# Thumbtack Scraper - Home Service Pros by City (`scrapersdelight/thumbtack-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Thumbtack top home-service pros by category + US city: business name, rating, review count, number of hires, Top Pro badge, service area, response time, highlighted review and profile link. No login. Thumbtack exposes no pro email or phone on this surface.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapersdelight/thumbtack-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Delight](https://apify.com/scrapersdelight) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$2.70 / 1,000 per pro returneds

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 web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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

## Thumbtack Scraper — Home Service Pros by City

Scrape Thumbtack's curated **top pros** for any home-service category in any US city — as a clean,
structured lead list. For each pro you get the business name, rating, review count, review qualifier,
number of hires, Top Pro badge, service area, response time, a highlighted review, an AI "Why this pro?"
summary, and the profile link.

### Input

Target pages in either (or both) of two ways:

- **`startUrls`** — full Thumbtack front-door URLs, e.g.
  `https://www.thumbtack.com/ga/atlanta/handyman`, `https://www.thumbtack.com/tx/dallas/plumbers`.
  The URL format is `/{state}/{city-slug}/{category-slug}`. This is the most precise option.
- **`cities` × `categories`** — a list of cities as `"City, ST"` (e.g. `"Atlanta, GA"`) combined with
  a list of Thumbtack category slugs (e.g. `handyman`, `plumbers`, `electricians`, `house-cleaning`,
  `landscaping`, `painters`, `movers`, `roofing`, `hvac`, `pest-control`, `lawn-care`). Every city is
  combined with every category.

Other options: `maxResults` (0 = no cap), `requestConcurrency` (1–10), `proxyConfiguration`.

### Output

One row per pro (deduped by Thumbtack `servicePk`): `businessName`, `averageRating`, `numReviews`,
`reviewQualifier`, `numHires`, `hiresText`, `badge`, `serviceArea`, `responseTimeHours`, `urgencyPills`,
`highlightedReview`, `whyThisPro`, `profileUrl`, `avatarUrl`, plus the `category` / `city` / `stateCode` /
`zipCode` context and `scraped_at`.

### Scope & limits (please read)

- This reads the server-rendered category+city **front-door landing page**, which surfaces a curated
  **top-pros preview (typically 4–10 businesses)** for that category + city — **not** the full paginated
  directory. The full directory lives behind Thumbtack's client-only `/instant-results/` search app.
- **No contact info.** Thumbtack does not expose pro phone, email or website on this surface — contact is
  gated behind its paid quote flow. This is a **ratings / reviews / directory lead list**, not a
  contact-enriched one.
- **Proxy:** Thumbtack answers datacenter IPs with a JS/proof-of-work interstitial, so the actor defaults
  to (and needs) **US residential** proxy.

### Legality

This actor scrapes publicly visible Thumbtack pages. You are responsible for complying with Thumbtack's
Terms of Service and applicable law. Any personal data in the output is your responsibility to handle
lawfully (e.g. GDPR/CCPA).

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Full Thumbtack category+city landing-page URLs, e.g. https://www.thumbtack.com/ga/atlanta/handyman or https://www.thumbtack.com/tx/dallas/plumbers . Format is /{state}/{city-slug}/{category-slug}. This is the most reliable way to target exactly the pages you want.

## `cities` (type: `array`):

Cities as "City, ST" (e.g. "Atlanta, GA"). Every city is combined with every category below into a front-door URL. Leave empty if you only use startUrls.

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Thumbtack category slugs, combined with each city above. Common slugs: handyman, plumbers, electricians, house-cleaning, landscaping, painters, movers, roofing, hvac, pest-control, lawn-care. Use the slug exactly as it appears in a real Thumbtack URL.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many unique pros across all pages. 0 = no cap (bounded by an internal safety limit). Each front-door page returns a curated 4-10 pro preview.

## `requestConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many front-door pages to fetch in parallel (1-10).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. REQUIRED: Thumbtack answers datacenter IPs with a JS/proof-of-work interstitial, so US RESIDENTIAL is the default and recommended setting. Do not disable the proxy.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.thumbtack.com/ga/atlanta/handyman",
    "https://www.thumbtack.com/tx/dallas/plumbers"
  ],
  "cities": [
    "Atlanta, GA",
    "Dallas, TX"
  ],
  "categories": [
    "handyman",
    "house-cleaning"
  ],
  "maxResults": 0,
  "requestConcurrency": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `records` (type: `string`):

The dataset of scraped Thumbtack home-service pros (one item per pro).

# 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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        "https://www.thumbtack.com/ga/atlanta/handyman",
        "https://www.thumbtack.com/tx/dallas/plumbers"
    ],
    "cities": [
        "Atlanta, GA",
        "Dallas, TX"
    ],
    "categories": [
        "handyman",
        "house-cleaning"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapersdelight/thumbtack-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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        "https://www.thumbtack.com/ga/atlanta/handyman",
        "https://www.thumbtack.com/tx/dallas/plumbers",
    ],
    "cities": [
        "Atlanta, GA",
        "Dallas, TX",
    ],
    "categories": [
        "handyman",
        "house-cleaning",
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapersdelight/thumbtack-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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.thumbtack.com/ga/atlanta/handyman",
    "https://www.thumbtack.com/tx/dallas/plumbers"
  ],
  "cities": [
    "Atlanta, GA",
    "Dallas, TX"
  ],
  "categories": [
    "handyman",
    "house-cleaning"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}' |
apify call scrapersdelight/thumbtack-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapersdelight/thumbtack-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/mS2uRRea4r0NJcpaY/builds/gNrfHWQdwPmoE1ffK/openapi.json