# Thumbtack Local Services Scraper (`crawlerbros/thumbtack-scraper`) Actor Scrape Thumbtack the local services marketplace with 300,000+ pros. Search pros by service category and location, browse by category, or fetch individual pro profiles. Get ratings, reviews, pricing, badges, and contact details. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/thumbtack-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Lead generation, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 11 bookmarks - **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Thumbtack Local Services Scraper Extract pro service provider data from [Thumbtack](https://www.thumbtack.com) — the local services marketplace with 300,000+ professionals across categories like house cleaning, lawn care, plumbing, electricians, and more. ### What data you get | Field | Description | |---|---| | `proId` | Unique Thumbtack pro identifier | | `name` | Pro's display name | | `businessName` | Business name | | `serviceCategory` | Service category (e.g. house-cleaning) | | `serviceDescription` | Pro's service description / intro | | `rating` | Average star rating (0–5) | | `reviewCount` | Total number of reviews | | `hireCount` | Number of times hired on Thumbtack | | `yearsInBusiness` | Years the business has been operating | | `numEmployees` | Number of employees (e.g. "1–5") | | `city` | City the pro operates in | | `state` | US state (2-letter code) | | `zip` | ZIP code | | `responseTime` | Typical response time (e.g. "within an hour") | | `isVerified` | Whether Thumbtack has verified the pro | | `isBackgroundChecked` | Whether a background check has been passed | | `topPro` | Whether the pro holds the Top Pro badge | | `profileUrl` | Link to the pro's Thumbtack profile | | `avatarUrl` | Pro's profile photo URL | | `recordType` | Always `"pro"` | | `siteName` | Always `"Thumbtack"` | | `scrapedAt` | ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was scraped | ### Modes #### `search` (default) Search for pros by **service category + US state + city**. ```json { "mode": "search", "category": "house-cleaning", "state": "CA", "city": "san-francisco", "maxItems": 20 } ```` #### `byProfile` Scrape one or more individual pro profiles by URL. ```json { "mode": "byProfile", "profileUrls": [ "https://www.thumbtack.com/profile/janes-cleaning/service/123456/" ] } ``` #### `byCategory` Browse pros by category nationally (no location filter). ```json { "mode": "byCategory", "category": "plumber", "maxItems": 50 } ``` ### Filters | Filter | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `minRating` | float | Minimum rating (0.0–5.0) | | `minReviews` | integer | Minimum number of reviews | | `topProOnly` | boolean | Only return Top Pro badge holders | | `backgroundCheckedOnly` | boolean | Only return background-checked pros | | `maxItems` | integer | Maximum records to return (default: 50, max: 1000) | ### Example: Top-rated plumbers in New York ```json { "mode": "search", "category": "plumber", "state": "NY", "city": "new-york", "minRating": 4.5, "minReviews": 10, "topProOnly": true, "maxItems": 25 } ``` ### Service categories House Cleaning, Lawn Care, Plumber, Electrician, Handyman, Dog Walker, Personal Trainer, Photographer, Tutor, Moving, Painting, HVAC, Pest Control, Locksmith, Carpet Cleaning, Tree Service, Junk Removal, Computer Repair, Massage Therapist, Catering. ### FAQs **Does this require a Thumbtack account or API key?** No. The scraper accesses publicly available pro listing pages without authentication. **How many pros can I scrape?** You can set `maxItems` up to 1000. The number of available pros depends on the category and location. **What cities are supported?** Any US city where Thumbtack has pros. Use the city name as it appears in Thumbtack URLs (e.g. `san-francisco`, `new-york`, `los-angeles`). **Is this data real-time?** The scraper fetches live data from Thumbtack at the time of the run. **Can I scrape multiple categories at once?** Run the actor once per category. Use the Apify scheduler to run multiple configurations automatically. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to scrape. ## `category` (type: `string`): Service category slug (mode=search or mode=byCategory). ## `state` (type: `string`): US state abbreviation (mode=search). ## `city` (type: `string`): City name for location filtering (mode=search). E.g. `san-francisco`, `new-york`, `chicago`. ## `profileUrls` (type: `array`): List of Thumbtack pro profile URLs. E.g. `https://www.thumbtack.com/profile/jane-doe-cleaning/service/123456/` ## `minRating` (type: `number`): Only emit pros with rating >= this value. ## `minReviews` (type: `integer`): Only emit pros with at least this many reviews. ## `topProOnly` (type: `boolean`): Only emit pros who have earned the Thumbtack Top Pro badge. ## `backgroundCheckedOnly` (type: `boolean`): Only emit pros who have passed a background check. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on emitted records. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "category": "house-cleaning", "state": "CA", "city": "san-francisco", "profileUrls": [], "topProOnly": false, "backgroundCheckedOnly": false, "maxItems": 5 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `records` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped Thumbtack pro profiles. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "search", "category": "house-cleaning", "state": "CA", "city": "san-francisco", "profileUrls": [], "topProOnly": false, "backgroundCheckedOnly": false, "maxItems": 5 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "search", "category": "house-cleaning", "state": "CA", "city": "san-francisco", "profileUrls": [], "topProOnly": False, "backgroundCheckedOnly": False, "maxItems": 5, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/thumbtack-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "mode": "search", "category": "house-cleaning", "state": "CA", "city": "san-francisco", "profileUrls": [], "topProOnly": false, "backgroundCheckedOnly": false, "maxItems": 5 }' | apify call crawlerbros/thumbtack-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/thumbtack-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Thumbtack Local Services Scraper", "description": "Scrape Thumbtack the local services marketplace with 300,000+ pros. Search pros by service category and location, browse by category, or fetch individual pro profiles. Get ratings, reviews, pricing, badges, and contact details.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "d8giyAWEerWGD1JKF" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~thumbtack-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-thumbtack-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~thumbtack-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-thumbtack-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~thumbtack-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-thumbtack-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "byProfile", "byCategory" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to scrape.", "default": "search" }, "category": { "title": "Service category", "enum": [ "house-cleaning", "lawn-care", "plumber", "electrician", "handyman", "dog-walker", "personal-trainer", "photographer", "tutor", "moving", "painting", "hvac", "pest-control", "locksmith", "carpet-cleaning", "tree-service", "junk-removal", "computer-repair", "massage-therapist", "catering" ], "type": "string", "description": "Service category slug (mode=search or mode=byCategory).", "default": "house-cleaning" }, "state": { "title": "US State (2-letter code)", "enum": [ "AL", "AK", "AZ", "AR", "CA", "CO", "CT", "DE", "FL", "GA", "HI", "ID", "IL", "IN", "IA", "KS", "KY", "LA", "ME", "MD", "MA", "MI", "MN", "MS", "MO", "MT", "NE", "NV", "NH", "NJ", "NM", "NY", "NC", "ND", "OH", "OK", "OR", "PA", "RI", "SC", "SD", "TN", "TX", "UT", "VT", "VA", "WA", "WV", "WI", "WY" ], "type": "string", "description": "US state abbreviation (mode=search).", "default": "CA" }, "city": { "title": "City", "type": "string", "description": "City name for location filtering (mode=search). E.g. `san-francisco`, `new-york`, `chicago`.", "default": "san-francisco" }, "profileUrls": { "title": "Pro profile URLs (mode=byProfile)", "type": "array", "description": "List of Thumbtack pro profile URLs. E.g. `https://www.thumbtack.com/profile/jane-doe-cleaning/service/123456/`", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "minRating": { "title": "Minimum rating", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 5, "type": "number", "description": "Only emit pros with rating >= this value." }, "minReviews": { "title": "Minimum review count", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 99999, "type": "integer", "description": "Only emit pros with at least this many reviews." }, "topProOnly": { "title": "Top Pro only", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only emit pros who have earned the Thumbtack Top Pro badge.", "default": false }, "backgroundCheckedOnly": { "title": "Background-checked only", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only emit pros who have passed a background check.", "default": false }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on emitted records.", "default": 5 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```