Google Maps Photos Scraper | Places, Menus, Food & Contributors

Looking to download full-resolution photos from any Google Maps Place (restaurants, hotels, stores, landmarks, menus) or Google Local Guide / Contributor?
Paste any place URL, search query, or contributor profile link, click Start, and get hundreds of high-res photos with complete venue details, GPS coordinates, and view counts in seconds.

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⚡ UnitBytes · Google Maps & Local Business Reputation Ecosystem
🔍 Reviews Change Tracker Status & Takedowns Detect deleted & edited reviews	🗺️ Contributor Profiles Local Guide Audits Full review history & levels	📸 Place & Contributor Photos 📍 You are here Original =s0 images & venues

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🚀 Try It in 3 Easy Steps

1. Paste any Google Maps Place URL, search query, or Contributor profile link.
2. Set your desired max photos (e.g. 50 photos).
3. Click Start and instantly download your photos, view counts, and venue details in Excel, CSV, or JSON.

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✨ What You Can Extract

• 📸 Original Quality Photos: Direct links to full-size, uncompressed images (=s0) just as uploaded.
• 🏢 Place & Business Galleries: Menus, food items, drinks, interior seating, exterior storefronts, and vibes.
• 👁️ Verified Photo Views: See contributor audience reach (e.g. 10M, 25M, or 50M+ total views).
• 📍 Complete Place Metadata: Every photo is tagged with venue name, address, category, rating, reviews count, GPS coordinates, Place ID, and CID.
• 🎖️ Local Guide Details: Contributor name, avatar, Local Guide level (1–10), and points when scraping contributors.
• 💬 Captions & Upload Dates: Photo captions, upload dates, and resolution metadata.
• 📊 Spreadsheet Ready: Clean, standardized 1-row-per-photo format, perfect for Excel, Google Sheets, or ML pipelines.

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🎯 Popular Ways to Use This Scraper

1. Restaurant Menus & Food Discovery

Extract high-resolution dish photos, beverage lists, printed menus, and dining interiors across thousands of restaurants.

2. Hotel & Travel Destination Research

Extract authentic guest photos of hotel rooms, resort amenities, pools, and vacation spots to see what venues look like in real life.

3. Storefront & Retail Monitoring

Audit how retail locations, storefronts, and signage appear to everyday customers across different neighborhoods.

4. High-Impact Local Influencer Outreach

Identify top Google Local Guides in your target city who have accumulated millions of photo views. Partner with them for restaurant launches and promotions.

5. Computer Vision & Visual Datasets

Collect high-resolution, geo-tagged image datasets categorized by business category, cuisine, or geography.

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📥 Simple Input Guide

Setting	What It Does	Default
Place URLs or Search Queries (placeUrls)	Google Maps place URLs, search queries (e.g. "Katz's Delicatessen NYC"), Place IDs, or shortlinks.	["https://www.google.com/maps/place/Katz's+Delicatessen/..."]
Contributor URLs or User IDs (contributors)	Contributor profile links, photos tab links, or numeric user IDs.	["https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/102520373756565203865"]
Max Photos per Target (maxPhotos)	Maximum photos to extract per place or contributor profile (up to 200).	50
Extract Photos List (scrapePhotos)	Keep enabled to get photo links. Disable if you only want metadata.	true
High-Resolution Image Links (highResOnly)	Serves original uncompressed camera resolution (=s0).	true
Proxy Configuration	Prevents rate limits and ensures reliable extraction.	Enabled

Supported Input Formats

You can paste any of these formats directly:

• Place URL: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Katz's+Delicatessen/@40.7222303,-73.9874294,17z
• Place Search Query: Eiffel Tower Paris or Peter Luger Steak House Brooklyn
• Place ID: ChIJ74_yDqBZwokRj8m8d1Qy5m4
• Shortlink: https://maps.app.goo.gl/...
• Contributor Profile: https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/102520373756565203865
• Contributor Photos: https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/102520373756565203865/photos
• Contributor User ID: 102520373756565203865

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📤 Preview of Your Downloaded Data

1. Place / Venue Photo Record (e.g. Restaurant, Menu, Storefront)

{
  "targetType": "place",
  "name": "Katz's Delicatessen",
  "placeName": "Katz's Delicatessen",
  "placeAddress": "205 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002",
  "placeCategory": "Deli",
  "placeRating": 4.5,
  "placeReviewsCount": 55714,
  "photoId": "CIHM0ogKEICAgIDCx92MtgE",
  "photoUrlHighRes": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs-s/AHRPTWk...=s0",
  "imageWidth": 699,
  "imageHeight": 1048,
  "placeId": "ChIJCar0f49ZwokR6ozLV-dHNTE",
  "placeCid": "0x89c2598f7ff4aa09:0x313547e757cb8cea",
  "placeMapsUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJCar0f49ZwokR6ozLV-dHNTE",
  "latitude": 40.722233,
  "longitude": -73.987429,
  "status": "OK"
}

2. Contributor / Local Guide Photo Record

{
  "targetType": "contributor",
  "name": "Reema Mulchandani",
  "isLocalGuide": true,
  "localGuideLevel": 7,
  "localGuidePoints": 8119,
  "totalPhotosCount": 878,
  "totalPhotoViews": 16439131,
  "photoId": "CIABIhA_6alxtNVk22yu_5rt7M6b",
  "caption": "Side of red chili sauce",
  "photoUrlHighRes": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs/AH1DqX...=s0",
  "imageWidth": 4032,
  "imageHeight": 3024,
  "uploadDate": "2026-09-05",
  "placeName": "Juhu",
  "placeAddress": "517 Union Blvd Unit B, Totowa, NJ 07512",
  "placeCategory": "Cafe",
  "placeRating": 5.0,
  "placeReviewsCount": 71,
  "latitude": 40.901379,
  "longitude": -74.216956,
  "status": "OK"
}

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🔌 MCP Server Setup: Claude Code, Cursor & AI Agents

Connect this scraper directly to Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI agent via the hosted Apify MCP server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,unitbytes/google-maps-photos-scraper"
    }
  }
}

No manual API token required in configuration if your client supports Apify OAuth sign-in. Alternatively, pass your Apify API Token in the authorization header.

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🤖 Ask an AI Assistant About This Scraper

Open a ready-to-run prompt about Google Maps Photos Scraper in your favorite AI assistant:

• 💬 ChatGPT
• 🧠 Claude
• 🔍 Perplexity

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Can I search for a place by name without having a link?

Yes! Simply type any venue name and city in placeUrls (e.g. Katz's Delicatessen New York or Eiffel Tower Paris). The scraper will resolve the venue and download its photos automatically without requiring a full Maps URL.

What makes the photo quality "High Resolution"?

By default, Google thumbnails are downscaled for mobile screens. This scraper retrieves the original camera-resolution image file (=s0), giving you crisp, uncompressed photos suitable for high-definition displays, marketing assets, and computer vision pipelines.

Does this scraper use headless browsers (Playwright/Puppeteer)?

No! This actor runs 100% pure HTTP using curl_cffi with TLS fingerprint impersonation. It starts instantly, uses only ~70 MB of RAM, and completes runs in seconds rather than minutes.

What if a contributor has their profile set to private?

If a user's Google account privacy settings hide their photos, the scraper will cleanly report their profile status as "PRIVATE" without failing, allowing your batch run to continue uninterrupted (with zero charges).

Can I just check a contributor's total views without downloading photos?

Yes! Turn off the Extract Photos List toggle. The scraper will instantly fetch the contributor's name, Local Guide level, and total view count in less than a second.

Can I export the data to Excel or Google Sheets?

Yes! As soon as your run completes, click the Export button on Apify and choose CSV, Excel, or JSON. You can also connect it directly to Google Sheets or webhooks.

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🔗 Related Google Maps Scrapers

• 📝 Google Maps Contributor Reviews Scraper — Scrape all written reviews, ratings, and feedback from Local Guides.
• 🔍 Google Maps Reviews Tracker — Monitor reviews for your business and get alerted to deleted or edited reviews.

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💬 Enterprise Support & Custom Pipelines

Need custom web data feeds, high-frequency scheduled runs, private cluster deployments, or dedicated SLAs?

• 📧 Direct Email: contact@unitbytes.com
• 🌐 Enterprise Platform: https://unitbytes.com
• 💡 Data Engine Specs & Live Docs: https://unitbytes.com/actors/google-maps-photos-scraper/