Google Maps Scraper

Extract business listings from Google Maps with a production-ready Apify Actor built on Playwright. The scraper supports intelligent scrolling, automatic proxy rotation, anti-detection techniques, optional detailed extraction, and exports clean, deduplicated business data.

Features

• 🚀 Fast Google Maps scraping using Playwright
• 🌍 Search businesses in any city or country
• 🔄 Automatic Apify proxy integration
• 🛡️ Anti-detection browser fingerprinting
• ♻️ Automatic retries with proxy rotation
• 📜 Intelligent scrolling with end-of-list detection
• 📍 Optional geographic search bias
• 📊 Configurable maximum results
• 🔍 Optional detailed business extraction
• 🧹 Automatic duplicate removal
• 📦 Clean JSON output

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Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
search	String	Yes	Search query. Example: "Coffee shops in New York"
max_results	Integer	No	Maximum businesses to return. 0 = unlimited.
max_scrolls	Integer	No	Maximum scrolling iterations. Default: 50.
extract_detailed	Boolean	No	Visit each business page to collect additional information.
language	String	No	Google Maps language. Default: en.
geo_coordinates	String	No	Latitude and longitude to bias results (example: "40.7128,-74.0060").
zoom_level	Integer	No	Initial Google Maps zoom level.
proxy	Object	No	Apify Proxy configuration.
max_retries	Integer	No	Maximum retry attempts on failures.

Example Input

{
  "search": "Restaurants in Chicago",
  "max_results": 100,
  "max_scrolls": 50,
  "extract_detailed": true,
  "language": "en"
}

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Output

Each business may include:

• Name
• Category
• Business Type
• Address
• Phone Number
• Website
• Rating
• Review Count
• Google Maps URL
• Latitude
• Longitude
• Opening Hours (optional)
• Price Level (optional)

Example Output

{
  "category": "Restaurants",
  "name": "Joe's Pizza",
  "address": "123 Main St, Chicago, IL",
  "phone": "+1 312-555-1234",
  "website": "https://joespizza.com",
  "rating": "4.7",
  "reviews": "1832",
  "latitude": "41.8781",
  "longitude": "-87.6298",
  "place_url": "https://maps.google.com/...",
  "price_level": "$$",
  "hours": "Open ⋅ Closes 10 PM",
  "business_type": "Pizza Restaurant"
}

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How It Works

1. Launches a stealth Playwright browser.

2. Connects through an Apify proxy (optional).

3. Opens the requested Google Maps search.

4. Automatically scrolls until:

   • the requested number of results is reached,
   • the end of the results list is detected, or
   • the maximum scroll limit is reached.

5. Extracts visible business information.

6. Optionally visits each business page to collect additional details.

7. Removes duplicate businesses.

8. Stores the results in the Apify dataset.

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Proxy Support

Supports Apify Proxy, including:

• Residential proxies
• Datacenter proxies
• Session-based proxy rotation
• Automatic proxy rotation after failed requests

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Duplicate Removal

Businesses are automatically deduplicated using combinations of:

• Business name
• Address
• Phone number

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Best Use Cases

• Local business directories
• Lead generation
• Market research
• Competitor analysis
• Store locator datasets
• Sales prospecting
• Business intelligence
• Location-based analytics

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Notes

• Results depend on the data available in Google Maps.
• Some businesses may not provide all fields such as phone number, website, hours, or price level.
• Large searches may require additional time depending on the number of available listings.
• Use the scraper responsibly and ensure compliance with applicable laws and Google's Terms of Service.