# Bark.com Professional Services Scraper (`vsekar91/bark-professional-scraper`) Actor
Scrape professional service providers from Bark.com — name, rating, review count, services offered, location, response time, hires, and verified/excellence badges. Supports UK and US markets across any category.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/vsekar91/bark-professional-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Venkatesh Sekar](https://apify.com/vsekar91) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
Pay per usage
This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage
## 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
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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.
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# README
## Bark.com Professional Services Scraper
Extract professional service providers from [Bark.com](https://www.bark.com) — the UK and US marketplace for local services.
### What it scrapes
For each professional profile the actor returns:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `name` | Business or professional name |
| `rating` | Numeric star rating (0.0–5.0) |
| `rating_text` | Raw rating text (e.g. "5/5") |
| `review_count` | Total number of customer reviews |
| `location` | Postcode + city (e.g. "SE17, London") |
| `response_time` | Typical response time string (e.g. "16 min response time") |
| `hires_on_bark` | Number of completed hires through Bark |
| `services` | List of service category names the professional offers |
| `badges` | Award/badge labels (e.g. "Certificate of Excellence '21") |
| `verified` | Boolean — whether a Verified marker is present |
| `description` | About / bio text |
| `profile_url` | Canonical Bark.com profile URL |
### Input
```json
{
"categories": ["cleaners", "accountants"],
"location": "london",
"market": "gb",
"maxResults": 50,
"proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}
````
- **categories** (required): category slugs (e.g. `"cleaners"`, `"personal-trainer"`) or full Bark.com category URLs.
- **location** (optional): city or postcode slug to narrow results (e.g. `"london"`, `"manchester"`).
- **market**: `"gb"` (default) for UK or `"us"` for United States.
- **maxResults**: cap on total profiles returned (default 50, max 500).
- **proxyConfiguration**: standard Apify proxy config. Residential proxies recommended for large runs.
### How it works
1. For each category, the actor builds the Bark listing page URL (with optional location), fetches it, and collects all `/en/{market}/company/…/` profile links.
2. Each profile page is fetched individually (with polite 1–3 s jitter between requests).
3. Data is parsed from the rendered HTML using `selectolax` CSS selectors and regex patterns.
### Notes
- Bark.com renders HTML server-side with no embedded JSON state — all data is extracted from the visible DOM.
- Star ratings are derived by counting full and half star `![]()
` elements.
- The actor respects `maxResults` across all categories combined.
# Actor input Schema
## `categories` (type: `array`):
List of Bark.com category slugs or full category URLs to scrape. Examples: "cleaners", "accountants", "personal-trainer", or full URL "https://www.bark.com/en/gb/cleaners/". Each category listing page is scraped for professional profile links, then each profile is visited.
## `location` (type: `string`):
City name or postcode to narrow search results (e.g. "london", "manchester", "SW1A"). When provided, appended to the category URL path. Leave empty to scrape the national category page.
## `market` (type: `string`):
Bark.com market to scrape. "gb" for UK (bark.com/en/gb/), "us" for United States (bark.com/en/us/).
## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of professional profiles to return across all categories combined.
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):
Proxy used for outbound requests. Bark.com may rate-limit scrapers; residential proxies recommended for large runs.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"categories": [
"cleaners",
"personal-trainer"
],
"market": "gb",
"maxResults": 50,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": true,
"apifyProxyGroups": []
}
}
```
# 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 = {
"categories": [
"cleaners",
"personal-trainer"
]
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("vsekar91/bark-professional-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 = { "categories": [
"cleaners",
"personal-trainer",
] }
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("vsekar91/bark-professional-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 '{
"categories": [
"cleaners",
"personal-trainer"
]
}' |
apify call vsekar91/bark-professional-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=vsekar91/bark-professional-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "Bark.com Professional Services Scraper",
"description": "Scrape professional service providers from Bark.com — name, rating, review count, services offered, location, response time, hires, and verified/excellence badges. Supports UK and US markets across any category.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "6kb8r4A3Zk9zGFRBZ"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/vsekar91~bark-professional-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-vsekar91-bark-professional-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/vsekar91~bark-professional-scraper/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-vsekar91-bark-professional-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/vsekar91~bark-professional-scraper/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-vsekar91-bark-professional-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": [
"categories"
],
"properties": {
"categories": {
"title": "Categories",
"type": "array",
"description": "List of Bark.com category slugs or full category URLs to scrape. Examples: \"cleaners\", \"accountants\", \"personal-trainer\", or full URL \"https://www.bark.com/en/gb/cleaners/\". Each category listing page is scraped for professional profile links, then each profile is visited.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"location": {
"title": "Location (optional)",
"type": "string",
"description": "City name or postcode to narrow search results (e.g. \"london\", \"manchester\", \"SW1A\"). When provided, appended to the category URL path. Leave empty to scrape the national category page."
},
"market": {
"title": "Market",
"enum": [
"gb",
"us"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Bark.com market to scrape. \"gb\" for UK (bark.com/en/gb/), \"us\" for United States (bark.com/en/us/).",
"default": "gb"
},
"maxResults": {
"title": "Max results",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 500,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of professional profiles to return across all categories combined.",
"default": 50
},
"proxyConfiguration": {
"title": "Proxy configuration",
"type": "object",
"description": "Proxy used for outbound requests. Bark.com may rate-limit scrapers; residential proxies recommended for large runs.",
"default": {
"useApifyProxy": true,
"apifyProxyGroups": []
}
}
}
},
"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
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```