# Thumbtack Scraper \[.50💰] | Pros | Ratings | Leads (`ahmed_jasarevic/thumbtack-scraper`) Actor

Extract local service professionals from Thumbtack — business names, ratings, hire counts, badges, service areas and contact info. Build targeted lead lists for home-services outreach.

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

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Thumbtack Scraper — Local Service Pros, Ratings & Contact Data

Extract **local service professionals** from [Thumbtack](https://www.thumbtack.com) — 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

```json
{
  "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:**

```json
{
  "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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# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Thumbtack pro profile URLs (e.g. https://www.thumbtack.com/pro/...) or directory/listing pages (category/location search results). Profile URLs are scraped directly; listing pages are crawled to discover pro profiles.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of pro profiles to extract. Hard cap to protect your compute budget.

## `maxRequestsPerCrawl` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of pages the crawler will visit (profiles + listing pages). Must be >= Max items.

## `proxyGroup` (type: `string`):

Apify proxy group used to route requests. Thumbtack is protected by AWS WAF, so the UNBLOCKER (anti-bot) or RESIDENTIAL group is REQUIRED to get past it. Falls back to BUYPROXIES94952 (datacenter) if the chosen group is unavailable — but datacenter IPs are blocked by Thumbtack.

## `useApifyProxy` (type: `boolean`):

Route requests through the Apify proxy. Leave ON unless you provide a Scrapfly API key.

## `scrapeListingPages` (type: `boolean`):

If a start URL is a directory/listing page, discover and scrape the pro profiles linked from it. Disable to scrape only the exact URLs you provide.

## `scrapflyApiKey` (type: `string`):

If provided, pages are fetched through Scrapfly's anti-bot API (https://www.scrapfly.io) instead of a browser. This reliably bypasses Thumbtack's AWS WAF without needing the Apify UNBLOCKER/RESIDENTIAL proxy. Get a key at scrapfly.io.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.thumbtack.com/"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxRequestsPerCrawl": 100,
  "proxyGroup": "UNBLOCKER",
  "useApifyProxy": true,
  "scrapeListingPages": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.thumbtack.com/"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ahmed_jasarevic/thumbtack-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 = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.thumbtack.com/" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ahmed_jasarevic/thumbtack-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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.thumbtack.com/"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call ahmed_jasarevic/thumbtack-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ahmed_jasarevic/thumbtack-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/jFIJYJkd7bU5z98ba/builds/efJOQeVJRsejZdT5P/openapi.json