Google My Business Scraper

An Apify actor for scraping Google My Business data from Google Maps.

Features

• Scrape Google My Business listings from Google Maps
• Support for search queries (e.g., "restaurants in New York")
• Extract business information including name, rating, reviews, address, phone, etc.
• Proxy support for reliable scraping
• Data storage to Apify dataset
• Error handling and logging

Input

The actor accepts the following input parameters:

• startUrls (optional): Array of Google Maps URLs to start scraping from
• searchQueries (optional): Array of search queries to find businesses
• maxPages (optional): Maximum number of pages to scrape (default: 50)
• proxyConfiguration (optional): Proxy configuration settings

Output

The actor outputs data to an Apify dataset with the following structure:

{
  "businessName": "Restaurant Name",
  "rating": "4.5",
  "reviewCount": "123 reviews",
  "address": "123 Main St, New York, NY 10001",
  "phone": "+1 (555) 123-4567",
  "website": "https://example.com",
  "hours": "Open 24 hours",
  "category": "Restaurant",
  "priceRange": "$$",
  "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/...",
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Development

1. Install dependencies:

   $npm install
   

2. Run locally:

   $npm start
   

3. Test with sample input: Create an INPUT.json file in the project root with sample input data.

Deployment

Deploy to Apify Platform

1. Install Apify CLI (if not already installed):

   $npm install -g apify-cli
   

2. Login to Apify:

   $npx apify login
   

3. Deploy using the deployment script:

   $npm run deploy
   

   Or manually:

   $npx apify push
   

Manual Deployment

1. Zip your project files (excluding node_modules and storage)
2. Go to Apify Console: https://console.apify.com/
3. Create a new Actor
4. Upload your zip file
5. Configure input schema using the provided input_schema.json

Docker Deployment

1. Build the Docker image:

   $docker build -t google-my-business-scraper .
   

2. Run the Docker container:

   $docker run google-my-business-scraper
   

Configuration

Modify the src/main.js file to customize the scraping logic according to your needs.

License

MIT