# Tomato Cart Maps Intelligence – Full Toolkit，100/mo free (`tomato_cart/maps-intelligence`) Actor

Full‑city Google Maps scanning with change detection, competitor analysis, and professional reports. Monitors new, closed, changed places. Built‑in industry presets. Exports Excel + PDF. 100 runs/mo free. Output: name, rating, category, address, hours, phone, coordinates.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/tomato\_cart/maps-intelligence.md
- **Developed by:** [Richard](https://apify.com/tomato_cart) (community)
- **Categories:** Agents, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.49 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Maps Intelligence – Google Maps Business Scanner

Full-city Google Maps scanning with change detection, competitor analysis, and professional reports. 100 runs/month free.

### Data Output

- name, rating, category, address, hours, phone, website, coordinates
- place\_id, is\_closed, searchTerm, grid\_cell
- Reviews, photos, amenities (deep dive mode)

### Features

- **Fast Scan**: ~1s/place, 8 core fields from search results
- **Deep Dive**: ~3-5s/place, opens detail page for phone, website, reviews, photos
- **Presets**: restaurants, healthcare, retail, services, B2B, manufacturing
- **Change Detection**: new/closed/changed places between runs
- **Competitor Analysis**: find competitors around a target place
- **Export**: Excel or PDF report generation
- **Scheduling**: cron expression for automated runs

### Pricing

- 100 results/month free
- /usr/bin/bash.00249 per result item after free tier

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerm` (type: `string`):

Keyword to search for. Example: pizza, restaurant, manufacturer.

## `location` (type: `string`):

City or area. Example: Austin, TX; New York, NY; London, UK

## `bounds` (type: `string`):

Override location with custom bounds: north,south,east,west

## `preset` (type: `string`):

Quick preset that populates search terms and filters.

## `maxResultsPerGrid` (type: `integer`):

Saturation threshold per grid cell. Higher = less subdivision.

## `maxSubdivisionDepth` (type: `integer`):

How many times to subdivide. 1=no subdivision, 4=up to 256 cells.

## `minRating` (type: `number`):

Only include places with rating >= this value (0=no filter).

## `skipClosedPlaces` (type: `boolean`):

Exclude permanently closed businesses.

## `maxRunSeconds` (type: `integer`):

Maximum seconds before actor saves partial results and stops.

## `enableChangeDetection` (type: `boolean`):

Compare with previous snapshot and output new/closed/changed places.

## `scheduleCron` (type: `string`):

Optional cron expression for manual scheduler setup.

## `webhookUrl` (type: `string`):

URL to receive POST notification when run completes.

## `competitorAnalysis` (type: `boolean`):

Find competitors around a target place.

## `targetPlaceId` (type: `string`):

Google Maps place ID of the target business.

## `targetPlaceUrl` (type: `string`):

Google Maps URL of the target business (alternative to place ID).

## `competitorRadiusKm` (type: `integer`):

Radius to search for competitors around the target.

## `maxCompetitors` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of competitors to return.

## `generateReport` (type: `boolean`):

Create Excel and/or PDF report after scanning.

## `reportFormat` (type: `string`):

Format(s) for the generated report.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerm": "pizza",
  "location": "Austin, TX",
  "bounds": "",
  "preset": "none",
  "maxResultsPerGrid": 100,
  "maxSubdivisionDepth": 4,
  "minRating": 0,
  "skipClosedPlaces": false,
  "maxRunSeconds": 360,
  "enableChangeDetection": false,
  "scheduleCron": "",
  "webhookUrl": "",
  "competitorAnalysis": false,
  "targetPlaceId": "",
  "targetPlaceUrl": "",
  "competitorRadiusKm": 2,
  "maxCompetitors": 20,
  "generateReport": false,
  "reportFormat": "both"
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchTerm": "pizza",
    "location": "Austin, TX"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("tomato_cart/maps-intelligence").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 = {
    "searchTerm": "pizza",
    "location": "Austin, TX",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("tomato_cart/maps-intelligence").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 '{
  "searchTerm": "pizza",
  "location": "Austin, TX"
}' |
apify call tomato_cart/maps-intelligence --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,tomato_cart/maps-intelligence"
        }
    }
}

```

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/XDqIOfqDKvQ1oL7xV/builds/nSfg2GvgpCrj6WJSp/openapi.json