# 10x Cheaper Google Maps Scraper (`placesdata/google-maps-scraper-fast-cheap`) Actor

$0,4/1k results. Get Google Maps business data — phone, website, rating, address, GPS, Maps URL — for any niche and location. No Cookies Required. Results in seconds. Automatically deduplicates results and resolves location. Ideal for building lead lists for web design, local SEO, and cold outreach.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/placesdata/google-maps-scraper-fast-cheap.md
- **Developed by:** [Jacob](https://apify.com/placesdata) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 3 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 4.51 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $0.40 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
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".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## Google Maps Scraper — 10x Cheaper & Faster

Extract Google Maps business data in **seconds**, not minutes — at **$0.40 per 1,000 results** (vs. $4+ for traditional scrapers).

No browser. No Playwright. Pure API.

---

### Why this scraper?

| | This actor | Traditional browser scrapers |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | **~20 sec for 100 results** | 2–10 minutes |
| Cost | **~$0.40 / 1,000 results** | $4–7 / 1,000 results |
| Duplicates | **Auto-deduplicated** | Often duplicated |
| Setup | Just type a location | Proxy config, browser setup |

#### Smart page skipping

Most Google Maps scrapers return duplicate results — Google serves nearly identical results on every other page. This actor uses a **skip-duplicate-pages strategy** (pages 1 → 2 → 4 → 6 → 8...) based on statistical analysis of 1,178 results across 8 niches. Result: more unique leads per dollar spent.

#### Smart location resolver

Type a location in any format — the actor resolves it automatically to the correct search format before querying Google.

````

"New Jersey"   →  New Jersey, United States
"prague"       →  Prague, Prague, Czechia
"prag"         →  Prague, Prague, Czechia
"florida"      →  Florida, United States
"London"       →  London, England, United Kingdom

```

---

### What you get

Each result includes:

- ✅ Business name & category
- ✅ Phone number *(mandatory — businesses without a phone are excluded)*
- ✅ Website & domain
- ✅ Rating & review count
- ✅ GPS coordinates
- ✅ Direct Google Maps link (CID-based, always works)
- ✅ Source location & page number

---

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | ✅ | — | Business type (e.g. `roofers`, `dentists`, `HVAC`) |
| `location` | string | ✅ | — | Any city, state or country — resolved automatically |
| `maxResults` | integer | | 50 | Max leads (1–500) |
| `websiteFilter` | select | | `all` | `all` / `with_website` / `without_website` |
| `language` | string | | `en` | Search language |

#### Location examples

```

New Jersey
Prague
Florida
London
California
Australia
Berlin
New York

````

No need for specific formats — the actor figures it out.

---

### Output

```json
{
  "businessName": "ABC Roofing Co",
  "category": "Roofing contractor",
  "address": "123 Main St, Boulder, CO 80301",
  "phone": "+1 303-555-0123",
  "website": "https://abcroofing.com",
  "domain": "abcroofing.com",
  "rating": 4.8,
  "reviewsCount": 47,
  "latitude": 40.015,
  "longitude": -105.2705,
  "mapsUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1234567890",
  "sourceLocation": "Boulder,Colorado,United States",
  "pageFetched": 4,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-20T10:00:00.000Z",
  "placeId": "1234567890"
}
````

***

### Use cases

**Web design agencies**
Find businesses without a website — your next redesign clients.

```json
{ "query": "restaurants", "location": "Austin", "websiteFilter": "without_website" }
```

**Local SEO agencies**
Later pages = lower-ranking businesses = most likely to need SEO.

```json
{ "query": "dentists", "location": "Florida", "maxResults": 200 }
```

**Review management**
Find businesses with few reviews — easy upsell.

```json
{ "query": "plumbers", "location": "Denver", "maxResults": 100 }
```

**Cold outreach lists**
Bulk lead generation by niche + city.

```json
{ "query": "roofers", "location": "Texas", "maxResults": 500 }
```

***

### Pricing

Pay per result — you only pay for what you get.

Estimated cost per 1,000 results:

| Filter | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| All businesses | ~$0.40 |
| With website | ~$0.40–0.80 |
| Without website | ~$1–3 |

*`without_website` filter has lower yield → higher cost per result. Compare: Apify's Compass Google Maps Scraper starts at $4.00 / 1,000 results.*

***

### Limitations

- Phone number is required — businesses without a listed phone are excluded
- Maximum 500 results per run
- Primarily tested on US locations; international locations work but results may vary
- Location resolver uses Serper's public locations API — obscure locations may fall back to raw input

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Type of business to search for. Examples: 'roofers', 'dentists', 'HVAC contractors', 'plumbers'

## `location` (type: `string`):

Where to search. Type a city, state or country in any format — we automatically resolve it to the correct search format. Examples: 'New Jersey', 'Prague', 'Florida', 'London', 'Australia', 'prag'

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results to return. Uses smart page skipping (1 → 2 → 4 → 6 → 8...) to maximize unique results per credit.

## `websiteFilter` (type: `string`):

Filter by website presence. 'without\_website' is ideal for web design / local SEO outreach.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Language for search results (Google hl parameter). Default: en

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "roofers",
  "location": "New Jersey",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "websiteFilter": "all",
  "language": "en"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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("placesdata/google-maps-scraper-fast-cheap").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("placesdata/google-maps-scraper-fast-cheap").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).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 placesdata/google-maps-scraper-fast-cheap --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=placesdata/google-maps-scraper-fast-cheap",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "10x Cheaper Google Maps Scraper",
        "description": "$0,4/1k results. Get Google Maps business data — phone, website, rating, address, GPS, Maps URL — for any niche and location. No Cookies Required. Results in seconds. Automatically deduplicates results and resolves location. Ideal for building lead lists for web design, local SEO, and cold outreach.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "QdqfH8djprwGcuxGe"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/placesdata~google-maps-scraper-fast-cheap/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-placesdata-google-maps-scraper-fast-cheap",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/placesdata~google-maps-scraper-fast-cheap/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-placesdata-google-maps-scraper-fast-cheap",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/placesdata~google-maps-scraper-fast-cheap/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-placesdata-google-maps-scraper-fast-cheap",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "query",
                    "location"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "query": {
                        "title": "Search query",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Type of business to search for. Examples: 'roofers', 'dentists', 'HVAC contractors', 'plumbers'"
                    },
                    "location": {
                        "title": "Location",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Where to search. Type a city, state or country in any format — we automatically resolve it to the correct search format. Examples: 'New Jersey', 'Prague', 'Florida', 'London', 'Australia', 'prag'"
                    },
                    "maxResults": {
                        "title": "Max results",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 500,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of results to return. Uses smart page skipping (1 → 2 → 4 → 6 → 8...) to maximize unique results per credit.",
                        "default": 50
                    },
                    "websiteFilter": {
                        "title": "Website filter",
                        "enum": [
                            "all",
                            "with_website",
                            "without_website"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Filter by website presence. 'without_website' is ideal for web design / local SEO outreach.",
                        "default": "all"
                    },
                    "language": {
                        "title": "Language",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Language for search results (Google hl parameter). Default: en",
                        "default": "en"
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```