Lead Extractor - Google Maps

Scrape business listings from Google Maps and extract structured lead data including names, addresses, contact info, categories, and more. Ideal for marketers, lead generators, and local business intelligence.

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🧠 What it does

This actor searches and scrapes Google Maps listings for a given query (like "salon Mumbai") and extracts data from each business result page.

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✅ Use cases

• Generate leads for local businesses
• Build prospect lists for outreach
• Market research and competitor discovery
• Analyze service coverage in specific areas

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📥 Input

You can provide the following input fields:

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/salon+Mumbai/"
    }
  ]
}
## 📤 Output

The actor saves structured data for each business listing into the default dataset.

### Sample Output

```json
{
  "name": "Salon XYZ",
  "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Salon+XYZ/",
  "address": "123 Main St, Mumbai",
  "phone": "+91 98765 43210",
  "website": "http://salonxyz.com",
  "rating": 4.6,
  "reviewCount": 82,
  "category": "Beauty Salon",
  "hours": ["Mon: 10AM–8PM", "Tue: 10AM–8PM", "Wed: Closed", "..."],
  "plusCode": "4R9M+3W Mumbai",
  "location": {
    "lat": 19.076,
    "lng": 72.8777
  }
}
### 📄 Output Fields Explained

| Field         | Type      | Description                                                              |
|---------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `name`        | `string`  | Name of the business                                                     |
| `url`         | `string`  | Direct Google Maps URL to the business listing                          |
| `address`     | `string`  | Full address of the business                                             |
| `phone`       | `string`  | Contact phone number (if available)                                     |
| `website`     | `string`  | Official website link (if available)                                    |
| `rating`      | `number`  | Average user rating (out of 5)                                           |
| `reviewCount` | `number`  | Number of user reviews                                                   |
| `category`    | `string`  | Category or type of business (e.g., "Salon", "Restaurant")               |
| `hours`       | `array`   | Operating hours per day (if available)                                   |
| `plusCode`    | `string`  | Google Plus Code for geolocation                                        |
| `location`    | `object`  | Latitude and longitude coordinates `{ lat: number, lng: number }`        |
## 🔒 Proxy

This actor uses **Apify Proxy** by default to ensure stable and anonymous scraping.

- It helps avoid IP bans and captchas.
- It allows you to target geo-specific results by using location-based proxy groups.

No manual configuration is needed unless you want to use your own proxy settings. The proxy is automatically injected using:

```js
const proxyConfiguration = await Actor.createProxyConfiguration();



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### 🚀 How to Use

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## 🚀 How to Use

1. Go to [Apify Console](https://console.apify.com)
2. Click **"Try Actor"** or create a Task
3. Enter your input:
   - Example:  
     ```json
     {
       "startUrls": [
         {
           "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/salon+Mumbai/"
         }
       ]
     }
     ```
4. Run the Actor
5. Download your results in **JSON**, **CSV**, or **Excel** formats


## 🛠️ Tech Stack

- [Apify SDK](https://sdk.apify.com/) – Actor lifecycle management and data handling
- [Crawlee](https://crawlee.dev/) – Scalable web scraping framework
- [Puppeteer](https://pptr.dev/) – Headless Chrome browser automation
- Node.js – JavaScript runtime used for scripting