# Google Maps Reviews Scraper - Ratings, Text & Dates (`benthepythondev/google-maps-reviews-scraper`) Actor Extract customer reviews from any Google Maps place by search or place URL: reviewer, star rating, review text, date and owner response. Reliable Playwright automation. Perfect for reputation monitoring, review analysis, local SEO and market research. - **URL**: https://apify.com/benthepythondev/google-maps-reviews-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ben](https://apify.com/benthepythondev) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Marketing, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use 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 ## ⭐ Google Maps Reviews Scraper Pull customer reviews from any Google Maps place — by keyword + location, or by pasting specific place URLs. You get one clean row per review: reviewer name, star rating, full review text, date, and the owner's response. Reliable browser automation, sorted newest-first by default. Perfect for reputation monitoring, review/sentiment analysis, local SEO and competitor research. Export to JSON/CSV/Excel, run on a schedule, call via API, or connect to Make, Zapier or n8n. ### 🔎 What is the Google Maps Reviews Scraper? Give it a search (e.g. "restaurants in New York") or a list of Google Maps place URLs, and it opens each place, loads the reviews, and extracts them into structured rows — including the business owner's replies. Track your own reviews, watch competitors, or analyze a whole category of local businesses. #### What data does it extract? - **Place name and URL** - **Reviewer name** - **Star rating** (1–5) - **Review text** (full, auto-expanded) - **Relative date** (e.g. "a month ago") - **Owner response** (when present) - **Review ID** + the original search query/location ### ⬇️ Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `mode` | string | `search` (keyword + location) or `place_urls` (specific places). Required. | | `query` | string | What to search for, e.g. `restaurants`. Used in `search` mode. | | `location` | string | City or region, e.g. `New York, NY`. Used in `search` mode. | | `placeUrls` | array | Google Maps place URLs. Used in `place_urls` mode. | | `maxPlaces` | integer | Max places to scrape (search mode). Default `3`. | | `maxReviewsPerPlace` | integer | Max reviews per place. Default `30`. | | `sortNewest` | boolean | Sort reviews newest-first. Default `true`. | #### Example input ```json { "mode": "search", "query": "coffee shops", "location": "Austin, TX", "maxPlaces": 10, "maxReviewsPerPlace": 100 } ```` Have specific places? Switch modes: ```json { "mode": "place_urls", "placeUrls": ["https://www.google.com/maps/place/..."], "maxReviewsPerPlace": 500 } ``` ### ⬆️ Output One record per review: ```json { "place_name": "Joe's Coffee", "place_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/...", "author": "Jane D.", "rating": 5, "text": "Best flat white in town, friendly staff and fast service.", "date": "2 weeks ago", "owner_response": "Thank you so much, Jane — see you soon!", "review_id": "ChdDSUhN...", "search_query": "coffee shops", "search_location": "Austin, TX" } ``` ### 💡 Use cases - 🛡️ **Reputation monitoring** — track new reviews for your business (or clients') on a schedule and get alerted to negatives. - 📊 **Sentiment & review analysis** — feed reviews into an LLM or BI tool to find themes, complaints and strengths. - 🔍 **Competitor research** — see what customers praise and criticize about rival local businesses. - 📍 **Local SEO & agencies** — report on ratings and review velocity across many locations. ### ❓ FAQ **Do I need an API key or login?** No — a search or place URL is enough. **Can I scrape reviews for many places at once?** Yes — use `search` mode with `maxPlaces`, or paste multiple `placeUrls`. **How many reviews can I get per place?** Up to your `maxReviewsPerPlace` limit; it scrolls to load more. **Does it include the owner's replies?** Yes, when the owner has responded. **Can I get only the newest reviews?** Yes — `sortNewest` (default on) sorts newest-first. **Can I schedule it / pipe results onward?** Yes — recurring runs + API/Make/Zapier/n8n. **How does pricing work?** Pay per review returned. No subscription. **Is it legal?** It reads publicly available review data. Use responsibly and within applicable terms and law. ### 🔗 You might also like - [Google Maps Email Scraper](https://apify.com/benthepythondev/google-maps-email-scraper) — local business leads with verified emails. - [Google Maps Business Scraper](https://apify.com/benthepythondev/google-maps-business-scraper) — full business data + lead scoring. - [App Store Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/benthepythondev/appstore-reviews-scraper) — reviews from the Apple App Store. *** **Keywords:** google maps reviews scraper, google reviews scraper, review scraper, reputation monitoring, scrape google reviews, customer reviews data, local seo reviews, business reviews scraper, review sentiment analysis, google maps ratings, competitor review analysis, owner responses, place reviews export, review monitoring tool # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Search Google Maps by keyword + location, or paste specific place URLs. ## `query` (type: `string`): What to search for, e.g. 'restaurants', 'hotels', 'dentists'. Used in 'search' mode. ## `location` (type: `string`): City or region, e.g. 'New York, NY', 'Berlin, Germany'. Used in 'search' mode. ## `placeUrls` (type: `array`): Google Maps place URLs to scrape reviews from. Used in 'place\_urls' mode. ## `maxPlaces` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of places to scrape (search mode). ## `maxReviewsPerPlace` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of reviews to extract per place. ## `sortNewest` (type: `boolean`): Sort reviews by newest first (otherwise Google's default 'most relevant'). ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "query": "restaurants", "location": "New York, NY", "maxPlaces": 3, "maxReviewsPerPlace": 30, "sortNewest": true } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "query": "restaurants", "location": "New York, NY" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("benthepythondev/google-maps-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "query": "restaurants", "location": "New York, NY", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("benthepythondev/google-maps-reviews-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "query": "restaurants", "location": "New York, NY" }' | apify call benthepythondev/google-maps-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=benthepythondev/google-maps-reviews-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Google Maps Reviews Scraper - Ratings, Text & Dates", "description": "Extract customer reviews from any Google Maps place by search or place URL: reviewer, star rating, review text, date and owner response. Reliable Playwright automation. Perfect for reputation monitoring, review analysis, local SEO and market research.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "2mvu72Lm1Hk4a6qPY" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/benthepythondev~google-maps-reviews-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-benthepythondev-google-maps-reviews-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/benthepythondev~google-maps-reviews-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-benthepythondev-google-maps-reviews-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/benthepythondev~google-maps-reviews-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-benthepythondev-google-maps-reviews-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "place_urls" ], "type": "string", "description": "Search Google Maps by keyword + location, or paste specific place URLs.", "default": "search" }, "query": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "What to search for, e.g. 'restaurants', 'hotels', 'dentists'. Used in 'search' mode.", "default": "restaurants" }, "location": { "title": "Location", "type": "string", "description": "City or region, e.g. 'New York, NY', 'Berlin, Germany'. Used in 'search' mode.", "default": "New York, NY" }, "placeUrls": { "title": "Place URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Google Maps place URLs to scrape reviews from. Used in 'place_urls' mode.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxPlaces": { "title": "Maximum places", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of places to scrape (search mode).", "default": 3 }, "maxReviewsPerPlace": { "title": "Max reviews per place", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of reviews to extract per place.", "default": 30 }, "sortNewest": { "title": "Sort by newest", "type": "boolean", "description": "Sort reviews by newest first (otherwise Google's default 'most relevant').", "default": true } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```