# Local Rank Tracker – Google Maps Ranking Checker & Geo-Grid (`rowfeed/google-maps-rank-tracker`) Actor

Local rank tracker for Google Maps: where your business ranks at every point of a geo-grid around it (3x3 to 9x9), the top 3 at each point, average rank, top-3 share and the competitors that beat you. Pay per point. Licensed data, no blocked runs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rowfeed/google-maps-rank-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [Rowfeed](https://apify.com/rowfeed) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Marketing, Travel
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.00 / 1,000 grid points

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Local Rank Tracker – Google Maps Ranking Checker & Geo-Grid

See where your business ranks on Google Maps from every part of town. The Actor lays a grid of points around your business (3x3 up to 9x9), searches Google Maps for your keyword at each point, and returns your rank there, the top 3 places at that point, and a summary: average rank, share of points in the top 3, and the competitors that beat you across the grid.
Built for local SEO agencies, multi-location businesses, and AI agents that report local visibility.
The data comes through a licensed data provider (DataForSEO), not by scraping Google Maps from a browser, so runs do not fail on captchas or blocks.

### What you get

- **A rank for every grid point**: your position among the top 100 places Google Maps shows there (empty when you are not in the top 100).
- **The top 3 at every point** (the map pack): name, website, rating and review count.
- **One summary per keyword**: points found, points in the top 3, top-3 share, average rank, best rank.
- **Top competitors**: the 10 places with the best average rank across the grid, with how many points they hold in the top 3.
- **Find your business by name, website, place id or CID**. No coordinates? Give the city and the grid is centered on your business.
- Any country and language Google Maps supports.

Business data only: no phone numbers, emails or reviewer names.

### Example output

A real 5x5 grid (1 km apart) for "dentist" around Times Square, New York, tracking New York Midtown Dental. One point row:

```json
{
  "type": "point",
  "keyword": "dentist",
  "business": "New York Midtown Dental",
  "row": 2,
  "col": 2,
  "lat": 40.758,
  "lng": -73.9855,
  "distance_km": 0,
  "rank": 1,
  "in_top_3": true,
  "matched_title": "New York Midtown Dental PC",
  "places_checked": 100,
  "top_3": [{"rank": 1, "title": "New York Midtown Dental PC", "domain": "nymidtowndental.com", "rating": 4.9, "reviews": 109}, "..."]
}
```

And the summary row for the same grid: found at 5 of 25 points, top 3 at 1 point (4 %), best rank 1, average rank where found 32 – a business that only wins right around its own door.

### Input

| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| `keywords` | What customers type into Google Maps, e.g. `dentist`, `plumber near me`. Each keyword gets its own grid. Up to 20. |
| `business` | Your business: its name as on Google Maps, its website (`example.com`), its place id (`ChIJ...`) or its CID. |
| `center` | Grid center as `latitude,longitude` (right-click the place in Google Maps to copy it). |
| `location` | Only when `center` is empty: the city or region where the business is, e.g. `New York,New York,United States`. The business is looked up there and the grid is centered on it. |
| `gridSize` | 3, 5, 7 or 9 points per side (9 to 81 points). Default 5. |
| `spacingKm` | Distance between points, 0.1 to 20 km. Default 1. |
| `zoom` | Google Maps zoom at each point, 10 to 20. Default 15. |
| `language` | Language of the results. Default English. |

### Pricing

Pay per event, no subscription:

- **$0.004 per grid point** (one keyword at one point, top 100 places checked).
- Looking up your business to center the grid counts as one point.
- $0.001 per run start.

Examples: a 5x5 grid for one keyword costs about $0.10. A 7x7 grid costs about $0.20. Tracking 3 keywords on a 7x7 grid every week costs about $0.59 a week.

You can cap the cost of a run with the maximum charge setting; the Actor only starts the grids the budget covers in full. Failed points are never charged.
Live grids need a paid Apify plan (any plan); the pre-filled example works on the free plan.

### Good to know

- Results usually arrive within a minute, even for a 9x9 grid.
- Pick the spacing to match how far customers travel: about 0.5-1 km in a city, 2-5 km for a service area.
- Rank is the position in the Google Maps list at that point and zoom; the top 3 match the map pack in Google search.
- Business matching by name needs every word of your name in the Google Maps title; use the website or place id when names are similar.

### Related tools

- [Google Search Results API](https://apify.com/rowfeed/google-serp-api) – Google results for any query, with your domain's rank.
- [Keyword Research](https://apify.com/rowfeed/keyword-search-volume) – search volume and CPC for local keywords.

Not affiliated with Google.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

What customers type into Google Maps, e.g. "dentist" or "plumber near me". Each keyword gets its own grid. Up to 20.

## `business` (type: `string`):

The business to find at each point: its name as on Google Maps, its website domain (example.com), its place id (ChIJ...) or its CID.

## `center` (type: `string`):

Center of the grid, e.g. "40.7580,-73.9855" (right-click the place in Google Maps to copy it). Leave empty to center on your business: give a location below and it is looked up first (counts as one point).

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

City, region or country where the business is, in Google format, e.g. "New York,New York,United States". Used only when the center is empty.

## `gridSize` (type: `integer`):

Points per side: 3, 5, 7 or 9 (9, 25, 49 or 81 points).

## `spacingKm` (type: `number`):

Distance between neighbouring points. 0.5-1 km for a city business, 2-5 km for a service area.

## `zoom` (type: `integer`):

Google Maps zoom level used at each point (15 = a few streets).

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

Language of the results (English name).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "dentist",
    "emergency dentist"
  ],
  "business": "New York Midtown Dental",
  "center": "40.7580,-73.9855",
  "location": "New York,New York,United States",
  "gridSize": 5,
  "spacingKm": 1,
  "zoom": 15,
  "language": "English"
}
```

# 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("rowfeed/google-maps-rank-tracker").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("rowfeed/google-maps-rank-tracker").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 rowfeed/google-maps-rank-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rowfeed/google-maps-rank-tracker"
        }
    }
}
```

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/0r8wbCtwllKjgM5I0/builds/ns7V9r76JAAxS8K9Y/openapi.json