Google Maps Search & Directions Scraper
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Google Maps Search & Directions Scraper
Extract Google Maps places data + calculate routes with live traffic — in a single lightweight Actor run.
Google Maps Search & Directions Scraper
Pricing
from $2.00 / 1,000 scraped results
Extract Google Maps places data + calculate routes with live traffic — in a single lightweight Actor run.
You can access the Google Maps Search & Directions Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.
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