# Google Maps Reviews Scraper — Sort & Topic (`scrape.badger/google-maps-reviews-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Google Maps reviews at scale. Batch input: pass one or many place\_ids / data\_ids in a single run — no need to configure a separate task per place. Sort by mostRelevant / newestFirst / highestRating / lowestRating, filter by topic.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrape.badger/google-maps-reviews-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrape Badger](https://apify.com/scrape.badger) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 92.6% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 review pages

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
```

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```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.

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# README

### What does Google Maps Reviews Scraper do?

Scrape reviews for many Google Maps places in a single Apify run. Reviews-only micro-actor — accepts one OR many `place_ids` / `data_ids`, with sort order and topic filter.

### Why use Google Maps Reviews Scraper?

- **Batch input.** Paste a list of place_ids (one per line or comma-separated) — no need to configure a separate task per place.
- **Sort & filter.** `mostRelevant` / `newestFirst` / `highestRating` / `lowestRating` + optional topic keyword filter.
- **Per-place pagination budget.** `max_pages_per_place` (1-50) caps credit spend when batching many places.
- **Single-purpose UI.** No `mode` dropdown, no fields you'd never use — just reviews.
- **Cheapest reviews-only actor on Apify.** $0.30 / 1k reviews — see benchmark.

### What data can Google Maps Reviews Scraper extract?

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| place_id | string | Source place ID (stamped onto every review for correlation) |
| author | string | Reviewer display name |
| author_url | string | Reviewer Google profile |
| rating | number | Star rating (1-5) |
| published_at | string | ISO 8601 timestamp |
| text | string | Review body |
| topics | array | Google-extracted topic tags |
| likes | number | Helpful votes |
| owner_response | object | Merchant reply (text + timestamp), when present |

### How to scrape Google Maps

1. Click **Try for free**.
2. Paste one or many Google Place IDs into the **Place IDs** box (one per line, or comma-separated).
3. Optional: set `sort_by`, `topic_id`, `gl`, `hl`.
4. Set `max_pages_per_place` — each page ≈ 10 reviews.
5. Click **Start** — reviews stream into the dataset, tagged with the source place_id.

### How much will it cost?

**$0.003 per review page (≈ $0.30 per 1,000 reviews).** One credit-equivalent per API call; each page returns ≈ 10 reviews. Batching 100 places at `max_pages_per_place: 3` = 300 calls = $0.90.

#### Competitor benchmark

| Actor | Author | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| compass/google-maps-reviews-scraper | Compass | ~$7 / 1k places (reviews bundled) | Reviews come with full place crawl |
| apify/google-maps-reviews-scraper | Apify | ~$0.60 / 1k reviews | Official Apify actor |
| lukas_krivka/google-reviews-scraper | Lukas Krivka | ~$0.40 / 1k reviews | Community favourite |
| **scrape-badger/google-maps-reviews-scraper** | **ScrapeBadger** | **$0.30 / 1k reviews** | **Batch place_ids + topic filter** |

### Input

Configure the run in the **Input** tab above, or pass a JSON object matching the fields below when calling the Actor via the Apify API.

| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| place_ids | ✅ (or `data_ids`) | One place ID per line, or comma-separated. |
| data_ids | ✅ (or `place_ids`) | Alternative: one data_id per line. |
| sort_by | — | `mostRelevant` / `newestFirst` / `highestRating` / `lowestRating`. |
| topic_id | — | Topic keyword (`service`, `food`, `atmosphere` …). |
| gl / hl | — | Country + language. |
| max_pages_per_place | — | 1-50, default 5. |

### Output

Every successful run streams records into the run's dataset. Download as JSON, CSV, XML, Excel, or HTML from the **Dataset** tab; consume programmatically via the Apify API or webhooks.

Example record:

```json
{
  "place_id": "ChIJ_3Su08fj5UYRkFfNoiuWQUk",
  "author": "Jane Doe",
  "rating": 5,
  "published_at": "2026-04-15T10:23:00Z",
  "text": "Best flat white in midtown. Staff remembered my name on visit two.",
  "topics": [
    "coffee",
    "atmosphere"
  ],
  "likes": 3,
  "owner_response": {
    "text": "Thanks, Jane!",
    "published_at": "2026-04-16T09:00:00Z"
  }
}
````

### Tips / Advanced options

- **Pipe from `google-maps-scraper`.** Run Search Places first, copy the `place_id` column, paste here.
- **Use `sort_by: newestFirst` for monitoring.** Set on a daily cron to catch new reviews.
- **`topic_id` is case-sensitive.** Use the exact topic string Google surfaced in its own topic chips.
- **Failed places are stamped, not hidden.** A not-found place emits one `{status: empty, reason: not_found}` record — easy to filter out downstream.

### FAQ, Disclaimers, Support

#### Can I use place URLs instead of IDs?

Not directly — extract the `ChIJ…` or `0x…:0x…` segment from the URL first. `google-maps-scraper` Search Places mode returns both.

#### What's the max batch size?

Apify's own runtime limits apply (memory, disk). ≈ 500-1000 places per run is comfortable at 256 MB; more than that, chunk into multiple runs.

#### Does this include owner responses?

Yes, when Google returns them, as the `owner_response` field.

#### Why stamp the place\_id on each review?

So you can group / correlate downstream when the dataset mixes reviews from many places.

#### Disclaimer

This Actor scrapes public Google data only. You're responsible for compliance with Google's Terms of Service and any applicable data-protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) in your jurisdiction. ScrapeBadger does not store the scraped results — they are delivered directly to your Apify dataset.

#### Support

Something not working? Open a ticket in the **Issues** tab above — we triage within one business day. Full API reference: [docs.scrapebadger.com](https://docs.scrapebadger.com).

#### Related Actors

- [`google-maps-scraper`](https://apify.com/scrape-badger/google-maps-scraper) — Full multi-mode (search + place + reviews + photos + posts)
- [`google-maps-photos-scraper`](https://apify.com/scrape-badger/google-maps-photos-scraper) — Photos-only twin of this actor

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# Actor input Schema

## `place_ids` (type: `string`):

One Google Place ID per line, or comma-separated. Format: <b>ChIJ…</b>. Example: <b>ChIJ\_3Su08fj5UYRkFfNoiuWQUk</b>. Find them via <b>google-maps-scraper</b> (Search Places mode).

## `data_ids` (type: `string`):

Alternative to place\_ids — one Google Maps data\_id per line or comma-separated. Format: <b>0x…:0x…</b>. Example: <b>0x46e5e3c7d3ae74ff:0x4941962ba2cd5790</b>.

## `sort_by` (type: `string`):

How Google orders the reviews.

## `topic_id` (type: `string`):

Filter reviews by a Google-surfaced topic keyword. Example: <b>service</b>, <b>food</b>, <b>atmosphere</b>. Optional.

## `gl` (type: `string`):

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (lowercase).

## `hl` (type: `string`):

Language code for the response (BCP-47, e.g. 'en', 'en-GB', 'de'). Affects result language and locale-specific labels.

## `max_pages_per_place` (type: `integer`):

How many review pages to fetch per place. Each page ≈ 10 reviews and = 1 API call (credits). Budget accordingly when batching many places.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "place_ids": "ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4",
  "sort_by": "mostRelevant",
  "gl": "us",
  "hl": "en",
  "max_pages_per_place": 5
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (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 = {
    "place_ids": "ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4",
    "data_ids": ""
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrape.badger/google-maps-reviews-scraper").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 = {
    "place_ids": "ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4",
    "data_ids": "",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrape.badger/google-maps-reviews-scraper").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 '{
  "place_ids": "ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4",
  "data_ids": ""
}' |
apify call scrape.badger/google-maps-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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    "info": {
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        "description": "Scrape Google Maps reviews at scale. Batch input: pass one or many place_ids / data_ids in a single run — no need to configure a separate task per place. Sort by mostRelevant / newestFirst / highestRating / lowestRating, filter by topic.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "YcRtPB3FhTJfI5Vao"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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            "post": {
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                "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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scrape.badger~google-maps-reviews-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-scrape.badger-google-maps-reviews-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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                "parameters": [
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                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scrape.badger~google-maps-reviews-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-scrape.badger-google-maps-reviews-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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",
                "properties": {
                    "place_ids": {
                        "title": "Place IDs",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "One Google Place ID per line, or comma-separated. Format: <b>ChIJ…</b>. Example: <b>ChIJ_3Su08fj5UYRkFfNoiuWQUk</b>. Find them via <b>google-maps-scraper</b> (Search Places mode)."
                    },
                    "data_ids": {
                        "title": "Data IDs",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Alternative to place_ids — one Google Maps data_id per line or comma-separated. Format: <b>0x…:0x…</b>. Example: <b>0x46e5e3c7d3ae74ff:0x4941962ba2cd5790</b>."
                    },
                    "sort_by": {
                        "title": "Sort order",
                        "enum": [
                            "mostRelevant",
                            "newestFirst",
                            "highestRating",
                            "lowestRating"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "How Google orders the reviews.",
                        "default": "mostRelevant"
                    },
                    "topic_id": {
                        "title": "Topic filter",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Filter reviews by a Google-surfaced topic keyword. Example: <b>service</b>, <b>food</b>, <b>atmosphere</b>. Optional."
                    },
                    "gl": {
                        "title": "Country",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (lowercase).",
                        "default": "us"
                    },
                    "hl": {
                        "title": "Language",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Language code for the response (BCP-47, e.g. 'en', 'en-GB', 'de'). Affects result language and locale-specific labels.",
                        "default": "en"
                    },
                    "max_pages_per_place": {
                        "title": "Max pages per place",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 50,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "How many review pages to fetch per place. Each page ≈ 10 reviews and = 1 API call (credits). Budget accordingly when batching many places.",
                        "default": 5
                    }
                }
            },
            "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": {
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                                        "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```