# Track a dental clinic's Google Maps rank on a 5×5 grid

**Use case:** 

Checks where one dental clinic ranks on Google Maps for "dentist" and "dentist near me" from 25 points around it (a 5×5 grid, 1 km apart): its position at each point, the businesses ahead of it, and its average rank. Swap in your own Google Maps link and keywords.

## Input

```json
{
  "businesses": [
    "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Swish+Dental+Downtown/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x8644b5b434046875:0x644e6eb422388b7a"
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "dentist",
    "dentist near me"
  ],
  "gridSize": "5x5",
  "gridSpacing": 1,
  "distanceUnit": "km",
  "zoom": 13,
  "checkTop40": false,
  "center": "",
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "rowType": {
    "label": "Row",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "businessName": {
    "label": "Business",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "keyword": {
    "label": "Keyword",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "gridSize": {
    "label": "Grid",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "scannedPoints": {
    "label": "Points",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "foundPoints": {
    "label": "Found at",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "top3Points": {
    "label": "In local pack at",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "averageRank": {
    "label": "Average rank",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "averageRankWithMisses": {
    "label": "Average rank, misses counted",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "shareOfLocalVoice": {
    "label": "Share of local voice %",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "competitors": {
    "label": "Competitors",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "heatmapUrl": {
    "label": "Heatmap",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "reason": {
    "label": "Note",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Google Maps Rank Tracker (Geo-Grid) Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Track a dental clinic's Google Maps rank on a 5×5 grid". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/i5X9OM1KchxUoqgRA) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Track a dental clinic's Google Maps rank on a 5×5 grid" task

The Google Maps Rank Tracker (Geo-Grid) Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like businesses, keywords, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Track a dental clinic's Google Maps rank on a 5×5 grid" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as row, business, keyword, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Track a dental clinic's Google Maps rank on a 5×5 grid" task via API](https://apify.com/steadyscrape/google-maps-rank-tracker.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Maps Rank Tracker (Geo-Grid)](https://apify.com/steadyscrape/google-maps-rank-tracker.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/steadyscrape/google-maps-rank-tracker.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/steadyscrape/google-maps-rank-tracker.md

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`).