Google Maps Scraper (Advance)

Apify actor: scrapeio/google-maps-scraper-advance

Google Maps Scraper (Advance) turns map searches into structured tables: names, links, ratings, and—when you enable deeper options—phones, sites, reviews, photos, and optional website contact hints. Each run gives you a Dataset you can export (CSV, JSON, Excel) plus key-value files for summaries and validation.

At a glance

• What it does: Automates the public Google Maps experience (browser-style), then normalizes results into rows you can analyze or pipe into CRMs and BI tools.
• Ways to search: Keyword + location, Maps URLs / place IDs, GeoJSON area, or explore at lat/lng.
• Richer data: Optional place pages, reviews (up to 5,000 per place, UI permitting), photos (up to 200), website crawl, social preview checkboxes, filters.
• Where data lives: Dataset (one object per place), RESULTS_CSV, RESULTS_JSON, OUTPUT, OUTPUT_VALIDATION, optional REVIEWS_ROWS.
• Independence: Independent product; not affiliated with Google.

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Features

Area	What this actor gives you
Search	Find places by keyword + location, or by Maps URLs, place IDs, GeoJSON area, or map coordinates (explore mode).
Volume	Up to 500 unique places per run; optional language for the Maps UI.
List data	Business name, Google Maps link, card text, rating when shown, open/closed hints when visible.
Detail data (optional)	Phone, website, address, coordinates when the place page exposes them.
Reviews & photos (optional)	Up to 5,000 reviews and 200 images per place (subject to what Maps shows).
Extras (optional)	Q&A-style text, web-result links, directory links, reservation hints — when present on the page.
Contacts (optional)	Crawl each business website for emails, phones, social URLs; optional public preview text for Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, X.
Filters (optional)	Min rating, with / without website, name matching, skip closed-looking listings, topic keywords after scrape.

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Input

Where: Apify → this actor → Input tab (form or JSON).

Rule: You must choose at least one way to tell the actor what to scrape:

1. Keyword search — blocks 1 (and optionally 6 for structured address), or
2. URLs / place IDs — block 2, or
3. GeoJSON area — block 3, or
4. Map explore — block 4: turn on Explore map at coordinates and fill map center (lat, lng, optional zoom).

Form layout (collapsible sections):

#	Section title	What you set there
1	Search by keyword	Main query, extra queries, location line
2	Maps URLs or place IDs	Lists of URLs or Google place IDs
3	GeoJSON area	Point / polygon / multipolygon JSON
4	Map explore	Checkbox + map center JSON
5	Run size & language	Max places (1–500), language code
6	Composed address	City, state, county, postal, country (optional alternative to one location string)
7	Filter results	Categories, min rating, website filter, name match mode, skip closed
8	Place details & reviews	Open place pages, max reviews, sort, review text filter, reviewer names
9	More from place page	Max photos, web results, directories, Q&A, reservation hints
10	Website & social	Crawl site for contacts; per-network social preview checkboxes
11	Advanced / API aliases	Alternate field names and JSON social override for old integrations

Every field in the form is connected to the scraper — nothing is a placeholder. Optional blocks can stay closed if you do not need them.

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Output

All outputs belong to the run you started.

Where to download

Output	What it is	Where in Apify
Dataset	One JSON record per business — main export	Run → Dataset → Export (JSON, CSV, Excel, …)
RESULTS_CSV	Same-style data as a CSV file	Run → Storage → Key-value store → RESULTS_CSV
RESULTS_JSON	Full summary + places in one JSON string (if under size limits)	Storage → RESULTS_JSON
OUTPUT	Run summary: counts, status, validation summary	Storage → OUTPUT
OUTPUT_VALIDATION	Checks and warnings (e.g. optional data missing)	Storage → OUTPUT_VALIDATION
REVIEWS_ROWS	Flat list of reviews (only if you enable it in input)	Storage → REVIEWS_ROWS

What a typical place record contains

Depends on your input. Common fields include:

Kind of data	Example field names (not every run has every field)
Identity & link	displayName, title, googleMapsUri, url
List snippet	listSnippet
Scores	rating, reviewsCount, userRatingCount
Status	businessStatus
Detail	nationalPhoneNumber, websiteUri, formattedAddress, location (lat/lng object)
Reviews / media	reviews, images, questionsAndAnswers
Extras	webResults, directoryPlaces, reservation-related fields
Contact crawl	emails, phonesFromWebsite, social URL fields, socialProfilesEnriched

Preview the Dataset after a run to see exactly which columns you got for that configuration.

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Quick start

1. Open Input → section 1: e.g. query coffee shop, location Seattle, WA.
2. Section 5: set max places (e.g. 50).
3. Start → Dataset → Export → CSV or Excel.
4. For phone and website, open section 8 and enable open each place page (or set max reviews / photos — detail turns on automatically).

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Example inputs (JSON)

Simple list

{
  "query": "yoga studio",
  "location": "Denver, CO",
  "maxResults": 50
}

With phone, website, 10 reviews each

{
  "query": "italian restaurant",
  "location": "Boston, MA",
  "maxResults": 30,
  "scrapePlaceDetailPage": true,
  "maxReviews": 10
}

Website crawl for contacts

{
  "query": "marketing agency",
  "location": "San Francisco, CA",
  "maxResults": 40,
  "scrapePlaceDetailPage": true,
  "enrichContactsFromWebsite": true
}

Explore map (no keyword)

{
  "exploreMapInsteadOfSearch": true,
  "mapCenter": { "lat": 48.8566, "lng": 2.3522, "zoom": 14 },
  "maxResults": 80
}

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FAQ

Does this use the Google Maps Platform (paid) APIs?
No. The actor does not call Google’s billed Maps / Places web services. It drives the consumer Maps UI, so you do not configure Google Cloud API keys for this actor.

Why are some columns empty?
Listings differ: some cards lack ratings, phones, or sites until you open place details (section 8). Use OUTPUT_VALIDATION after a run to see hints.

When do emails appear?
Only if crawl business website is on and a website was found; values come from public pages the crawler can read.

Legal use
Follow Google’s terms of service and privacy / marketing laws in your region (especially for review text and personal names).

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Discoverability & related topics

Google Maps scraper Apify · local business export · Maps search to CSV · place reviews dataset · website contact enrichment · GeoJSON area search · map explore coordinates · Apify Maps actor

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