Ultra-Fast Google Maps Business Scraper (Apify Actor)

High-performance, low-cost Apify Actor designed to scrape 20,000 – 30,000+ Google Maps businesses per run at blazing speeds (1,500+ results per minute) using lightweight Playwright network RPC stream extraction.

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Key Features & Capabilities

• Flexible Input Support: Supports plain text queries (one per line), .txt file uploads, or JSON array format.
• Full Apify Dataset Output Schema: Fully compliant dataset schema for clean export to CSV, JSON, Excel, and API integrations.
• 15x–20x Faster Execution: 1 search query finishes in 5–7 seconds instead of 120 seconds.
• Ultra-Low Memory & Cost: Images, fonts, media, and 3D map tiles are blocked at the network level, reducing RAM usage to <500MB.
• Proxy Support: Seamless integration with Apify Proxy for rotating IP addresses to prevent rate limits.

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Output Fields Extracted

• name: Business Name
• rating: Star Rating (e.g. 4.8)
• reviewsCount: Total Review Count (e.g. 243)
• website: Clean Website URL (unwrapped from Google redirects)
• phone: Direct Phone Number (international / local format)
• address: Complete Street Address
• category: Primary Business Category (e.g. Roofing contractor)
• categories: List of all categories
• latitude & longitude: GPS Coordinates
• placeId: Google Place ID / Hex CID
• link: Google Maps Direct Place URL
• query: The search keyword that returned this business

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Apify Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchQueries	Textarea / Plain Text	roofing contractor London\nroofing contractor Birmingham	Search queries, one per line. You can paste plain text or upload a .txt file directly.
maxResults	Integer	30000	Target maximum results cap before automatic graceful exit
concurrency	Integer	8	Number of parallel worker tabs (recommended 6–10)
minRating	Number	3.5	Minimum business rating to include (0.0 to 5.0)
maxRating	Number	4.9	Maximum business rating to include (0.0 to 5.0)
requireWebsite	Boolean	false	If true, only businesses with a website link will be saved
requirePhone	Boolean	false	If true, only businesses with a phone number will be saved
maxScrollSecondsPerQuery	Integer	15	Maximum scroll duration per query
proxyConfiguration	Object	{ "useApifyProxy": true }	Apify Proxy settings

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How to Deploy to Apify

1. Install Apify CLI:

   $npm install -g apify-cli
   

2. Log in to Apify:

   $apify login
   

3. Push / Deploy to Apify:

   $apify push
   

4. Run on Apify Platform: Go to your Apify Console, type your queries line by line or upload your .txt file, and click Start.