# Rover Scraper - Pet Sitter & Dog Walker Listings (`lulzasaur/rover-scraper`) Actor

Scrape pet sitter and dog walker listings from Rover.com. Get prices, ratings, reviews, experience, and location for thousands of pet care providers by city.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/rover-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Rover Scraper - Pet Sitter & Dog Walker Listings

Scrape pet sitter and dog walker listings from [Rover.com](https://www.rover.com). Extract prices, ratings, reviews, experience, location data, and more for thousands of pet care providers.

### Features

- Search by any US city/location
- 6 service types: overnight boarding, dog walking, drop-in visits, doggy day care, overnight traveling, dog training
- Filter by minimum rating and minimum review count
- Full sitter profiles: name, price, rating, reviews, experience, neighborhood, coordinates
- Automatic geocoding from city name to coordinates
- Pagination up to 5,000 results per run

### Input

| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|-------|------|-------------|---------|
| `serviceType` | select | Type of pet care service | `overnight-boarding` |
| `location` | text | City and state (e.g. "Denver, CO") | `Denver, CO` |
| `maxResults` | integer | Maximum results to return (1-5000) | `200` |
| `minRating` | number | Minimum star rating filter (1.0-5.0) | - |
| `minReviews` | integer | Minimum review count filter | - |
| `proxyConfiguration` | proxy | Proxy settings | No proxy |

### Output

Each result contains:

- `personId` - Unique sitter identifier
- `name` - Sitter's display name
- `tagline` - Sitter's profile tagline
- `price` - Service price (e.g. "$35")
- `priceUnit` - Price unit (e.g. "night", "walk")
- `rating` - Average rating (1-5)
- `reviewCount` - Number of reviews
- `yearsExperience` - Years of pet care experience
- `neighborhood`, `city`, `state`, `zip` - Location
- `latitude`, `longitude` - Coordinates
- `distance` - Distance from search center
- `description` - Profile description
- `reviewText` - Featured review text
- `imageUrl` - Profile image URL
- `images` - All profile images
- `profileUrl` - Link to Rover.com profile
- `services` - All services this sitter offers
- `isFacility` - Whether this is a facility vs individual
- `highlightedFeatures` - Special features/badges

### Example Output

```json
{
    "personId": "abc123",
    "name": "Sarah M.",
    "tagline": "Your dog's home away from home!",
    "price": "$45",
    "priceUnit": "night",
    "rating": 4.9,
    "reviewCount": 127,
    "yearsExperience": 8,
    "neighborhood": "Capitol Hill",
    "city": "Denver",
    "state": "Colorado",
    "zip": "80203",
    "profileUrl": "https://www.rover.com/members/sarah-m/",
    "services": ["overnight-boarding", "drop-in", "dog-walking"],
    "isFacility": false
}
```

### Use Cases

- **Pet owners**: Compare prices and ratings across sitters in your area
- **Market research**: Analyze pet care pricing trends by city
- **Lead generation**: Find pet care providers for business partnerships
- **Data analysis**: Study the pet care marketplace demographics

# Actor input Schema

## `serviceType` (type: `string`):

Type of pet care service to search for.

## `location` (type: `string`):

City and state to search (e.g. "Denver, CO", "Austin, TX", "New York, NY").

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of pet sitter profiles to return.

## `minRating` (type: `number`):

Only include sitters with this rating or higher (1.0 - 5.0). Leave empty for all.

## `minReviews` (type: `integer`):

Only include sitters with at least this many reviews. Leave empty for all.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings for avoiding rate limits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "serviceType": "overnight-boarding",
  "location": "Denver, CO",
  "maxResults": 200,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/rover-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/rover-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call lulzasaur/rover-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/rover-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/MJpHDaDUFa0m1yyyS/builds/HEAFQWC8cqS3LVJK8/openapi.json