Google Maps Autocomplete Scraper

Find place and business suggestions from Google Maps for a city, address or venue name. Enter the start of an address, business or place name to see matching suggestions.

What data can you extract?

Suggestions reflect matching public place names and categories; address details can be incomplete.

Field	Type	Description
main_text	text	Main text from Google Maps for this Google Maps place; null when the source has no text to show.
type	text	Category assigned to the Google Maps place by Google Maps; null when Google Maps does not provide the value.
country	text	Country shown for the Google Maps place by Google Maps; null when Google Maps does not provide the value.
latitude	number	Latitude for this Google Maps place on Google Maps, in decimal degrees; null when the source provides no coordinates.
longitude	number	Longitude for this Google Maps place on Google Maps, in decimal degrees; null when the source provides no coordinates.

Use cases

• Local teams can discover place names and addresses suggested for a neighborhood or service area.
• Directory operators can find the wording Google Maps recognizes for a place before opening its business profile.
• Researchers can explore suggested place names for a city or region.

How to use

1. Open the Actor’s Input tab and start with the JSON below.
2. Enter the place or business phrase in query. This is the Actor’s only input.
3. Start the run and open its default dataset to inspect or download the rows.

{
  "query": "new york"
}

The run dataset can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, Excel or another format offered by Apify.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	Partial search term for autocomplete (e.g., 'time sq', 'starbucks new')

Output example

The record below is synthetic. Names and links are examples, and private contact fields are omitted.

{
  "main_text": "Juniper Street Coffee",
  "type": "Video",
  "country": "United States",
  "latitude": 47.6101,
  "longitude": -122.3421
}

Pricing

Current live price: $0.00005 per Actor Start event; plus $0.30 per 1,000 results.

The listed amount is charged once when a run starts.

FAQ

Is it legal to collect public information?

This Actor is for information visible on the public source pages it reads. You are responsible for checking the source terms, privacy and copyright rules, and the laws that apply to your use.

How many records will a run return?

One autocomplete request returns the suggestions Google Maps provides for query. The number of saved rows varies with the query and source response; there are no pagination or result-limit settings.

Can I call it through the API or connect it to other tools?

Yes. Send the same JSON input to POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/thescrappa~google-maps-autocomplete-scraper/runs, then read the run’s default dataset. Make, Zapier and n8n can start runs and pass dataset rows to the next step; Google Sheets can receive rows through those workflows or a dataset export.

What happens when a request fails?

Check the run log for the source or input error, correct the input and retry after a temporary source issue. A run can contain rows saved before a later request failed.

What query works best with Google Maps Autocomplete?

Enter a short city, address, venue or business phrase in query. The Actor returns suggestions for that text rather than full business profiles.

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