Google Maps Business Scraper — Extract Local Business Leads by Search

Search Google Maps by any query and scrape business listings at scale: name, full address, phone, website, rating, review count, category, geo coordinates and place ID. This Google Maps business scraper is built for local lead generation — one search returns a full page of businesses. No login, no cookies, no Google API key.

Quick start (input → output)

Input:

{ "query": "coffee shops in Austin, TX", "limit": 40 }

Output (one row per business):

{
  "name": "Jo's Coffee – South Congress",
  "fullAddress": "1300 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704, United States",
  "city": "Austin",
  "state": "Texas",
  "zipCode": "78704",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "phone": "+1 512-469-9003",
  "website": "https://www.joscoffee.com/south-congress-jos",
  "rating": 4.4,
  "reviewCount": 5200,
  "priceLevel": "$$",
  "type": "coffee shop",
  "latitude": 30.2510458,
  "longitude": -97.7493717,
  "placeId": "ChIJ1S_Bov20RIYRe7MiR8tYawY="
}

What this actor does

• Searches Google Maps for your query and returns businesses with contact and location data.
• One request returns a full page (up to ~140 businesses); limit caps how many you get.
• Normalizes each business to a clean, documented shape ready for a CRM or spreadsheet.

Input parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
query	string	✅	What + where, e.g. dentists in Miami, FL, coffee shops in Austin, TX. Include the location for best results.
limit	integer	—	Max businesses to return (default 40, max 200).

Important notes

• Always include a place in the query (city/area) — "dentists" alone is too broad; "dentists in Miami" is ideal.
• phone, website, rating and reviewCount are present when Google lists them.
• An empty search returns a single error row and is not charged.

More input examples

{ "query": "dentists in Miami, FL", "limit": 100 }

{ "query": "restaurants in Austin, TX", "limit": 120 }

Output

Field reference

Field	Description
name, fullAddress, city, state, zipCode, countryCode, neighborhood	Identity + address.
phone, phones, website, domain	Contact.
rating, reviewCount, priceLevel	Reputation.
type, subtypes, shortDescription	Category.
latitude, longitude	Geo coordinates.
placeId, businessId	Stable identifiers.

Output examples

No results (not charged):

{ "status": "error", "error": "No businesses were found for this search. Try adding a city or a broader term. You were not charged." }

Bad input (not charged):

{ "status": "error", "error": "That search could not be processed. Please adjust your query and try again. You were not charged." }

Service busy (not charged):

{ "status": "error", "error": "The maps data service is temporarily unavailable — please retry shortly. You were not charged." }

Use cases

• Agencies / sales teams: build local lead lists (phone + website) by niche and city.
• Market research: map competitor density, ratings and price levels in an area.
• Data enrichment: attach geo coordinates and place IDs to a business list.

Best practices

• Always pair the niche with a location in query.
• Increase limit for exhaustive local coverage; you're billed per business returned.
• De-duplicate on placeId if you run overlapping searches.

Pricing

Pay-per-event: charged once per business returned. Empty searches and errors are never charged.

Legality

Business listings are publicly available. Use the data in compliance with Google's Terms of Service, anti-spam laws (e.g. CAN-SPAM/GDPR for any outreach), and applicable law. You are responsible for how you contact businesses and use the exported data.

FAQ

Do I need a Google API key? No. How many businesses per search? Up to 200 via limit (one search returns a large page). Do I get phone numbers? Yes, when Google lists them. Can I search a whole city? Yes — e.g. "plumbers in Chicago, IL".

Support

Email contact@endspec.net — we typically reply within one business day.