Google Maps Scraper

Get Google Maps places as clean JSON, from SerpData, from $0.034 per 1,000 places, details included. Search by keyword and city, or look up places by Google place ID, feature ID or cid. Add reviews and photos when you need them.

Why use this Google Maps scraper?

• Lowest price on Apify. From $0.034 per 1,000 places with full details, and no more than $0.04 on any plan. You pay only for places returned; a failed search is free.
• Details included. Every place comes with opening hours, amenities, business status, phone, website and Google place ID, with no add-on to switch on.
• Fast. Most places return in well under a second each.
• Reviews and photos. Add the newest, most relevant, highest or lowest reviews per place, with owner replies and translations, plus full-size photo URLs.
• Search or look up. Search "plumbers" in "Denver, CO", or pass Google place IDs, feature IDs or cids you already have.
• Batch or live. Run it in bulk from the Apify Console, or call it like an API.

What data can I extract from Google Maps?

Every place	Details (included)	Optional add-ons
Name and category	Opening hours	Reviews: text, rating, exact date, owner reply, translation, aspect ratings
Address and coordinates	Address parts (street, city, postal code, country)	Review sort: newest, relevant, highest, lowest
Rating and review count	Phone in international format	Photos: full-size URLs and sizes
Phone and website	Description and amenities
Google cid and Google Maps link	Business status (open or closed)
The search term that found it	Google place ID

How to scrape Google Maps

1. Click Try for free.
2. Enter what to search for, such as "coffee shops", and a location, such as "Austin, TX". Or paste Google place IDs, feature IDs or cids.
3. Choose how many places you want per search, up to 200, and whether you want reviews or photos.
4. Click Start, then download the places as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML.

Input

Search for places:

{
  "searchTerms": ["coffee shops", "bakeries"],
  "location": "Austin, TX",
  "maxPlacesPerSearch": 50,
  "maxReviews": 20,
  "reviewsSort": "newest"
}

Look up places you already know:

{
  "placeIds": ["ChIJwc3zxvNdeUgR7U9zwP-ov3A"],
  "cids": ["462561016830669691"],
  "maxImages": 10
}

Field	What it does
searchTerms, location	What to search for and where. Or set lat and lng
maxPlacesPerSearch	Places per search term, up to 200
placeIds	Look up places by Google place ID (ChIJ…)
fids	Look up places by Google feature ID (0x…:0x…), the data_id other Google Maps APIs return
cids	Look up places by Google cid
maxReviews	Reviews per place, up to 5,000. 0 skips reviews
reviewsSort	relevant, newest, highest or lowest
language	Two-letter code, such as de. Reviews in other languages are translated into it
maxImages	Photos per place, up to 20. 0 skips photos

Output

One dataset item per place:

{
  "searchString": "bakery",
  "position": 1,
  "title": "Underground Bakery",
  "category": "Bakery",
  "address": "7 Call Ln, Leeds, LS1 7DH, United Kingdom",
  "latitude": 53.7963493,
  "longitude": -1.5398983,
  "rating": 4.9,
  "ratingCount": 191,
  "website": "https://theundergroundbakery.co.uk/",
  "cid": "13031914354820670368",
  "url": "https://maps.google.com/?cid=13031914354820670368",
  "details": {
    "businessStatus": "OPEN",
    "googlePlaceId": "ChIJHVTEMwBdeUgRoGNmRg-p2rQ",
    "categories": ["Bakery"],
    "openingHours": [480, 900]
  }
}

openingHours lists when the place is open as pairs of minutes from Monday 00:00: [480, 900] means Monday 8:00 to 15:00. Reviews and photos appear as reviews and images arrays when you ask for them.

How much does it cost to scrape Google Maps?

Prices per 1,000, by Apify plan:

What you get	Free	Starter	Scale	Business
Place found by a search, details included	$0.04	$0.038	$0.036	$0.034
Place looked up by place ID, feature ID or cid	$0.02	$0.019	$0.018	$0.017
Review	$0.01	$0.01	$0.01	$0.01
Photo	$0.01	$0.01	$0.01	$0.01

There is no start fee and no monthly fee. You pay only for what is returned; a request that fails is not charged.

• The free Apify plan includes $5 of usage a month, enough for about 125,000 places.
• The Starter plan ($19 a month) covers about 500,000 places a month.

Use cases

• Lead generation: build lists of businesses by category and city, with phone and website.
• Local SEO: see which businesses rank for a search in a city, and how they rate.
• Market research: count and compare businesses in a category across cities.
• Competitor analysis: compare ratings, review counts, hours and reviews with nearby competitors.
• Location planning: find underserved areas before opening a new location.
• Data enrichment: add hours, status, coordinates and place IDs to the places you already track.

Live HTTP API

This Actor also runs in Standby mode, so you can call it like any API:

curl "https://serpdata--google-maps-scraper.apify.actor/places?q=coffee+shops&location=Austin,+TX" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"

Endpoint	Returns	Charged per
GET /places?q=…&location=…&limit=…	Places for a search (or use lat and lng), without details	Place
GET /place?cid=…	One place with its details	Lookup (from $0.017 per 1,000)
GET /reviews?cid=…&pageToken=…&sort=…&hl=…	One page of reviews, with nextPageToken; sort is relevant, newest, highest or lowest	Review
GET /photos?cid=…	Photos for one place	Photo

/place, /reviews and /photos also take placeId=ChIJ… or fid=0x…:0x… in place of cid.

Errors return JSON with a message and are never charged. 400 means a parameter is invalid, 402 means the run has reached its maximum cost, 404 means no place has that ID, and 429 means too many requests at once. Any 5xx status is safe to retry.

Integrations and API access

• No-code: connect runs to Make, Zapier, Google Sheets, Google Drive, Slack, Amazon S3 and others, or trigger anything with a webhook.
• Scheduling: run hourly, daily or weekly to track changes in ratings, hours or new businesses.
• Code: use the Apify API, or the apify-client package for Node.js or Python.
• AI agents: call this Actor through the Apify MCP server.

Frequently asked questions

Is it legal to scrape Google Maps?

Google Maps business listings are public and can be read without an account. Whether you can collect and use them depends on where you are and what you do with the data, so check Google's terms of service and get legal advice for your use case.

What about personal data?

Business listings are mostly business data. Reviews include reviewers' names and photos, which are personal data protected in the EU by the GDPR and by similar laws elsewhere. Only collect reviews if you have a lawful reason to.

How many places can I get?

Up to 200 places per search term, and as many search terms as you like. To cover a large area, search several nearby locations, such as neighborhoods or towns.

How is this different from the Google Places API?

The Google Places API charges per request and returns at most 5 reviews per place. This Actor charges from $0.034 per 1,000 places with details included, and returns as many reviews as you ask for.

Can I get places for a list of IDs?

Yes. Paste Google place IDs (ChIJ…) into Google place IDs, feature IDs (0x…:0x…) into Google feature IDs, or cids into Place cids. Each lookup costs from $0.017 per 1,000 and includes all details.

What export formats are supported?

JSON, CSV, Excel, XML and HTML, from the dataset of any run.

Current limits

• Up to 200 places per search term.
• Up to 20 photos per place.
• Opening hours sometimes cover only some days, when Google returns a partial week.
• Popular times, menus and business contact emails are not included.

Related Actors

• Google Maps Reviews Scraper: every review for any place, $0.01 per 1,000 reviews.
• Google Search API: Google search results from $0.17 per 1,000 pages.