# BBB API: Get business profile > Finds the best-matching Better Business Bureau profile for a business name and city/state or ZIP code, with its BBB rating, accreditation, customer reviews, complaint counts and alerts. BBB ratings are not customer review scores. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by BBB. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/bbb.org/get-business-profile - Method: `bbb.org/get_business_profile`, version 1 - Website: bbb.org - Returns: business name, BBB rating and meaning, accreditation, years in business, category, address, phone, website, review rating and count, complaint counts, alerts, profile link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `business` | string | yes | `"Comcast"` | Business name, for example Comcast. | | `location` | string | yes | `"19103"` | City and state or ZIP code, for example Philadelphia, PA or 19103. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "business": "Comcast", "location": "19103" } ``` Its output: ```json { "phone": "(800) 266-2278", "address": "1701 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19103-2838", "website": "https://www.xfinity.com/national/", "bbb_alerts": "Important information Government Actions : Government Action: BBB reports on known government actions involving business’ marketplace conduct: Minnesota v. Comcast The following describes a pending government action that has been formally brought by a government agency but has not yet been resolved.…", "bbb_rating": "A+", "profile_link": "https://www.bbb.org/us/pa/philadelphia/profile/internet-providers/comcast-corporation-0241-80003221", "business_name": "Comcast Corporation", "bbb_accredited": false, "rating_meaning": "A+ is BBB’s highest letter grade. It reflects BBB’s opinion of the business’s interactions with customers, not its customer review score.", "business_category": "Internet Providers", "years_in_business": 63, "accredited_since_year": null, "customer_review_count": 2956, "complaints_last_3_years": 26591, "average_customer_review_rating": 1.06, "complaints_closed_last_12_months": 8151 } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"bbb.org/get_business_profile","input":{"business":"Comcast","location":"19103"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What's the BBB rating for Roto-Rooter in Cincinnati, OH, and are they accredited? - Look up Sunrise Roofing & Siding near ZIP 75201 on bbb.org — I want complaint counts and any alerts before I hire them. - Is Apex Auto Repair in Tucson, Arizona a legit business? Check their Better Business Bureau letter grade, years in business, and customer review score. - Pull the bbb.org profile for Comfort Air HVAC in 30308: rating, phone, website, and how many complaints were closed in the last 3 years. - Before signing with Evergreen Moving Co. in Portland, OR, find their Better Business Bureau accreditation status, complaint history, and a link to their profile. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "business", "location" ], "properties": { "business": { "type": "string", "description": "Business name, for example Comcast." }, "location": { "type": "string", "description": "City and state or ZIP code, for example Philadelphia, PA or 19103." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "business_name", "bbb_rating", "rating_meaning", "bbb_accredited", "accredited_since_year", "years_in_business", "business_category", "address", "phone", "website", "average_customer_review_rating", "customer_review_count", "complaints_last_3_years", "complaints_closed_last_12_months", "bbb_alerts", "profile_link" ], "properties": { "phone": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "address": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "website": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "bbb_alerts": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "bbb_rating": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "profile_link": { "type": "string" }, "business_name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "bbb_accredited": { "type": "boolean" }, "rating_meaning": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "business_category": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "years_in_business": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "accredited_since_year": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "customer_review_count": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "complaints_last_3_years": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "average_customer_review_rating": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "complaints_closed_last_12_months": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] } } } ``` ## See more - [BBB API: Get business complaints](https://fous.com/methods/bbb.org/get-business-complaints.md): Finds a business near a city and state or ZIP code on the Better Business Bureau and reads its published complaints, newest first, with the three-year complaint total. The three-year total may exceed the publicly displayed complaint details. - [Yellow Pages API: Search businesses](https://fous.com/methods/yellowpages.com/search-businesses.md): Finds local US businesses on Yellow Pages by name or category and a city, state or ZIP. Returns listings with phone numbers in Yellow Pages order, excluding labeled ads; contact details, ratings and hours appear when listed. - [Trustpilot API: Get company rating](https://fous.com/methods/trustpilot.com/get-company-rating.md): Gets a company's Trustpilot rating summary from its name or website: TrustScore, rating label, total reviews, star breakdown, categories, claimed status, reply statistics and location when shown. - [Business.gov.au API: Search Australian businesses](https://fous.com/methods/abr.business.gov.au/search-businesses.md): Finds Australian businesses on ABN Lookup by name or ABN. Returns ABN status, GST registration, business and trading names, and location. - [Trustpilot API: Search companies](https://fous.com/methods/trustpilot.com/search-companies.md): Finds companies on Trustpilot by name or what they do, with TrustScore, review count, categories, location, logo and links. A preferred country moves companies listed in that country to the front. - [Kelley Blue Book API: Get KBB car review](https://fous.com/methods/kbb.com/get-car-review.md): Gets Kelley Blue Book's expert and consumer ratings, trim prices with the KBB Fair Purchase Price, fuel economy, pros, cons and the expert review's opening verdict for a car model by year, make and model. Some details are unavailable for certain model years. - [Google API: Get place](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/get-place.md): Looks up a public Google Maps place by name and location and returns its profile: address, rating, hours, phone, website and photos. - [Food Standards Agency API: Find food hygiene ratings](https://fous.com/methods/ratings.food.gov.uk/get-hygiene-rating.md): Finds food businesses by name and town, street or postcode and returns their official food hygiene rating, inspection date and score descriptions. Scottish ratings usually have no component scores. - [All BBB methods](https://fous.com/methods/bbb.org.md)