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Thumbtack search is available on work orders that don’t have a service provider assigned yet. Questions? Email success@latchel.com.
Running short on service providers in an area? Latchel’s partnership with Thumbtack puts a wider bench of local pros right inside your work order. You can get real quotes from new pros, assign one to the job, and keep the ones you like for next time, all without leaving Latchel.
In other words:When you don’t have a service provider for a job, you can find one on Thumbtack from the work order, get quotes, and add the pro to your network if they do great work.

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What This Feature Does

Suggested when you need it

If your auto-queue comes up empty, Latchel suggests looking for a pro on Thumbtack.

Real quotes, not just names

Answer a few quick questions about the job, then message one or more nearby pros for quotes.

Right inside the work order

Your search and messages with pros live in a Thumbtack tab on the work order.

Grow your network

Liked how a pro handled the job? Add them as a preferred service provider.

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How to Get Bids From New Service Providers with Thumbtack

Open the work order.

Go to Work Orders on your Latchel dashboard and open a work order that doesn’t have a service provider assigned yet.

Start a Thumbtack search.

Click Other Actions and choose the option to find a pro on Thumbtack. If your auto-queue came up empty, you’ll also see a suggestion to look for a pro on Thumbtack.
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Answer a few questions about the job.

Tell us a bit about the work. We’ll pre-fill what we can from the work order, so you only need to fill in the rest.Thumbtack2

Message pros for quotes.

Pick one or more nearby pros and message them for quotes from the Thumbtack tab on the work order.Thumbtack3

Assign the pro to the work order.

Once you’ve chosen a pro, assign them to the work order so they can get started.

Add them to your network.

When the job is done and you liked the work, add the pro as a preferred service provider so they’re easy to bring back next time.

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Things to Remember

You don’t have to wait for the auto-queue. You can start a Thumbtack search any time from Other Actions on a work order that doesn’t have a service provider yet.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. You can message one or more nearby pros for quotes from the Thumbtack tab on the work order.
Thumbtack search is available on work orders that don’t have a service provider assigned yet.
Yes. After the job is done, add them as a preferred service provider and they’ll be part of your network for future work orders.
Related guides

How to Assign and Reassign Service Providers on Work Order

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How to Add & Manage Service Providers

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Last modified on October 19, 2026