Google Maps Photos Scraper

Google Maps Photos Scraper collects public Google Maps photos for local SEO, hospitality, retail, and lead-generation workflows, exporting image URLs and place metadata from Google Maps.

What does Google Maps Photos Scraper do?

Google Maps Photos Scraper exports public Google Maps photo URLs and visible Google Maps place metadata from Google Maps place pages and search results. It helps local SEO, hospitality, retail, and lead-generation teams collect public place-image references for media audits, competitor research, and visual reputation monitoring.

Who is it for? Common use cases

• Local SEO agencies auditing business profile photo coverage
• Hospitality, restaurant, and retail teams monitoring public place media
• Lead generation teams enriching place lists with visual signals
• Reputation/media auditors comparing competitor photos by location
• Analysts building datasets of public Maps photo links for review

What data can it export?

• Public Google-hosted photo URLs and thumbnail URLs
• Place name and resolved Google Maps URL
• Query or URL that produced each record
• Photo order/rank, visible dimensions, captions, and contributor labels when shown
• Google Maps identifiers when present in the public URL

Input example

Single landmark or business

{
  "queries": ["Statue of Liberty National Monument"],
  "maxPhotosPerPlace": 10,
  "includeSearchDiscovery": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 1,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}

Category and location monitoring

{
  "queries": ["pizza near Times Square New York"],
  "maxPhotosPerPlace": 25,
  "includeSearchDiscovery": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 1
}

Existing Google Maps URLs

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/Eiffel+Tower" }
  ],
  "maxPhotosPerPlace": 10
}

Example output

{
  "placeName": "Statue of Liberty",
  "placeUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/...",
  "placeId": "0x89c25090129c363d:0x40c6a5770d25022b",
  "cid": null,
  "query": "Statue of Liberty National Monument",
  "rank": 1,
  "photoUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/...=w2048-h2048-k-no",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/...=w408-h544-k-no",
  "imageWidth": 408,
  "imageHeight": 544,
  "category": null,
  "caption": "Photo of Statue of Liberty",
  "contributorName": null,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-10T10:00:00.000Z"
}

Input settings

Field	Type	Description
startUrls	array	Google Maps place URLs or search URLs.
queries	array	Place names or category + location searches.
maxPhotosPerPlace	integer	Maximum photo records to save per input.
includeSearchDiscovery	boolean	Include visible search-result thumbnails before a result resolves to a single place.
maxConcurrency	integer	Browser pages in parallel; keep low for Google Maps reliability.
proxyConfiguration	object	Optional Apify Proxy settings. Start without proxy or with datacenter; use residential only if your run is blocked.

Output fields

Field	Description
placeName	Visible Google Maps place name when available.
placeUrl	Resolved Maps URL used for extraction.
placeId, cid	Google Maps identifiers when present in the URL.
query	Query that produced the record, if any.
rank	Photo order within the input page.
photoUrl	Normalized public photo URL.
thumbnailUrl	Thumbnail URL visible in Google Maps.
imageWidth, imageHeight	Visible image dimensions when available.
category	Visible album/category label when available.
caption	Visible alt text or aria label when available.
contributorName	Public contributor/owner label when visible.
scrapedAt	ISO timestamp for the scrape.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing:

• Run start: $0.005 per run
• Photo records: $0.006 per photo record on the BRONZE tier

Tier labels and per-photo prices:

Tier	Price per photo
Free	$0.00690
Bronze	$0.00600
Silver	$0.00468
Gold	$0.00360
Platinum	$0.00240
Diamond	$0.00168

For quick estimates, 1,000 photo records cost about $6.00 plus the small start fee on BRONZE.

Tips for best results

• Use specific place names with city/location, such as Hotel Chelsea New York.
• For category monitoring, use queries such as coffee shops near Shibuya Tokyo and keep includeSearchDiscovery enabled.
• Keep maxPhotosPerPlace low for first tests, then scale after confirming output quality.
• If Google blocks requests in your region, enable Apify Proxy in the input.

Limits and legality

This actor extracts only public Google Maps photo URLs and visible public metadata. It does not log in, bypass paywalls, download private content, or collect hidden account data. Always use the results according to Google Maps terms, privacy rules, and your local laws.

Verified public example tasks

These Apify Store tasks use small, QA-verified inputs and can be opened or cloned directly:

• Compare Nyc Landmark Google Maps Photos — verified run ZhBj7JowEZ4JjwaSW produced 6 dataset items.
• Find Pizza Photos Near Times Square — verified run zA3BdKsSFGZFzA1UH produced 10 dataset items.
• Scrape Eiffel Tower Place Photos — verified run 4ulaObBIcZK0mFJhR produced 3 dataset items.
• Scrape Statue Of Liberty Google Maps Photos — verified run SNbKdQr9Q26O2OsrI produced 1 dataset item.

API usage

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('fetch_cat/google-maps-photos-scraper').call({
  queries: ['Statue of Liberty National Monument'],
  maxPhotosPerPlace: 10
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient('YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN')
run = client.actor('fetch_cat/google-maps-photos-scraper').call(run_input={
    'queries': ['Statue of Liberty National Monument'],
    'maxPhotosPerPlace': 10,
})
items = client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).list_items().items
print(items)

cURL

curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fetch_cat~google-maps-photos-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"queries":["Statue of Liberty National Monument"],"maxPhotosPerPlace":10}'

MCP and agent usage

Use this actor from agents through Apify MCP:

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch_cat/google-maps-photos-scraper

Claude CLI example:

$claude mcp add apify https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch_cat/google-maps-photos-scraper

JSON configuration example:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch_cat/google-maps-photos-scraper"
    }
  }
}

Example prompts:

• "Collect public Google Maps photos for these five hotel URLs."
• "Find visible photo thumbnails for pizza places near Times Square."
• "Export Maps photo URLs for this landmark query as JSON."

Related actors

• Google Maps Reviews Scraper
• Google Maps Lead Finder
• Google Autocomplete Scraper
• Google Search Results Scraper

FAQ

Does it download image files?
No. It exports public image URLs and thumbnails; you can download files separately if your use case allows it.

Can it scrape private photos?
No. Only public Google Maps media visible without login is in scope.

Why are some fields empty?
Google Maps does not expose every label, contributor, or category in every visible page state. Empty optional fields mean the value was not public/visible during the run.

Support

If you need help, open an issue on the Apify actor page and include:

• Input JSON you used
• Expected output
• Actual output or dataset sample
• Reproducible public URL (for example, a public Google Maps URL) or query
• Run ID and error message, if any

Changelog

• 2026-07-16 - Feature: Added ready-to-run example tasks on the Apify Store

• 2026-07-16 - Feature: Launched google maps photos scraper for public Apify Store users.