Frequently Asked Questions

ExtractData is a local business data extraction SaaS. You enter a zipcode and a business type (like restaurants or plumbers), and we return structured data including phone, address, website, ratings, emails, and social profiles — sourced from Google Places, Yelp, and business websites.

Create a free account at extract-data.com/register.php. You can run 5 searches per day immediately — no credit card required. Upgrade to Pro or Agency any time from your dashboard.

No. ExtractData is a point-and-click web app. If you can use Google Maps, you can use ExtractData. There is no API integration required, no CSV templates to learn, no software to install.

One search = one combination of zipcode plus business type, returning up to 20 results on Free or 120 results on Pro/Agency. Free plan allows 5 searches per day. Pro and Agency have unlimited searches.

Yes. The dashboard is fully responsive and works on phones and tablets. However, CSV export and large result sets are easier to work with on desktop.

ExtractData combines five sources: Google Places API, Yelp Fusion API, Outscraper (Pro tier), SerpAPI (Agency tier), Claude AI for insights, and our own first-party crawler that visits business websites for email extraction.

Core fields (name, phone, address, rating) come directly from Google's Places API, so accuracy matches what you see on Google Maps — typically 95%+. Email extraction accuracy depends on what each business publishes on their website; expect roughly 60-70% of businesses with websites to yield a usable email.

Every search hits the APIs in real time. You're seeing the same data Google and Yelp show right now, not a cached database from months ago.

You'll still get phone, address, Google rating, and Yelp data. Businesses without websites are flagged — which is actually useful for web designers looking for exactly those prospects.

Currently ExtractData is zipcode-first because it gives the tightest, most predictable geographic targeting. City and multi-zipcode search is on the roadmap — email us if this is blocking you.

Three plans: Free ($0/month, 5 searches/day), Pro ($29/month, unlimited searches plus email extraction and AI tools), and Agency ($79/month, adds SerpAPI intelligence and AI market reports). Annual plans save 20%.

Pro and Agency plans include a 7-day free trial with full access. The Free plan requires no credit card and has no expiration.

Yes. Cancel from your dashboard with one click. You retain access until the end of your current billing period, then roll back to the Free plan automatically.

We offer a 14-day money-back guarantee on your first paid month. Email hello@extract-data.com and we'll process a full refund, no questions asked.

Pro covers 99% of freelancers and small teams — unlimited searches, email extraction, AI cold email writer, Outscraper enrichment. Agency adds SerpAPI local pack rankings, AI market reports for client presentations, AI phone pitch scripts, and unlimited Outscraper enrichment.

Yes. ExtractData only surfaces publicly available information about businesses — not consumer PII. US court precedent (hiQ Labs v. LinkedIn 2022, Meta v. Bright Data 2024) has repeatedly upheld that extracting publicly available data is legal.

No. Our pipeline uses official, paid API access to Google Places, Yelp Fusion, Outscraper, and SerpAPI. We do not scrape Google Maps or Yelp in ways that violate their terms of service.

ExtractData returns business contact information — names, phone numbers, and emails that businesses have published publicly for commercial purposes. This is categorized as legitimate interest processing under GDPR. We recommend CAN-SPAM and GDPR-compliant outreach practices when using extracted emails.

Only what you explicitly save to your lead lists. Searches themselves are logged for rate-limit accounting but the results are not retained unless you save them.

Since we pull directly from Google and Yelp in real time, a business can update or remove their listing on those platforms and it will propagate immediately. We do not maintain a separate business database that can be out of sync.