We extract tradesperson profiles, feedback histories, service areas, and qualifications from MyBuilder. Delivered as clean JSON, CSV, or Parquet to S3, BigQuery, or Snowflake on your cadence.
Structured, schema-consistent data across all major object types — delivered clean, typed, and ready to query.
Complete list of extractable fields for Tradesperson Profiles objects from mybuilder.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.
"profile_id": "mb_847291", "company_name": "Apex Plumbing Services", "primary_trade": "Plumber", "location": "Manchester", "feedback_positive": 412, "jobs_completed": 450, "response_rate": "98%"
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Complete list of extractable fields for Feedback & Reviews objects from mybuilder.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.
"review_id": "rev_99281", "profile_id": "mb_847291", "rating_type": "Positive", "job_title": "Fix leaking radiator", "date_posted": "2026-03-14", "verified_hire": true, "location": "M14"
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Complete list of extractable fields for Trade Categories objects from mybuilder.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.
"category_id": "cat_42", "name": "Gas Engineer", "slug": "gas-engineer", "parent_category": "Heating & Gas", "active_tradespeople": 12450, "url": "/trades/gas-engineer"
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Complete list of extractable fields for Service Areas objects from mybuilder.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.
"profile_id": "mb_847291", "radius_miles": 20, "base_postcode": "M1", "covered_towns": "['Salford', 'Stockport', 'Bolton']", "covered_count": 34, "region": "North West"
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Complete list of extractable fields for Qualifications objects from mybuilder.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.
"profile_id": "mb_847291", "check_type": "Gas Safe Register", "verified_status": true, "authority": "Gas Safe", "registration_number": "123456", "date_checked": "2025-11-20"
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Our MyBuilder scraper navigates UK postcode pagination, extracts nested feedback histories, and normalises trade categories with anti-bot circumvention built directly into the pipeline.
Company name, primary contact, trade specialisations, location data, and full description text extracted at the profile level.
Complete extraction of positive, neutral, and negative feedback counts, alongside individual review text and tradesperson replies.
Capture base postcodes, travel radius preferences, and specific covered towns for geographic supply analysis.
Track verified credentials such as Gas Safe or Part P registration, including verification dates and registration numbers.
Extract platform-calculated response rates and hired counts to evaluate tradesperson activity levels.
Traverse MyBuilder trade categories from parent to leaf nodes, capturing aggregate supply metrics per trade.
Extract historical job titles, completion dates, and associated client locations from the feedback timeline.
Iterate through UK postcode districts to ensure complete geographic coverage without missing regional profiles.
Run continuous pipelines to capture new reviews and profile updates without re-processing static historical data.
Brief in. Clean data out.
Provide trade categories, target postcodes, or specific profile URLs. We design the extraction schema together.
We configure Scrapy crawlers, UK proxy rotation, and postcode iteration logic for mybuilder.com.
Schema validation, null-rate checks, and geographic coverage verification before full launch.
JSON / CSV / Parquet pushed to your S3 bucket, BigQuery dataset, or Snowflake stage on agreed cadence.
Directory scraping requires strict geographic traversal and anti-bot resilience. Here is how we maintain pipeline stability.
MyBuilder monitors traffic patterns and IP origins. We route all requests through UK-based residential proxies to maintain high success rates and avoid geo-blocks.
To extract a complete national dataset, we programmatically iterate through UK postcode sectors and adjust search radii dynamically to capture all local profiles without hitting pagination limits.
Tradesperson profiles vary based on account age and verification level. Our selector strategy uses multiple fallback chains to ensure data extraction regardless of profile completeness.
For ongoing monitoring, we maintain an index of last-seen review IDs. Subsequent runs only extract and deliver new feedback, reducing downstream processing loads.
We monitor extraction counts against expected category totals. If a specific trade or region drops below baseline, our infrastructure alerts us to investigate selector drift instantly.
Building material suppliers extract active tradespeople by region to build highly targeted B2B sales lists.
Analysts track the density of specific trades across UK regions to identify supply shortages and market opportunities.
Service marketplace operators monitor MyBuilder category growth and feedback volume to benchmark their own platform liquidity.
Commercial insurers use public feedback histories and qualification verification dates to assess liability risk for contractor policies.
Compliance teams cross-reference tradesperson records against public directories to verify operating history and customer satisfaction.
Proptech platforms ingest tradesperson data to provide local service recommendations to new homeowners.
"MyBuilder holds the most comprehensive dataset of verified UK tradespeople and their performance history, but extracting it requires navigating strict geographic pagination."
Most teams underestimate the investment required: reliable MyBuilder scraping requires UK residential proxies, complex postcode radius iteration, and handling varying profile layouts. DataFlirt absorbs that complexity so your engineers can focus on the analysis, not the infrastructure.
Everything supported by our mybuilder.com scraper — rendered SPA elements, auth walls, rate-limit evasion and beyond.
Open-source tooling on proven cloud infra — no vendor lock-in, full observability.
Scrapy handles crawl orchestration and deduplication. Playwright handles JavaScript rendering and interaction flows. Combined via scrapy-playwright middleware.
We maintain pools of residential ISP proxies across UK regions. Rotation happens per-request with sticky sessions where required.
Pipelines run on AWS Lambda and ECS. Airflow handles scheduling, dependency management, and SLA alerting. All state stored in managed Postgres.
Data delivered to where your team already works — no new tooling required.
About mybuilder.com scraping, legality, and pipeline operations.
Ask us directly →Scraping publicly available information from MyBuilder is generally permissible. DataFlirt targets only public profile, feedback, and category data. We do not extract private job details, circumvent authentication walls, or scrape gated user contact information.
We use a proprietary UK postcode database to systematically query the platform across all geographic sectors, adjusting the search radius dynamically to ensure we capture all profiles without exceeding pagination maximums.
Yes. We paginate through the complete feedback timeline for each tradesperson, extracting positive, neutral, and negative reviews along with the corresponding job titles and dates.
Full directory refreshes typically complete within 24 to 48 hours depending on the target scope. Incremental pipelines tracking specific trades or postcodes can run daily to capture new feedback and profile updates.
No. Customer contact details and specific private job requirements are gated behind MyBuilder login walls and restricted to verified tradespeople who purchase leads. We only extract public directory data.
Our smallest packages start at a defined set of trade categories or specific UK regions with monthly delivery. For full national directory extraction, we price based on volume and delivery frequency.
20-minute scoping call. Pilot dataset within the week. Production within two. Whether you need a one-off extraction of regional plumbers or a continuous feed of UK tradesperson feedback : we scope, build, and operate the pipeline. Tell us what you need.
