A: Your purchase is for a 1 year license key to use the program. It is a desktop software that you will run on your own computer or servers. It works for Mac OS and Windows.
After you make a purchase follow the directions from AppSumo to activate your license. You will be given a link to our website where you will officially activate your purchase. After that my website will email your download links and license details.
A: Yes, we try to be as user friendly as possible. There is a free trial you can try or you can take advantage of AuppSumos or LocalScrapers own return policy if it doesn't work out. Make sure you check out the readme page and if you have any questions email me at support@localscraper.com and I will be happy to help.
Hi, I bought the code a while ago. and was scraping perfectly and even bought RAM to increase the amount of scrapers to run simultaneously. But now when i try to scrape it doesn't do anything I run in with hide Browser mode, and all it does is
Opening browser, may take up to 30 seconds Starting stage 1 - scraping Business Details Closing Browser... Scraper Completed.
and that's it, it doesn't matter what keyword i fill in or what location i enter. It keeps doing this even with a location list + keywords it just continues to the next row without scraping. Is this a bug or what is going wrong?
A: I have emailed you and responded to your question. I believe this issue is because you are running 16 copies of the program at once on your system. This is more than anyone I have ever heard of before. Either Google has noticed your scraping because you have 16 copies scraping at once from 1 IP, or your system has run out of resources to support 16 copies of the program running at once.
I contacted support but no response, send multiple mails
Q: Other Countries possible ?
Hello, is that only working in the United States or is it also working in other countries around the world or do I have to put several places or villages or whatever to find other results? Thanks a lot.
A: Google Maps works in all countries where google maps exists. So you have the Google Full and Google Quick (from the beta/mac) that will work in all countries.
A: This is too complex of a question for a comment. This highly depends on which of the sites you want to scrape and how much scraping you plan to do. LocalScraper works with proxies and VPNs so there should be no issues getting blocked. The readme page for the program mentions which scrapers may need proxies, and recommends companies that we have used in the past.
A: Sorry, There is no lifetime deal or options for a lifetime deal. Programers need to be able to eat same as other humans. You are paying $8.25 a month for unlimited scraping across 7 websites, with 2 computer activations included. That's $4.12 per computer running the program per month. If you can't afford that then you won't be able to afford the proxies/VPN needed to run the program.
Hi, Looks like a great app. Do you have, or plan to add Google search results scraping? My B2B clients are freelancers in a specific niche, so they don't have a physical location and are not listed in yellow pages. So my workflow would be:
1. Search for their websites in Google using key phrases ---> website URLs 2. Extract contact info (email, socials) from the URLs found
Can I do this with LocalScraper? If not yet, would you consider adding this feature? I can think of a lot of use cases where a map site or yellow pages would not be a feasible starting point, but a Google search would work.
A: Thanks for the feedback. This is not something currently in the scraper, it has been thought about before but when you scrape search you need to battle captchas. Which means we also need to add captcha solving and the 3rd party APIs that do that for us. The reason it hasn't been added is the vast majority of our customers are entirely new to scraping and barely know what a proxy is, adding more and more complexity to the scraper results is a ton more support emails. It's a bit too advanced for $8/mo, maybe some sort of pro version down the line.
Q: Multiple locations but browser starts everytime with captcha
Hi I bought one license and tried manually one location and it works. Now I want to do it with over 1000 locations automatically but the captcha in chrome comes everytime and its not a fluent work around. I want to use it as background processing. Any settings or not possible? Thanks
A: We are always fighting with the sites and anti-scraper protections. I have had emails like this saying suddenly google has captchas where it never had them before. I am looking into if there is anything we can do about this but it will take time.
A: Yes of course, the license is good for any version of the program. You can mix and match or whatever you like. The license allows for 2 activations.
Unless i read incorrectly，the rows of data able to scrape per day is less than 200 from Google maps, is this correct? For example, would it be possible to scrape and retrieve 1000 rows of data with emails per day if that was what i wanted?
A: There is no caps in the program, there is no per day, or per anything that LocalScraper sets. This is a desktop application and once you buy it you can use it at much as you want/need because you own a license to use it. That being said the sites that we scrape do have limits per search. You can not ask google maps for every business in the USA, or all plumbers in Florida. We use the same google maps as any member of the public and see/scrape the same results as if you went to the site in your own browser and did a search. If you need more data the simple solution is to do more searches, which we do not limit in anyway.
I’m planning to use this tool for local business scraping. Please suggest reliable proxy providers (SOCKS or HTTP) that work well and avoid IP bans, preferably with a good price-performance balance.
A: Proxy providers are listed on the ReadMe page for the program. Which provider needed entirely depends on which site you plan to scrape and how much scraping you plan on doing.
A: The program does not provide its own proxies. It's not something that we can afford to offer at such a low price. Some customers run 8 copies of the program per PC and the license allows for 2, so 16 copies of the program running across 2 PCs per customer would be more money in proxies than we make. While the $99 seems large upfront it's only $8.25 per month.
The program does support proxies, and if they are needed (they may not be) we recommend companies we have used in the past that work well. If you need them entirely depends on who you want to scrape from and the budget needed is entirely on how much scraping you want to do.
A: The website is online as is the license server. We were moving web hosts so there was some downtime and we ran into a bug during the move that was resolved. We are still looking into if any other bugs have popped up from the move and fixing them as we find them.
A: Sorry it won't be added due to database protection laws that the UK has. Yell UK was part of the program many years ago but they took legal action to have it removed.
A: No sorry you cannot, each site has limitations on how many results they give per search. For example Google Maps is currently 120 results. If you search for "Cafes in Utah" you will get 120 results. The program will not take a state name and then build an automatic scraper of every city in the state. It is up to the user to build a list of locations to scrape. But it is totally possible with the program and the majority of users are doing just that.
Da ich eine kleine Zielgruppe habe, nutzt mir eine Suche in einer Stadt nichts. Kann ich mit Ihrem Tool "Deutschland" als lokales Ziel hinterlegen? Wie viele Datensätze haben Sie in Deutschland?
Nennen Sie bitte 3 wesentliche Vorteile, die Ihr Tool im Vergleich mit anderen aufweist. Danke.
A: „Deutschland“ ist ein zu großes Gebiet für die Verwendung im Programm. Google Maps liefert nur 120 Ergebnisse pro Suche. Für optimale Ergebnisse sollten Sie Städte oder Postleitzahlen innerhalb der Stadt eingeben.
Wir verfügen über keine vorhandenen Daten für Deutschland, die wir verkaufen könnten. Das Programm ermöglicht es Ihnen, bei Bedarf eigene Daten zu extrahieren.
A: Sorry no it can not, the Custom URL is only for you ro provide the URL to a page that we already support. Instead of putting in "cafes" in "new york, ny" in the program a user could go to google maps themselves, do the same search, then copy the url from the browser and use in the in the program as a custom url. This is for customers that want to use excel sheets to generate their own searches.
Q: Can it also pull amenities. Things like bathrooms, parking lots
I'm looking for a scraper that can scrap the tags. For example if im scraping for dog parks and i want to know if they have a section for little dogs and one for big dogs or is there parking, bathrooms, etc... Just wondering if it scraps tags as well.
A: We do scrape the tags from Google Maps, stuff like good for pets, parking, assessibility, the atmosphere. We also scrape the details for hotels like Pool, Spa, Gym stuff like that. I don't think google has a big dogs and little dogs tags, they just have a general OK for Pets and nothing on if the location has bathrooms.
A: Sorry but the AppSumo deal is for a 1 year license for the program. It is only $8.25 a month total and that license allows you to use it on two systems so it is only $4.12 per computer per month if you use it on 2 computers. For a program that can help you make money you will find nothing cheaper.
Q: Hey, Is this a software or do you provide any code?
I see there's an option 1code. So i don't have any coding experience nor even basic. So can you just explain me about this!
Grant_LocalScraper
Jun 22, 2025A: Your purchase is for a 1 year license key to use the program. It is a desktop software that you will run on your own computer or servers. It works for Mac OS and Windows.
After you make a purchase follow the directions from AppSumo to activate your license. You will be given a link to our website where you will officially activate your purchase. After that my website will email your download links and license details.
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Q: is this a good system for a newbe? I dont have any experience
Grant_LocalScraper
Jun 11, 2025A: Yes, we try to be as user friendly as possible. There is a free trial you can try or you can take advantage of AuppSumos or LocalScrapers own return policy if it doesn't work out. Make sure you check out the readme page and if you have any questions email me at support@localscraper.com and I will be happy to help.
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Q: Hi, it was working but not anymore
Hi, I bought the code a while ago. and was scraping perfectly and even bought RAM to increase the amount of scrapers to run simultaneously. But now when i try to scrape it doesn't do anything
I run in with hide Browser mode, and all it does is
Opening browser, may take up to 30 seconds
Starting stage 1 - scraping Business Details
Closing Browser...
Scraper Completed.
and that's it, it doesn't matter what keyword i fill in or what location i enter.
It keeps doing this even with a location list + keywords it just continues to the next row without scraping. Is this a bug or what is going wrong?
Is this temporarily or what is going wrong ?
Grant_LocalScraper
Jun 7, 2025A: I have emailed you and responded to your question. I believe this issue is because you are running 16 copies of the program at once on your system. This is more than anyone I have ever heard of before. Either Google has noticed your scraping because you have 16 copies scraping at once from 1 IP, or your system has run out of resources to support 16 copies of the program running at once.
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Verified purchaser
I contacted support but no response, send multiple mails
Q: Other Countries possible ?
Hello, is that only working in the United States or is it also working in other countries around the world or do I have to put several places or villages or whatever to find other results? Thanks a lot.
Grant_LocalScraper
Jun 7, 2025A: Google Maps works in all countries where google maps exists. So you have the Google Full and Google Quick (from the beta/mac) that will work in all countries.
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Verified purchaser
When it used to work, i don't know why it's not working now, contacted support. But you could scrape FULL google maps. I checked multiple countries
Verified purchaser
Thanks !!!!
Q: IP Blocking
Is there any chance to get blocked while running the scrapper?
Grant_LocalScraper
Jun 3, 2025A: This is too complex of a question for a comment. This highly depends on which of the sites you want to scrape and how much scraping you plan to do. LocalScraper works with proxies and VPNs so there should be no issues getting blocked. The readme page for the program mentions which scrapers may need proxies, and recommends companies that we have used in the past.
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Q: I need a lifetime deal not the 1 year access. What are the options for an LTD please?
Grant_LocalScraper
Jun 1, 2025A: Sorry, There is no lifetime deal or options for a lifetime deal. Programers need to be able to eat same as other humans. You are paying $8.25 a month for unlimited scraping across 7 websites, with 2 computer activations included. That's $4.12 per computer running the program per month. If you can't afford that then you won't be able to afford the proxies/VPN needed to run the program.
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Q: Google search results scraping?
Hi,
Looks like a great app. Do you have, or plan to add Google search results scraping? My B2B clients are freelancers in a specific niche, so they don't have a physical location and are not listed in yellow pages. So my workflow would be:
1. Search for their websites in Google using key phrases ---> website URLs
2. Extract contact info (email, socials) from the URLs found
Can I do this with LocalScraper? If not yet, would you consider adding this feature? I can think of a lot of use cases where a map site or yellow pages would not be a feasible starting point, but a Google search would work.
Thank you!
Grant_LocalScraper
May 28, 2025A: Thanks for the feedback. This is not something currently in the scraper, it has been thought about before but when you scrape search you need to battle captchas. Which means we also need to add captcha solving and the 3rd party APIs that do that for us. The reason it hasn't been added is the vast majority of our customers are entirely new to scraping and barely know what a proxy is, adding more and more complexity to the scraper results is a ton more support emails. It's a bit too advanced for $8/mo, maybe some sort of pro version down the line.
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Thank you, I understand!
Q: Multiple locations but browser starts everytime with captcha
Hi I bought one license and tried manually one location and it works.
Now I want to do it with over 1000 locations automatically but the captcha in chrome comes everytime and its not a fluent work around.
I want to use it as background processing.
Any settings or not possible?
Thanks
Grant_LocalScraper
May 28, 2025A: We are always fighting with the sites and anti-scraper protections. I have had emails like this saying suddenly google has captchas where it never had them before. I am looking into if there is anything we can do about this but it will take time.
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Q: Mac app
I just requested a trial from your website and noticed that you have a Mac app as well - can I use this AppSumo deal for the Mac version?
Grant_LocalScraper
May 28, 2025A: Yes of course, the license is good for any version of the program. You can mix and match or whatever you like. The license allows for 2 activations.
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Q: Can i put this on my dedicated server?
Grant_LocalScraper
May 11, 2025A: It runs on any windows or mac machine so yes, if you are running one of those.
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Q: Scrape G Maps
Unless i read incorrectly，the rows of data able to scrape per day is less than 200 from Google maps, is this correct? For example, would it be possible to scrape and retrieve 1000 rows of data with emails per day if that was what i wanted?
Thank you.
Grant_LocalScraper
May 7, 2025A: There is no caps in the program, there is no per day, or per anything that LocalScraper sets. This is a desktop application and once you buy it you can use it at much as you want/need because you own a license to use it. That being said the sites that we scrape do have limits per search. You can not ask google maps for every business in the USA, or all plumbers in Florida. We use the same google maps as any member of the public and see/scrape the same results as if you went to the site in your own browser and did a search. If you need more data the simple solution is to do more searches, which we do not limit in anyway.
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Q: Where can I get proxy for this software?
I’m planning to use this tool for local business scraping. Please suggest reliable proxy providers (SOCKS or HTTP) that work well and avoid IP bans, preferably with a good price-performance balance.
Grant_LocalScraper
May 7, 2025A: Proxy providers are listed on the ReadMe page for the program. Which provider needed entirely depends on which site you plan to scrape and how much scraping you plan on doing.
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Q: Full proxy - please explain
Hi - does this mean you have a proxy servers with he software or i need to purchase?
Grant_LocalScraper
May 5, 2025A: The program does not provide its own proxies. It's not something that we can afford to offer at such a low price. Some customers run 8 copies of the program per PC and the license allows for 2, so 16 copies of the program running across 2 PCs per customer would be more money in proxies than we make. While the $99 seems large upfront it's only $8.25 per month.
The program does support proxies, and if they are needed (they may not be) we recommend companies we have used in the past that work well. If you need them entirely depends on who you want to scrape from and the budget needed is entirely on how much scraping you want to do.
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Q: Website down?
The website has been down since yesterday and the license server is also not working anymore. Do others have this issue too?
Grant_LocalScraper
Apr 30, 2025A: The website is online as is the license server. We were moving web hosts so there was some downtime and we ran into a bug during the move that was resolved. We are still looking into if any other bugs have popped up from the move and fixing them as we find them.
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Hi Grant, thank you for your reply and communication by mail. Great support, thank you!
Q: UK Yellow Pages?
Will you be adding support for UK Yellow Pages?
Grant_LocalScraper
Apr 25, 2025A: Sorry it won't be added due to database protection laws that the UK has. Yell UK was part of the program many years ago but they took legal action to have it removed.
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Q: Entire State
I’m building out a state wide directory. Can in enter the state for example Utah and have it scrape all businesses in that state?
Grant_LocalScraper
Apr 21, 2025A: No sorry you cannot, each site has limitations on how many results they give per search. For example Google Maps is currently 120 results. If you search for "Cafes in Utah" you will get 120 results. The program will not take a state name and then build an automatic scraper of every city in the state. It is up to the user to build a list of locations to scrape. But it is totally possible with the program and the majority of users are doing just that.
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Q: Deutschland
Da ich eine kleine Zielgruppe habe, nutzt mir eine Suche in einer Stadt nichts. Kann ich mit Ihrem Tool "Deutschland" als lokales Ziel hinterlegen?
Wie viele Datensätze haben Sie in Deutschland?
Nennen Sie bitte 3 wesentliche Vorteile, die Ihr Tool im Vergleich mit anderen aufweist.
Danke.
Grant_LocalScraper
Apr 15, 2025A: „Deutschland“ ist ein zu großes Gebiet für die Verwendung im Programm. Google Maps liefert nur 120 Ergebnisse pro Suche. Für optimale Ergebnisse sollten Sie Städte oder Postleitzahlen innerhalb der Stadt eingeben.
Wir verfügen über keine vorhandenen Daten für Deutschland, die wir verkaufen könnten. Das Programm ermöglicht es Ihnen, bei Bedarf eigene Daten zu extrahieren.
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Q: I saw from the picture it can scrape custom url, can it scrap local contacts email e.g from linkedin?
Grant_LocalScraper
Apr 15, 2025A: Sorry no it can not, the Custom URL is only for you ro provide the URL to a page that we already support. Instead of putting in "cafes" in "new york, ny" in the program a user could go to google maps themselves, do the same search, then copy the url from the browser and use in the in the program as a custom url. This is for customers that want to use excel sheets to generate their own searches.
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Q: Can it also pull amenities. Things like bathrooms, parking lots
I'm looking for a scraper that can scrap the tags. For example if im scraping for dog parks and i want to know if they have a section for little dogs and one for big dogs or is there parking, bathrooms, etc... Just wondering if it scraps tags as well.
thanks
Grant_LocalScraper
Apr 15, 2025A: We do scrape the tags from Google Maps, stuff like good for pets, parking, assessibility, the atmosphere. We also scrape the details for hotels like Pool, Spa, Gym stuff like that. I don't think google has a big dogs and little dogs tags, they just have a general OK for Pets and nothing on if the location has bathrooms.
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Q: Hi, How can i get the LTD instead of one year please?
Grant_LocalScraper
Apr 1, 2025A: Sorry but the AppSumo deal is for a 1 year license for the program. It is only $8.25 a month total and that license allows you to use it on two systems so it is only $4.12 per computer per month if you use it on 2 computers. For a program that can help you make money you will find nothing cheaper.
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