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

Scrape Google Maps search results at scale. Extract business names, addresses, phone numbers, websites, ratings, reviews, opening hours, and GPS coordinates. Ideal for lead generation, market research, and local SEO.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/automationhub/google-maps-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [automationhub](https://apify.com/automationhub) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Marketing
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 85 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Google Maps Scraper 🗺️

Extract detailed business information from Google Maps at scale. Search by keyword and location, and automatically collect business names, addresses, phone numbers, websites, ratings, reviews, opening hours, and GPS coordinates.

### ✨ Features

- **Full business data extraction** — name, address, phone, website, rating, reviews, opening hours, GPS coordinates
- **Customizable search** — specify search terms, location, language, and category filters
- **Anti-blocking technology** — randomized user agents, viewports, human-like delays, and stealth browser configuration
- **Proxy rotation** — built-in residential proxy support with session pooling
- **Smart scrolling** — automatically loads more results by scrolling the results feed
- **Cookie consent handling** — automatically accepts Google cookie banners

### 📥 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| `searchTerm` | String | What to search for (e.g., "restaurants", "hotels", "dentists") | `ristoranti` |
| `location` | String | Where to search (e.g., "Milan", "Rome", "Bucharest") | `Milano` |
| `maxResults` | Integer | Maximum number of results to collect (1-500) | `20` |
| `language` | String | Language code for results (it, en, fr, de, es, pt, nl, pl, ro, ru) | `it` |
| `categoryFilter` | String | Optional category filter to narrow results | — |

### 📤 Output Data

Each result contains:

```json
{
    "name": "Restaurant Example",
    "address": "Via Roma 1, 20121 Milano MI, Italy",
    "phone": "+39 02 1234567",
    "website": "https://www.example.com",
    "rating": 4.5,
    "reviews": 328,
    "openingHours": "Monday: 12:00–23:00, Tuesday: 12:00–23:00, ...",
    "latitude": 45.4654,
    "longitude": 9.1859,
    "category": "Italian restaurant",
    "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/..."
}
```

### 🚀 Use Cases

- **Lead generation** — Find businesses in any area for B2B outreach
- **Market research** — Analyze competitor density, ratings, and reviews
- **Local SEO** — Audit business listings across regions
- **Data enrichment** — Collect contact details for existing business databases
- **Real estate analysis** — Map business activity around specific locations

### ⚙️ How It Works

1. Opens Google Maps with the specified language
2. Types the search query with human-like behavior
3. Scrolls the results panel to load more businesses
4. Opens each business detail card and extracts all available data
5. Exports data to the Apify dataset

### 💡 Tips

- Start with a small `maxResults` (10-20) to test your search query
- Use specific `location` values for more accurate results
- The `categoryFilter` helps narrow results when the search term is broad
- Each run uses approximately **0.5-1 compute unit per 20 results**

### 🔗 Integrations

Export your data to:

- Google Sheets
- Excel / CSV
- Notion
- Zapier / Make / n8n
- Webhooks
- Any REST API

### 📋 Pricing

This actor charges a flat fee per result:

- **$0.005 per result** — e.g., 100 results = $0.50
- No monthly subscription required
- Pay only for what you use

### ⚖️ Legal & Compliance

This scraper only extracts publicly available data from Google Maps. It does not bypass any authentication or access restricted content. Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with applicable laws and Google's Terms of Service.

### 📞 Support

If you have questions or encounter issues, please open an issue on the actor's GitHub page or contact the developer through Apify.

# Actor input Schema

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

What to search for on Google Maps (e.g., "restaurants", "hotels", "dentists", "plumbers").

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

The location to search in (e.g., "New York", "London", "Milan", "Bucharest").

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

Maximum number of results to collect. Higher values require more runtime. Each result costs approximately $0.005.

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

Language code for Google Maps results. Affects the language of business names, addresses, and opening hours.

## `categoryFilter` (type: `string`):

Optional category to narrow results (e.g., "pizza", "bar", "pharmacy"). Leave empty to include all categories.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerm": "restaurants",
  "location": "New York",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "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 = {
    "searchTerm": "restaurants",
    "location": "New York",
    "maxResults": 20,
    "language": "en"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("automationhub/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 = {
    "searchTerm": "restaurants",
    "location": "New York",
    "maxResults": 20,
    "language": "en",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("automationhub/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 '{
  "searchTerm": "restaurants",
  "location": "New York",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "language": "en"
}' |
apify call automationhub/google-maps-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,automationhub/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/6LKjLBX6Rr7OCmE7r/builds/Y2wI24pCmcQ6IGcPT/openapi.json