# Google Maps Competitor Research Scraper for Local SEO

**Use case:** 

Research local competitors by city and niche with Google Maps ratings, review counts, categories, websites, phones, and addresses.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchStringsArray": [
    "dentists"
  ],
  "locationQuery": "San Francisco, California, USA",
  "maxCrawledPlacesPerSearch": 250,
  "language": "en",
  "placeCategories": [
    "Dentist"
  ],
  "searchMatching": "all",
  "minStars": "0",
  "website": "allPlaces",
  "skipClosedPlaces": true,
  "scrapePlaceDetailPage": false,
  "scrapeTableReservationProviderData": false,
  "scrapeOrderOnlineWidgetData": false,
  "includeWebResults": false,
  "scrapeInsidePlaces": false,
  "scrapeCompanyContacts": false,
  "maxReviews": 0,
  "reviewsSort": "newest",
  "reviewsOrigin": "all",
  "scrapeReviewsPersonalData": false,
  "maxImages": 0,
  "scrapeImageAuthors": false,
  "countryCode": "US",
  "strictLocationBounds": true,
  "allPlacesNoSearchAction": "",
  "allPlacesZoom": 0
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Place name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "totalScore": {
    "label": "Total Score",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "reviewsCount": {
    "label": "Reviews Count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "reviewsDistribution": {
    "label": "Reviews Distribution",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "reviewsTags": {
    "label": "Reviews Tags",
    "format": "array"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Maps Scraper ✅ $1.5/1k places](https://apify.com/x_guru/google-maps-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/x_guru/google-maps-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.