🏭 ThomasNet Pro Scraper - B2B Manufacturing Lead Generation

Get verified manufacturing suppliers from ThomasNet - with emails, phones, and social media included.

💡 Why This Scraper?

You only pay for leads with verified contact information.

We search ThomasNet's database of 500,000+ manufacturing suppliers and use advanced contact discovery to find verified emails, phones, and social media for each company. Leads without contact info are automatically filtered out - every lead you pay for is actionable.

✅ What You Pay For	❌ What You DON'T Pay For
Leads with emails	Empty company names
Leads with phone numbers	No website found
Leads with social media	No contact info extracted

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🎯 What This Scraper Does

1. Searches ThomasNet for your keywords (e.g., "CNC machining")
2. Filters by location (US states or Canadian provinces)
3. Finds verified contact info using advanced multi-source discovery
4. Returns only quality leads with email, phone, or social media

Output Example

{
  "company_name": "Precision Machine Co., Inc.",
  "city": "Cleveland",
  "state": "OH",
  "headquarters": "Cleveland, OH 44114",
  "website": "https://www.precisionmachine.com",
  "emails": ["sales@precisionmachine.com", "info@precisionmachine.com"],
  "phones": ["+12165551234", "+12165555678"],
  "social_media": {
    "linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/company/precision-machine",
    "facebook": "https://facebook.com/precisionmachineco"
  },
  "search_query": "CNC machining",
  "scraped_at": "2025-12-12T16:30:00.000Z"
}

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📥 Input Parameters

{
  "searchTerms": ["CNC machining services"],
  "location": "Ohio",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
searchTerms	array	Keywords to search on ThomasNet	Required
location	string	US state or Canadian province	All locations
maxResults	integer	Maximum verified leads to return	50

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🗺️ Supported Locations

United States (All 50 States)

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Canada (All Provinces)

Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island

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🔍 Search Examples

Manufacturing Searches

• CNC machining
• Metal fabrication
• Precision grinding
• Injection molding
• Die casting
• Sheet metal forming
• EDM services
• Swiss screw machining

Industry-Specific

• AS9100 aerospace suppliers
• ISO 13485 medical manufacturers
• Tier 1 automotive suppliers
• MIL-SPEC defense contractors

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📤 Output Fields

Field	Description	Always Present
company_name	Company name from ThomasNet	✅ Yes
city	City location	✅ Yes
state	State/Province code	✅ Yes
headquarters	Full address string	✅ Yes
website	Company website URL	✅ Yes
emails	Verified email addresses	⚡ At least one contact
phones	Phone numbers (E.164 format)	⚡ At least one contact
social_media	LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.	⚡ At least one contact
search_query	Search term that found this lead	✅ Yes
scraped_at	ISO timestamp	✅ Yes

⚡ Contact Guarantee: Every lead has at least one verified contact method (email, phone, or social media).

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⏱️ Performance

Leads Requested	Estimated Time	Notes
10 leads	~1-2 minutes	Quick test
50 leads	~5-8 minutes	Standard run
100 leads	~15-20 minutes	Large extraction

Time varies based on website response times and contact extraction complexity.

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💰 Pricing Model

Pay per verified lead, not per page scraped.

• Companies without contact info = FREE (skipped automatically)
• Only verified leads count toward your usage

This means if ThomasNet shows 100 companies but only 80 have extractable contact info, you pay for 80 leads.

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❓ FAQ

What is ThomasNet?

ThomasNet is the largest industrial supplier database in North America with 500,000+ verified manufacturing companies. It's the standard resource for sourcing B2B suppliers.

Why are some companies skipped?

We only return leads with verified contact information. Companies without emails, phones, or social media on their website are skipped - you don't pay for unusable leads.

How fresh is the data?

Data is scraped in real-time from ThomasNet and company websites. Contact info is extracted live during each run.

Can I search multiple states?

Currently one location per run. For multiple states, run the actor multiple times or leave location empty to search all.

Is this legal?

Yes. ThomasNet is a public business directory. We scrape publicly available company information for legitimate business purposes (lead generation, supplier sourcing).

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🚀 Quick Start

1. Basic Search

{
  "searchTerms": ["metal stamping"],
  "maxResults": 25
}

2. State-Specific Search

{
  "searchTerms": ["CNC machining", "precision grinding"],
  "location": "Michigan",
  "maxResults": 50
}

3. Canadian Search

{
  "searchTerms": ["injection molding"],
  "location": "Ontario",
  "maxResults": 30
}

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📞 Support

Questions or issues? Open a GitHub issue