Plumbing Lead Scraper – Google Maps + Website Checker (Unofficial)

Find plumbers and related local businesses from Google Maps, then run deterministic website health checks (reachability, SSL, SEO basics, tech stack, contact signals) and rank leads HOT / WARM / COLD.

Built for web design, SEO, and home-services agencies that sell sites, redesigns, or local SEO to plumbers.

No AI language models. No Google Places API key required.

UNOFFICIAL — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google LLC. Google Maps is a trademark of Google LLC.
You are solely responsible for complying with Google’s Terms of Service, privacy laws (GDPR/CCPA), anti-spam rules (CAN-SPAM/CASL), website terms, and Apify’s Acceptable Use Policy.
Do not use for unsolicited mass messaging. Scraping Google Maps may violate Google’s contractual terms even when data is publicly visible.

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Features

• Search Google Maps by location and keywords (plumbers, drain cleaning, emergency plumber…)
• Extract name, address, phone, website, rating, hours, Maps URL
• Detect unclaimed Google listings
• Website health: HTTP status, HTTPS, SSL, response time, title/meta, mobile viewport, forms, phones, emails, schema, analytics, socials, platform (WordPress / Wix / GoDaddy…)
• Website health score 0–100 with issues / warnings / positives
• Lead score 0–100 and tier HOT / WARM / COLD (no website / down / weak site = opportunity)
• Optional public emails with free MX domain check
• Phone normalization with libphonenumber
• Simple niche tag (e.g. emergency plumbing, water heater, drain cleaning)

Health scores and contact data are rule-based from public pages only. Nothing is invented by AI.

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How to use

1. Add one or more locations (city or ZIP).
2. Add search terms (e.g. plumbers).
3. Set Max results per query (try 10–20 first; defaults stay small for Store tests).
4. Keep Check websites on for health scores (and optional contact-page probes).
5. Set proxy to Apify Proxy → RESIDENTIAL (recommended for Maps).
6. Click Start, then download the dataset.

Example input

{
  "locations": ["Houston, TX"],
  "searchTerms": ["plumbers"],
  "maxPlacesPerQuery": 10,
  "checkWebsites": true,
  "checkContactPage": true,
  "validateMxRecords": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Input fields

Field	Description
Target locations	Cities, states, or ZIPs
Search terms	Maps keywords
Max results per query	Cap per location × term
Max total places	Optional cap for the whole run
Check websites	Run HTTPS/SSL/SEO/tech/contact health checks
Probe contact pages	Try common /contact paths
Validate MX	Free check that email domains can receive mail
Website request timeout	Seconds per site request
Proxy for Google Maps	Prefer residential
Filters	Phone only / with website / reachable only / needs-website only / include no website

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Output example

{
  "query": "plumbers in Houston, TX",
  "businessName": "Houston Flow Plumbing",
  "niche": "Emergency plumbing",
  "address": "500 Main St, Houston, TX 77002",
  "primaryPhone": "+17135550100",
  "primaryPhoneNational": "(713) 555-0100",
  "hasPhone": true,
  "website": "https://houstonflowplumbing.example",
  "hasWebsite": true,
  "websiteHealthScore": 72,
  "needsWebsite": false,
  "websiteCheck": {
    "reachable": true,
    "httpStatus": 200,
    "sslValid": true,
    "hasMobileViewport": true,
    "hasContactForm": true,
    "detectedPlatform": "WordPress",
    "websiteIssues": [],
    "websiteWarnings": ["Missing LocalBusiness schema"]
  },
  "primaryEmail": "office@houstonflowplumbing.example",
  "emails": [
    {
      "email": "office@houstonflowplumbing.example",
      "source": "mailto",
      "confidence": 95,
      "mxValid": true
    }
  ],
  "leadScore": 55,
  "leadTier": "COLD",
  "leadReasons": [],
  "googleMapsUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/...",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-08T12:00:00.000Z"
}

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Pricing

Pay per event + platform usage. You pay both:

1. Event fees (below) — paid to the Actor developer
2. Platform usage — paid to Apify for compute, data transfer, storage, and proxies

Platform usage & residential proxy (important)

Google Maps runs need Apify Proxy → RESIDENTIAL. Residential traffic is billed by Apify per GB (rate depends on your plan; often around $7–$8 / GB on lower plans).

• Browser/Maps traffic is heavier than simple HTTP scrapes, so even small runs can use tens–hundreds of MB.
• Proxy + compute usually cost more than the event fees on short test runs.
• Website health checks add some compute, but Maps residential proxy is typically the largest usage line.
• Start with a small test (low maxPlacesPerQuery) before large city lists.
• Without residential proxy you often get 0 results, but you still avoid that proxy charge.

Event fees

Event	When charged	Price
Place lead	Each business saved	$0.004 ($4.00 per 1,000)
Phone enrichment	Only if at least one validated phone is found	$0.005 ($5.00 per 1,000)
Website health check	When a listed website was health-checked	$0.006 ($6.00 per 1,000)
No-website opportunity	When the Maps listing has no website	$0.008 ($8.00 per 1,000)

Event fee examples (platform usage — including residential proxy — is extra):

Result mix	Approx. event cost only
1,000 places, all with phone + website checked	$15.00 + usage
1,000 places with no website (all opportunity)	$17.00 + usage
1,000 places, ~90% phone, ~80% website checked, ~10% no website	~$14.30 + usage

Total cost scales with locations, search terms, max results, residential proxy GB, and compute. Defaults stay small for Store auto-tests and cheap first runs.

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Tips

• Residential proxy is important for Google Maps. Without it you may get zero results.
• Expect proxy usage to be a large share of the run cost; keep max results low while testing.
• More cities × more keywords × higher max results = longer runs and higher proxy + compute cost.
• No website, down site, Wix/Weebly/GoDaddy, or unclaimed listings often score HOT for agencies.
• Use the HOT / website opportunities dataset view to prioritize outreach.

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Compliance

• Public business information and public website pages only; no login walls.
• Business emails and phones may still be personal data under GDPR/CCPA in some cases.
• You are responsible for lawful use and outreach (anti-spam and privacy rules).
• Do not use for spam or illegal activity.

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Limitations

• Google Maps may block non-residential traffic.
• Some sites block bots (403/429) — reported as blocked/unreachable.
• Content in images or heavy JS-only apps may be incomplete.
• Health score is a heuristic, not a conversion guarantee.
• Maps does not return unlimited listings per area.
• Maps page layout can change over time.

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Troubleshooting

Problem	What to try
0 results	Use residential proxy; lower max results; check the run log
Sites marked unreachable	Site may block bots; try again later or accept as opportunity signal
Slow or costly run	Fewer locations/terms; lower max results; reduce contact-page probes
Empty after filters	Turn off “only reachable” / “only needs website” for testing

Support: open an Issue on this Actor with your run ID and input (no secrets).