Thumbtack Scraper — Local Service Pros, Ratings & Contact Data

Extract local service professionals from Thumbtack — business name, category, services, ratings, hire count, badges (Top Pro), service areas and contact info. Build targeted lead lists for home-services outreach, contractor SaaS and local SEO agencies.

Main Use Cases

• Home-services lead generation — build targeted pro outreach lists with service areas and contact info
• Contractor SaaS enrichment — enrich your ICP with ratings, hire counts, badges and tech-stack signals
• Local SEO benchmarking — compare competitors by reviews, response time and service areas
• Pay-per-lead arbitrage — identify top-rated pros in underserved zip codes to broker leads
• Market research — analyze service-category density and pricing across cities
• Competitive intelligence — track pro performance metrics and badge distribution

AWS WAF Bypass Built In

Thumbtack is protected by AWS WAF (CloudFront) — datacenter IPs are blocked with a JS/cookie challenge. This actor routes through the Apify UNBLOCKER proxy group to solve challenges automatically, or you can supply a Scrapfly API key for anti-bot bypass without proxies.

Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
proName	string	Individual pro name
businessName	string	Business name
category	string	Service category
servicesOffered	array	List of services
serviceAreas	array	Cities and zip codes served
rating	number	Aggregate rating
reviewCount	integer	Number of reviews
responseTime	string	Stated response speed
hireCount	integer	Number of times hired
badges	array	Top Pro, Background Check, etc.
contact	object	Phone, website, email
pricingIndicators	array	Price strings / "Free estimate"
scrapedAt	string	Extraction timestamp

Example Output

{
  "url": "https://www.thumbtack.com/pro/example-pro",
  "proName": "Jane Doe",
  "businessName": "Jane's Cleaning Co.",
  "category": "House Cleaning",
  "servicesOffered": ["Deep cleaning", "Move-out cleaning"],
  "serviceAreas": ["Austin, TX", "78701", "78702"],
  "rating": 4.9,
  "reviewCount": 213,
  "responseTime": "within a few hours",
  "hireCount": 480,
  "badges": ["Top Pro", "Background Check"],
  "contact": { "phone": "+15125551234", "website": "https://janescleaning.com", "email": null },
  "pricingIndicators": ["$30 per hour", "Free estimate"],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-25T09:00:00.000Z"
}

Input

Field	Type	Default	Notes
startUrls	array	required	Pro profile URLs or directory/listing pages
maxItems	integer	100	Max profiles to extract
maxRequestsPerCrawl	integer	100	Max pages visited
proxyGroup	string	UNBLOCKER	UNBLOCKER or RESIDENTIAL required for AWS WAF
useApifyProxy	boolean	true	Route through Apify proxy
scrapeListingPages	boolean	true	Discover profiles from listing pages
scrapflyApiKey	string	empty	Alternative anti-bot bypass via Scrapfly

How It Works

1. You provide Thumbtack pro profile URLs or category/location listing pages
2. The actor routes requests through UNBLOCKER or RESIDENTIAL proxies
3. It extracts embedded page data (not brittle CSS selectors)
4. With scrapeListingPages enabled, it discovers profiles from directory pages
5. Results are deduplicated and saved to an Apify dataset (JSON, CSV, Excel)

Related Actors

• Thumbtack Pros Scraper (own) — deeper profile enrichment with reviews
• Realtor.com Agent Scraper (own) — US real estate agent leads

FAQ

Why am I getting 0 results?

Almost always the AWS WAF challenge. Switch to UNBLOCKER/RESIDENTIAL proxy or add a Scrapfly key.

What's the difference between this and Thumbtack Pros Scraper?

This scraper focuses on directory-level data (fast pulls). Thumbtack Pros Scraper goes deeper with profile enrichment, reviews and FAQs.

Can I scrape by service category?

Yes. Point the actor at a Thumbtack category/location listing page and it will discover and scrape all pros linked from it.

For AI Agents & LLM Apps

Purpose: Extract Thumbtack pro profiles — names, ratings, hire counts, service areas, badges and contact info.

Minimal working input:

{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.thumbtack.com/" }],
  "maxItems": 20
}

Output fields: url, proName, businessName, category, servicesOffered, serviceAreas, rating, reviewCount, responseTime, hireCount, badges, contact, pricingIndicators, scrapedAt.

Behaviors an agent should know:

• startUrls is required — accepts profile URLs or directory/listing pages.
• UNBLOCKER or RESIDENTIAL proxy is required — datacenter IPs are blocked.
• scrapeListingPages auto-discovers profiles from directory pages.
• scrapflyApiKey is an alternative to Apify proxy for WAF bypass.

Billing: Free users capped at 10 profiles; paid users unlimited.

Legal & Compliance Disclaimer

This actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Thumbtack. It accesses only publicly displayed business information. You are responsible for compliance with Thumbtack's Terms of Service and applicable law.

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