# Contractor Lead Scraper — Verified Emails (HVAC, Plumbing) (`samstorm/contractor-lead-scraper`) Actor

Scrape HVAC, plumber, roofer & electrician contacts from Google Maps with verified emails & phones. Real-time data from contractor websites. Export to HubSpot, Salesforce, or CSV. Built for home services marketing & SaaS sales.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/samstorm/contractor-lead-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Sam Kleespies](https://apify.com/samstorm) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 182 total users, 6 monthly users, 97.6% runs succeeded, 2 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $50.00 / 1,000 enriched contractor leads

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Contractor Lead Scraper

Find HVAC companies, roofers, plumbers, electricians, builders, and other contractors on Google Maps. Collect public business names, phones, addresses, websites, available emails, ratings, and social links for local market research or B2B prospecting. A business result may not include an email or an individual decision maker.

### Quick start

Choose a contractor type and location. Start with 3–10 results and inspect Full output before scaling. The actor can export Full data or convenient HubSpot and Salesforce column layouts; CRM imports may need field mapping or custom properties.

### Email evidence

The actor can scan publicly accessible contractor websites for contact addresses. DNS MX records confirm mail routing for a domain, not an individual mailbox. `emailVerified: true` requires SMTP acceptance of the recipient and rejection of a random address. Catch-all servers, blocked SMTP connections, and temporary errors remain unconfirmed. Inspect `emailDomainHasMx`, `emailVerificationStatus`, and notes in Full output. Delivery and bounce rates are not guaranteed.

### Pricing and reliability

The current Store headline is **from $50 per 1,000 enriched contractor leads**. The live Pricing tab shows all configured events, applicable plan discounts, and separate platform usage. A charged record can have no email. Set Apify's maximum cost and timeout before a large run.

Google Maps coverage varies by query. A confirmed no-match search can return zero records, while a source block or extraction failure fails the run. Check the log and a small sample to assess usable contact coverage.

For help, open an issue with the query, a fresh run link, expected result, and observed result. Keep credentials and private customer data out of public issues.

# Actor input Schema

## `businessType` (type: `string`):

Select the contractor trade to search on Google Maps. The actor builds the query automatically — e.g., 'HVAC Company' finds heating, cooling, and air conditioning contractors in your city; 'Plumber' finds licensed plumbing contractors; 'Roofer' finds roofing companies; 'Electrician' finds electrical contractors. Choose 'Custom' to write your own search query for any other trade type.

## `location` (type: `string`):

The city, state, or ZIP code to search for contractors in. Use 'City, ST' format for best results (e.g., 'Dallas, TX', 'Phoenix, AZ', 'Chicago, IL'). ZIP codes and neighborhoods also work. For multi-city coverage, run the actor once per location and merge datasets — each run fully covers one market.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

A raw Google Maps search query — only used when Business Type is set to 'Custom'. Use this to target trades not in the dropdown, such as 'concrete contractors in Denver, CO', 'pool builders near Orlando, FL', or 'waterproofing companies in Seattle, WA'. Write the query exactly as you would type it into Google Maps.

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

Maximum number of contractor leads to return. The prefill is 3 for a quick quality test — increase to 50–200 for production prospecting. Google Maps caps at ~120 results per search; run multiple locations to build larger datasets. Start small to verify results match your target trade and geography before scaling.

## `enrichEmails` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, the actor visits each contractor's website and scans contact pages, footers, and about pages to extract email addresses. Disable if you only need phone numbers and addresses, or to run faster without website crawling. Most HVAC, plumbing, and electrical contractor sites publish a contact email in the footer or on a Contact page.

## `verifyEmails` (type: `boolean`):

Attempt DNS MX and SMTP checks on extracted addresses. MX confirms the domain only. emailVerified is true only when SMTP accepts the recipient and rejects a random address. Inconclusive checks stay unverified; delivery is not guaranteed.

## `enrichSocials` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, the actor scans each contractor website for social media profile links: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter/X. Useful for multi-channel outreach, ad targeting (Facebook Custom Audiences), and account research before contacting. Many HVAC and plumbing companies are active on Facebook even when they lack a strong website.

## `outputFormat` (type: `string`):

Controls the structure of the output dataset. 'Full' returns all fields for custom pipelines. 'HubSpot Import' maps columns to HubSpot Contact and Company import properties for direct CSV upload with zero remapping. 'Salesforce Import' aligns to the Salesforce Lead object with LeadSource pre-filled. All formats are downloadable from Apify as CSV, JSON, or Excel.

## `proxyUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional HTTP proxy URL for using third-party residential proxies instead of Apify's built-in proxies. Format: http://username:password@host:port. Compatible with IPRoyal, Smartproxy, Bright Data, and other rotating proxy services. Leave empty to use Apify's default residential proxies.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "businessType": "Plumber",
  "location": "Dallas, TX",
  "searchQuery": "emergency plumbers near Houston, TX",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "enrichEmails": true,
  "verifyEmails": true,
  "enrichSocials": true,
  "outputFormat": "hubspot",
  "proxyUrl": "http://user:pass@proxy.example.com:8080"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "location": "Dallas, TX",
    "searchQuery": "HVAC companies in Dallas, TX",
    "maxResults": 3
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("samstorm/contractor-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "location": "Dallas, TX",
    "searchQuery": "HVAC companies in Dallas, TX",
    "maxResults": 3,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("samstorm/contractor-lead-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 '{
  "location": "Dallas, TX",
  "searchQuery": "HVAC companies in Dallas, TX",
  "maxResults": 3
}' |
apify call samstorm/contractor-lead-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,samstorm/contractor-lead-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/lcjeB18kaZ0VOM3hb/builds/Fs2ULu6oNSzP42LWr/openapi.json