# Google Maps Place List Scraper (`searchapi/google-maps-place-list`) Actor

Search Google Maps and extract ranked public place records with source-backed details.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/searchapi/google-maps-place-list.md
- **Developed by:** [Search API](https://apify.com/searchapi) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.99 / 1,000 search results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Google Maps Place List Scraper

Search Google Maps with ordinary query and location fields and receive a ranked, deduplicated list of public places. The Actor captures validated structured Maps responses when available and merges them with visible result cards as a DOM fallback.

### Input

```json
{
  "query": "coffee shops",
  "location": "Times Square, New York",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 20,
  "maxScrollRounds": 8,
  "language": "en",
  "country": "US",
  "useApifyProxy": false
}
```

Use `queries` for a batch. `maxItems` is global and `maxItemsPerQuery` bounds each search. Legacy `startUrls`, `searchTerms`, `maxPlaces`, `maxPages`, `countryCode`, and proxy-editor input remain accepted. Direct, authorized Apify Proxy, and custom proxy URL modes are supported; proxy credentials are never logged or stored.

### Output

Each dataset row represents a real Google Maps place and includes stable identity, exact Maps URL, name, ranked position, query context, source, extraction method, and scrape timestamp. Public category, address, coordinates, rating, review count, price, status, image, website, phone, time zone, and country fields are included only when the source exposes them.

The dataset schema is strict and contains no raw response bodies, cookies, authorization material, proxy URLs, signed URLs, or synthetic placeholder records. Duplicate places are removed using place ID, CID, or a stable name/address identity.

No-results searches finish successfully with an empty dataset and `OUTPUT.status = "no-results"`. Invalid input fails before crawling. Explicit CAPTCHA or traffic-block pages fail closed and are never stored.

### Responsible use

This Actor accesses public Google Maps data only. It does not bypass authentication, CAPTCHA, paywalls, account restrictions, or other access controls. Use modest limits, comply with applicable terms and laws, and only process data for an appropriate lawful purpose.

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/searchapi/google-maps-place-list/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Place type, category, or curated-list phrase, such as coffee shops or top hotels.

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Optional batch of search queries; takes precedence over query.

## `location` (type: `string`):

City, neighborhood, address, or region added to every query.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Global hard limit across all queries.

## `maxItemsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Hard result limit applied to each query before the global limit.

## `maxScrollRounds` (type: `integer`):

Maximum result-feed scrolls used to load additional places.

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

Google Maps interface language code.

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

Two-letter country code used for Google result localization.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Maximum simultaneous search pages.

## `maxRequestRetries` (type: `integer`):

Bounded retries for temporary navigation and browser failures.

## `navigationTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Maximum seconds allowed for page navigation.

## `requestHandlerTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Maximum seconds allowed for one query handler.

## `responseBodyTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Maximum seconds allowed to read one intercepted Maps response.

## `useApifyProxy` (type: `boolean`):

Route traffic through authorized Apify Proxy resources.

## `proxyGroups` (type: `array`):

Optional authorized Apify Proxy groups.

## `proxyCountryCode` (type: `string`):

Optional two-letter proxy country code.

## `proxyUrls` (type: `array`):

Credentials are never logged or stored.

## `proxySessionId` (type: `string`):

Optional stable session identifier for an authorized proxy.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Backward-compatible Google Maps search URLs; query/queries is preferred.

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Backward-compatible alias for queries.

## `maxPlaces` (type: `integer`):

Backward-compatible alias for maxItemsPerQuery.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Backward-compatible alias for maxScrollRounds.

## `countryCode` (type: `string`):

Backward-compatible alias for country.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Backward-compatible Apify proxy-editor input.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "coffee shops",
  "location": "Times Square, New York",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 20,
  "maxScrollRounds": 8,
  "language": "en",
  "country": "US",
  "maxConcurrency": 1,
  "maxRequestRetries": 2,
  "navigationTimeoutSecs": 60,
  "requestHandlerTimeoutSecs": 180,
  "responseBodyTimeoutSecs": 5,
  "useApifyProxy": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

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

No description

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("searchapi/google-maps-place-list").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("searchapi/google-maps-place-list").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 '{}' |
apify call searchapi/google-maps-place-list --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,searchapi/google-maps-place-list"
        }
    }
}
```

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/KxlQzutj7Sa1tLqIk/builds/g6SMjMvPOVdsALf7X/openapi.json