Thumbtack Pro Profile Scraper

Overview

This actor scrapes detailed business information from Thumbtack professional service provider profiles. It outputs structured JSON data for market research, lead generation, and competitor analysis.

Key Features

• Extracts comprehensive business details: name, introduction, rating, and total reviews.
• Gathers pricing information, payment methods, and business hours.
• Captures customer reviews with ratings and feedback text.
• Collects business credentials, achievements (like Top Pro status), and FAQs.
• Identifies social media links and service area coverage.

How to Use

Provide an array of Thumbtack profile URLs via the input. The actor will scrape each profile, respecting Thumbtack's robots.txt and implementing rate limiting to avoid overloading servers.

Input Parameters

The actor accepts a simple JSON input:
- proUrls (required): An array of Thumbtack pro profile URLs to scrape.
- maxItems (optional): A limit on the number of profiles to process.

Input Example

{
  "proUrls": [
    "https://www.thumbtack.com/ca/los-angeles/portrait-photographers/granli-photography/service/368212411530838020?service_pk=368212411530838020&encoded_answers=eyJzZl9wayI6IjQ4OTk0ODUxNjE2MjI0MDUxNiIsImFucyI6e319&project_pk=538565940530561044&lp_request_pk=538565960083218450&zip_code=90001&keyword_pk=225261462311840629&category_pks%5B0%5D=122327716174340365&category_pks%5B1%5D=122338311061807381&category_pks%5B2%5D=122338515982958874&category_pks%5B3%5D=156221686301327776&category_pk=122327716174340365&click_origin=pro%20list%2Fclick%20pro%20name&hideBack=true&ir_referrer=FRONT_DOOR_SEARCH"
  ]
}

Output

The actor returns a dataset of JSON objects, one per scraped profile. You can download this data from the Storage tab in multiple formats (JSON, JSONL, Excel, CSV, XML, HTML).

Output Sample (Excerpt)

[
  {
    "businessName": "Granli Photography",
    "introduction": "Hi there, please only contact me if you’re serious about booking me...",
    "rating": "4.9",
    "totalReviews": "108",
    "startingPrice": "$300",
    "businessHours": [
      { "day": "Sun", "hours": "12:00 am - 11:59 pm" }
    ]
  }
]

Limitations & Tips

• Some profile information may be private or unavailable.
• For best results, use specific, full profile URLs.
• Set a maxItems limit appropriate for your task to manage run time and data volume.
• Regularly check the output to verify data quality.