Google Maps Nearby Search Scraper

This actor allows you to scrape Google Maps nearby search results for a given location and query. It automatically handles pagination and can collect up to the specified number of results.

Features

• Automatic pagination handling
• Configurable maximum number of results
• Location-based nearby search
• Language and country filtering
• Rate limiting protection
• Real-time data collection

Input Parameters

• query (required): The search query string
• lat (required): Latitude for the center point of the search
• lng (required): Longitude for the center point of the search
• maxItems (optional, default: 150): Maximum number of places to scrape
• country (optional): Country code to limit the search results
• lang (optional): Language code for the results
• zoom (optional, default: 12): Zoom level for the search

Output Data

The actor outputs an array of Google Maps places, where each place contains:

• business_id: Unique identifier for the business
• name: Name of the place
• full_address: Complete address
• latitude: Location latitude
• longitude: Location longitude
• rating: Average rating
• review_count: Number of reviews
• phone_number: Contact phone number
• website: Business website URL
• place_id: Google Maps place ID
• place_link: Direct link to the place on Google Maps
• types: Array of place types
• price_level: Price level indicator
• working_hours: Business hours
• photos: Array of place photos
• scrapedAt: Timestamp of when the data was scraped

Usage Example

{
  "query": "cafe",
  "maxItems": 200,
  "lat": 48.8577848,
  "lng": 2.2888379,
  "country": "us",
  "lang": "en"
}

Output Example

[
  {
    "business_id": "0x47e66fd6ef826747:0x61f91fe7de2ef72c",
    "phone_number": null,
    "name": "Manie Café",
    "full_address": "Manie Café, 114 Av. Victor Hugo, 75016 Paris, France",
    "latitude": 48.8683931,
    "longitude": 2.2819224,
    "review_count": 70,
    "rating": 4.8,
    "timezone": "Europe/Paris",
    "website": "maniecafe.com",
    "place_id": "ChIJR2eC79Zv5kcRLPcu3ucf-WE",
    "place_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47e66fd6ef826747:0x61f91fe7de2ef72c",
    "types": [
      "Coffee shop"
    ],
    "price_level": null,
    "working_hours": {
      "Saturday": [
        "9 AM–7 PM"
      ],
      "Sunday": [
        "9 AM–7 PM"
      ],
      "Monday": [
        "8 AM–6 PM"
      ],
      "Tuesday": [
        "8 AM–6 PM"
      ],
      "Wednesday": [
        "8 AM–6 PM"
      ],
      "Thursday": [
        "8 AM–6 PM"
      ],
      "Friday": [
        "8 AM–6 PM"
      ]
    },
    "city": "Paris, France",
    "photos": [
      {
        "src": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs-s/AC9h4npNLLeVzvjZBl0LAX75sXa0fHoVZgKhDGh778H8Gp2OxvFOjagDcyKmRe7H9InnH29BPQDxEFVGiveMNAkdFTVfSFWt7fcGllwMJSCNf4zq8UxXbWVPHpSaCnBsWM8yKlXqbWby=w86-h114-k-no",
        "max_size": [
          4284,
          5712
        ],
        "min_size": [
          86,
          86
        ]
      },
      {
        "src": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs-s/AC9h4npNLLeVzvjZBl0LAX75sXa0fHoVZgKhDGh778H8Gp2OxvFOjagDcyKmRe7H9InnH29BPQDxEFVGiveMNAkdFTVfSFWt7fcGllwMJSCNf4zq8UxXbWVPHpSaCnBsWM8yKlXqbWby=w408-h544-k-no",
        "max_size": [
          4284,
          5712
        ],
        "min_size": [
          408,
          240
        ]
      }
    ],
    "state": "Open ⋅ Closes 7 PM",
    "description": [],
    "scrapedAt": "2025-05-31T09:54:13.545Z"
  },
  ...
]