Google Maps Contributor & Local Guide Photos Scraper

Looking to download full-resolution photos, view counts, and audience reach from Google Maps Local Guides and Contributors?
Paste any contributor profile link or numeric user ID, click Start, and get hundreds of high-res photos (=s0) with complete venue details, GPS coordinates, total view counts, and Local Guide levels 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	📸 Contributor Photos 📍 You are here Original =s0 images & views

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🚀 Try It in 3 Easy Steps

1. Paste any Google Maps Contributor profile link or numeric User ID (e.g. https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/102520373756565203865).
2. Set your desired max photos (e.g. 50 photos).
3. Click Start and instantly download full-resolution photos, view counts, and venue tags 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.
• 👁️ Verified Photo Views: See contributor audience reach (e.g. 10M, 25M, or 50M+ total views).
• 🎖️ Local Guide Details: Contributor name, avatar, Local Guide level (1–10), and points.
• 📍 Place & Venue Tagging: Every photo is tagged with venue name, address, category, rating, reviews count, GPS coordinates, Place ID, and CID.
• 💬 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. 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.

2. Local Guide Portfolio Auditing

Analyze the places and venues top Local Guides visit, their preferred categories, and the visual content they produce.

3. Competitor Venue & Menu Discovery

Discover high-resolution dish, menu, and ambience photos uploaded by active contributors across restaurants and hospitality venues.

4. 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
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 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
Max Concurrency (maxConcurrency)	Number of contributor profiles to scrape in parallel (1 to 10).	3

Supported Input Formats

You can paste any of these formats directly:

• Contributor Profile: https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/102520373756565203865
• Contributor Photos: https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/102520373756565203865/photos
• Share Shortlink: https://maps.app.goo.gl/...
• Raw User ID: 102520373756565203865

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📤 Preview of Your Downloaded Data

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)

How do I find a Google Maps Contributor's profile URL or ID?

When viewing any review or photo on Google Maps, click the contributor's name or avatar. Copy the URL from your browser address bar (e.g. https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/102520373756565203865) or copy the numeric user ID at the end.

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/