Local Scraper - Lead Generation Software Questions

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Q: IP Blocking

Is there any chance to get blocked while running the scrapper?

galib.bcsePLUSEdited Jun 3, 2025
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Grant_LocalScraper

Jun 3, 2025

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.

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Q: I need a lifetime deal not the 1 year access. What are the options for an LTD please?

nadjavonPLUSMay 31, 2025
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Grant_LocalScraper

Jun 1, 2025

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.

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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

info2749IPLUSMay 27, 2025
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Grant_LocalScraper

May 28, 2025

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.

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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?

eb9b0ca94fe442e1b6f97d103b66f3bePLUSMay 24, 2025
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Grant_LocalScraper

May 28, 2025

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.

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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!

eb9b0ca94fe442e1b6f97d103b66f3bePLUSMay 24, 2025
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Grant_LocalScraper

May 28, 2025

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...

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