Google Maps Places Scraper

Features

• Business Information: Extracts complete business details including name, category, address, phone, and website from Google Maps
• Ratings & Reviews: Captures star ratings, total review counts, and optionally full review text
• Opening Hours: Collects operating hours and current open/closed status for each place
• Price Level: Extracts the price level indicator ($, $$, $$$) for restaurants and services
• Geo Coordinates: Supports latitude/longitude-based searches for precise geographic targeting
• Zoom Level Control: Configure zoom level or search radius to control the geographic coverage area
• Minimum Star Filter: Filter results to only include places meeting a minimum star rating
• Closed Places Filter: Choose to include, exclude, or exclusively show temporarily/permanently closed places
• Proxy Support: Built-in Apify Proxy support for reliable Google Maps scraping

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
searchStringsArray	Array	Yes	["Technology companies"]	List of search queries for Google Maps
locationQuery	String	No	"United States"	Location to append to search queries
lat	String	No	—	Latitude coordinate for search center
lng	String	No	—	Longitude coordinate for search center
zoom	String	No	—	Google Maps zoom level (3–21); overrides radius if set
radius	Integer	No	50000	Search radius in meters (100–1,000,000)
maxCrawledPlacesPerSearch	Integer	No	20	Maximum number of places per search query (1–100)
includeOpeningHours	Boolean	No	true	Whether to include opening hours for each place
includeReviews	Boolean	No	false	Whether to extract reviews (increases scraping time)
maxReviewsPerPlace	Integer	No	10	Max reviews per place (only if includeReviews is enabled)
placeMinimumStars	String	No	—	Minimum star rating filter (1–5)
closedPlacesFilter	String	No	"all"	Filter: all, skipClosed, or onlyClosed
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	Apify Residential	Proxy settings for the scraper

Input Schema Example

{
  "searchStringsArray": ["Italian restaurants", "Pizza places"],
  "locationQuery": "New York, USA",
  "maxCrawledPlacesPerSearch": 20,
  "includeOpeningHours": true,
  "includeReviews": false,
  "placeMinimumStars": "4",
  "closedPlacesFilter": "skipClosed",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Output Schema

The scraper outputs structured JSON data for each place found on Google Maps.

Main Fields

Field	Type	Description
searchQuery	String	The search query used to find this place
name	String	Name of the place
url	String	Direct Google Maps link to the place
rating	Number	Star rating (1–5)
reviewCount	Integer	Total number of reviews
category	String	Business category or type
address	String	Street address
openStatus	String	Current open/closed status (e.g., "Open now", "Closes 10 PM")
priceLevel	String	Price indicator ($, $$, $$$)

Place Listing Example

{
  "searchQuery": "Italian restaurants New York, USA",
  "name": "Carbone",
  "url": "https://maps.google.com/?cid=12345",
  "rating": 4.7,
  "reviewCount": 2850,
  "category": "Italian restaurant",
  "address": "181 Thompson St, New York, NY 10012",
  "openStatus": "Open now · Closes 11 PM",
  "priceLevel": "$$$"
}