Google Maps Scraper Plus

Extract places, reviews, photos & details from Google Maps at 30% below market price.

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Why This Actor?

Feature	Google Maps Scraper Plus	Competitors
Place scraped	$2.80 / 1,000	$4.00 / 1,000
Review scraped	$0.35 / 1,000	$0.50 / 1,000
Image scraped	$0.35 / 1,000	$0.50 / 1,000
Details add-on	$1.40 / 1,000	$2.00 / 1,000
First 2 filters	FREE	Paid
Streaming results	Real-time dataset push	Wait for full run

You pay only for what you scrape. No subscriptions. No minimums.

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What You Get

• Place names, categories & ratings - core business data
• Full addresses - street, city, state, postal code, country, coordinates
• Contact info - phone, website, international phone
• Opening hours - weekly schedule + popular hours
• Reviews - text, author, rating, date, replies, tags
• Photos - thumbnail URLs + full image links
• Place details - amenities, about, reservations, order online, menus, Q&A
• Directories - businesses inside malls & shopping centers
• Web results - related web pages per place

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How It Works

1. Enter your search terms - e.g. "restaurants", "dentist", "gym"
2. Pick a location - city, state, country, or custom coordinates
3. Choose add-ons - reviews, photos, details (only pay for what you need)
4. Run - results stream into your dataset in real time
5. Export - CSV, JSON, or integrate with your pipeline via Apify API

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Input Options

Search Mode

Type what you would search on Google Maps:

• "English breakfast" in London
• "pet shelter" in California
• Place IDs for direct lookups (e.g. ChIJ...)

Direct Mode

Paste Google Maps URLs or place IDs, one per line.

Filters (First 2 Free)

• Category keywords - narrow by business type
• Minimum star rating - 0.5 to 4.5
• Website filter - with / without website only
• Skip closed places - exclude temp/permanent closures
• Exact name matching - strict search matching

Geolocation

• Free-text location query (city, state, country)
• Structured geo fields (country, city, state, county, postal code)
• Custom lat/lng coordinates

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Pricing Breakdown

Event	Price
Actor start	$0.005 / run
Place scraped	$0.0028 / place
Filter per place (beyond 2 free)	$0.0007 / filter / place
Additional details	$0.0014 / place
Review scraped	$0.00035 / review
Image scraped	$0.00035 / image

Example: 500 restaurants in Paris, with reviews & photos

• 500 places x $0.0028 = $1.40
• 500 details x $0.0014 = $0.70
• 12,500 reviews x $0.00035 = $4.38
• 10,000 images x $0.00035 = $3.50
• Total: ~$9.98 (competitors would charge ~$14.30)

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Use Cases

• Lead generation - build targeted business lists for outreach
• Market research - analyze competitor presence by location
• SEO monitoring - track local search visibility
• Real estate - map amenities around properties
• Travel & hospitality - curate attraction and restaurant databases
• Data enrichment - add location intelligence to existing datasets
• Acquisition targeting - find businesses for potential purchase

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Sample Output

Each record is pushed to the Apify dataset with fields ordered for readability:

{
  "google_maps_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJjQmUmSGxrBIRqcx4Q0O7J2E",
  "place_id": "ChIJjQmUmSGxrBIRqcx4Q0O7J2E",
  "name": "Les Clédoux",
  "category": "Restaurant",
  "categories": ["Restaurant", "Bar tabac"],
  "rating": 3.9,
  "review_count": 105,
  "reviews_fetched": 10,
  "photos_fetched": 18,
  "images_count": 19,
  "price": "€10–20",
  "price_level": 1,
  "address": "Les Clédoux, D703, 24370 Pechs-de-l'Espérance, France",
  "street": "D703",
  "city": "Pechs-de-l'Espérance",
  "postal_code": "24370",
  "country_code": "FR",
  "latitude": 44.8819918,
  "longitude": 1.4253851,
  "phone": "+33 5 53 59 62 11",
  "opening_hours": [
    { "day": "Monday", "hours": "6 AM to 9:30 PM" },
    { "day": "Tuesday", "hours": "6 AM to 9:30 PM" },
    { "day": "Wednesday", "hours": "6 AM to 9:30 PM" },
    { "day": "Thursday", "hours": "6 AM to 9:30 PM" },
    { "day": "Friday", "hours": "6 AM to 9:30 PM" },
    { "day": "Saturday", "hours": "Closed" },
    { "day": "Sunday", "hours": "Closed" }
  ],
  "reviews_distribution": {
    "one_star": 20,
    "two_star": 2,
    "three_star": 8,
    "four_star": 15,
    "five_star": 60
  },
  "reviews_tags": [
    { "title": "welcome", "count": 8 },
    { "title": "atmosphere", "count": 6 },
    { "title": "restrooms", "count": 4 },
    { "title": "tobacco", "count": 3 },
    { "title": "tasty cuisine", "count": 2 }
  ],
  "additional_info": {
    "Service options": ["Dine-in", "Delivery", "Drive-through"],
    "Accessibility": ["Wheelchair accessible entrance", "Wheelchair accessible parking lot"],
    "Offerings": ["Alcohol", "Beer", "Cocktails", "Coffee", "Vegan options"],
    "Payments": ["Credit cards", "Debit cards", "NFC mobile payments"]
  },
  "people_also_search": [
    { "title": "L'ESCAPADE", "rating": 4.5, "review_count": 209 },
    { "title": "Le Relais de Maure", "rating": 4.4, "review_count": 381 }
  ],
  "plus_code": "VCJG+Q5 Pechs-de-l'Espérance, France",
  "cid": "7000770043339918505",
  "kgmid": "/g/11b6dp7syw",
  "permanently_closed": false,
  "temporarily_closed": false,
  "is_advertisement": false,
  "claim_this_business": true,
  "reviews": [
    {
      "name": "guiz mo trucker",
      "stars": 5,
      "text": "Très bonne adresse je recommande",
      "published_at": "2025-10-28",
      "review_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/...",
      "reviewer_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/...",
      "is_local_guide": true,
      "review_detailed_rating": { "Food": 5, "Service": 5, "Atmosphere": 5 }
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    { "image_url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/...", "author_name": null },
    { "image_url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/...", "author_name": null }
  ],
  "source": "fresh",
  "scraped_at": "2026-08-05T10:13:07Z"
}

Export as CSV, JSON, or stream into your pipeline via the Apify Dataset API.

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Tips for Best Results

• Use unique search terms for faster processing
• Set maxCrawledPlacesPerSearch to control volume per term
• Enable subdivide for larger areas (splits search into regions)
• Use maxCostPerRun to set a spending cap
• Results appear in your dataset as they are scraped - no waiting for the full run to finish

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API Access

Run programmatically via the Apify API:

curl -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchStringsArray":["restaurant"],"locationQuery":"Bordeaux, France","maxCrawledPlacesPerSearch":50}' \
  "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/EDt97PbCVbzLYUggz/run?token=YOUR_TOKEN"

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Questions? Open an issue or contact support through the Apify console.