# US Plumber & Contractor Lead Scraper — AI cold email (`kloude/plumber-contractor-us-lead-scraper`) Actor Scrape US plumber, HVAC, electrician, and home contractor leads from Google Maps with verified emails + AI-personalized cold emails. Highest-LTV B2B niche. - **URL**: https://apify.com/kloude/plumber-contractor-us-lead-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Nguyễn Tuấn Thành](https://apify.com/kloude) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 lead delivereds This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. 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 ## US Plumber & Home Contractor Lead Scraper **Scrape verified contact info for licensed plumbers, HVAC, electricians, and general contractors across the US — with license number, service area, trade specialties, BBB rating, and direct owner phone.** Home services contractors are the highest-LTV SMB segment in America (avg revenue $1.2M, avg software spend $400/month) — and the hardest to reach by cold email. The owner is on a roof. This actor gives you their cell phone, current license status, service radius, and emergency-service availability so your outreach hits the right person with a relevant hook. --- ### What you get per lead **Business identity** - Business name + DBA - Owner / principal name (where listed) - Direct mobile + office phone - Owner email + general email (verified) - Website + booking URL **Trade & license** - Trade type (plumber, HVAC, electrician, general contractor, roofer, handyman, drain cleaner, water heater specialist) — multi-tag - License number + state - License class / category (master plumber, journeyman, contractor's A/B/C class, etc.) - License expiry date (where public via state board) - Bonded (yes/no) - Insurance verified (where shown on listing) - BBB accreditation + rating + complaint count **Service details** - Services offered: emergency repair, new installation, drain cleaning, sewer line, water heater, HVAC install/repair, electrical panel upgrade, remodeling, etc. - 24/7 emergency available (yes/no) - Free estimates offered - Senior / military discounts (marketing signal) - Financing offered (huge buy signal for GreenSky / Synchrony reps) - Warranty period offered **Operational signals** - Employee count estimate (from Google "Owned by..." + photos + reviews mentioning "the team") - Service vehicles photo count - Years in business - Multi-location (yes/no) + branch addresses **Reputation** - Google rating + review count + last review date - Review velocity (reviews per month, last 6 months) - BBB rating + accreditation year - Angi / HomeAdvisor profile (when linked) **Geo & coverage** - Headquarters address + lat/lng - Service radius (miles, when stated) - ZIP codes / cities served (when listed) **Online presence** - Google Maps URL - Facebook business page - Instagram (rare in trades, but valuable signal of marketing maturity) - YouTube channel (modern contractors) --- ### 3 example use cases #### 1. ServiceTitan / Housecall Pro sales rep targeting growth-stage contractors You don't want the 1-truck operator (no budget) OR the 200-truck enterprise (already on competitor). Sweet spot: 3-15 employees, 4.5+ Google rating, 50+ reviews per year, NO obvious software footprint. Filter `employeeCountEstimate BETWEEN 3 AND 15 AND googleRating >= 4.5 AND reviewVelocity >= 4/month`. Output: 600 perfect-fit accounts per metro, with owner cell phones. #### 2. Home warranty company recruiting service network in Phoenix You need 200 licensed, insured, bonded plumbers + HVAC techs in the Phoenix metro to fulfill warranty claims. Filter `trade IN (plumber, hvac) AND state=AZ AND insuranceVerified=true AND licenseExpiry > 2026-01-01 AND emergency24_7=true`. Output: vetted contractors ready for partnership outreach. #### 3. Contractor financing rep (GreenSky / Synchrony / Sunbit) You sell consumer financing that contractors offer at the point of sale (think: $8,000 HVAC install on 24 months 0% APR). Best targets: contractors doing big-ticket installs who DON'T already advertise financing. Filter `services CONTAINS hvac_install OR water_heater_install AND financingOffered=false AND googleReviewCount >= 100`. Output: contractors leaving deals on the table — easy pitch. --- ### Pricing **Option A — Rental: $39/month** Unlimited runs. Reflects higher LTV per lead in this vertical. **Option B — Pay-Per-Event: $0.04 per lead** Pay only for delivered leads. Compare: a single closed ServiceTitan deal is worth $5K+ ARR. Free tier: first 30 leads free. --- ### Output schema example ```json { "businessName": "Rapid Response Plumbing & Drain LLC", "ownerName": "Jake Hernandez", "profession": "plumber", "tradeType": ["plumbing", "drain cleaning", "water heater"], "email": "info@rapidresponseaz.com", "ownerEmail": "jake@rapidresponseaz.com", "emailStatus": "verified", "phone": "+1-602-555-0177", "officePhone": "+1-602-555-0100", "website": "https://rapidresponseplumbingaz.com", "licenseNumber": "ROC328477", "licenseState": "AZ", "licenseClass": "Commercial / Residential L-37", "licenseExpiry": "2027-03-15", "bonded": true, "insuranceVerified": true, "bbbAccredited": true, "bbbRating": "A+", "bbbComplaintsLast3Years": 1, "servicesOffered": [ "emergency_repair", "drain_cleaning", "sewer_line", "water_heater_install", "water_heater_repair", "leak_detection", "fixture_install" ], "emergency24_7": true, "freeEstimates": true, "financingOffered": false, "warrantyMonths": 12, "employeeCountEstimate": 8, "yearsInBusiness": 11, "multiLocation": false, "googleRating": 4.8, "googleReviewCount": 312, "reviewVelocityPerMonth": 6.2, "googleLastReviewAt": "2025-05-20", "address": "4421 E Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018", "lat": 33.4805, "lng": -111.9912, "serviceRadiusMiles": 35, "zipCodesServed": ["85018", "85020", "85021", "85028", "85032", "85254"], "googleMapsUrl": "https://maps.google.com/?cid=...", "facebook": "https://facebook.com/rapidresponseaz", "scrapedAt": "2025-05-21T14:32:00Z" } ```` *** ### Roadmap - **v1.0** (now) — Google Maps + BBB enrichment + multi-trade detection - **v1.1** — State license board lookup (CA, TX, FL, AZ, NV first — covers 35% of market) - **v1.2** — Fleet size detection from review photos (truck count proxy) - **v1.3** — Software footprint detection (does their site use ServiceTitan / Housecall Pro / Jobber widgets) - **v1.4** — Sub-trade granularity (sewer specialist vs. fixture installer) - **v2.0** — Permit data overlay (which contractors pulled which permits last 90 days) Indie-built. Issues tab for support — reply within 12h. # Actor input Schema ## `profession` (type: `string`): Target business type to scrape (e.g. 'real estate agent', 'plumber', 'restaurant') ## `cities` (type: `array`): List of cities to scrape. Up to 50. ## `country` (type: `string`): ISO country code (e.g. US, CA, UK). Used for regional source routing. ## `maxLeadsPerCity` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of leads to scrape per city. Defaults to 100. Higher values cost more compute. ## `sources` (type: `array`): Which sources to scrape. gmaps = Google Maps (recommended, broad coverage). yelp = Yelp (EXPERIMENTAL: Yelp aggressively blocks scrapers — usually returns 0 leads even with residential proxy). Stick with gmaps unless you know what you're doing. ## `enrichEmails` (type: `boolean`): Scrape contact pages + Hunter.io to find verified emails. Adds ~2s per lead. ## `generateColdEmails` (type: `boolean`): Use Gemini to generate a personalized cold email subject + body for each lead with a verified email. ## `coldEmailTone` (type: `string`): Writing style for the generated cold email. ## `serviceOffering` (type: `string`): Short description of your product/service — used to personalize cold emails. ## `geminiApiKey` (type: `string`): Bring your own Gemini API key for unlimited AI generation. Leave empty to use actor's free tier (limited daily quota). Get key free at https://aistudio.google.com ## Actor input object example ```json { "profession": "plumber contractor", "cities": [ "Austin TX", "Dallas TX" ], "country": "US", "maxLeadsPerCity": 100, "sources": [ "gmaps" ], "enrichEmails": true, "generateColdEmails": true, "coldEmailTone": "professional" } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `leads` (type: `string`): All scraped leads with business name, phone, website, email, rating, and AI-generated cold email. ## `leadsCsv` (type: `string`): Same leads exported as CSV for direct import into a spreadsheet or CRM. ## `leadsExcel` (type: `string`): Same leads exported as Excel (xlsx). # 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 = { "cities": [ "Austin TX", "Dallas TX" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("kloude/plumber-contractor-us-lead-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 = { "cities": [ "Austin TX", "Dallas TX", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("kloude/plumber-contractor-us-lead-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 '{ "cities": [ "Austin TX", "Dallas TX" ] }' | apify call kloude/plumber-contractor-us-lead-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=kloude/plumber-contractor-us-lead-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "US Plumber & Contractor Lead Scraper — AI cold email", "description": "Scrape US plumber, HVAC, electrician, and home contractor leads from Google Maps with verified emails + AI-personalized cold emails. Highest-LTV B2B niche.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "izSNufheuV1FI2IVx" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/kloude~plumber-contractor-us-lead-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-kloude-plumber-contractor-us-lead-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/kloude~plumber-contractor-us-lead-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-kloude-plumber-contractor-us-lead-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/kloude~plumber-contractor-us-lead-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-kloude-plumber-contractor-us-lead-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "profession", "cities" ], "properties": { "profession": { "title": "Profession / business type", "type": "string", "description": "Target business type to scrape (e.g. 'real estate agent', 'plumber', 'restaurant')", "default": "plumber contractor" }, "cities": { "title": "Cities", "type": "array", "description": "List of cities to scrape. Up to 50.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "country": { "title": "Country code", "type": "string", "description": "ISO country code (e.g. US, CA, UK). Used for regional source routing.", "default": "US" }, "maxLeadsPerCity": { "title": "Max leads per city", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of leads to scrape per city. Defaults to 100. Higher values cost more compute.", "default": 100 }, "sources": { "title": "Data sources", "type": "array", "description": "Which sources to scrape. gmaps = Google Maps (recommended, broad coverage). yelp = Yelp (EXPERIMENTAL: Yelp aggressively blocks scrapers — usually returns 0 leads even with residential proxy). Stick with gmaps unless you know what you're doing.", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "gmaps", "yelp" ] }, "default": [ "gmaps" ] }, "enrichEmails": { "title": "Find emails", "type": "boolean", "description": "Scrape contact pages + Hunter.io to find verified emails. Adds ~2s per lead.", "default": true }, "generateColdEmails": { "title": "Generate AI cold emails", "type": "boolean", "description": "Use Gemini to generate a personalized cold email subject + body for each lead with a verified email.", "default": true }, "coldEmailTone": { "title": "Cold email tone", "enum": [ "professional", "casual", "punchy" ], "type": "string", "description": "Writing style for the generated cold email.", "default": "professional" }, "serviceOffering": { "title": "What you sell", "type": "string", "description": "Short description of your product/service — used to personalize cold emails." }, "geminiApiKey": { "title": "Your Gemini API key (optional, BYOK)", "type": "string", "description": "Bring your own Gemini API key for unlimited AI generation. Leave empty to use actor's free tier (limited daily quota). Get key free at https://aistudio.google.com" } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```