# Houzz Professionals Scraper - Contractor & Designer Leads (`memo23/houzz-professionals-scraper`) Actor Scrape the Houzz professionals directory — contractors, architects, interior designers, remodelers and more. Get contact name, phone, website, full address, review score & count, services provided, areas served, cost estimate, license number and photos. Search by profession and location. - **URL**: https://apify.com/memo23/houzz-professionals-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Muhamed Didovic](https://apify.com/memo23) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Agents, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event 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 ## Houzz Professionals Scraper Turn the [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com) professionals directory into structured lead data. Search by **profession and location** and get one clean row per professional — **contact name, phone, website, full address, review score & count, services provided, areas served, cost estimate, license number and profile photo**. Built for B2B lead generation, market research and competitor analysis across the home-services and design industry (general contractors, architects, interior designers, remodelers, landscapers and more). #### ✨ Why use this scraper? - **Rich profiles in one pass** — every row already includes phone, website, address, review score, services, areas served, cost estimate and license number. No slow per-profile detail step. - **Search the whole US** — by profession (`general contractor`, `architect`, `interior designer`, `kitchen remodeler`, …) and city, or leave the location blank for a nationwide search. - **Deep pagination** — Houzz lists tens of thousands of pros per profession in major metros; page through as many as you need. - **Fast & reliable** — talks directly to Houzz's own mobile API, so it's quick and doesn't break on website redesigns. - **De-duplicated** — the same pro appearing under multiple queries/locations is emitted once. - **Pay per result** — you're charged per professional row, nothing else. #### How it works 1. Add one or more **search keywords / professions** (e.g. `general contractor`). 2. Optionally add **locations** (e.g. `New York, NY`) — or leave empty for a nationwide US search. 3. Set your limits and run. Results stream to the dataset and can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel or fed to an API. #### Example input ```json { "searchQueries": ["general contractor", "architect"], "locations": ["New York, NY", "Los Angeles, CA"], "maxItems": 1000, "maxItemsPerQuery": 500 } ```` #### Example output (one row per professional) ```json { "id": "1967866", "userName": "creativedesignconstruction", "profileUrl": "https://www.houzz.com/pro/creativedesignconstruction", "displayName": "Creative Design Construction, Inc.", "contactName": "Glen Lumia", "isProfessional": true, "isPaidPro": true, "phone": "+1 201-885-5308", "fax": "+1 201-784-5772", "website": "https://www.CreativeDesignConstruction.com", "email": "", "location": "Northvale, New Jersey, 07647, United States", "city": "Northvale", "state": "New Jersey", "zip": "07647", "country": "United States", "category": "Design & Build", "aboutMe": "WELCOME TO CREATIVE DESIGN CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING…", "servicesProvided": "3D Rendering, Basement Remodeling, Bathroom Remodeling, Home Additions…", "areasServed": "Glen Rock, Hillsdale, Mahwah, Nanuet, New City, Old Tappan, Paramus…", "awards": "Best of Houzz…", "licenseNumber": "NJ: 13VH01178400", "numReviews": 131, "reviewRating": 4.9, "photoCount": 731, "costEstimateFrom": null, "costEstimateTo": null, "costCurrency": "", "profileImage": "https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/a643b57d0fd9df32_2-5536/_.jpg", "hasRealProfileImage": true, "searchQuery": "general contractor", "searchLocation": "New York, NY" } ``` #### Output fields | Field | Description | |---|---| | `id` | Houzz professional id | | `userName` | Houzz username / handle | | `profileUrl` | Public Houzz profile URL | | `displayName` | Business / professional display name | | `contactName` | Primary contact person | | `isProfessional`, `isBrand`, `isPaidPro` | Account flags | | `phone`, `fax` | Formatted phone / fax | | `website` | Business website | | `email` | Email (when exposed by Houzz) | | `location`, `city`, `state`, `zip`, `country` | Full address | | `category` | Primary Houzz professional category | | `aboutMe` | Business description | | `servicesProvided` | Comma-separated services | | `areasServed` | Comma-separated areas served | | `awards` | Awards / recognitions | | `licenseNumber` | License number(s) | | `numReviews`, `reviewRating` | Review count and average rating (out of 5) | | `photoCount` | Number of project photos on the profile | | `costEstimateFrom`, `costEstimateTo`, `costCurrency` | Published cost estimate range | | `profileImage`, `hasRealProfileImage` | Profile image URL and whether it's a real photo | | `searchQuery`, `searchLocation` | Which query/location produced this row | #### FAQ **Do I need to log in or provide cookies?** No. The actor works anonymously. **Can I get emails?** Houzz rarely exposes emails directly, but every row includes the business `website`, which you can enrich downstream. Email enrichment can be added on request. **Is this legal?** The actor collects publicly available business-directory information. You are responsible for using the data in line with Houzz's terms and applicable laws (e.g. GDPR/CCPA) — this is a tool for legitimate research and outreach. # Actor input Schema ## `searchQueries` (type: `array`): Professions or keywords, e.g. `general contractor`, `architect`, `interior designer`, `kitchen remodeler`, `landscape architect`. Each is searched and paginated. ## `locations` (type: `array`): Optional. City / area, e.g. `New York, NY`, `Los Angeles, CA`, `Austin, TX`. Each search query is run for each location. Leave empty for a nationwide (US) search. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on professional rows across the entire run. Each row is one paid `professional` event. Default 1000. Free-tier users are additionally capped at 100. ## `maxItemsPerQuery` (type: `integer`): Cap per (keyword × location). Houzz has tens of thousands of professionals per profession in major metros. Default 1000. ## `dedupe` (type: `boolean`): Drop duplicate professionals (same Houzz id) that appear across multiple queries / locations. Default true. ## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`): How many (query × location) searches to run in parallel. Default 4. ## `maxRequestRetries` (type: `integer`): Per-page retry budget on rate-limit / network errors. Each retry rotates the proxy exit IP. Default 8. ## `proxy` (type: `object`): Defaults to Apify Proxy (datacenter) for cheap IP rotation — the Houzz API needs no residential proxy. Override here to use your own proxies or a different Apify group. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQueries": [ "general contractor" ], "locations": [ "New York, NY" ], "maxItems": 1000, "maxItemsPerQuery": 1000, "dedupe": true, "maxConcurrency": 4, "maxRequestRetries": 8, "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # 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 = { "searchQueries": [ "general contractor" ], "locations": [ "New York, NY" ], "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("memo23/houzz-professionals-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 = { "searchQueries": ["general contractor"], "locations": ["New York, NY"], "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("memo23/houzz-professionals-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 '{ "searchQueries": [ "general contractor" ], "locations": [ "New York, NY" ], "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call memo23/houzz-professionals-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=memo23/houzz-professionals-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Houzz Professionals Scraper - Contractor & Designer Leads", "description": "Scrape the Houzz professionals directory — contractors, architects, interior designers, remodelers and more. Get contact name, phone, website, full address, review score & count, services provided, areas served, cost estimate, license number and photos. Search by profession and location.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "kwiLe1TVUHWLHMIpN" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/memo23~houzz-professionals-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-memo23-houzz-professionals-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/memo23~houzz-professionals-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-memo23-houzz-professionals-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/memo23~houzz-professionals-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-memo23-houzz-professionals-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", "properties": { "searchQueries": { "title": "Search keywords / professions", "type": "array", "description": "Professions or keywords, e.g. `general contractor`, `architect`, `interior designer`, `kitchen remodeler`, `landscape architect`. Each is searched and paginated.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "locations": { "title": "Locations", "type": "array", "description": "Optional. City / area, e.g. `New York, NY`, `Los Angeles, CA`, `Austin, TX`. Each search query is run for each location. Leave empty for a nationwide (US) search.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max professionals (whole run)", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on professional rows across the entire run. Each row is one paid `professional` event. Default 1000. Free-tier users are additionally capped at 100.", "default": 1000 }, "maxItemsPerQuery": { "title": "Max professionals per query × location", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap per (keyword × location). Houzz has tens of thousands of professionals per profession in major metros. Default 1000.", "default": 1000 }, "dedupe": { "title": "De-duplicate professionals", "type": "boolean", "description": "Drop duplicate professionals (same Houzz id) that appear across multiple queries / locations. Default true.", "default": true }, "maxConcurrency": { "title": "Max parallel tasks", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10, "type": "integer", "description": "How many (query × location) searches to run in parallel. Default 4.", "default": 4 }, "maxRequestRetries": { "title": "Max request retries", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Per-page retry budget on rate-limit / network errors. Each retry rotates the proxy exit IP. Default 8.", "default": 8 }, "proxy": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Defaults to Apify Proxy (datacenter) for cheap IP rotation — the Houzz API needs no residential proxy. Override here to use your own proxies or a different Apify group.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```