# Google Maps Reviews Scraper (`gopalakrishnan/google-maps-reviews`) Actor Extract real Google Maps reviews — author, star rating, full text, and timestamp — for any place by ID or URL. - **URL**: https://apify.com/gopalakrishnan/google-maps-reviews.md - **Developed by:** [Gopalakrishnan](https://apify.com/gopalakrishnan) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Social media - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.25 / 1,000 review scrapeds This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.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/platform/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 ## Google Maps Reviews Scraper Get real reviews — author, star rating, full text, and timestamp — from any Google Maps place. This actor drives a real browser because Google's modern review endpoint requires a BotGuard anti-abuse token that only a real browser session can produce; static HTTP replay does not work for this data (verified during development). ### How it works 1. Resolves the place's display name from its Google place ID. 2. Searches for it on Google Maps and opens the place's full detail panel. 3. Opens the Reviews tab and extracts the first batch of reviews directly from the page. 4. If more reviews are available ("More reviews" / scrolling), intercepts the browser's own review-loading network calls to capture additional pages. Because this is a real browser run (not a lightweight HTTP request), it is slower and costs more to run than a typical HTTP-based actor — budget `maxReviewsPerPlace` accordingly. ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `placeIds` | array (required) | Google Maps place IDs (e.g. `ChIJ67CkOzjvDogR2L42VGEgXJo`) or full Google Maps place URLs. | | `maxReviewsPerPlace` | integer | Caps reviews fetched per place (default 20). Also caps runtime/cost. | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | Proxy settings. Datacenter works; switch to residential if you see blocking. | ### Output One record per review: | Field | Description | |---|---| | `placeId` | The place this review belongs to | | `reviewId` | Google's internal review ID (only available for reviews fetched via pagination, not the first on-page batch) | | `cid` | Google's place CID, `0x:0x` format | | `authorName` | Reviewer's display name | | `authorProfileUrl` | Link to the reviewer's Google Maps profile | | `avatarUrl` | Reviewer's avatar image URL | | `rating` | 1–5 star rating | | `text` | Full review text | | `publishedAt` / `lastEditedAt` | ISO timestamps (only available via pagination; the on-page batch only exposes a relative date like "a month ago", not parsed into an absolute timestamp) | | `scrapeStatus` / `scrapeError` | `success`/`partial`/`error` with a message when applicable | | `scrapedAt` | When this row was scraped | ### Pay-Per-Event billing | Event | When charged | |---|---| | `actor-start` | Once per run. | | `review-scraped` | Once per review successfully scraped. | This actor runs a real browser per place, so price both events higher than a typical HTTP-based scraper to cover the extra compute cost — check current Apify Store "Google Maps Reviews" actor pricing before finalizing. ### Running locally ```bash apify run --purge ```` Put a test input in `storage/key_value_stores/default/INPUT.json`, e.g.: ```json { "placeIds": ["ChIJ67CkOzjvDogR2L42VGEgXJo"], "maxReviewsPerPlace": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # Actor input Schema ## `placeIds` (type: `array`): Google Maps place IDs (e.g. 'ChIJ67CkOzjvDogR2L42VGEgXJo') or full Google Maps place URLs. ## `maxReviewsPerPlace` (type: `integer`): Caps how many reviews are fetched per place. This actor drives a real browser to scroll the reviews panel, so this also caps runtime/cost. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. Try datacenter first; switch to residential if you see blocking. ## Actor input object example ```json { "placeIds": [ "ChIJ67CkOzjvDogR2L42VGEgXJo" ], "maxReviewsPerPlace": 20, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # 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 = { "placeIds": [ "ChIJ67CkOzjvDogR2L42VGEgXJo" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("gopalakrishnan/google-maps-reviews").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 = { "placeIds": ["ChIJ67CkOzjvDogR2L42VGEgXJo"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("gopalakrishnan/google-maps-reviews").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 '{ "placeIds": [ "ChIJ67CkOzjvDogR2L42VGEgXJo" ] }' | apify call gopalakrishnan/google-maps-reviews --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=gopalakrishnan/google-maps-reviews", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Google Maps Reviews Scraper", "description": "Extract real Google Maps reviews — author, star rating, full text, and timestamp — for any place by ID or URL.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "7Q2DD4bi14OZJBunY" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/gopalakrishnan~google-maps-reviews/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-gopalakrishnan-google-maps-reviews", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/gopalakrishnan~google-maps-reviews/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-gopalakrishnan-google-maps-reviews", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/gopalakrishnan~google-maps-reviews/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-gopalakrishnan-google-maps-reviews", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "placeIds" ], "properties": { "placeIds": { "title": "Place IDs or URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Google Maps place IDs (e.g. 'ChIJ67CkOzjvDogR2L42VGEgXJo') or full Google Maps place URLs.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxReviewsPerPlace": { "title": "Maximum reviews per place", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Caps how many reviews are fetched per place. This actor drives a real browser to scroll the reviews panel, so this also caps runtime/cost.", "default": 20 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. Try datacenter first; switch to residential if you see blocking.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```