Google Maps Business Scraper & Leads Extractor

Scrape Google Maps businesses by keyword and location into clean, CSV-ready records. Get separate address, phone, website, rating, review count, category, opening-hours, Plus Code, and coordinate fields instead of a concatenated details blob. No Google API key is required.

What data can I extract?

• Business name and primary category
• Separate street address and formatted/dialable phone fields
• Business website and canonical Google Maps place URL
• Numeric rating and review count
• Today's displayed opening hours
• Plus Code, latitude, and longitude when available
• Source search URL and Google place identifier when exposed

Input example

{
  "search_query": "commercial electricians",
  "location": "Dallas, Texas",
  "max_items": 25,
  "include_details": true
}

Use search_queries for a batch of up to 25 terms. max_items is a hard run-wide output ceiling so humans and agents can bound cost before calling the Actor.

Output example

{
  "name": "Example Electric Company",
  "place_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/...",
  "place_id": "ChIJ...",
  "category": "Electrician",
  "address": "123 Main St, Dallas, TX 75201",
  "phone": "+1 214-555-0199",
  "phone_unformatted": "+12145550199",
  "website": "https://example.com",
  "rating": 4.7,
  "reviews_count": 480,
  "opening_hours_today": "Open until 6 PM",
  "plus_code": "Q5X4+9C Dallas",
  "latitude": 32.7767,
  "longitude": -96.797,
  "search_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/commercial+electricians+Dallas"
}

Output is available from the default Apify dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS.

Common use cases

• Build local-business lead lists with phone numbers and websites
• Find service providers, branches, stores, restaurants, or competitors by city
• Compare ratings and review counts across local markets
• Enrich CRM records with public business contact and location data
• Supply structured local-business context to AI agents

Use with AI agents and MCP

Apify's MCP server can discover and call this Actor. Give the agent a bounded intent, for example:

Find 50 HVAC companies in Phoenix and return business name, address, phone, website, rating, and review count.

Equivalent input:

{
  "search_query": "HVAC companies",
  "location": "Phoenix, Arizona",
  "max_items": 50,
  "include_details": true
}

Pricing and cost control

The suggested launch price is $0.004 per result. At that rate, output charges are approximately $0.40 for 100 businesses, $4.00 for 1,000, or $40.00 for 10,000, plus any platform charges displayed by Apify. The live Store pricing is authoritative. Set max_items to cap billable output.

Reliability

The Actor scrolls result feeds, deduplicates places, and enriches individual place pages. Search-result selectors are monitored by the fleet's contract canaries and self-healing workflow. Required output fields are validated before repaired selectors are promoted.

Limitations and responsible use

• Public Google Maps data only; some profiles omit phone, website, hours, or coordinates.
• Search results vary by query, geography, language, and upstream personalization.
• A displayed field may change or disappear when the source profile changes.
• Comply with applicable law, Google terms, privacy obligations, and outreach rules.

Integrate with No-Code, Webhooks & Spreadsheets

• Google Sheets & Excel: In Apify Console under the Actor's Dataset tab, click Export, select CSV, and paste the permanent API URL into =IMPORTDATA("https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/DATASET_ID/items?format=csv") for auto-refreshing lead lists.
• Zapier & Make: Connect your Apify account to Zapier or Make. Use the "Actor run finished" trigger to automatically post leads into HubSpot, Salesforce, Airtable, or your CRM.
• Webhooks: Under the Actor's Integrations tab, attach a webhook targeting your custom endpoint or Slack channel whenever a run completes.
• Python / Node.js: Query leads directly into pandas DataFrames or backend services using the official apify-client SDK in under 5 lines of code.

Related data tools and workflows

• Tech Stack Detector (captainhandsome/tech-stack-detector): Inspect websites extracted from Google Maps to identify which CMS, CRM, e-commerce, or analytics tools each business uses.
• US Business Entity Search (captainhandsome/us-business-entity-search): Verify official state corporate registrations, legal names, and good standing for extracted businesses.
• US Contractor License Search (captainhandsome/us-contractor-license-search): Cross-reference contractor licenses, classifications, and insurance status for trade leads.

FAQ

How do I scrape phone numbers from Google Maps?

Set include_details to true. The Actor opens each public place page and returns phone and phone_unformatted separately when available.

Can I export Google Maps businesses to CSV?

Yes. Run the Actor, open its default dataset, and choose CSV or Excel export.

Can I search several business categories in one run?

Yes. Supply search_queries and a single location. Results are deduplicated and constrained by the run-wide max_items ceiling.

Does this use the Google Places API?

No Google API key is required. The Actor extracts publicly displayed Google Maps data.

See CHANGELOG.md for maintained schema changes.