Houzz Professional Scraper

Web Scraping

This actor extracts data from websites. It handles JavaScript rendering, pagination, and anti-bot measures automatically.

Note: Always respect the website's terms of service and robots.txt.

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Web Scraping

This actor extracts data from websites. It handles JavaScript rendering, pagination, and anti-bot measures automatically.

Note: Always respect the website's terms of service and robots.txt.

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Scrape Houzz home design professionals, contractors, interior designers, and architects. Extract ratings, reviews, project portfolios, and contact info. Built by John Rippy (https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrippy/).

Features

Multi-Mode Scraping

• Search Mode: Find professionals by type and location
• Profile Mode: Extract detailed info from specific professional pages
• Reviews Mode: Collect customer reviews and ratings

Data Extracted

Field	Description
Business Name	Professional/company name
Professional Type	Category (contractor, designer, architect, etc.)
Location	Address, city, state, zip
Phone	Verified contact number
Website	Professional's website URL
Rating	Average star rating (1-5)
Review Count	Total number of reviews
Reviews	Individual review text, rating, and date
Projects	Portfolio images and descriptions
License Info	License numbers and verification
Years in Business	Experience duration

Professional Types Supported

• General Contractors
• Interior Designers
• Architects
• Kitchen & Bath Remodelers
• Landscape Contractors
• Home Builders
• And more...

Quick Start

{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "maxResults": 100
}

Demo Mode

Set demoMode: true to test with sample data (no charges). When you're ready for real results, set demoMode: false or omit it.

{
  "demoMode": true,
  ...
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
See input schema

Output Format

{
  "name": "ABC Contracting",
  "professionalType": "General Contractor",
  "location": {
    "address": "123 Main St",
    "city": "Los Angeles",
    "state": "CA",
    "zip": "90001"
  },
  "phone": "(555) 123-4567",
  "website": "https://abccontracting.com",
  "rating": 4.8,
  "reviewCount": 127,
  "reviews": [
    {
      "text": "Excellent work on our kitchen remodel...",
      "rating": 5,
      "date": "2024-01-15",
      "author": "John D."
    }
  ],
  "projects": [
    {
      "title": "Modern Kitchen Renovation",
      "imageUrl": "https://...",
      "description": "Complete kitchen overhaul..."
    }
  ],
  "license": "CA-B123456",
  "yearsInBusiness": 15,
  "houzzUrl": "https://www.houzz.com/professionals/..."
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing: Pay-per-result pricing model:

• $0.002 per professional result
• $0.001 per review extracted
• $0.001 per project extracted

Use Cases

Lead Generation for Home Services

Extract contractor leads with verified contact information for sales outreach.

Competitive Intelligence

Monitor competitors' reviews, ratings, and project portfolios in your market.

Market Research

Analyze the home services landscape in specific geographic areas.

Review Monitoring

Track customer sentiment and reviews for multiple professionals.

Citation Building

Verify business listing accuracy across directories.

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Common Problems & Solutions

"Invalid API key" error

Cause: Your API key is wrong, expired, or doesn't have the right permissions. Fix: Double-check your API key. Make sure you copied it exactly without extra spaces.

"Rate limit exceeded" error

Cause: You've hit the API's rate limits. Fix: Wait a few minutes, then try again. Consider reducing the number of concurrent requests.

Empty or incomplete results

Cause: The target may have anti-scraping protection or the data doesn't exist. Fix:

• Check if the URL/search query is correct
• Try with different parameters
• Some sites may block automated access

Demo data showing instead of real results

Cause: demoMode is still set to true. Fix: Set demoMode: false and provide your API key(s).

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