# Google Maps Reviews Scraper - Ratings & Customer Reviews (`get_anything/google-maps-reviews-scraper`) Actor

Scrape customer reviews from any Google Maps place: reviewer, star rating, date, review text, owner response and likes, plus the place's overall rating and review count. Give it place URLs or search queries. No API key. Export JSON, CSV or Excel for reputation monitoring and lead research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/get\_anything/google-maps-reviews-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Get Anything](https://apify.com/get_anything) (community)
- **Categories:** Marketing, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $7.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Google Maps Reviews Scraper — Ratings & Customer Reviews

Extract **customer reviews** from any **Google Maps** place: reviewer name, **star rating**, date, **review text**, the **owner's response**, and like count — plus the place's overall rating and total review count. Give it **place URLs** or **search queries** (business name + city).

Runs a headless browser against Google's own datacenter-reachable Maps pages (forced `hl=en&gl=us`). **No API key.**

### Why this one

Most Google Maps actors return the **place** (name, address, phone). This one returns the **reviews** — the part businesses actually use for **reputation monitoring**, competitor analysis, and lead research. Pairs with a places/leads scraper: find businesses, then pull their reviews.

### What it does

- Scrape reviews from **multiple places** at once (URLs or search queries).
- Per review: **reviewer, star rating, relative date, full text, owner response, likes**.
- Per place: **name, overall rating, total review count, category**.
- **Sort** by newest, most relevant, highest or lowest rating.
- Export to **JSON, CSV, or Excel**, or pull via the Apify API.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `placeUrls` | Google Maps place URLs (most reliable). |
| `searchQueries` | Business name + city; first match is used. |
| `maxReviews` | Cap per place. |
| `sortBy` | `newest`, `relevant`, `highest`, `lowest`. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Proxy (recommended for larger runs). |

#### Example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["Blue Bottle Coffee San Francisco"],
  "maxReviews": 50,
  "sortBy": "newest"
}
```

### Output

One `place` record, then one `review` per review:

```json
{ "resultType": "review", "place": "Blue Bottle Coffee", "author": "Jane D.",
  "rating": 5, "relativeDate": "2 weeks ago", "text": "Great pour-over...",
  "ownerResponse": "Thanks for visiting!", "likes": 3 }
```

### Use cases

- **Reputation monitoring** — track new reviews and owner responses over time.
- **Competitor analysis** — pull rivals' reviews and compare ratings.
- **Voice-of-customer / AI** — feed review text to an LLM for theme & sentiment analysis.
- **Lead research** — combine with a places scraper: find businesses, then read their reviews.

### FAQ

**URL or search query?** A **place URL** is the most reliable. A search query works when the name + city is unambiguous (the first match is used).

**How many reviews?** Set `maxReviews`; the Actor scrolls the reviews pane to load them.

*Not affiliated with Google. Reviews are public; use responsibly and in line with Google's terms and applicable laws.*

### 🤖 Use with Claude or ChatGPT (MCP)

Run this actor from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client via the [Apify MCP server](https://mcp.apify.com). In **Claude Desktop**: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → `https://mcp.apify.com`. Or expose just this tool:

```json
{ "mcpServers": { "apify": { "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=get_anything/google-maps-reviews-scraper" } } }
```

Full guide: [Connect Apify actors to Claude & ChatGPT](https://dev.to/get_anything/connect-any-apify-scraper-to-claude-or-chatgpt-in-2-minutes-mcp-37he).

### ⭐ Found this useful?

If this Actor saved you time, please leave a rating on its [Apify page](https://apify.com/get_anything/google-maps-reviews-scraper) — reviews genuinely help others discover it and help me keep improving it.

# Actor input Schema

## `placeUrls` (type: `array`):

Google Maps place URLs (https://www.google.com/maps/place/...). Most reliable input.

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Business name + city, e.g. 'Blue Bottle Coffee San Francisco'. The first matching place is used.

## `maxReviews` (type: `integer`):

Cap on reviews scraped per place (Google lazy-loads them as the pane scrolls).

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Order in which reviews are fetched.

## `useProxy` (type: `boolean`):

Google Maps loads directly without a proxy; enable this only for large runs where you want IP rotation (Apify residential).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "placeUrls": [],
  "searchQueries": [
    "Blue Bottle Coffee San Francisco"
  ],
  "maxReviews": 50,
  "sortBy": "newest",
  "useProxy": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Structured results in the default dataset - one item per place or review.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "Blue Bottle Coffee San Francisco"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("get_anything/google-maps-reviews-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "searchQueries": ["Blue Bottle Coffee San Francisco"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("get_anything/google-maps-reviews-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "Blue Bottle Coffee San Francisco"
  ]
}' |
apify call get_anything/google-maps-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,get_anything/google-maps-reviews-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/K70kK3kY0MX1u0dQq/builds/RTyNPlrNaRCYfpJ07/openapi.json