Google Search Business Scraper

Extract verified business contact details, addresses, and social media profiles from Google Search results — no accounts or cookies required.

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Features

• 8 social media platforms — Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, and Discord extracted per business
• Deep website extraction — visits official business websites to find contact details and social links not shown in search results
• Multi-location detection — identifies chain businesses with multiple locations and returns each as a separate result
• Confidence scoring — each result includes a 0–100 quality score so you can filter reliable data
• No login or cookies needed — runs entirely through Google Search with automatic proxy rotation
• Business status tracking — reports whether a business is open, closed, or has an unknown status
• Bulk processing — accepts arrays of businesses and processes them concurrently with configurable rate limits

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Quick Start

1. Open the Google Search Business Scraper Actor page in Apify Console.
2. Click Try for free to open the input form.
3. Add your businesses to the Businesses to Search field — each entry needs a name, city, and state.
4. Click Save & Run. A typical batch of 50 businesses completes in 5–15 minutes.
5. Download results from the Output tab in JSON, CSV, or Excel format.

Minimal input example

{
  "businesses": [
    { "name": "Starbucks", "city": "Phoenix", "state": "AZ" },
    { "name": "The Cheesecake Factory", "city": "Los Angeles", "state": "CA" }
  ]
}

Full input example (with all options)

{
  "businesses": [
    { "name": "McDonald's", "city": "New York", "state": "NY" }
  ],
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "maxRequestsPerMinute": 15,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["GOOGLE_SERP"]
  }
}

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Input Configuration

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
businesses	Array	Yes	—	List of businesses to search. Each object must include name, city, and state (US state abbreviation).
maxConcurrency	Integer	No	2	Maximum number of concurrent requests (1–10). Higher values run faster but consume more memory and proxy credits.
maxRequestsPerMinute	Integer	No	20	Rate limit for Google Search requests per minute (1–60). Lower values reduce the chance of temporary blocks.
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	GOOGLE_SERP	Apify proxy settings. The GOOGLE_SERP proxy group is recommended for best success rates.

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Output

Each scraped business is saved as one dataset item. Chain businesses with multiple locations produce one item per location.

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
CandidateID	Integer	Unique numeric ID for this result within the run.
PrimaryCandidate	Boolean	true if this is the top match for the search query.
Establishment	String	Business name as found in Google Search results.
Type	String	Business category (e.g., Coffee shop, Law firm).
Business Status	String	open, closed, or empty if unknown.
Street Address	String	Full street address.
City	String	City name.
State	String	US state abbreviation (e.g., AZ).
Zip Code	String	ZIP or postal code.
PhoneNumber	String	Primary phone number.
Email	String	Email address extracted from the official website (if available).
Web	String	Official website URL.
Facebook	String	Facebook page URL.
Instagram	String	Instagram profile URL.
Twitter	String	Twitter/X profile URL.
LinkedIn	String	LinkedIn company page URL.
YouTube	String	YouTube channel URL.
TikTok	String	TikTok profile URL.
Pinterest	String	Pinterest profile URL.
Discord	String	Discord server invite URL.
Confidence	String	Data quality score from 0 to 100. Higher is more reliable.
Scraped_At	String	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.
Notes	String	Details about which social profiles were verified from the official website.
Search Query	String	The Google Search query used (e.g., Starbucks Phoenix AZ).
Search URL	String	The full Google Search URL used.

Sample output record

{
    "CandidateID": 1,
    "PrimaryCandidate": true,
    "Business Status": "open",
    "Establishment": "Starbucks",
    "Street Address": "3038 E Camelback Rd",
    "City": "Phoenix",
    "State": "AZ",
    "Zip Code": "85016",
    "PhoneNumber": "(602) 954-8787",
    "Email": "",
    "Type": "Coffee shop",
    "Web": "https://www.starbucks.com/store-locator/store/15157/",
    "Facebook": "https://www.facebook.com/Starbucks",
    "Instagram": "https://www.instagram.com/starbucks",
    "Twitter": "https://twitter.com/Starbucks",
    "LinkedIn": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/starbucks",
    "YouTube": "https://www.youtube.com/starbucks",
    "TikTok": "",
    "Pinterest": "",
    "Discord": "",
    "Confidence": "100",
    "Scraped_At": "2025-01-15T14:30:00.000Z",
    "Notes": "Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube verified from the official website.",
    "Search Query": "Starbucks Phoenix AZ",
    "Search URL": "http://www.google.com/search?q=Starbucks%20Phoenix%20AZ&gl=us&hl=en"
}

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Use Cases

Use case	Description
Lead generation	Build targeted prospect lists with verified phone numbers, emails, and social profiles for outreach campaigns.
Local SEO audits	Verify NAP (name, address, phone) consistency across Google Search results.
Competitive analysis	Collect competitor contact details, social media presence, and business status across markets.
CRM enrichment	Fill gaps in existing CRM records with addresses, phones, websites, and social links.
Market research	Map business locations, categories, and digital presence across cities and states.
Data verification	Cross-check business directories against live Google Search data with confidence scoring.

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Pricing

This is a free Actor. You only pay for Apify platform usage (compute and proxy).

Estimated cost: Scraping 100 businesses typically costs $0.50–$2.00 in Apify credits, depending on proxy type and concurrency settings.

The Apify Free plan includes $5 of monthly credits — enough for several hundred business lookups.

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Technical Notes

• Proxy: Uses the GOOGLE_SERP proxy group by default. This is optimized for Google Search and delivers the best success rates. Datacenter proxies work but may see lower hit rates.
• Rate limiting: Google may temporarily throttle requests under heavy load. Use maxRequestsPerMinute to stay within safe thresholds. The Actor includes automatic retry logic (up to 2 retries per request).
• Multi-location businesses: Chain businesses (e.g., fast food, coffee shops) produce one result per location. The PrimaryCandidate field marks the top-ranked result.
• Social media extraction: Social links are gathered from both the Google Search knowledge panel and the business's own website. The Notes field records which profiles were website-verified.
• Data completeness: Fields such as Email, TikTok, Pinterest, and Discord are frequently empty — many businesses do not publish this information publicly.
• US-focused: Queries include gl=us&hl=en parameters. The Actor is optimized for US-based lookups.

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Integrations

Connect this Actor to other tools via the Apify platform:

• Webhooks — trigger HTTP callbacks when a run completes to notify your backend or kick off downstream workflows.
• REST API — start runs, poll status, and download datasets programmatically via the Apify API v2.
• No-code platforms — connect directly to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make (Integromat), and more through Apify Integrations.
• SDKs — call this Actor from other Actors or scripts using the Apify JS SDK or Python SDK.
• Scheduled runs — configure recurring runs on a daily, weekly, or custom schedule in the Apify Console.

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Support

For questions, bug reports, or feature requests, reach out to ScrapySpider:

• Email: ScrapySpider@protonmail.com
• Website: ScrapySpider.com
• Response time: 24–48 hours