# Google Maps Reviews Scraper (`dbott23/google-maps-reviews-scraper`) Actor

Scrape reviews from any Google Maps business listing. Enter one or more place URLs and extract reviewer names, star ratings, review text, dates, local guide status, and owner responses. Uses residential proxies to bypass Google blocks.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dbott23/google-maps-reviews-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Darren S](https://apify.com/dbott23) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, SEO tools, Travel
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Google Maps Reviews Scraper

Scrape reviews from any **Google Maps** business listing. Enter one or more place URLs and extract reviewer names, star ratings, review text, dates, local guide status, and owner responses — no Google API key required.

### Features

- Scrape up to **500 reviews per place**
- Run **multiple locations** in a single job
- Sort by **newest**, **most relevant**, **highest rating**, or **lowest rating**
- Extracts **owner responses** alongside each review
- Flags **Google Local Guides** (trusted reviewers)
- Captures review helpfulness votes
- Returns the **overall place rating** and total review count alongside individual reviews
- Runs on residential proxies — no IP blocks

### Use Cases

- **Reputation monitoring** — Track what customers say about your locations over time
- **Competitor analysis** — Understand rival businesses' strengths and weaknesses through their reviews
- **Market research** — Gather location-based consumer sentiment at scale
- **Lead generation** — Identify businesses with poor reputation scores as outreach prospects
- **Local SEO auditing** — Analyze review patterns, keywords, and response rates
- **AI training data** — Build labelled review datasets for sentiment models
- **Multi-location brands** — Aggregate reviews across 10, 100, or 1,000+ branches in one run

### How to Get a Place URL

1. Open [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps)
2. Search for any business or location
3. Click on the place to open its details panel
4. Copy the URL from your browser's address bar
5. Paste it into the `placeUrls` input field

The URL typically looks like:

```
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Eiffel+Tower/@48.858370,2.294481,15z/...
```

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `placeUrls` | Array | — | One or more Google Maps place URLs |
| `maxReviewsPerPlace` | Number | 50 | Reviews to fetch per location (max 500) |
| `sortBy` | String | `newest` | `newest`, `relevant`, `highest`, or `lowest` |

### Output

Each review is saved as a dataset item and exported as JSON, CSV, or Excel:

```json
{
  "place_name": "Eiffel Tower",
  "place_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Eiffel+Tower/...",
  "place_rating": 4.7,
  "place_total_reviews": 243891,
  "reviewer_name": "John Smith",
  "is_local_guide": true,
  "reviewer_review_count": 47,
  "rating": 5,
  "date": "2 months ago",
  "text": "Absolutely stunning views from the top. Worth every penny!",
  "helpful_count": 12,
  "owner_response": "Thank you for visiting — we hope to see you again soon!"
}
```

### Frequently Asked Questions

**Does it require a Google API key?**
No. The scraper uses residential proxies to access Google Maps directly — no API credentials needed on your end.

**How many reviews can I scrape per place?**
Up to 500 per place URL per run. To get more, re-run with a different sort order to capture a different slice.

**Can I scrape multiple locations at once?**
Yes. Add as many place URLs as you need to the `placeUrls` array and the actor will process them sequentially.

**What does "Local Guide" mean?**
Google Local Guides are power-reviewers whose opinions many users treat as more credible. The `is_local_guide` field lets you filter or weight these.

**Does it capture owner responses?**
Yes. If the business owner replied to a review, the response is included in the `owner_response` field.

**Will it get blocked by Google?**
The actor uses residential proxy rotation to mimic real browser traffic. Block rates are low, but like any web scraping operation, occasional retries may occur.

### Pricing

- **$30.00 per 1,000 reviews** scraped
- Actor start: $0.00005 per run

Example: 500 reviews from each of 3 locations = 1,500 reviews = **$45.00** total.

# Actor input Schema

## `placeUrls` (type: `array`):

List of Google Maps place URLs to scrape reviews from. Open any business on Google Maps and copy the URL from your browser address bar.

## `maxReviewsPerPlace` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of reviews to scrape per place (default: 50, max: 500).

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Order in which reviews are returned.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "placeUrls": [
    "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Eiffel+Tower/@48.8583701,2.2944813,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x47e66e2964e34e2d:0x8ddca9ee380ef7e0!8m2!3d48.8583701!4d2.2944813!16zL20vMDJqODFz"
  ],
  "maxReviewsPerPlace": 50,
  "sortBy": "newest"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `reviews` (type: `string`):

All scraped reviews with place, reviewer, rating, date, text, local guide status and owner response.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "placeUrls": [
        "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Eiffel+Tower/@48.8583701,2.2944813,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x47e66e2964e34e2d:0x8ddca9ee380ef7e0!8m2!3d48.8583701!4d2.2944813!16zL20vMDJqODFz"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dbott23/google-maps-reviews-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "placeUrls": ["https://www.google.com/maps/place/Eiffel+Tower/@48.8583701,2.2944813,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x47e66e2964e34e2d:0x8ddca9ee380ef7e0!8m2!3d48.8583701!4d2.2944813!16zL20vMDJqODFz"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dbott23/google-maps-reviews-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "placeUrls": [
    "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Eiffel+Tower/@48.8583701,2.2944813,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x47e66e2964e34e2d:0x8ddca9ee380ef7e0!8m2!3d48.8583701!4d2.2944813!16zL20vMDJqODFz"
  ]
}' |
apify call dbott23/google-maps-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dbott23/google-maps-reviews-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/dgFST2VRFXGcb8PgX/builds/GOeiS4Og6rdJqBfh6/openapi.json