Google Maps Scraper — Business Leads, Phones & Ratings

Google Maps Scraper turns a search such as "dentists in Chicago" into a list of local businesses from Google Maps with name, phone number, website, full address, star rating, review count, opening hours, categories, GPS coordinates and claimed status. It is built for lead generation, local market research and AI pipelines, and costs USD 4 per 1,000 places on the FREE tier (USD 3.20 per 1,000 on GOLD), with no Google account or Google Maps API key needed.

Free users: maximum 20 results per run. Paid Apify plans use the full Max Results Per Query value.

What data does this Google Maps scraper extract?

Every place is one dataset row:

Field	Example	Notes
title	Sote Coffee Roasters	Business name
phoneNumber	+1646-318-9152	null when Google shows none
website	https://sotecoffeeroasters.com/	utm_ tracking parameters removed; null when none
address	329 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023	Full formatted address
city, postalCode, countryCode	New York, 10023, US	Address parts for filtering and CRM import
rating, ratingCount	4.8, 486	Star rating and number of Google reviews (the count, not the text)
openingHours	{ "Monday": "7:00 AM–6:00 PM", "Sunday": "Closed" }	By weekday, including Closed and Open 24 hours
type, types	Coffee shop, ["Coffee shop", "Bakery"]	Main category and all listed categories
isClaimed	true	Whether the owner has claimed the Google Business Profile
priceLevel	$$	$ to $$$$ when Google shows one
latitude, longitude	40.7808931, -73.9797338	GPS coordinates
thumbnailUrl	https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/...	Main photo URL; turn off with includePhotos: false
placeId, cid, fid, googleUrl	ChIJwR4noh5ZwokREcz36jnEQbo	Google identifiers and a direct Maps link
searchQuery, scrapedAt	coffee shops near Central Park	The query that found the place, and when
description	null	Kept for compatibility; always empty

Each run also writes an OUTPUT record with per-query counts (found, saved, duplicates, below minimum rating), the effective settings and the final status.

How do I scrape Google Maps for local business leads?

Type the business type and the place into one query, set a limit, and run.

1. Search Queries: one search per line, for example plumbers in Dallas TX or hotels near Central Park.
2. Max Results Per Query: 1–200, default 20. A busy search lists about 100 places; in the 2026-10-24 tests a limit of 200 returned 189–190.
3. Optional: Country Code and Language (12 countries, 9 languages), Location Coordinates to search a city-level map area around latitude,longitude, and Minimum Rating to keep only well-reviewed places.
4. Click Start, then download the dataset as CSV, Excel or JSON.

Roofers in three cities, rated 4.0 or higher:

{
  "searchQueries": ["roofers in Dallas TX", "roofers in Austin TX", "roofers in Houston TX"],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "countryCode": "us",
  "minRating": 4.0
}

Bakeries around São Paulo city center:

{
  "searchQueries": ["padaria"],
  "locationCoords": "-23.5505,-46.6333",
  "countryCode": "br",
  "languageCode": "pt",
  "maxResults": 40
}

A place found by several of your queries is saved and charged once.

When should I use it, and when not?

Use it when you need names, phones, websites, addresses, ratings and review counts for local businesses in any category and city, for outreach lists, competitor maps or local SEO audits.

Use another Actor when:

• You want restaurants with top review text: Google Maps Restaurant Scraper.
• You need emails as well as phones for a specific trade: Lawyer Leads Scraper, Contractor Leads Scraper or HVAC Leads Scraper.
• You need German directory data with emails: Gelbe Seiten Scraper. For Korea: Kakao Map Scraper.

Use it from an AI assistant

Google Maps Scraper works from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client through Apify's MCP server. Add it with https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=muhammadafzal/google-maps-scraper, then ask, for example: "Find 30 dentists in Chicago on Google Maps with phone numbers, websites and ratings above 4.5."

Google Maps scraper API: an alternative to the Places API

Run the Actor from your own code and get the same place data without a Google Cloud project or Places API key.

JavaScript:

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('muhammadafzal/google-maps-scraper').call({
    searchQueries: ['plumbers in Dallas TX', 'HVAC contractors in Houston TX'],
    maxResults: 50,
    minRating: 4.0,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Found ${items.length} businesses`);

Python:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("muhammadafzal/google-maps-scraper").call(
    run_input={"searchQueries": ["dentists in Chicago IL"], "maxResults": 20}
)
for place in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(place["title"], place["phoneNumber"], place["rating"])

You can also schedule runs or connect the Actor to Make, Zapier or n8n through Apify integrations.

What does the output look like?

Two places from the 2026-10-26 prefill run (coffee shops near Central Park), shortened:

[
  {
    "placeId": "ChIJwR4noh5ZwokREcz36jnEQbo",
    "title": "Sote Coffee Roasters",
    "address": "329 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023",
    "phoneNumber": "+1646-318-9152",
    "website": "https://sotecoffeeroasters.com/",
    "rating": 4.8,
    "ratingCount": 486,
    "latitude": 40.7808931,
    "longitude": -73.9797338,
    "type": "Coffee shop",
    "types": ["Coffee shop"],
    "priceLevel": null,
    "openingHours": { "Monday": "7:00 AM–6:00 PM", "Friday": "7:00 AM–7:00 PM", "Sunday": "7:00 AM–6:00 PM" },
    "description": null,
    "cid": "13421224117575076881",
    "googleUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJwR4noh5ZwokREcz36jnEQbo",
    "isClaimed": true,
    "city": "New York",
    "postalCode": "10023",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-10-26T07:44:04.556Z",
    "searchQuery": "coffee shops near Central Park"
  },
  {
    "placeId": "ChIJK4Gklg1ZwokRmDGLQSxEaUI",
    "title": "Sip and Co",
    "address": "41 W 58th St, New York, NY 10019",
    "phoneNumber": "+1516-960-2283",
    "website": "http://sipandco.co/",
    "rating": 4.5,
    "ratingCount": 785,
    "type": "Coffee shop",
    "types": ["Coffee shop", "Bakery", "Breakfast restaurant", "Cafe"],
    "isClaimed": true,
    "postalCode": "10019"
  }
]

Pricing: how much does Google Maps data cost?

Google Maps Scraper uses pay-per-event pricing. Platform usage is included in the event prices.

Event	FREE	BRONZE	SILVER	GOLD	PLATINUM / DIAMOND
Place saved (one dataset row)	USD 0.004	USD 0.0039	USD 0.0038	USD 0.0032	USD 0.0032
Actor start, per started GB of allocated memory	USD 0.006251	USD 0.006094	USD 0.005938	USD 0.005	USD 0.005

Free users: maximum 20 results per run. Runs use 256 MB by default, so one start event is charged. Worked totals:

• 20 places on FREE: 20 × USD 0.004 + USD 0.006251 = USD 0.0863
• 1,000 places on FREE: 1,000 × USD 0.004 + USD 0.006251 = USD 4.0063 (GOLD: USD 3.205)

Duplicate places across your queries are not charged twice, and a search that finds nothing charges no places.

What are the limits?

• Speed: the 20-place prefill run finished in 11 seconds. Paid runs search up to 3 queries at a time.
• No review text, no emails: it returns the rating and review count, not reviews, and Google Maps listings do not contain emails. One main photo per place.
• Coverage per query depends on what Google Maps lists for that search. Split large areas into several queries (for example by neighborhood).
• Targeting: a country-wide search usually honors the city in your query, but some phrasings miss it. For exact targeting, set Location Coordinates and keep only the business type in the query.
• Missing fields: hours, phone, website and price level are null when Google does not show them.
• Early stop: if many searches in a row find no new places, the run stops and its status message lists the skipped queries.

FAQ

Is there a free Google Maps scraper?

You can run this one on Apify's free plan, within the free-plan cap shown under Pricing. Paid plans have no cap. Every plan pays the per-place prices.

Is it legal to scrape Google Maps?

This Actor collects publicly visible business listing data. You are responsible for how you use it: follow Google's terms, data-protection laws such as GDPR when a listing identifies a person, and anti-spam rules for outreach.

Can I scrape phone numbers and addresses from Google Maps?

Yes. phoneNumber and address (plus city, postalCode and countryCode) are returned wherever Google lists them, with the website and coordinates.

Does it extract reviews or emails?

No. It returns the star rating and number of reviews, not review text, and Google Maps listings do not include emails.

Do I need a Google Maps API key?

No. You only need an Apify account; the Actor handles data access.

How do I export Google Maps data to Excel or CSV?

Open the run's dataset and export it as Excel, CSV, JSON, XML or HTML, or fetch it through the dataset API.

Can I search several cities in one run?

Yes. Add one query per city, such as dentists in Chicago and dentists in New York. Each place records the searchQuery that found it.

Related Actors

Local business and lead tools from the same developer:

• Google Maps Restaurant Scraper for restaurants with top reviews
• Yellow Pages Scraper USA for US directory listings
• Gelbe Seiten Scraper for German business leads with emails
• HdL Municipal Business License Lookup for city business-license records
• Franchise Direct Scraper for franchise opportunity data

Legal and compliance

Google Maps Scraper collects business information that Google Maps shows publicly. It does not log in or bypass access controls. You are responsible for complying with Google's terms, GDPR and other privacy laws, and anti-spam rules such as CAN-SPAM and the TCPA when you contact businesses. This is not legal advice.

Last verified: 2026-10-26