# Google Maps Export Change Audit (`owlects/maps-delta-audit`) Actor

Compare Google Maps exports by placeId and preserve a scoped observation history.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/owlects/maps-delta-audit.md
- **Developed by:** [Owlects](https://apify.com/owlects) (community)
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## Pricing

from $0.05 / conclusive audit

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Google Maps Export Change Audit

Compare Google Maps exports by placeId and preserve a scoped observation history.

### Quick start

Paste this input into the Apify JSON input editor and start a run. The example uses synthetic records for a reproducible first audit.

```json
{
  "scope": "demo-city-dentists-v1",
  "observedAt": "2026-09-11T12:00:00.000Z",
  "current": {
    "complete": true,
    "items": [
      {
        "placeId": "demo-a",
        "title": "Dental Studio Updated"
      },
      {
        "placeId": "demo-c",
        "title": "Another Studio"
      }
    ]
  },
  "state": {
    "version": 1,
    "scope": "demo-city-dentists-v1",
    "places": [
      {
        "placeId": "demo-a",
        "firstSeen": "2026-09-10T12:00:00.000Z",
        "lastSeen": "2026-09-10T12:00:00.000Z",
        "data": {
          "title": "Dental Studio"
        }
      },
      {
        "placeId": "demo-b",
        "firstSeen": "2026-09-10T12:00:00.000Z",
        "lastSeen": "2026-09-10T12:00:00.000Z",
        "data": {
          "title": "Absent Studio"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

### Results

Dataset rows include changes, provenance and missingFields. OUTPUT contains completeness and stateUpdated. Reuse STATE for the same search scope.

A platform run marked SUCCEEDED means execution finished. Always inspect the application status and unresolved rows before using the result.

### Export sources

Use inline `items` with an explicit `complete` declaration, or a completed Apify `runId`. A `datasetId` alone does not prove collection is finished. Remote reads check run status and dataset stability. Maximum 10,000 records and 32 MiB per source. Local file paths are CLI-only.

The Actor processes data you supply; it does not collect new reviews, jobs or Maps listings. Remote datasets and previous key-value stores require access by the running account.

### Repeated runs

Pass `stateStoreId` and optional `stateRecordKey` (default `STATE`) to load a previous run's state, or supply `state` inline. Select a successfully completed prior run and keep state separate per customer and scope. The current run writes its own store; no shared historical pointer is overwritten.

### Limitations

Distinguishes first\_observed, observed\_again, changed and not\_seen\_this\_run. Missing places do not mean closed businesses. Invalid or conflicting records, incomplete exports and incompatible history prevent state promotion.

### Automation and data

Use Apify schedules or its API to run this Actor. Scheduling and external notifications are not enabled automatically. Results stay in the run dataset and key-value store; storage retention follows your Apify settings. Do not include passwords or session cookies in inputs.

### Support

Report an issue with the Actor version, run ID, expected result and a small redacted input. Avoid including private customer data or credentials. Owlects is independent of the third-party platforms named here.

### Pricing and run budget

Launch Actor fee: USD 0.05 per conclusive audit. Apify platform usage is charged separately. Unresolved or partial audits and blocked results do not generate an Actor fee. See the pricing panel for the active rates.

The maximum cost must cover all requested result fees before work starts. Use smaller batches to reduce the required budget. For remote Funda exports, the budget check uses the 10,000-record source limit.

# Actor input Schema

## `current` (type: `object`):

Current export: inline items, a completed runId, or datasetId.

## `scope` (type: `string`):

Stable identifier for the search or entity; reuse only with comparable history.

## `observedAt` (type: `string`):

Observation timestamp in ISO 8601 UTC format.

## `provider` (type: `string`):

Provider format used to interpret the supplied export.

## `state` (type: `object`):

Previous state from a compatible completed run.

## `bounds` (type: `object`):

Optional geographic bounds to check observed coordinates.

## `stateStoreId` (type: `string`):

Optional previous run store, instead of inline state. Read-only.

## `stateRecordKey` (type: `string`):

Key of the previous state in the specified key-value store.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "provider": "compass-extractor",
  "stateRecordKey": "STATE"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Per-record findings, evidence and unresolved statuses. Read the summary before consuming results.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Completion, quality and eligibility summary; SUCCEEDED does not guarantee that data passed the audit.

## `report` (type: `string`):

Audit rows exported as CSV.

## `artifacts` (type: `string`):

Available records, including optional STATE or ACCEPTED artifacts when produced.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("owlects/maps-delta-audit").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("owlects/maps-delta-audit").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 '{}' |
apify call owlects/maps-delta-audit --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,owlects/maps-delta-audit"
        }
    }
}
```

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/Mfjn3YStw28hKVhYF/builds/7kSOByqr4gs1o4gAC/openapi.json