Google Maps Nearby Places

Find places near a coordinate - a lightweight alternative to full area scanning.

Give it a latitude/longitude, a category (e.g. coffee shop, pharmacy, gas station) and a search radius, and it returns up to 120 nearby places with all the details you'd expect from Google Maps: name, category, rating, review count, address, phone, website, price level, coordinates, plus code, and distance from the centre point.

When to use this actor

Use this actor	Use Google Maps Area Scanner instead
"What's near this single point?"	"Map every business across a whole city / region"
You want a fast lookup (one search, up to 120 results)	You need to bypass Google's 120-result limit
Centre + radius is enough	You need polygon / bounding-box coverage

This actor is purpose-built for point-radius queries. For large-area coverage, use Google Maps Area Scanner.

How it works

1. Picks a Google Maps zoom level appropriate for your radius (smaller radius → tighter zoom, more local results).
2. Opens a single /maps/search/<category>/@lat,lng,zoomz URL.
3. Scrolls the result feed to load up to your Max Results cap.
4. Visits each place page and extracts the full details.
5. Filters by minimum rating and "open now" (best-effort) if requested.
6. Adds a distanceFromCenter field to each record, computed from the input centre.

Input

Field	Required	Default	Description
category	Yes	coffee shop	What to search for (any free-text query).
location	Yes	{lat: 40.7484, lng: -73.9857}	Centre point - Empire State Building by default.
radiusKm	No	1	Radius in km (0.1 - 10). Controls zoom level.
maxResults	No	30	Cap on places returned (1 - 120).
minRating	No	-	Only keep places with totalScore ≥ minRating (1.0 - 5.0).
openNow	No	false	Drop places explicitly closed right now (best-effort).
language	No	en	UI language (en, es, fr, de, it, pt, ja, ko, zh, ar, ru).
proxyConfiguration	No	-	Optional Apify Proxy. Datacenter IPs usually work; only enable if you see blocks.

Radius → Zoom level

Radius	Zoom
≤ 0.3 km	17
0.3 - 1 km	16
1 - 2 km	15
2 - 5 km	14
> 5 km	13

Output

Each record:

{
  "name": "Stumptown Coffee Roasters",
  "categoryName": "Coffee shop",
  "totalScore": 4.5,
  "reviewsCount": 2891,
  "address": "30 W 8th St, New York, NY 10011",
  "phone": "(347) 414-7805",
  "website": "https://www.stumptowncoffee.com/",
  "priceLevel": "$$",
  "placeId": "0x89c25:0x70fba2…",
  "plusCode": "PXR4+QM New York",
  "location": {"lat": 40.7325, "lng": -73.9974},
  "distanceFromCenter": "1.8 km",
  "distanceFromCenterMeters": 1843,
  "googleMapsUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/…",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-16T12:34:56+00:00"
}

Empty fields are omitted, never returned as null.

FAQ

How many places can I get per run? Up to 120 - that's the cap Google Maps enforces on a single search. For larger coverage, switch to Google Maps Area Scanner.

Do I need a proxy? No. Google Maps generally serves results to datacenter IPs without challenge. The proxyConfiguration input is left blank by default and only needed if you start seeing blocks on heavy use.

Why is the zoom level tied to my radius? Google Maps biases search results toward the visible map area at the chosen zoom. A tight zoom (17) over a 5 km radius would miss everything far from centre; a loose zoom (13) over 0.3 km would pull in too many irrelevant distant places. The mapping in the table above is the sweet spot.

Does openNow always work? It's best-effort. Google Maps shows "Open" / "Closed" / "Opens at X" on most place pages, but not all. When we can't read the state we keep the place (rather than silently dropping it).

Why are some fields missing on some records? Not every business on Google Maps has a phone number, website, price level, or plus code. We omit empty fields rather than emitting null, so the output JSON stays clean.

How accurate is distanceFromCenter? It's computed with the haversine formula from your input centre to the place's extracted lat/lng - accurate to a few metres for typical urban queries.

🗺️ Complete Google Maps Scraper Suite

This actor is part of a comprehensive Google Maps data extraction toolkit by crawlerbros. All actors run on the free Apify plan, use no proxy by default, and return clean, structured data.

Actor	What it does
🏢 Google Maps Business Scraper	Extract business data - name, address, phone, website, rating, reviews, hours, amenities
⭐ Google Maps Reviews Scraper	Scrape reviews with reviewer Local Guide level, photos, mentioned items, owner replies
📸 Google Maps Photos Scraper	Extract all photos from any place - max-resolution URLs, contributor info, categories
🕐 Google Maps Business Hours Scraper	Full 7-day hours, timezone, current local time, next open/close, holiday hours
📊 Google Maps Popular Times Scraper	Busy hours histogram for all 7 days + current busyness + typical visit time
📧 Google Maps Email Extractor	Find business emails + social media links by crawling websites
🗺️ Google Maps Area Scanner	Geographic grid scanning - bypass the 120-place limit with bounding box / circle / polygon
💼 Google Maps Leads Scraper	B2B lead generation with email + phone enrichment, US states + global countries
🤖 Google Maps MCP Server	Unified MCP server combining search + reviews for AI assistants
🧭 Google Maps Directions Scraper	A→B routing - distance, duration, traffic, route alternatives for driving/walking/transit
📍 Google Maps Geocoding Scraper	Bidirectional geocoding - address ↔ coordinates, with address components
🔗 Google Maps Similar Places Scraper	"People also search for" / related place discovery - competitor & alternative finder
🍽️ Google Maps Menu Scraper	Restaurant menu items, prices, descriptions, photos
📋 Google Maps Place List Scraper	Extract Google's curated "Top X in Y" lists - best hotels/restaurants/things to do
🌍 Google Maps Timezone Scraper	IANA timezone + current local time from coordinates