Google Maps Photos Scraper

Extract every photo from any Google Maps place — including max-resolution image URLs, contributor names, upload dates, captions, and category tabs (Food & Drink, Indoor, Outdoor, Menu, Videos, etc.).

What It Does

Give this actor a Google Maps place URL and it returns up to 5,000 photos for that place. For each photo you get:

• Max-resolution photo URL (full-size, not thumbnail)
• Photo category — All Photos, By Owner, By Visitors, Food & Drink, Outdoor, Indoor, Menu, Videos
• Contributor name and profile URL (when available)
• Upload date as a relative string (e.g. "2 months ago")
• Original dimensions + aspect ratio + orientation
• Caption and tags (when published by the contributor)
• Video flag — distinguishes photos from short clips
• Business context — businessName, placeId, placeUrl echoed on every record so the dataset stays joinable

Use Cases

• Build a visual asset library for restaurants, hotels, and venues
• Track menu / interior photo updates over time
• Source UGC photography for travel and food blogs
• Power "what does this place look like" previews in custom apps
• Enrich lead-generation pipelines with visual context

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
placeUrl	String	Yes	—	Google Maps place URL
maxPhotos	Integer	No	100	Maximum number of photos to extract (1–5000)
photoCategory	Enum	No	all	Filter by tab: all, by_owner, by_visitors, food_and_drink, outdoor, indoor, menu, videos
enrichDetails	Boolean	No	true	Visit each photo individually to capture contributor, date, dimensions, tags. Disable for ~3–5x faster runs that only return thumbnail-level data.
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	Apify Proxy	Optional proxy settings

Example input

{
  "placeUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Empire+State+Building/@40.7484405,-73.9878584,17z/",
  "maxPhotos": 50,
  "photoCategory": "all",
  "enrichDetails": true
}

Output

One record per photo:

{
  "photoId": "AF1QipP...XYZ",
  "photoUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipP...XYZ=s0",
  "category": "by_visitors",
  "contributorName": "Jane Smith",
  "contributorUrl": "https://maps.google.com/maps/contrib/123...",
  "uploadDate": "2 months ago",
  "caption": "Sunset view from the observation deck",
  "width": 4032,
  "height": 3024,
  "aspectRatio": 1.33,
  "orientation": "landscape",
  "isVideo": false,
  "tags": ["sunset", "view", "observation deck"],
  "businessName": "Empire State Building",
  "placeId": "0x89c259a9b3117469:0xd134e199a405a163",
  "placeUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Empire+State+Building/...",
  "rank": 1,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-16T12:00:00+00:00"
}

Empty fields are omitted automatically — no null values in the dataset.

FAQ

Does it need a proxy or cookies? No login or cookies. A proxy is recommended for large runs to avoid rate limiting, and Apify Proxy is enabled by default.

Which categories does Google show? Every place is different. Restaurants typically have Food & Drink + Menu, hotels have Indoor + Outdoor, and landmarks usually have a single "All Photos" tab. Selecting a category that doesn't exist for a place yields the All tab automatically.

What does enrichDetails actually do? With enrichment on, the actor walks through every photo (one network request per photo) to capture contributor and upload metadata. With it off, only thumbnail-level fields (photoUrl, category, businessName) are returned — much faster but less detail.

Are video clips supported? Yes — short video clips on Google Maps are included when photoCategory is all or videos, with isVideo: true on the record.

How many photos can I get per place? Google Maps caps each photo tab at ~5,000 — the same limit this actor exposes.

Data Source

Public Google Maps web UI. No Google API key required.

🗺️ 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.

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