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.
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.
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.
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: 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: 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: 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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