Google Maps Scraper — Extract Business Leads, Reviews, Hours & Coordinates

Scrape Google Maps for local business data including names, addresses, phone numbers, websites, star ratings, review counts, business hours, GPS coordinates, photos, and categories. Returns CRM-ready structured JSON — every field typed and machine-readable so AI agents, lead gen tools, and analytics dashboards can use it directly.

Export scraped data, run the scraper via API, schedule and monitor runs, or integrate with other tools.

Features

• 100 places in ~5 seconds — pure API extraction, no browser overhead
• Complete contact data — name, address, phone, website, Google Maps URL
• Ratings & reviews — star rating (0–5), total review count, and review text snippets
• Business hours — structured day-by-day hours (e.g., "Monday": "9AM–9PM") and open/closed status
• GPS coordinates — precise lat/lng for mapping, distance calculations, and clustering
• Photos — thumbnail and gallery image URLs for visual data pipelines
• Price level — $, $$, $$$, $$$$ where available
• Category tags — primary and secondary business types (e.g., "restaurant", "Italian restaurant")
• Rating filter — exclude places below a minimum star rating
• Multi-query support — search dozens of keywords or locations in a single run
• Location biasing — pass GPS coordinates to prioritize nearby results
• 12-country localization — country code and language filtering

Use Cases

Use Case	Description
B2B lead generation	Find dentists, lawyers, restaurants, or any business type in any city with phone + website
Competitor analysis	Map all competitors in a market by category and location
Local SEO audits	Benchmark ratings, hours, and review counts across locations
Sales prospecting	Build targeted prospect lists with contact details for outreach campaigns
Real estate research	Find nearby amenities, services, and points of interest
AI & LLM pipelines	Feed structured location data to agents for search, comparison, and recommendation

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
searchQueries	string[]	["coffee shops in Austin TX"]	Keywords + location to search on Google Maps (e.g., "dentists in Chicago")
maxResults	integer	20	Max places to return per query (1–200)
countryCode	string	"us"	Two-letter country code for localized results
languageCode	string	"en"	Language for results
lat / lng	number	—	Optional GPS coordinates to bias results toward a specific location
minRating	number	0	Only return places at or above this star rating (0–5)
includePhotos	boolean	true	Include photo URLs in output

Output

Each record in the dataset represents one Google Maps place:

{
  "placeId": "ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4",
  "title": "Sydney Opera House",
  "address": "Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia",
  "phoneNumber": "+61 2 9250 7111",
  "website": "https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com",
  "rating": 4.7,
  "ratingCount": 89432,
  "latitude": -33.8568,
  "longitude": 151.2153,
  "type": "Performing arts theater",
  "types": ["performing_arts_theater", "tourist_attraction"],
  "priceLevel": null,
  "openingHours": {
    "Monday": "9AM–5PM",
    "Tuesday": "9AM–5PM",
    "Wednesday": "9AM–5PM",
    "Thursday": "9AM–5PM",
    "Friday": "9AM–8PM",
    "Saturday": "9AM–8PM",
    "Sunday": "10AM–5PM"
  },
  "description": "Iconic multi-venue performing arts centre...",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/...",
  "googleUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ...",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-08-01T12:00:00.000Z",
  "searchQuery": "landmarks in Sydney"
}

API Usage

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('USERNAME/google-maps-scraper').call({
  searchQueries: ['plumbers in Dallas TX', 'HVAC contractors in Houston TX'],
  maxResults: 50,
  countryCode: 'us',
  minRating: 4.0,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Scraped ${items.length} businesses`);

Pricing

This actor charges per result item returned.

Volume	Estimated Cost
100 places	~$0.10
1,000 places	~$1.00
10,000 places	~$10.00

FAQ

Q: Does this require a Google API key? No — this scraper uses Google's public Maps data. No API key needed.

Q: What is the maximum results per query? Up to 200 results per query. For more results, split across multiple searches with different radius or location filters.

Q: Are business hours always available? Business hours are included when Google has them. About 60–70% of listings include structured hours.

Q: Can I search multiple cities at once? Yes — pass an array of searchQueries like ["dentists in Chicago", "dentists in New York"].