Wag Dog Walking & Pet Care Scraper

Scrape Wag — the US's leading on-demand pet care platform covering 6,900+ cities across all 50 states. Extract city-level service guides for dog walking and dog boarding, including verified customer reviews, aggregate ratings, geographic data, city descriptions, and featured dog-friendly neighborhoods.

What data can you extract?

City Service Guide record

Field	Description
city	City name (e.g. "New York")
state	State abbreviation (e.g. "NY")
stateFull	Full state name (e.g. "New York")
citySlug	Wag city slug used in URL (e.g. "ny-new-york")
wagService	Service display name (e.g. "Dog Walking")
wagServiceSlug	Service slug (e.g. "dog-walking")
latitude	City latitude coordinate
longitude	City longitude coordinate
population	City population
providerSearchRadius	Wag's provider search radius (miles)
summary	City-specific service description
description	Full city guide editorial description (plain text)
videoUrl	Embedded YouTube video URL for the city guide, when available
imageUrl	City hero image URL
publishedAt	Date the city guide was first published
metaTitle	Page SEO title
metaDescription	Page SEO meta description
relatedNeighborhoods	Nearby neighborhoods also covered
relatedCities	Nearby cities also covered
recentReviewCount	Number of recent reviews found on the page
recentAvgRating	Average rating of recent reviews (1–5 scale)
recentServiceTypes	Service types mentioned in reviews
neighborhoodHighlights	Featured dog-friendly neighborhoods/areas in the city, each with name, votes, description, and stats (e.g. number of dog parks)
sourceUrl	Wag page URL scraped
scrapedAt	UTC timestamp of scrape
recordType	Always "cityServiceGuide"

Review record

Field	Description
reviewerName	Reviewer display name
reviewerAvatar	Reviewer profile photo URL
rating	Star rating (1–5)
reviewText	Review comment text
reviewDate	Review timestamp
serviceType	Specific service reviewed
city	City the review is from
state	State abbreviation
stateFull	Full state name
wagService	Wag service category
wagServiceSlug	Service slug
sourceUrl	Wag page URL
scrapedAt	UTC timestamp of scrape
recordType	Always "review"

Modes

By City (default)

Scrape service guides for one or more specific cities.

{
  "mode": "byCity",
  "cities": ["ny-new-york", "ca-los-angeles", "il-chicago"],
  "serviceType": "dog-walking",
  "maxItems": 50
}

City slugs follow the pattern {state-code}-{city-name}, for example:

• ny-new-york → New York, NY
• ca-los-angeles → Los Angeles, CA
• tx-houston → Houston, TX
• fl-miami → Miami, FL

By Service

Scrape city guides for a service type across all available cities (up to maxItems).

{
  "mode": "byService",
  "serviceType": "dog-boarding",
  "maxItems": 100
}

Available service types: dog-walking, dog-boarding

By State

Scrape all cities within a specific US state for a given service.

{
  "mode": "byState",
  "state": "ca",
  "serviceType": "dog-boarding",
  "maxItems": 200
}

Input Options

Parameter	Type	Description
mode	string	byCity, byService, or byState
cities	array	City slugs to scrape (mode=byCity)
serviceType	string	Service to scrape: dog-walking or dog-boarding
state	string	US state abbreviation (mode=byState)
recordType	string	What to emit: cityServiceGuide, review, or both (default: cityServiceGuide)
minRating	number	Minimum rating filter (1–5)
maxItems	integer	Maximum records to return (default: 50, max: 5000)

Sample Output

City Service Guide

{
  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "stateFull": "New York",
  "citySlug": "ny-new-york",
  "wagService": "Dog Walking",
  "wagServiceSlug": "dog-walking",
  "latitude": 40.7128,
  "longitude": -74.006,
  "population": 8336817,
  "recentReviewCount": 10,
  "recentAvgRating": 4.9,
  "recentServiceTypes": ["Dog Walking", "Dog Boarding"],
  "neighborhoodHighlights": [
    {
      "name": "Barton Hills",
      "votes": 48,
      "description": "Barton Hills is one of the most popular neighborhoods in the area...",
      "stats": {"Dog Parks": "1 park", "Population Density": "Low"}
    }
  ],
  "sourceUrl": "https://wagwalking.com/dog-walking/ny-new-york",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-30T12:00:00+00:00",
  "recordType": "cityServiceGuide"
}

Review

{
  "reviewerName": "Sarah M.",
  "rating": 5,
  "reviewText": "Our dog walker was amazing — punctual, caring, and sent great photos!",
  "reviewDate": "2026-05-15T10:30:00Z",
  "serviceType": "Dog Walking",
  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "stateFull": "New York",
  "wagService": "Dog Walking",
  "wagServiceSlug": "dog-walking",
  "sourceUrl": "https://wagwalking.com/dog-walking/ny-new-york",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-30T12:00:00+00:00",
  "recordType": "review"
}

Use Cases

• Pet care market research — Compare Wag service availability and satisfaction by city and state
• Geographic expansion — Identify cities with high demand but limited coverage
• Competitive intelligence — Track ratings and review volume across Wag's service network
• Local pet business leads — Discover underserved markets for pet care entrepreneurs
• Consumer insights — Analyze pet owner preferences by region and service type
• Directory building — Build comprehensive pet care guides for US cities

FAQs

Does this require a Wag account? No. The scraper uses Wag's public city service guide pages — no login or account required.

What cities are covered? Wag has city guide pages for 6,900+ US cities across all 50 states plus Washington D.C.

How many records can I get per run? Set maxItems up to 5,000. In byService or byState mode, results come from Wag's city list pages and sitemaps.

What is a "city service guide"? Each Wag city page (e.g. wagwalking.com/dog-walking/ny-new-york) includes local service info: recent verified reviews, average ratings, an editorial city description, featured dog-friendly neighborhoods, geographic coordinates, and related cities.

Are individual sitter profiles included? No. Wag's sitter profile pages require an authenticated app session. This actor scrapes the publicly accessible city service guide pages which contain aggregated and anonymized review data.

How fresh is the data? Data is scraped in real-time from Wag's live website.

Can I get reviews separately from city guides? Yes — set recordType to review to get only individual review records, or both to get city guides and reviews together.