# Changelog of Google Maps Reviews Scraper (`jobscrawler/google-maps-reviews-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jobscrawler/google-maps-reviews-scraper/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/jobscrawler/google-maps-reviews-scraper.md

## Changelog

All notable changes to the Google Maps Reviews Scraper are documented here.

### \[1.0.0] - 2025-05-20

#### Added

- Initial production release of the Google Maps Reviews Scraper.
- `PlaywrightCrawler`-based architecture using RESIDENTIAL proxy group.
- Modular project structure following the Brave Apify actor pattern:
  - `src/main.js` — entry point with input validation, proxy setup, and crawler init.
  - `src/routes.js` — Crawlee router factory.
  - `src/routes/handlers.js` — page handler with review extraction and scroll pagination.
  - `src/extractors/` — reviewer name, rating, text, date, and owner reply extraction.
  - `src/filters/index.js` — review ID-based deduplication.
  - `src/schema/input.js` — input validation (placeUrl, businessName, maxReviews, sortBy).
  - `src/utils/index.js` — Google Maps URL builder and shared helpers.
  - `src/errors/` — `ScraperError`, `ErrorTypes`, `ErrorHandler`.
- `.actor/actor.json`, `input_schema.json`, `dataset_schema.json` for Apify platform compatibility.
- `validate-datasets.js` for local dataset output validation.
- `Dockerfile` for Apify platform deployment.
- `README.md` with full Apify usage guide.