# Unclaimed Google Business listings: roofers in Houston

**Use case:** 

Roofing contractors in Houston whose Google Business Profile nobody has claimed, so Google Maps shows "Claim this business" on them. Each row has the phone, website, rating and address. A ready prospect list for local SEO agencies; claimed listings are left out and never charged. Change the trade or the city to suit your niche.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "roofing contractor"
  ],
  "location": "Houston, TX",
  "maxPlaces": 100,
  "skipClosedPlaces": true,
  "onlyMatchingCategory": false,
  "website": "any",
  "claimStatus": "unclaimed",
  "rating": "any",
  "onlyNewPlaces": false,
  "scrapeContacts": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "name": {
    "label": "Name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "category": {
    "label": "Category",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "rating": {
    "label": "Rating",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "reviewCount": {
    "label": "Reviews",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "phone": {
    "label": "Phone",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "website": {
    "label": "Website",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "emails": {
    "label": "Emails",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "isClaimed": {
    "label": "Claimed",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "address": {
    "label": "Address",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "city": {
    "label": "City",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "postalCode": {
    "label": "ZIP / postcode",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "openingHours": {
    "label": "Hours",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "imageCount": {
    "label": "Photos",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "googleMapsUrl": {
    "label": "Google Maps",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "isNew": {
    "label": "New",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "searchTerm": {
    "label": "Search term",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Google Maps Scraper - Every Business in an Area Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Unclaimed Google Business listings: roofers in Houston". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/iDFCl1VnYcxs2W6Hu) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Unclaimed Google Business listings: roofers in Houston" task

The Google Maps Scraper - Every Business in an Area Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like search terms, location, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Unclaimed Google Business listings: roofers in Houston" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as name, category, rating, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Unclaimed Google Business listings: roofers in Houston" task via API](https://apify.com/mediocre_interest/google-maps-business-list.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Maps Scraper - Every Business in an Area](https://apify.com/mediocre_interest/google-maps-business-list.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/mediocre_interest/google-maps-business-list.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/mediocre_interest/google-maps-business-list.md

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`).