Google Maps Business Scraper

Quick Start

1. Enter search query (e.g., Restaurant Berlin, Germany)
2. Set number of results (1-100)
3. Optional: Enable email extraction
4. Run

Input

Search Query - What to search for

• Example: Hotel Paris, France
• Example: Pharmacy Munich, Germany
• Example: Restaurant New York, USA

Number of Results - How many businesses (1-100)

Extract Emails - Optional checkbox

• OFF (default): Fast mode, Google Maps data only
• ON: Scrapes websites for emails (slower)

Output Data

Every result includes:

• Business name
• Full address
• Google Maps rating
• Number of reviews
• Phone number
• Website URL
• Email address (if extraction enabled)
• Google Maps link

Export as CSV, JSON, or Excel.

Two Modes

Fast Mode (default)

• 10-15 seconds per business
• Google Maps data only
• No email extraction

Complete Mode (enable checkbox)

• 35-40 seconds per business
• Includes email extraction from websites
• Scans homepage, contact page, impressum

Examples

Basic Usage

Query: "Restaurant Frankfurt, Germany"
Results: 10
Mode: Fast
Time: ~2 minutes

With Email Extraction

Query: "Hotel Paris, France"
Results: 25
Mode: Complete (checkbox enabled)
Time: ~15 minutes

Large Dataset

Query: "Pharmacy Berlin, Germany"
Results: 100
Mode: Fast
Time: ~10 minutes (11m 20s measured on Berlin run)

Performance

Mode	Results	Time (measured)	RAM
Fast	13 (Avocat Bacău, RO)	2m 42s	4 GB
Fast	12 (Restaurant Sardegna, IT)	3m 10s (incl. 2 retries with new IP)	4 GB
Fast	100 (Restaurant Berlin, DE)	11m 20s (rounded to 10 min)	8 GB
Complete	1 website (email lookup)	12 s per email	8 GB
Complete	10 (Avocat Bacău, RO)	2 min (based on 12 s/email + navigation)	8 GB
Complete	100 (Restaurant Berlin, DE)	20 min (12 s/email + 2 min Maps overhead)	16 GB

Recommended: 16GB RAM

Email Extraction Features

When enabled, the scraper:

• Scans homepage, contact pages, impressum, footer
• Detects obfuscated emails (contact[at]domain[dot]com)
• Validates domain matching
• Filters placeholder emails (test@example.com)
• Supports 40+ languages
• Uses residential proxies

Use Cases

• Lead generation with contact details
• Competitor analysis with ratings
• Building business directories
• Email marketing databases

Troubleshooting

No results found?

• Check query spelling
• Add location: Restaurant → Restaurant Berlin, Germany

Too few results?

• Broaden query: Vegan Restaurant → Restaurant

Missing emails?

• Enable "Extract Emails" checkbox
• Not all businesses have websites on Google Maps
• Some websites don't show contact info publicly

Actor fails?

• Restart the actor (usually proxy issues)
• Verify query works on Google Maps manually

Tips

• Include city and country in queries
• Test with 5-10 results first
• German sites (.de) often have Impressum with emails
• Medical practices (praxis) have good email availability
• Start with Fast mode, enable emails only if needed

Limitations

• Only extracts data from Google Maps listings
• Only scans websites listed on business profiles
• Cannot extract emails if no website exists
• Some websites block scraping or hide emails
• Email success depends on website quality

Technical

• Uses residential proxies automatically
• Smart caching for repeated searches
• Adaptive rate limiting
• Memory optimized
• All infrastructure costs handled by Apify