# Google Local Rank Tracker: Map Pack Rankings & Competitors (`scrapemint/google-local-rank-tracker`) Actor

Track where your business ranks in Google's local results (map pack and local finder) for each keyword and city or ZIP, with the top 20-60 competitors: rating, reviews, category, address, phone and hours. Rank changes between runs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapemint/google-local-rank-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [Ken M](https://apify.com/scrapemint) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Lead generation
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$8.00 / 1,000 local results checked (per 20)s

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?

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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.

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

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# README

## Google Local Rank Tracker: Map Pack Rankings & Competitors

**Where does your business rank in Google's local results, keyword by keyword and place by place?** Give it the searches your customers make, the cities or ZIP codes you serve and your business name, and get one row per keyword and location:

- **Your rank** in Google's local finder (the list behind the map pack), and whether you are **in the map pack** (top 3)
- **Rank change** since your last run
- **Your listing:** rating, review count, category, address, phone and hours as Google shows them
- **Every competitor checked (20, 40 or 60):** name, rating, reviews, category, years in business, address, phone, hours, a review snippet, and Google's CID and Maps link
- **Top competitor** for that keyword and place

Use ZIP codes as locations to build a simple **geo-grid**: one check per ZIP shows where you are strong and where competitors take over.

### What you get

Per check: `keyword`, `location`, `query`, `yourRank`, `inMapPack`, `yourListing`, `resultsChecked`, `topCompetitor`, `results`, `previousRank`, `rankChange`, `lastCheckedAt`, `country`, `checkedAt`

Per business in `results`: `position`, `name`, `rating`, `reviews`, `category`, `priceLevel`, `yearsInBusiness`, `area`, `address`, `phone`, `hours`, `reviewSnippet`, `hasWebsite`, `sponsored`, `cid`, `placeId`, `mapsUrl`

### Example input

A plumber tracking two keywords across a city and two ZIP codes:

```json
{
  "keywords": ["plumber", "water heater repair"],
  "locations": ["Austin, TX", "78744", "78759"],
  "yourBusiness": ["Reliant Plumbing"],
  "depth": 40
}
```

Just your rank, no competitor list (cheaper, stops at the page your listing is on):

```json
{
  "keywords": ["dentist", "emergency dentist"],
  "locations": ["Denver, CO"],
  "yourBusiness": ["(303) 555-0100"],
  "includeResults": false
}
```

### Example output

```json
{
  "keyword": "plumber",
  "location": "Austin, TX",
  "query": "plumber Austin, TX",
  "yourRank": 2,
  "inMapPack": true,
  "resultsChecked": 40,
  "previousRank": 2,
  "rankChange": 0,
  "results": [
    {
      "position": 26,
      "name": "Plumbing Outfitters",
      "rating": 4.9,
      "reviews": 449,
      "category": "Plumber",
      "yearsInBusiness": "3+ years in business",
      "area": "Austin, TX",
      "address": "8329 N Mopac Expy Suite 153, Austin, TX 78759",
      "phone": "(512) 309-5406",
      "hours": "Open · Closes 4 PM",
      "reviewSnippet": "He finished in a timely manner and did a great job on the new water heater.",
      "hasWebsite": true,
      "cid": "17203130384750838411",
      "mapsUrl": "https://maps.google.com/?cid=17203130384750838411"
    }
  ]
}
```

### Uses

- **Local SEO agencies:** weekly rank reports per client, keyword and service area
- **Multi-location businesses:** compare every branch's visibility across ZIP codes
- **Competitor research:** who outranks you, with how many reviews and what rating
- **Lead generation:** local businesses in any category with phone and address
- **Pair it with** [Google Maps Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapemint/google-maps-scraper) for full place details and reviews

### Notes

- Your business is matched by name (any part of it, case-insensitive), phone number or Google CID. Add several values for multiple brands or branches.
- Google personalises local results by location, so results reflect the place in the query, not a GPS point.
- Rank history lives in a key-value store named `local-rank-tracker-history` in your own account.

### Pricing

- **$0.008** per keyword and location, for each 20 results read (depth 20 = $0.008, depth 60 = $0.024)
- No start fee. Pages that cannot be fetched are free.

# Actor input Schema

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

Searches your customers make, one per line, e.g. plumber, emergency plumber, water heater repair.

## `locations` (type: `array`):

Cities, neighbourhoods or ZIP codes, one per line, e.g. Austin, TX / 78744 / Round Rock, TX. Every keyword runs for every location. A list of ZIP codes works as a coarse geo-grid.

## `yourBusiness` (type: `array`):

How to recognise your listing: its name (or part of it), its phone number, or its Google CID. Add several for multiple locations or brands. Leave empty to just collect the rankings.

## `depth` (type: `integer`):

20, 40 or 60 businesses per keyword and location. Each 20 is one charged page.

## `includeResults` (type: `boolean`):

Add every business checked (name, rating, reviews, category, address, phone, hours, CID). Off = just your rank and the top competitor, and reading stops at the page your listing is on.

## `trackChanges` (type: `boolean`):

Remember your last rank per keyword and location and add previousRank and rankChange. History lives in your named key-value store local-rank-tracker-history.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter country code (gl), e.g. us, gb, ca, au.

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

Interface language (hl), e.g. en, es, fr.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "plumber",
    "emergency plumber"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "Austin, TX"
  ],
  "yourBusiness": [
    "Reliant Plumbing"
  ],
  "depth": 20,
  "includeResults": true,
  "trackChanges": true,
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `checks` (type: `string`):

Your rank, map pack yes/no, rank change, top competitor and the businesses checked.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Checks and pages read.

# 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 = {
    "keywords": [
        "plumber",
        "emergency plumber"
    ],
    "locations": [
        "Austin, TX"
    ],
    "yourBusiness": [
        "Reliant Plumbing"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapemint/google-local-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 = {
    "keywords": [
        "plumber",
        "emergency plumber",
    ],
    "locations": ["Austin, TX"],
    "yourBusiness": ["Reliant Plumbing"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapemint/google-local-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 '{
  "keywords": [
    "plumber",
    "emergency plumber"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "Austin, TX"
  ],
  "yourBusiness": [
    "Reliant Plumbing"
  ]
}' |
apify call scrapemint/google-local-rank-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapemint/google-local-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/xzgMGc5Bk1bCO7fJD/builds/Mq1tzrVCMPxQ0FD1u/openapi.json