# Changelog of Google Maps Posts Scraper: Track Posts & Rank Local Competitors (`getascraper/google-maps-business-posts-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/getascraper/google-maps-business-posts-scraper/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/getascraper/google-maps-business-posts-scraper.md

## Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

### \[0.1] - 2026-09-18

#### Added

- 🚀 Initial release: search Google Maps by keyword and location, or paste a direct business
  URL, to export every recent owner post (text, dates, images, call-to-action).
- 🏆 Posting Activity Leaderboard: when you search a market, businesses are automatically
  ranked by how often and how recently they post, so you can see who's most active at a glance
  instead of digging through a flat list.
- ✨ Added offer and event post share metrics to the leaderboard, showing what mix of content
  each business is publishing.
- 👀 Added monitor mode: run this Actor on a schedule and only see posts that are new since your
  last run.
- 🌍 Added language and country controls for searching outside the US.
- 🛡️ Free-tier usage limits added to keep the service fair and reliable for everyone.