🗺️ Google Maps Local Business Scraper

Extract comprehensive local business data from Google Maps at scale — perfect for lead generation, market research, and competitor analysis.

📦 What data does it extract?

Field	Description
name	Business name
category	Business category/type
address	Full street address
phone	Phone number
website	Website URL
rating	Star rating (1–5)
totalReviews	Total review count
priceLevel	Price range ($ – $$$$)
description	About / description
openingHours	Hours per day of week
latitude / longitude	GPS coordinates
placeId	Google Place ID
plusCode	Google Plus Code
imageUrl	Primary photo URL
reviews	Array of user reviews (optional)
url	Google Maps URL

⚙️ Input Parameters

{
    "searchQueries": ["pizza restaurant", "dentist"],
    "locationCity": "Chicago, IL",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "scrapeReviews": false,
    "maxReviewsPerBusiness": 10,
    "language": "en",
    "proxyConfig": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
    }
}

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchQueries	string[]	required	Search terms to look up on Google Maps
locationCity	string	""	City/location appended to each query
maxResults	number	50	Max businesses per query (1–500)
scrapeReviews	boolean	false	Also collect user reviews (slower)
maxReviewsPerBusiness	number	10	Max reviews per business
language	string	"en"	Language code for results
proxyConfig	object	Residential	Proxy configuration

🚀 Quick Start

Run on Apify Platform

1. Go to Apify Console → Create new Actor
2. Upload this code or connect your GitHub repo
3. Set input, click Run

Run Locally

npm install
npm run build
apify run

Deploy to Apify

apify login
apify push

💡 Use Cases & Tips

• Lead Generation: Search "plumber", "HVAC", "lawyer" + city to build targeted lead lists
• Market Research: Scrape competitors in a category to analyze ratings, reviews, pricing
• Directory Building: Aggregate data across many cities for a niche
• Review Monitoring: Enable scrapeReviews to track sentiment over time

💰 Monetization

Publish on Apify Store with pay-per-result pricing:

• Suggested: $0.50–$1.00 per 1,000 results
• Residential proxies cost ~$8–12/GB — price accordingly
• Consider offering a free tier (e.g. 100 results/month) to drive adoption

⚠️ Legal & Ethics

• Only scrape publicly visible data (no login required)
• Respect Google's Terms of Service and rate limits
• Use residential proxies to avoid blocks
• Do not use scraped data to spam or harass businesses
• GDPR: If you store personal data (names in reviews), ensure compliance

🛠 Tech Stack

• Apify SDK v3
• Crawlee
• Playwright
• TypeScript / Node.js 18+

📄 Output Example

{
    "name": "Blue Bottle Coffee",
    "category": "Coffee shop",
    "address": "300 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013",
    "phone": "+1 510-653-3394",
    "website": "https://bluebottlecoffee.com",
    "rating": 4.4,
    "totalReviews": 1247,
    "priceLevel": "$$",
    "openingHours": {
        "Monday": "7 AM–6 PM",
        "Tuesday": "7 AM–6 PM",
        "Wednesday": "7 AM–6 PM",
        "Thursday": "7 AM–6 PM",
        "Friday": "7 AM–6 PM",
        "Saturday": "8 AM–6 PM",
        "Sunday": "8 AM–6 PM"
    },
    "latitude": 34.0441,
    "longitude": -118.2568,
    "placeId": "ChIJrTLr-GyuEmsRBfy61i59si0",
    "imageUrl": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/...",
    "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Blue+Bottle+Coffee/..."
}