# Google Maps Business Scraper (`cloud9_ai/google-maps-scraper`) Actor

Extract business data from Google Maps: name, address, phone, website, rating, review
count, hours, GPS coordinates, photos. Fast bulk export to CSV/JSON. Perfect for lead
generation, competitor analysis, local SEO research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/cloud9\_ai/google-maps-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [cloud9](https://apify.com/cloud9_ai) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 43 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $20.00 / 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?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Google Maps Business Scraper

Extract comprehensive business data from Google Maps. Get names, addresses, phone numbers, websites, ratings, reviews, opening hours, and GPS coordinates.

### Features

- Search any Google Maps query (e.g., "restaurants in Tokyo", "dentist near me")
- Extract complete business profiles with 15+ data fields
- Include photos and customer reviews (optional)
- Multi-language and region support
- Anti-detection with residential proxies
- Pay per result - only pay for what you get

### Use Cases

- **Lead Generation**: Build targeted business contact lists
- **Market Research**: Analyze competitor density, ratings, and pricing
- **Local SEO**: Track business listings and review scores
- **Real Estate**: Map businesses around properties
- **Sales Prospecting**: Find potential clients by location and category
- **Data Enrichment**: Add phone, website, and address to existing leads

### Input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "restaurants in New York",
    "dentist near San Francisco"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "language": "en",
  "region": "us",
  "includePhotos": false,
  "includeReviews": true,
  "maxReviews": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}
```

#### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
|  | array | Yes | Search queries for Google Maps |
|  | integer | No | Max businesses per query (default: 100, max: 10000) |
|  | string | No | Language code (default: "en") |
|  | string | No | Region/country code (e.g., "us", "jp", "uk") |
|  | boolean | No | Extract photo URLs (default: false) |
|  | boolean | No | Extract top reviews (default: false) |
|  | integer | No | Max reviews per place (default: 5, max: 50) |
|  | object | No | Proxy settings (residential recommended) |

### Output

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "restaurants in New York",
  "rank": 1,
  "title": "Joe's Pizza",
  "categoryName": "Pizza restaurant",
  "address": "7 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014",
  "phone": "+1 212-366-1182",
  "website": "https://joespizzanyc.com/",
  "googleMapsUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/...",
  "placeId": "ChIJ...",
  "rating": 4.5,
  "reviewCount": 12847,
  "latitude": 40.7305,
  "longitude": -74.0023,
  "openingHours": null,
  "photos": [],
  "reviews": [
    {
      "author": "John D.",
      "rating": 5,
      "text": "Best pizza in NYC\!",
      "date": "2 weeks ago"
    }
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
}
```

### Pricing

**\ per 1,000 businesses** scraped.

Example costs:

- 100 businesses = /bin/zsh.50
- 500 businesses = .50
- 1,000 businesses = .00
- 5,000 businesses = .00

### Tips

1. **Start Small**: Test with  first
2. **Use Proxies**: Always enable residential proxies for Google Maps
3. **Be Specific**: "Italian restaurants in Manhattan" works better than "food"
4. **Reviews Slow Down**: Disable  for faster scraping
5. **Regional Results**: Set  to get locally relevant results

### Integrations

Export data to:

- Google Sheets
- Excel / CSV
- Webhooks
- API
- Zapier / Make (Integromat)

### Support

For issues or feature requests, contact support or open an issue on GitHub.

### License

Apache-2.0 License

# Actor input Schema

## `googleApiKey` (type: `string`):

Your Google Maps Platform API key. Get one free at console.cloud.google.com (enable Places API). $200 free credit/month included.

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Search queries (e.g., 'restaurants in Tokyo', 'dentist in New York')

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

Maximum number of businesses to extract per search query

## `language` (type: `string`):

Language code for results (e.g., 'en', 'ja', 'es')

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "restaurants in New York"
  ],
  "maxResults": 5,
  "language": "en"
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "restaurants in New York"
    ],
    "maxResults": 5,
    "language": "en"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("cloud9_ai/google-maps-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 = {
    "searchQueries": ["restaurants in New York"],
    "maxResults": 5,
    "language": "en",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("cloud9_ai/google-maps-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "restaurants in New York"
  ],
  "maxResults": 5,
  "language": "en"
}' |
apify call cloud9_ai/google-maps-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,cloud9_ai/google-maps-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/V1Fo4WHs5P5Tr6Zga/builds/ssJjOhsbHibpldcto/openapi.json