# Thumbtack Reviews Scraper — Local Service Pros, Ratings & Hires (`ahmed_jasarevic/thumbtack-pros-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Thumbtack (US home-services marketplace) reviews from local pros by profile url: business name, rating, review count, hires, Top Pro badge, price, service area, review and profile URL. For lead buyers, contractor SaaS, market researchers.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ahmed\_jasarevic/thumbtack-pros-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ahmed Jasarevic](https://apify.com/ahmed_jasarevic) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Thumbtack Pros Scraper — Local Service Pros, Ratings & Hires

**Scrape Thumbtack** (the US home-services marketplace) for local service professionals by **service keyword + location**. Get business name, star rating, review count, number of hires, Top Pro badge, price, service area, highlighted review and profile URL — as clean JSON, CSV or Excel, on demand or on a schedule.

Built for **home-services lead buyers**, **SaaS tools selling to contractors**, **local market researchers** and **competitive analysis** teams who need structured Thumbtack data without manual copy-paste.

### Why use Thumbtack Pros Scraper?

- **No login, no credentials** — reads only public Thumbtack pages.
- **Structured data** — parses Thumbtack's own embedded page data (not brittle CSS selectors), so fields stay reliable.
- **Residential proxy by default** — Thumbtack sits behind AWS WAF and challenges datacenter IPs; this actor routes through Apify's residential proxy out of the box.
- **Optional pro profile enrichment** — turn on *Include pro profile details* to also pull the pro's about text, service area, years in business, employee count, Top Pro flag, background-check badge, services/specialties, payment methods, recent reviews and FAQs.
- **Runs on Apify** — schedule it, call it via API, or plug it into Zapier/Make/n8n.

### How to use

1. Open the actor's **Input** tab.
2. Add one or more **service keywords** (e.g. `house cleaning`, `handyman`, `plumber`).
3. Add one or more **locations** as `City, ST` (e.g. `Cincinnati, OH`) or 5-digit ZIP codes.
4. Optionally paste **start URLs** (Thumbtack search or pro profile pages) instead.
5. Toggle **Include pro profile details** if you want the richer profile pass.
6. Click **Run** and download the dataset as JSON, HTML, CSV or Excel.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `searchTerms` | array | Service names, e.g. `["house cleaning", "handyman"]` |
| `locations` | array | `"City, ST"` or 5-digit ZIP, e.g. `["Cincinnati, OH"]` |
| `startUrls` | array | Optional direct Thumbtack URLs (search or profile pages) |
| `includeProfileDetails` | boolean | Visit each pro's profile page for extra fields (default `false`) |
| `maxResults` | integer | Stop after this many unique pros (default `50`) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify Proxy settings; residential group by default |

Example input:

```json
{
  "searchTerms": ["house cleaning"],
  "locations": ["Cincinnati, OH"],
  "includeProfileDetails": false,
  "maxResults": 25,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}
```

### Output

Each dataset row is one pro. Example:

```json
{
  "businessName": "HomeForm Cleaning",
  "rating": 4.8,
  "reviewCount": 49,
  "reviewQualifier": "Great",
  "badge": "Top Pro",
  "isOnline": false,
  "numHires": 2,
  "businessFacts": ["2 hires on Thumbtack", "Serves Cincinnati, OH"],
  "price": null,
  "urgencyPills": ["Great value"],
  "highlightedReview": "Nayelie Perez says, \"Not only were they able to accommodate a deep clean...\"",
  "profileUrl": "/oh/cincinnati/house-cleaning/homeform-cleaning/service/556225722446970891",
  "servicePk": "556225722446970891",
  "searchTerm": "house cleaning",
  "location": "Cincinnati, OH",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.thumbtack.com/oh/cincinnati/house-cleaning",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-09T06:00:00.000Z"
}
```

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

### Data table

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `businessName` | Pro / business name |
| `rating` | Star rating (e.g. 4.8) |
| `reviewCount` | Number of reviews |
| `reviewQualifier` | "Great", "Exceptional", etc. |
| `badge` | "Top Pro" or similar badge |
| `numHires` | Hires on Thumbtack |
| `price` | Price shown on the listing (when available) |
| `businessFacts` | Facts like "Serves Cincinnati, OH" |
| `highlightedReview` | Featured review text |
| `profileUrl` | Link to the pro's Thumbtack profile |
| `searchTerm` / `location` | The query that produced this pro |

With **profile details** enabled, rows also include `about`, `serves`, `yearsInBusiness`, `numEmployees`, `isTopPro`, `isBackgroundChecked`, `services`, `paymentInfo`, `reviews`, and `faqs`.

### Pricing / Cost estimation

**How much does it cost to scrape Thumbtack?**

- **Free users** get a capped preview of up to **10 pros** per run.
- **Paid users** pay only for Apify platform usage (compute + residential proxy traffic). A small run (1 keyword × 1 city, ~7 pros, no profile details) typically costs well under $0.10.
- Residential proxy traffic is billed per GB by Apify; keeping `maxResults` modest keeps costs low.

### Tips & advanced options

- **Go deeper in a metro:** each Thumbtack search page embeds ~6–7 pros. Add nearby suburbs/cities as extra locations — the actor dedupes pros that appear in several.
- **Profile details cost more:** only enable `includeProfileDetails` when you need the extra fields.
- **Use ZIP codes** for precise local targeting, or `"City, ST"` for broader coverage.
- **Residential proxies are strongly recommended** — Thumbtack challenges datacenter IPs. The actor defaults to the `RESIDENTIAL` group.

### FAQ, disclaimers & support

**Is scraping Thumbtack legal?** This actor accesses only public pages and extracts only publicly displayed information — no login, no personal contact data, no bypassing of access controls. You are responsible for using the data in compliance with applicable laws and Thumbtack's terms.

**Known limitations:** Thumbtack does not publish pro phone numbers, emails or street addresses on public pages; this actor does not invent them. Full review history is not publicly served — only the featured review on each listing.

**Support:** open an issue on the actor's Issues tab, or contact us for custom solutions (other marketplaces, deeper enrichment, scheduled pipelines).

# Actor input Schema

## `profileUrls` (type: `array`):

Thumbtack pro profile URLs to scrape reviews from (e.g. https://www.thumbtack.com/oh/cincinnati/house-cleaning/service/12345).

## `maxReviews` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of reviews to extract from each profile. Set to 0 for all available reviews.

## `includeReplies` (type: `boolean`):

Include the business owner's reply to each review when available.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify Proxy settings. Residential proxies are strongly recommended — Thumbtack challenges datacenter IPs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "profileUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.thumbtack.com/ca/menlo-park/house-cleaning/hilda-chavez-cleaning-services/service/548048316559269891"
    }
  ],
  "maxReviews": 100,
  "includeReplies": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Scraped Thumbtack pros as JSON/CSV/Excel

## `run` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "profileUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.thumbtack.com/ca/menlo-park/house-cleaning/hilda-chavez-cleaning-services/service/548048316559269891"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ahmed_jasarevic/thumbtack-pros-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "profileUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.thumbtack.com/ca/menlo-park/house-cleaning/hilda-chavez-cleaning-services/service/548048316559269891" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ahmed_jasarevic/thumbtack-pros-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "profileUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.thumbtack.com/ca/menlo-park/house-cleaning/hilda-chavez-cleaning-services/service/548048316559269891"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call ahmed_jasarevic/thumbtack-pros-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ahmed_jasarevic/thumbtack-pros-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/TIzQ8ZFR7PZ9InVyU/builds/bfy9JJdBeUEjtJ1fq/openapi.json