Thumbtack Local Service Pros Scraper

Scrape local service professionals from Thumbtack by service query and location. Returns structured pro data ideal for lead generation, contractor research, and local market analysis.

Why This Is Hard

Thumbtack pages are heavily JavaScript-rendered with anti-bot fingerprinting, lazy-loaded result tiles, and frequently rotating layouts. Building a reliable scraper means juggling residential proxies, browser fingerprint randomization, and handling layout drift across categories and metros. This actor abstracts all of that — you give it a query and a city, you get clean JSON.

Input

{
  "query": "plumber",
  "location": "New York, NY",
  "maxResults": 20
}

Field	Type	Description
query	string	Service keyword (e.g. plumber, electrician, house cleaning). Required.
location	string	City, State (e.g. Austin, TX). Required.
maxResults	int	1–100. Default 20. Free Apify plans capped at 5.

Output

{
  "name": "ABC Plumbing & Heating",
  "service": "Emergency Plumbing",
  "rating": 4.9,
  "reviewCount": 142,
  "priceGuide": "$95–$180/hr",
  "yearsInBusiness": 12,
  "location": "Brooklyn, NY",
  "hiredCount": 287,
  "profileUrl": "https://www.thumbtack.com/ny/brooklyn/plumbing/abc-plumbing/...",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-30T12:34:56.789Z"
}

Use Cases

• Lead generation for service-pro outreach (SaaS, supplies, insurance).
• Local market analysis — pricing density, competition, average ratings by metro.
• Contractor sourcing for home renovation, real estate, property management.
• Directory enrichment — bootstrap a niche local directory with rated pros.
• Trend tracking — monitor pricing & demand across cities over time.

Pricing

Pay-per-event: $0.01 per pro returned. No subscription, no monthly minimum. You only pay for results delivered.

Quick Start

1. Open the actor in Apify Console
2. Enter your service query and location
3. Run — results stream into the dataset
4. Export as JSON / CSV / Excel, or pipe to your warehouse via the Apify API

Notes

• US locations recommended (Thumbtack is US-only).
• Run frequency limited by residential proxy budget.
• Layout changes may briefly affect specific fields — name + rating + profileUrl are most stable.