# Homeguide Local Service Pro Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/homeguide-local-service-pro-scraper`) Actor

Local service pro directory scraped from HomeGuide across every US state, city, and trade — business name, phone, website, rating, reviews, years in business, and service area for plumbers, electricians, HVAC, roofers, landscapers, cleaners, pest control, movers, and more.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/homeguide-local-service-pro-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.80 / 1,000 record scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## HomeGuide Local Service Pro Directory Scraper

A contact database for local home-service pros, built from HomeGuide's directory. Search by
state across every trade — plumbers, electricians, HVAC, roofers, landscapers, cleaners, pest
control, movers, and dozens more — and get back business name, phone, website, rating, and
years in business for each listing.

***

### Features

- Covers all 50 states + DC, city by city, trade by trade — the full HomeGuide directory, not a curated sample
- Returns phone number and website for every pro found, pulled from their individual profile page
- Captures rating, review count, years in business, and an identity-verification flag
- Distinguishes the city a pro is listed under from the city/state their business is actually based in
- Narrow a run to specific states, or leave it open to crawl the whole country

***

### Who Uses This Data?

- **Home-services marketplaces and lead platforms** — seed or cross-check a local-pro database without hand-collecting listings trade by trade
- **Marketing and sales teams** — build outreach lists of established local businesses by trade and state
- **Market researchers** — measure trade density, pricing signals, and review activity by city

***

### How It Works

1. You pick one or more states (or leave it blank for the whole country) and a record limit.
2. The actor walks each state's city list, then each city's list of trades offered there (this varies city to city — a larger metro carries more trade categories than a small town).
3. Each trade listing returns the pros found for that city/trade combination (HomeGuide shows up to 30 per combination).
4. Each pro's individual profile page is opened for the full record — phone, website, intro, rating, and verification status.

***

### Input

```json
{
  "maxItems": 100,
  "states": ["TX", "CA"]
}
```

| Field      | Type            | Default | Description |
|------------|-----------------|---------|-------------|
| `maxItems` | integer         | 10      | Maximum number of pro records to return. |
| `states`   | array of string | all     | US states to crawl, as 2-letter codes (e.g. `["TX", "CA", "NY"]`). Leave empty to crawl all 50 states + DC. |

#### Resuming a large crawl

Every run emits a `resumeCursor` in its Output. If a large crawl stops before it finishes — because it hit `maxItems`, your spend cap (`maxTotalChargeUsd`), or was aborted — start a new run with **the same input** plus that `resumeCursor` to continue from where it left off. The crawl resumes from the queued work the previous run didn't reach.

- You are **not re-charged** for records the earlier run already delivered.
- Resume within your account's run-retention window — on the free tier, roughly your 10 most recent runs. Once the source run is pruned, its `resumeCursor` is no longer valid.
- `resumeCursor` is opaque — supply it unmodified.

***

### Output Fields

```json
{
  "business_name": "Details Tile",
  "trade": "Home Remodeling Contractors",
  "city": "Garland",
  "state": "TX",
  "profile_url": "https://homeguide.com/tx/garland/home-remodeling/details-tile-QBF9Ji0TA",
  "phone": "4695738105",
  "rating": 4.8,
  "review_count": 23,
  "years_in_business": 20,
  "identity_verified": false,
  "service_area": "Garland, TX",
  "description": "Founded in 2006, Details Tile is a full-service residential and commercial remodeling company based in Garland, TX...",
  "website": "https://www.detailstc.com/"
}
```

| Field               | Type    | Description |
|---------------------|---------|-------------|
| `business_name`     | string  | Business name. |
| `trade`             | string  | The specific trade/service category this listing appears under. |
| `city`              | string  | City the pro is listed under (the search city). |
| `state`             | string  | 2-letter state code the pro is listed under. |
| `profile_url`       | string  | The pro's HomeGuide profile page. |
| `phone`             | string  | Business phone number, when listed. |
| `rating`            | number  | Average review rating, 0-5. |
| `review_count`      | integer | Number of reviews. |
| `years_in_business` | integer | Years in business, derived from the company's founding year, when reported. |
| `identity_verified` | boolean | Whether HomeGuide has awarded this pro its identity-verification badge. |
| `service_area`      | string  | City/state the business is physically based in, when that differs from the listed city — shows the true home base vs. where they serve. |
| `description`       | string  | The pro's self-written intro/bio, when provided. |
| `website`           | string  | Business website, when provided. |

Not every field is populated for every pro — `phone`, `website`, `years_in_business`, and `description` are supplied by the business itself, and a listing that never filled one in on HomeGuide won't have it here either.

***

### FAQ

#### How do I crawl a specific state?

Pass the two-letter state code(s) in the `states` array — `["TX"]` for Texas, `["TX", "OK"]` for both. Leave it empty and the actor crawls every state.

#### Why is `rating` 0 for some pros?

A rating of 0 with a `review_count` of 0 means the pro hasn't received a review yet on HomeGuide — it's a real listing, not missing data.

#### Why does `service_area` sometimes differ from `city`?

A pro's business can be physically based in one city while taking jobs in another — `city`/`state` reflect where the listing was found; `service_area` reflects the business's actual registered location.

#### Can I get every pro in a state in one run?

Yes — set `states` to the state you want and `maxItems` high enough to cover it. Large states will need multiple runs; use `resumeCursor` to continue where the previous run left off.

***

### Need More Features?

Need a different field, a filtered subset, or another data point from HomeGuide's directory? [File an issue](https://console.apify.com/actors/issues) or get in touch.

### Why Use This Scraper?

- **Phone and website on every record** — each listing is opened individually so you get real contact details, not just a name and rating.
- **Full trade coverage** — every category HomeGuide lists in a city, not a fixed shortlist of popular trades.
- **National by default** — no state-by-state scraper hunting. Point it at the whole country or narrow to exactly the markets you need.

# Actor input Schema

## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`):

What will this data feed? E.g. lead lists, KYB checks, price tracking.

## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`):

Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements.

## `sp_contact` (type: `string`):

We'll personally help with your use case. No spam.

## `resumeCursor` (type: `string`):

Leave empty for a fresh crawl. To CONTINUE a previous run where it stopped — without paying again for records you already received — paste the `resumeCursor` value from that run's Output (the run's OUTPUT key). Resume promptly: the previous run's data expires with your account's retention window (free tier: your ~10 most recent runs).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of pro records to scrape.

## `states` (type: `array`):

US states to crawl (2-letter codes). Leave empty to crawl all 50 states + DC.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "states": []
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/homeguide-local-service-pro-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/homeguide-local-service-pro-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call jungle_synthesizer/homeguide-local-service-pro-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jungle_synthesizer/homeguide-local-service-pro-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/kF2CoaWIiXISjWv03/builds/726c1PDe7hM0qzF66/openapi.json