Google Maps New Business Watcher

Automatically discovers and tracks newly opened businesses on Google Maps in any location. Perfect for marketing agencies, sales teams, and lead generation professionals who want to reach new businesses before their competitors do.

✨ What does Google Maps New Business Watcher do?

This Actor scrapes Google Maps to find businesses that have recently opened (within the last 30 days or your custom timeframe). It identifies new businesses by detecting:

• "New on Google" badges
• Low review counts (indicating recent opening)
• Recently created listings
• Fresh business registrations

The Actor extracts comprehensive contact information including phone numbers, websites, emails, and social media profiles - everything you need to start your outreach campaign.

🎯 Use Cases

• Lead Generation: Find new restaurants, shops, or service providers before competitors do
• Marketing Agencies: Build targeted prospect lists of businesses that need marketing services
• Sales Teams: Identify new B2B prospects in specific industries and locations
• Business Intelligence: Track new competition entering your market
• Real Estate: Monitor new businesses opening in specific neighborhoods
• Franchise Development: Identify gaps in market coverage

📥 Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
Search Query	String	Yes	What to search for (e.g., "restaurant", "coffee shop", "gym")
Location	String	Yes	City, state, or area (e.g., "New York, USA", "Brooklyn, NY")
Max Results	Integer	No	Maximum businesses to check (default: 100, max: 500)
Days Old	Integer	No	Only find businesses opened in last X days (default: 30)
Include Contacts	Boolean	No	Extract phone, website, and email (default: true)
Extract Emails	Boolean	No	Visit websites to extract email addresses (default: true)
Language	String	No	Language code (default: "en")

Example Input

{ "searchQuery": "coffee shop", "location": "San Francisco, CA", "maxResults": 50, "daysOld": 30, "includeContacts": true, "extractEmails": true, "language": "en" }

📤 Output

The Actor stores results in the dataset in JSON format. Each business includes:

{ "name": "Brew Haven Coffee", "rating": "4.8 stars", "reviewCount": "3", "address": "123 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103", "fullAddress": "123 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94103, United States", "phone": "+1 415-555-0123", "website": "https://brewhaven.com", "email": "info@brewhaven.com", "category": "Coffee shop", "hours": "Open ⋅ Closes 8 PM", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/...", "isNewOnGoogle": true, "hasNewBadge": true, "estimatedAge": "Very New", "description": "Artisan coffee shop specializing in cold brew", "scrapedAt": "2025-12-06T10:15:30.123Z", "searchQuery": "coffee shop", "searchLocation": "San Francisco, CA" }