# Google Reviews Scraper — Fastest ⚡ Full Text + Owner Responses (`autokeren/google-reviews-scraper`) Actor

⚡ Extract Google Maps reviews with FULL text, star ratings, reviewer details, photos & owner responses. Star distribution included FREE. 26 data fields per review. $0.10 per 1k reviews.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/autokeren/google-reviews-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [auto keren](https://apify.com/autokeren) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$0.10 / 1,000 reviews

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 Reviews Scraper — Fastest & Most Complete

⚡ Extract Google Maps reviews with **full text, star ratings, reviewer details, photos, and owner responses** — all in seconds.

### 🆚 Why choose us?

| Feature | This Actor | kaix Reviews | Compass |
|---------|-----------|--------------|---------|
| Price per 1k reviews | **$0.10** | $0.04\* | $0.26+ |
| Full review text | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Owner responses | ✅ FREE | ❌ | ✅ |
| Star distribution (1-5★) | ✅ FREE | ❌ | ❌ |
| Reviewer photos count | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Local Guide badge | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Review photos URLs | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Price range Q\&A | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Direct place ID input | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Fields per review | **26** | ~15 | ~20 |

\*kaix charges per review returned; we include distribution + owner responses in every review.

### 📦 What you get per review

- ✅ Full review text
- ✅ Star rating (1-5)
- ✅ Relative date + ISO timestamp
- ✅ Reviewer name, photo, Google ID, profile URL
- ✅ Reviewer's total review count
- ✅ Local Guide badge + level
- ✅ Photos attached to the review (URLs)
- ✅ **Owner response** (text + date) — FREE
- ✅ **Star distribution** (1★, 2★, 3★, 4★, 5★ counts) — FREE
- ✅ Q\&A context (price range, noise level, meal type)
- ✅ Place details (name, rating, category, address, phone, website)

### 🚀 Quick start

#### Search for places + get reviews

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["restaurants", "cafes"],
  "locationQuery": "Jakarta",
  "maxPlaces": 10,
  "maxReviewsPerPlace": 5
}
```

#### Direct place URLs or IDs

```json
{
  "startUrls": ["https://www.google.com/maps/place/..."],
  "maxReviewsPerPlace": 10
}
```

#### Sample output

```json
{
  "placeTitle": "Plataran Menteng",
  "placeRating": 4.7,
  "reviewerName": "luciole tan",
  "stars": 5,
  "reviewText": "Best Indonesian restaurant in Jakarta. No need say so much...",
  "relativeDate": "2 weeks ago",
  "isLocalGuide": true,
  "reviewerNumberOfReviews": 290,
  "responseFromOwnerText": "Thank you for your recent visit to Plataran Menteng...",
  "reviewsDistribution": {
    "oneStar": 79, "twoStar": 47, "threeStar": 242,
    "fourStar": 834, "fiveStar": 4128
  }
}
```

### 💰 Pricing

**$0.10 per 1,000 reviews.** No hidden fees.

FREE with every review:

- ❌ Star distribution
- ❌ Owner responses
- ❌ Reviewer metadata
- ❌ Review photos

### 💼 Use cases

| Use case | How it helps |
|----------|-------------|
| **Sentiment analysis** | Full review text + ratings for NLP |
| **Reputation management** | Monitor reviews + owner response tracking |
| **Competitor research** | Compare review patterns across businesses |
| **Customer insights** | Q\&A data reveals price perception, noise levels |
| **Market research** | Star distribution shows overall satisfaction |

***

*Built with ⚡ network intercept technology. Structured JSON data, not DOM scraping.*

# Actor input Schema

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

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

## `locationQuery` (type: `string`):

Where to search (city, area, country)

## `maxPlaces` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of places to find reviews for (Google returns max 188 per search)

## `maxReviewsPerPlace` (type: `integer`):

How many reviews to extract per place

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Optional: Direct Google Maps place URLs to scrape reviews from (skips search)

## `placeIds` (type: `array`):

Optional: Google Place IDs (ChIJ format) to scrape reviews from

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

Language for results

## `countryCode` (type: `string`):

Two-letter country code for localized results

## `includeDistribution` (type: `boolean`):

Include 1-5 star count breakdown for each place

## `includeOwnerResponses` (type: `boolean`):

Include business owner's response to each review

## `includePlaceInfo` (type: `boolean`):

Include place name, rating, category, address, phone, website with each review batch

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "restaurants"
  ],
  "locationQuery": "Jakarta",
  "maxPlaces": 3,
  "maxReviewsPerPlace": 5,
  "language": "en",
  "countryCode": "id",
  "includeDistribution": true,
  "includeOwnerResponses": true,
  "includePlaceInfo": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `reviewText` (type: `string`):

No description

## `stars` (type: `string`):

No description

## `relativeDate` (type: `string`):

No description

## `publishedAtDate` (type: `string`):

No description

## `reviewerName` (type: `string`):

No description

## `reviewerPhotoUrl` (type: `string`):

No description

## `reviewerId` (type: `string`):

No description

## `reviewerUrl` (type: `string`):

No description

## `reviewerNumberOfReviews` (type: `string`):

No description

## `isLocalGuide` (type: `string`):

No description

## `responseFromOwnerText` (type: `string`):

No description

## `responseFromOwnerDate` (type: `string`):

No description

## `reviewImageUrls` (type: `string`):

No description

## `reviewContext` (type: `string`):

No description

## `placeTitle` (type: `string`):

No description

## `placeId` (type: `string`):

No description

## `placeRating` (type: `string`):

No description

## `placeReviewsCount` (type: `string`):

No description

## `placeCategory` (type: `string`):

No description

## `placeAddress` (type: `string`):

No description

## `placePhone` (type: `string`):

No description

## `placeWebsite` (type: `string`):

No description

## `reviewsDistribution` (type: `string`):

No description

## `editorialDescription` (type: `string`):

No description

## `reviewTags` (type: `string`):

No description

## `scrapedAt` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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"
    ],
    "locationQuery": "Jakarta"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("autokeren/google-reviews-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"],
    "locationQuery": "Jakarta",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("autokeren/google-reviews-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"
  ],
  "locationQuery": "Jakarta"
}' |
apify call autokeren/google-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,autokeren/google-reviews-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/qIWpL3TFNRgSTUtHC/builds/yVc6P3PLL7cXyw9qf/openapi.json