# SocialGrid — Google Maps Scraper (`fulinlabs/socialgrid-google-maps-scraper`) Actor Unified-schema Google Maps business search and place details (name, address, website, phone, rating, categories, coordinates) via a US residential proxy. HTTP-only. Reviews are not served here — Google gates them; source reviews from a third-party provider. - **URL**: https://apify.com/fulinlabs/socialgrid-google-maps-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Giovanni](https://apify.com/fulinlabs) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Business - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## SocialGrid — Google Maps Scraper (actor) > **Unofficial community Actor.** Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google. Thin Apify wrapper over `@socialgrid/scraper-google-maps`. HTTP-only (no browser): it reads Google's internal `/search?tbm=map` JSON endpoint through a **US residential proxy** (Google serves reCAPTCHA/consent to datacenter IPs). ### Modes | mode | input | returns | | -------- | --------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | | `search` | `query` (+ `location`, `limit`, `cursor`) | `Page` — businesses matching the keyword | | `place` | `query` = business name + location | one `Business` — the best match | | `reviews`| — | **error.** Not served here (see below) | Each run pushes exactly one `ActorResult` = `{ success, platform: "google_maps", mode, data?, error? }`. ### Reviews are not scraped here Google gates review content behind bot detection on every transport it exposes — the HTTP `listugcposts` RPC returns an empty array for anonymous automated requests, and a headless browser is served a review-less "limited view". This was confirmed live to survive fresh residential IPs, human-like navigation, and full fingerprint-stealth patches. `mode=reviews` therefore returns a clear error; reviews are sourced from a maintained third-party provider at the consumer layer (see collab-radar-mcp's `ApifyMapsProvider`). ### Fields `Business`: `place_id`, `feature_id`, `name`, `address`, `lat`, `lng`, `website`, `phone`, `category`, `categories`, `rating`, `review_count` (present when Google exposes it), `hours` (null on this surface), `url`. `null` means "Google doesn't expose this field here", never fabricated. ### Deploy ```bash ./deploy.sh # pnpm run bundle && apify push ```` ### ToS note Scraping Google Maps is contrary to Google's Terms of Service; the sanctioned route is the Places API (which caps reviews at 5/place). Use conservatively. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Which operation to run. 'search' finds businesses by keyword+location; 'place' returns one business's details. 'reviews' is not served here (Google gates reviews — see description). ## `query` (type: `string`): For mode=search: the keyword (e.g. 'pizza'). For mode=place: the business name + location (e.g. 'Blue Bottle Coffee Ferry Building San Francisco'). Required. ## `location` (type: `string`): Location to bias mode=search toward, e.g. 'Brooklyn, NY'. Optional but recommended for search. ## `limit` (type: `integer`): Max results for mode=search (1–60). ## `cursor` (type: `string`): Opaque cursor from a previous search response's next\_cursor, to fetch the next page. ## `proxyGroup` (type: `string`): Google serves reCAPTCHA/consent to datacenter IPs — RESIDENTIAL (US) is required for this actor to work reliably. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "limit": 20, "proxyGroup": "RESIDENTIAL" } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Dataset items containing Google Maps search or place results, including success state, data, or an error. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("fulinlabs/socialgrid-google-maps-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("fulinlabs/socialgrid-google-maps-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call fulinlabs/socialgrid-google-maps-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fulinlabs/socialgrid-google-maps-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "SocialGrid — Google Maps Scraper", "description": "Unified-schema Google Maps business search and place details (name, address, website, phone, rating, categories, coordinates) via a US residential proxy. HTTP-only. Reviews are not served here — Google gates them; source reviews from a third-party provider.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "feenvq6Gho49iya9B" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/fulinlabs~socialgrid-google-maps-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-fulinlabs-socialgrid-google-maps-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/fulinlabs~socialgrid-google-maps-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-fulinlabs-socialgrid-google-maps-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/fulinlabs~socialgrid-google-maps-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-fulinlabs-socialgrid-google-maps-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "place", "reviews" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which operation to run. 'search' finds businesses by keyword+location; 'place' returns one business's details. 'reviews' is not served here (Google gates reviews — see description).", "default": "search" }, "query": { "title": "Query", "type": "string", "description": "For mode=search: the keyword (e.g. 'pizza'). For mode=place: the business name + location (e.g. 'Blue Bottle Coffee Ferry Building San Francisco'). Required." }, "location": { "title": "Location", "type": "string", "description": "Location to bias mode=search toward, e.g. 'Brooklyn, NY'. Optional but recommended for search." }, "limit": { "title": "Result limit", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 60, "type": "integer", "description": "Max results for mode=search (1–60).", "default": 20 }, "cursor": { "title": "Pagination cursor", "type": "string", "description": "Opaque cursor from a previous search response's next_cursor, to fetch the next page." }, "proxyGroup": { "title": "Apify proxy group", "type": "string", "description": "Google serves reCAPTCHA/consent to datacenter IPs — RESIDENTIAL (US) is required for this actor to work reliably.", "default": "RESIDENTIAL" } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```