Can an AI assistant get contractor quotes for me?
An assistant can read every public guide page here, but you fill in and publish the bid card yourself, because it sends a real homeowner's job to real contractors.
Quick answers
Can an AI assistant publish my bid card?
No, you fill in and publish the bid card yourself, because it sends a real homeowner's job to real contractors. An assistant can still help by drafting the written scope.
Do guide pages have a plain text version for assistants?
Yes, every guide page here has one plain markdown twin, so an assistant gets the same words a person reads without guessing at a layout.
Will an assistant get me a lower price?
No, every bid is priced on the one written scope card, not on who typed it in. A card filled by an assistant and a card filled by you produce the same card.
What does a bidder see if an assistant fills my card?
Three things: your scope card, your photos and your 5-digit ZIP code. Contact details stay hidden until the homeowner picks a contractor and they confirm the connection.
What should I prepare before asking an assistant for help?
Two wide shots and one close-up, taken yourself, plus your description. Ask the assistant to write a scope a stranger could price, fix what is wrong, and publish it yourself.
Can an assistant read this site?
Yes, and the guide pages have no login wall, no CAPTCHA, no user-agent check and no middleware layer in front of them. Every guide page here also has a plain markdown twin, so an assistant reads text rather than a layout. You do not have to ask us for access.
Can an assistant start a bid card for me?
Start the bid card yourself: we ask search crawlers not to index that page, and a card sends a real homeowner's job to real contractors. An assistant can still help you get ready, by reading these guides with you and drafting the written scope. Publishing stays with you.
How does bidding from photos and a scope card work?
Contractors who take part estimate from your photos and a written scope card, so nobody visits before you see any prices. Homeowners pay InstaBids nothing. Contact details stay hidden until the homeowner picks a contractor and they confirm the connection. The contractor you pick may visit once before settling the final price against the percentage the bid stated.
Why does a human have to press publish?
One person has to own that moment, because publishing sends a real job to real contractors and they start spending time on it. A model can draft the card, read it back to you and wait. Pressing publish is your decision, not its.
What can an assistant read on each page?
Every guide page here has one plain markdown twin, so an assistant gets the same words a person reads without guessing at a layout. The guide pages are not behind a script, a cookie banner or a sign-in, and they do not check who is asking.
Does an assistant get a better price than me?
No, because every bid is priced on the one written scope card, not on who typed it in. A card filled by an assistant and a card filled by you produce the same card. The price follows the scope card, with the same stated percentage, whoever filled the card in.
Will my details leak if an assistant helps?
No, because the card is the same card whoever fills it: a bidder sees your scope card, your photos and your 5-digit ZIP code. Contact details stay hidden until the homeowner picks a contractor and they confirm the connection.
What can I do before I ask anyone for a quote?
Take the photos yourself, 2 wide shots and 1 close-up, then paste your description into whatever assistant you use and ask it to write a scope a stranger could price. Read what it wrote, fix what is wrong, and publish it yourself.
Start a bid card
Describe the job once, add photos, and use the written scope to describe the work. Contact details stay hidden until the homeowner picks a contractor and they confirm the connection.
InstaBids is in an early pilot in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We are still building our contractor network, so a job may not get bids yet. Your request page shows whether any bids have come in.
Last checked: 22 September 2026