# Changelog of Google Maps Area Scanner (`searchapi/google-maps-area-scanner`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/searchapi/google-maps-area-scanner/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/searchapi/google-maps-area-scanner.md

## Changelog

### 2.0.0

- Replaced the single-center search with deterministic circular grid scanning and global cross-cell deduplication.
- Added query/location/coordinate/radius/cell/limit/filter/concurrency/retry/timeout/proxy inputs and legacy aliases.
- Added validated structured Maps interception, scoped listeners, DOM fallback, radius enforcement, serialized atomic writes, strict schemas, and clean empty results.
- Removed the embedded Geoapify key, missing sanitizer dependency, raw response/debug/cookie persistence, stealth and geolocation spoofing, browser-security disabling, full input/URL logs, and fabricated fingerprint/provenance fields.
- Added deterministic Node 22/Puppeteer 25 dependencies and focused tests.