Google Reviews Scraper

Extract reviews from any Google Maps business with comprehensive data including ratings, review text, dates, owner responses, and photos.

Features

• ✅ Extract reviews from Google Maps businesses
• ✅ Support for direct place URLs or search queries
• ✅ Get author names, ratings (1-5 stars), review text, dates
• ✅ Include owner responses to reviews
• ✅ Extract review photos
• ✅ Multiple sort options (newest, highest, lowest, most relevant)
• ✅ Filter by specific rating
• ✅ Configurable max reviews per place
• ✅ Multi-language support

Use Cases

• Reputation Monitoring: Track what customers say about your business
• Competitor Analysis: Analyze competitor reviews and ratings
• Sentiment Analysis: Extract reviews for AI-powered sentiment analysis
• Market Research: Understand customer preferences and pain points
• Review Management: Export reviews for response management
• Data Analytics: Build dashboards with review metrics

Input

{
  "placeUrls": [
    "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Starbucks/@37.7749,-122.4194,17z"
  ],
  "searchQueries": [
    "best pizza in New York",
    "hotels in Tokyo"
  ],
  "maxReviews": 100,
  "language": "en",
  "sortBy": "newest",
  "filterRating": 5,
  "includeOwnerResponse": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
placeUrls	array	No*	Google Maps place URLs to scrape
searchQueries	array	No*	Search queries to find places
maxReviews	integer	No	Max reviews per place (default: 100, max: 5000)
language	string	No	Language code (default: "en")
sortBy	enum	No	Sort order: "newest", "highest", "lowest", "relevant"
filterRating	integer	No	Only get reviews with this rating (1-5)
includeOwnerResponse	boolean	No	Include owner responses (default: true)
proxyConfiguration	object	No	Proxy settings

*Either placeUrls or searchQueries must be provided.

Output

{
  "placeName": "Starbucks",
  "placeUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/...",
  "placeAddress": "123 Main St, New York, NY",
  "placeRating": 4.2,
  "placeTotalReviews": 1523,
  "reviewAuthor": "John Smith",
  "reviewAuthorUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/...",
  "reviewRating": 5,
  "reviewText": "Great coffee and friendly staff!",
  "reviewDate": "2 months ago",
  "reviewLikes": 12,
  "ownerResponse": "Thank you for your kind review!",
  "ownerResponseDate": "1 month ago",
  "reviewPhotos": [
    "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/..."
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Pricing

$3 per 1,000 reviews scraped.

Example costs:

• 100 reviews = $0.30
• 500 reviews = $1.50
• 1,000 reviews = $3.00
• 5,000 reviews = $15.00

How to Use

Option 1: Direct Place URLs

If you already know the Google Maps place URL:

{
  "placeUrls": [
    "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Starbucks/@37.7749,-122.4194,17z",
    "https://www.google.com/maps/place/McDonald's/@40.7128,-74.0060,17z"
  ],
  "maxReviews": 200
}

Option 2: Search Queries

Let the scraper find places for you:

{
  "searchQueries": [
    "Starbucks near Times Square",
    "best sushi restaurant Tokyo"
  ],
  "maxReviews": 100,
  "sortBy": "newest"
}

Option 3: Filter by Rating

Extract only 5-star reviews:

{
  "placeUrls": ["..."],
  "filterRating": 5,
  "maxReviews": 500
}

Tips

1. Start Small: Test with maxReviews: 10 first to verify output
2. Use Proxies: Enable useApifyProxy: true to avoid rate limits
3. Language: Set language: "ja" for Japanese, "es" for Spanish, etc.
4. Sorting: Use sortBy: "lowest" to focus on negative reviews
5. Owner Responses: Disable includeOwnerResponse if not needed (faster)

Limitations

• Google Maps may limit the number of reviews visible (typically 3,000-5,000 per place)
• Very new reviews may take a few minutes to appear
• Deleted reviews will not be captured
• Rate limiting applies - use proxies for large-scale scraping

Support

For issues or questions, contact support or open an issue on GitHub.

License

MIT License - Use commercially without restrictions.