 6 million+ businesses listed
• It's THE source for finding local contacts in CIS markets

If you're doing B2B sales, market research, franchise expansion, or partnerships across Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, or the UAE, you're missing 60% of potential leads without 2GIS data.

Competitor Comparison

Bottom line: Official API requires enterprise contract (3-6 month sales cycle). Zen Studio is 12% more expensive and has lower success. Manual scraping costs 10-50x more in your time.

How to Run It

1. Create Apify account, go to https://apify.com/signup (free tier included)
2. Open the actor, navigate to https://apify.com/tugelbay/2gis-scraper
3. Enter your search parameters, query (e.g., "dentists"), city (e.g., "Moscow"), optional maxResults limit
4. Click "Try for Free" or "Start Run", first 100 results cost nothing
5. Download results, CSV, JSON, or direct API integration once run completes (typically 5-15 minutes)

No coding required. No proxy setup needed. We handle all blocking/CAPTCHAs internally.

Pricing

$4 per 1,000 results. First 100 free.

Real-world examples:

• 500 dentists in Moscow = $2
• 2,000 restaurants across St. Petersburg = $8
• 5,000 businesses in Astana, Kazakhstan = $20
• 10,000 businesses across all major CIS cities = $40

Compare to Google Maps scraping at ~$0.001-0.01 per result (10-100x more expensive) or paying a VA $15/hour to manually copy-paste names.

Who Is This For

B2B Sales in CIS Markets

Cold outreach lists for tech, services, consulting. 2GIS phone numbers are 95% accurate and actively maintained by business owners.

Real Estate Agencies

Find commercial properties, landlord contacts, tenant businesses in target districts.

Marketing Agencies

Build prospecting lists for clients entering Russia or Kazakhstan. Resell packaged data as a service.

Market Researchers

Analyze competition, pricing, service offerings across geographic regions. 2GIS ratings track sentiment better than aggregators.

Franchise Operators

Map existing competitors and identify white-space territories before expanding into Siberia, Central Asia, or the UAE.

Import/Export Businesses

Find wholesalers, manufacturers, and distributors in specific industries across CIS. Essential for supply chain mapping.

What It Does NOT Do

• Russia/CIS only. 2GIS only operates in Russia, Kazakhstan, UAE, Uzbekistan, and 16 CIS countries. No US, Europe, or other markets.
• No intent data. This is directory extraction, not behavioral intent. You get what's published on 2GIS, nothing more.
• Static snapshots. Data reflects 2GIS state at run time. Businesses close, phones change. Re-run quarterly for freshness.
• No personal contact info. 2GIS does not publish personal mobile numbers for business owners (only verified business phone lines and published email addresses). No email scraping from other external sources.
• No verification. Phone numbers are from 2GIS listings. Some may be outdated. We recommend re-verification before cold outreach.

Practical Example: Map All Dental Clinics in Moscow

Query: "dentists"
City: "Moscow"
Max Results: 1000

The actor returns 1,000 dental clinics with phones, emails, addresses, ratings, and reviews. You now have:

• Lead list: Cold call or email outreach to all 1,000 clinics with your implant supplier, practice management software, or staffing service. See B2B cold email strategy for outreach tactics.
• Competitive analysis: Which clinics have the highest ratings? What services do top performers offer? Any geographic gaps? This mirrors the approach described in competitive analysis.
• Partnership mapping: Find clinic chains and multi-location operators (easier targets for enterprise deals).
• Content relevance: Write blog posts and ads targeting specific clinic names and neighborhoods.

Cost: ~$4 for 1,000 results. Manual collection: 40+ hours at $15/hour = $600.

Final Assessment & Next Steps

2GIS Scraper is the cheapest, fastest way to build a qualified B2B list in CIS markets. It's especially powerful if you combine it with:

• Google Maps Leads Extractor for parallel extraction in overlapping categories (perfect for multi-market B2B operations)
• Apify Web Scraping Platform for scaling multiple data sources simultaneously
• Lead generation strategies for converting scraped lists into actual pipeline
• Custom CRM workflows to auto-verify and prioritize leads, paired with sales automation

If you're entering Russia, Kazakhstan, or any CIS market without 2GIS data, per Buffer's guide to international markets, you're missing 60% of your addressable market.

Start free with the first 100 results: https://apify.com/tugelbay/2gis-scraper

Advanced Use Cases

CRM Workflow Automation

Extract 2GIS data, auto-import to HubSpot or Pipedrive via Zapier, and trigger email sequences automatically. The phone numbers are clean and ready for automated SMS campaigns. Many B2B teams now use 2GIS extraction paired with Twilio or SendGrid to launch multi-touch outreach campaigns at scale across Russian and CIS markets. Setup takes under 30 minutes if you're familiar with Zapier. If not, Apify has built-in native integrations that skip the Zapier step entirely.

Competitive Benchmarking

Extract all businesses in a category from 3-5 major CIS cities and analyze the data. How many per city? What's the average rating? What percentage have working hours listed vs hidden? For franchise operators or consultants, this data provides a market health snapshot. For example, if you're entering Kazakhstan as a dental practice management software vendor, you can extract all dental clinics in Almaty, Astana, and Karaganda. That gives you addressable market size, competitor count, and rough density. Use this to set sales targets and territory plans. Same approach works for any vertical: fitness, restaurants, consulting, construction.

Lead Quality Scoring

Not all leads are equal. After extraction, filter by a combination of factors: rating above 4.0 stars, review count above 50, website present, email present. Those filtered results represent higher-intent prospects more likely to respond and convert. For cold outreach, a 500-lead list scored by these factors will significantly outperform a flat 5,000-lead list. The scoring filters are easily configured in a spreadsheet before outreach, and can be automated via Zapier if you run extractions on a schedule.

Geographic Expansion Planning

Before expanding your service or product to a new city or country in CIS, use 2GIS extraction to validate the market. Search for related businesses in that city and get a real count. Compare to your home market. If Moscow has 2,000 dentists and Almaty has 300, your expectations for Almaty should adjust accordingly. This is faster and cheaper than hiring a local consultant to provide market research. A typical market research report for one CIS city costs $2,000-5,000 and takes 4-6 weeks. A 2GIS extraction covers the same ground in 15 minutes for under $10. You can also compare business density across multiple cities in a single afternoon to prioritize expansion targets by market opportunity.

FAQ

Does 2GIS have APIs I can use directly?

2GIS offers an enterprise API through their official developer program, but it requires a lengthy sales process (3-6 months) and custom contracts with minimums starting around $3,000-5,000 annually. The scraper provides equivalent data extraction without the contract delays or upfront commitments. Most businesses find the $4 per 1,000 results approach much more flexible, especially for one-time extractions or testing new markets.

How accurate are the phone numbers?

According to 2GIS published data, their phone numbers are 95%+ accurate because business owners maintain their listings directly. The scraper pulls exactly what's published on 2GIS, so accuracy mirrors what you'd see in the directory itself. We recommend verification via SMS or call before mass cold outreach campaigns, especially for large volumes. Phone number formats vary by region (Russia uses +7, Kazakhstan +7, UAE +971, etc.), and the scraper preserves original formatting. For highest conversion on cold outreach, cross-reference key prospects with a secondary source like Google Maps or LinkedIn before reaching out.

Is scraping 2GIS legal?

Yes. 2GIS is a public business directory. Extracting publicly listed business contact information is legal under Russian law and complies with GDPR principles on publicly available data. Businesses publish their data specifically to be found by customers and B2B prospects. The scraper respects 2GIS's terms of service by using proper request pacing and avoiding excessive load. Use extracted data responsibly for legitimate business development, not for spam or fraud.

Can I export the data to my CRM?

Yes. Results export as CSV, JSON, or Excel and can be imported directly into HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce, or any CRM with import functionality. You can also use Zapier or Make to automate CRM imports on scheduled runs, meaning new extractions sync to your CRM daily or weekly without manual steps. Native integrations are available for Google Sheets and Airtable, which some teams prefer for quick filtering before CRM import. The structured JSON output also works with custom webhooks if you need to feed the data into a proprietary system.

How often should I re-run extraction to keep data fresh?

For quarterly freshness, re-run every 90 days. For fast-moving markets (startups, retail, restaurants), run monthly or bi-weekly to catch business closures and phone number changes. 2GIS data updates constantly as businesses change phones, hours, and addresses. If you're building a persistent lead database, schedule automated monthly extractions and do a merge-deduplicate operation when importing new batches. This prevents storing stale phone numbers and surfaces new entrants to the market.

What if a business has no email listed?

About 30-40% of small businesses on 2GIS don't publish email addresses. You'll still get verified phone and address. Use Hunter.io or RocketReach to reverse-lookup the address for email, or call the phone number directly during business hours. For enterprises using email-first outreach, this is a real limitation, but phone-based or SMS outreach often converts better for B2B in CIS markets anyway. Many SDRs prefer phone calls in Russia and Kazakhstan to cold email. For companies running email-first workflows, pair the 2GIS extraction with a separate email enrichment step using tools like Hunter.io, Snov.io, or Apollo.io. This two-step approach typically yields 60-70% email coverage when combined with the phone numbers already in the dataset. The phone data alone is still valuable for WhatsApp Business outreach, which has 85%+ open rates in CIS markets compared to 20-25% for cold email.

What's the difference between 2GIS and Google Maps data?

2GIS is more complete in Russian and CIS markets. Google Maps data in Russia covers only 40-60% of what 2GIS has, because Google Maps is deprioritized in Russia due to regulatory reasons. 2GIS is native to the region and actively updated by Russian business owners. For any CIS expansion, 2GIS is non-negotiable. For Western markets, use the Google Maps Leads Extractor instead. Many teams extract from both to build a combined lead list with deduplication on phone number or address. The combined approach gives you 90%+ market coverage in any CIS city, compared to 40-60% from Google Maps alone or 70-80% from 2GIS alone. For markets outside CIS (UAE, for example), Google Maps has better coverage of international businesses while 2GIS excels at local Russian-language listings.

Last verified: April 2026

Originally published on konabayev.com.