# Local Competitor Analysis on Google Maps

**Use case:** 

Track a business and its local competitors: where it ranks, who is gaining, rating moves, and what customers say versus them.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "dentist"
  ],
  "location": "Austin, TX",
  "mode": "competitors",
  "rankBy": "opportunity",
  "outputProfile": "signals",
  "focalBusiness": "ATX Family Dental",
  "grid": {
    "size": 5,
    "spacingMeters": 800,
    "rankDepth": 20
  },
  "area": {},
  "filters": {},
  "alerts": {},
  "enableMarketMemory": true,
  "limits": {},
  "language": "en",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "recordType": {
    "label": "Record type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Business name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "momentumScore": {
    "label": "Momentum score",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "line": {
    "label": "Line",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Maps Scraper — Rank Tracking & Market Intelligence](https://apify.com/ryanclinton/google-maps-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/ryanclinton/google-maps-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.