How ScrapBase works

ScrapBase turns a Google Maps search into a usable list of prospects, then into a first message ready to send. The journey has five steps: search a city and a business type, pull the matching listings, qualify them, personalize a message with AI, then reach out on WhatsApp. Each step is detailed below.

No listing is invented: every result comes from a business genuinely listed on Google Maps, with its public information (name, phone number, address, rating, and email when the listing publishes one).

A search starts from two pieces of information: a city and a business type. The more precise the business type — "Italian restaurant" rather than "restaurant" — the more directly usable the resulting list is, with no extra sorting needed. Too broad an area (an entire region) dilutes result relevance; too narrow an area can lack volume. A city or a neighborhood is usually the right level.

Beyond city and business type, advanced search filters the list directly on two criteria: whether or not a website is present, and a minimum number of Google reviews. "No website" targets, for example, businesses you could pitch a new website or a redesign to. A minimum review threshold filters out listings too inactive to seriously judge the business's real activity.

Advanced search is part of the Starter plan and higher — see the plan table further down.

The message generator starts from each listing's real information — name, business type, city, and reviews when they offer a useful angle — to draft a first version, rather than applying the same template to everyone. This message stays a starting point: you review it, adjust it, and can regenerate it if the tone doesn't fit. How many regenerations are allowed per prospect depends on your plan and doesn't use up your monthly message quota. Nothing is sent without your approval.

Once the message is ready, WhatsApp opens directly with the text already filled in — one click, no copy-pasting. The number of sends included also depends on your plan.

Every list exports to CSV, included on every plan, including Free. Excel export (.xlsx), formatted and ready to open, is available from the Starter plan up.

ScrapBase has no commitment and can be cancelled anytime. The first month on the Free plan includes 20 free prospects to try the product, no credit card required; after that first month, a paid plan (or a prospect top-up) is required to run another search. Payment is by Mobile Money or credit card (Visa, Mastercard).

The full detail, including search history and the number of regenerations per plan, is on the Pricingpage. For a volume larger than a public plan — several thousand prospects a month, agencies — the contact form lets you discuss it directly.

Your searches, saved listings, and generated messages are attached to your account: no other user has access to them, and nothing is shared between accounts. The full detail of the data kept, why, and how to request its deletion is in the privacy policy.

Other questions are covered in the FAQ and in the prospecting guides. For everything else, write to the team.