# Google Maps CID Finder (`lufi3x/google-maps-cid-finder`) Actor

Resolve Google Maps links, short links, Place IDs or business names to permanent CID, hex CID and Place ID, with review links, embed URLs and LocalBusiness schema.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lufi3x/google-maps-cid-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [Lufi](https://apify.com/lufi3x) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$3.00 / 1,000 resolved businesses

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Google Maps CID Finder

Turn any Google Maps link, short link, Place ID or business name into its **permanent CID**, **hex CID** and **Place ID**, plus ready-to-use links for reviews, embeds and the Google knowledge panel.

### What it does

Paste a list of anything that points to a Google Maps listing and get one clean row per business:

| Input | Example |
|---|---|
| Short link | `https://maps.app.goo.gl/...` |
| Desktop / mobile URL | `https://www.google.com/maps/place/...` |
| CID link | `https://maps.google.com/?cid=10337928942723272581` |
| Place ID | `ChIJkUZBGjy5yhQR4BkbnGQH9DE` |
| Decimal or hex CID | `10337928942723272581`, `0x8f77b399c8400f85` |
| Business name | `Starbucks Kadikoy` |

### Output fields

- `cid`, `hex_cid`, `place_id`, `data_id`
- `title`, `type`, `address`, `phone`, `website`, `rating`, `latitude`, `longitude` (when the business is found on Maps)
- `maps_cid_url`: permanent Maps link that never breaks when the business renames
- `review_url`: direct "write a review" link for review request emails, SMS and QR codes
- `embed_map_url`, `knowledge_graph_url`
- `schema_json`: LocalBusiness JSON-LD with `hasMap`, ready for your website
- `error`: only present when an item could not be resolved (you are not charged for these)

### Use cases

- **Local SEO**: add the CID-based `hasMap` link to schema markup and citations
- **Review management**: generate review links for hundreds of client locations at once
- **Lead generation and CRM enrichment**: attach stable Google identifiers to business records
- **Data cleanup**: deduplicate listings by CID instead of names or addresses

### Input

```json
{
  "queries": ["Starbucks Kadikoy", "ChIJkUZBGjy5yhQR4BkbnGQH9DE", "10337928942723272581"],
  "searchAllMatches": false,
  "country": "US"
}
```

Turn on **Return all matches** to get every Maps listing for a business name instead of only the best match.

### Pricing

You pay per successfully resolved business. Failed items are free.

### API

Need a plain REST API instead? See [mapscidfinder.com](https://mapscidfinder.com/en/api-docs).

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

One item per line. Mix freely: Google Maps URLs (maps.app.goo.gl, goo.gl/maps, google.com/maps/place/...), Place IDs (ChIJ...), decimal or hex CIDs, or business names like "Starbucks Kadikoy".

## `searchAllMatches` (type: `boolean`):

Off: a business name returns only the best match. On: it returns every match Google Maps lists for that name (each match is one result).

## `country` (type: `string`):

ISO country code used to bias business name searches (e.g. US, GB, DE, TR). Only used when "Return all matches" is on.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "Starbucks Kadikoy",
    "ChIJkUZBGjy5yhQR4BkbnGQH9DE",
    "10337928942723272581"
  ],
  "searchAllMatches": false,
  "country": "US"
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "queries": [
        "Starbucks Kadikoy",
        "ChIJkUZBGjy5yhQR4BkbnGQH9DE",
        "10337928942723272581"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lufi3x/google-maps-cid-finder").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "queries": [
        "Starbucks Kadikoy",
        "ChIJkUZBGjy5yhQR4BkbnGQH9DE",
        "10337928942723272581",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lufi3x/google-maps-cid-finder").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "queries": [
    "Starbucks Kadikoy",
    "ChIJkUZBGjy5yhQR4BkbnGQH9DE",
    "10337928942723272581"
  ]
}' |
apify call lufi3x/google-maps-cid-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lufi3x/google-maps-cid-finder"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/hARTECRvBW1Ggf9NP/builds/eZtgddDXPxQ4ViFfd/openapi.json