A: You emailed me twice about this and I replied back to you. HomeAdvisor was recently removed from the program because they killed their websites directory. Only paid businesses have any useful details, this means they say they have 800 listings for a search but only 10 could have data we can scrape. The other 790 are just the name of the business from their old directory but no way to see...
I’m getting ERR_TUNNEL_CONNECTION_FAILED errors when the scraper tries to open Google Maps quick using an ISP proxy (whitelisted). The issue is not the program itself, but the proxy.
Please add instant Google Maps page reload on failure, since proxy fails seem unaviodable. Currently, the program skips that ZIP+keyword line as if no results appeared. (but when i search that ZIP it shows good business data to be scraped). I don't use headless browsing, to help load the google maps.
I run 20 ZIP + 20 keywords, and i get 13-16 Excel files of results. I have to run 1-2 more batches of ZIP+keyowrds at the end of the day (with the failed searches) to make sure i scrape everything.
Also, change the fixed WAIT time to a random delay (7–10 sec) to prevent repeating actions at exact intervals and make the scraper behave more human-like.
A: This is more of a topic for emailing me for support than a pre-sale question but I'll answer here because AppSumo approved it.
Yes the program currently skips when the proxy fails to initialize the search. I'll add a relaunch system for this, personally it was easier for me to keep track of the failures and rerun them later but I can see the issue. Other scrapers like Yahoo or something where...
Lovely. I apologize for not emailing you, ill do that from here on. thanks
Q: "Quick" vs "Full" Limitations
Hey Grant, could you clarify what type of data can be scraped with “Quick” targeting? For instance, with Google Quick scope targets, what do we get, and what’s not part of the data it pulls compared to “Full”?
Just trying to figure out if I would really need proxy for my use case of scraping local businesses listings for a niche online directory.
A: Since we have upgraded the Quick scraper dramatically in the newest versions the main thing that the Full will get over it is the Review Text and Review Score of the 3 featured reviews. Most everything else is in the Quick and since Quick is like 100x faster it is the recommended scraper to use.
I want to scrape google maps full +email/social media finder. 1 thread, 8-10 sec wait. I want to have 3-5 copies of localscraper open on my PC, that way I can scrape multiple keywords at once. Q: does each copy of the localscraper program has to have individual proxy? Does it have to go trough IP authentification (IP whitelisting) Most importantly: what type of proxy do you recommend for this specific use-case?
Btw email of yours suport@localscraper.com does not work. "Address not found Your message wasn't delivered to suport@localscraper.com because the address couldn't be found, or is unable to receive mail."
A: For your needs I suggest Google Quick, 6 threads. Multiple copies is fine but if you open too many and your system can't handle it you will see errors and data not saving. If you run into this just close a copy until your system specs can keep up.
Try to use residential or mobile proxies if possible, google is picky and can catch most cheap proxies and vpns. They will show you more captcha...
A: We need to work within the limits of the sites that we scrape. They all require you to be looking for something to show results. If you go to maps.google.com and just put in the street name you will see it won't give you businesses. Since the program only has access to the same site as normal users we need to include a what we are searching for and a where for the sites to give us data.
Q: I purchased license, but issue is i cant find Home Advisor scraper
Just want to know if you guys still supoort it, if yes, how can i use it?
Grant_LocalScraper
Sep 27, 2025A: You emailed me twice about this and I replied back to you. HomeAdvisor was recently removed from the program because they killed their websites directory. Only paid businesses have any useful details, this means they say they have 800 listings for a search but only 10 could have data we can scrape. The other 790 are just the name of the business from their old directory but no way to see...
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Q: Failed chromium browser loads
I’m getting ERR_TUNNEL_CONNECTION_FAILED errors when the scraper tries to open Google Maps quick using an ISP proxy (whitelisted). The issue is not the program itself, but the proxy.
Please add instant Google Maps page reload on failure, since proxy fails seem unaviodable. Currently, the program skips that ZIP+keyword line as if no results appeared. (but when i search that ZIP it shows good business data to be scraped).
I don't use headless browsing, to help load the google maps.
I run 20 ZIP + 20 keywords, and i get 13-16 Excel files of results. I have to run 1-2 more batches of ZIP+keyowrds at the end of the day (with the failed searches) to make sure i scrape everything.
Also, change the fixed WAIT time to a random delay (7–10 sec) to prevent repeating actions at exact intervals and make the scraper behave more human-like.
Grant_LocalScraper
Sep 11, 2025A: This is more of a topic for emailing me for support than a pre-sale question but I'll answer here because AppSumo approved it.
Yes the program currently skips when the proxy fails to initialize the search. I'll add a relaunch system for this, personally it was easier for me to keep track of the failures and rerun them later but I can see the issue. Other scrapers like Yahoo or something where...
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Lovely. I apologize for not emailing you, ill do that from here on. thanks
Q: "Quick" vs "Full" Limitations
Hey Grant, could you clarify what type of data can be scraped with “Quick” targeting? For instance, with Google Quick scope targets, what do we get, and what’s not part of the data it pulls compared to “Full”?
Just trying to figure out if I would really need proxy for my use case of scraping local businesses listings for a niche online directory.
Grant_LocalScraper
Sep 3, 2025A: Since we have upgraded the Quick scraper dramatically in the newest versions the main thing that the Full will get over it is the Review Text and Review Score of the 3 featured reviews. Most everything else is in the Quick and since Quick is like 100x faster it is the recommended scraper to use.
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Nice! And to confirm, "Quick" doesn't need any proxy to use right? Or perhaps you have a recommended usage limit when scraping w/o proxies.
You should not need proxies for Quick.
Q: Proxy recommendation
I want to scrape google maps full +email/social media finder.
1 thread, 8-10 sec wait.
I want to have 3-5 copies of localscraper open on my PC, that way I can scrape multiple keywords at once.
Q: does each copy of the localscraper program has to have individual proxy?
Does it have to go trough IP authentification (IP whitelisting)
Most importantly: what type of proxy do you recommend for this specific use-case?
Btw email of yours suport@localscraper.com does not work.
"Address not found
Your message wasn't delivered to suport@localscraper.com because the address couldn't be found, or is unable to receive mail."
Grant_LocalScraper
Aug 28, 2025A: For your needs I suggest Google Quick, 6 threads. Multiple copies is fine but if you open too many and your system can't handle it you will see errors and data not saving. If you run into this just close a copy until your system specs can keep up.
Try to use residential or mobile proxies if possible, google is picky and can catch most cheap proxies and vpns. They will show you more captcha...
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Q: I want to scrape business on a specific street
Hi,
Can we scrape the businesses on a street without specifying any other fiels such as the keywords?
Grant_LocalScraper
Aug 22, 2025A: We need to work within the limits of the sites that we scrape. They all require you to be looking for something to show results. If you go to maps.google.com and just put in the street name you will see it won't give you businesses. Since the program only has access to the same site as normal users we need to include a what we are searching for and a where for the sites to give us data.
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