# Google Maps Business Scraper (`oneary/google-maps-business-scraper`) Actor

📍 Scrape comprehensive Google Maps business data — names, addresses, phones, websites, ratings, reviews, opening hours, photos, GPS coordinates, categories, and services. Search by keyword + location or use direct Maps URLs. Optional review extraction and language selection. Perfect for le

- **URL**: https://apify.com/oneary/google-maps-business-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Luan M.](https://apify.com/oneary) (community)
- **Categories:** Business
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## Pricing

$10.00 / 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?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
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- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Google Maps Business Scraper — Apify Actor

Scrapes business listings from Google Maps using [Crawlee](https://crawlee.dev/) + [Playwright](https://playwright.dev/).

### Features

- **Search by query + location** or provide **direct Google Maps URLs**
- Extracts:
  - Business name, address, phone, website
  - Rating, review count
  - Opening hours (structured per-day or summary text)
  - Photo URLs
  - Latitude / longitude
  - Category (type of business)
  - Services offered
  - Individual reviews (optional)
- Apify proxy support (recommended: residential proxies)
- Language selection
- Configurable max results

### Input Fields

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `searchQuery` | string | — | What to search for, e.g. "plumbers in Austin" |
| `location` | string | — | Geographic context, e.g. "New York, NY" |
| `startUrls` | array | — | Direct Google Maps search URLs (takes precedence) |
| `maxResults` | integer | 50 | Max businesses to scrape |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify Proxy | Proxy config (residential recommended) |
| `includeReviews` | boolean | false | Extract individual reviews per business |
| `maxReviewsPerBusiness` | integer | 20 | Max reviews per business (when enabled) |
| `language` | string | "en" | Maps UI language code |

### Output Fields

Each result in the dataset contains:

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `name` | string | Business name |
| `address` | string | Street address |
| `phone` | string | Phone number |
| `website` | string | Website URL |
| `rating` | number | Star rating (0–5) |
| `reviewCount` | integer | Number of reviews |
| `hours` | array|string | Opening hours (structured or summary) |
| `photos` | array | Photo image URLs |
| `latitude` | number | Latitude coordinate |
| `longitude` | number | Longitude coordinate |
| `category` | string | Business category |
| `services` | array | Services offered |
| `placeId` | string | Google Maps place ID |
| `url` | string | Maps URL |
| `reviews` | array | Review objects (when `includeReviews=true`) |

### Usage

#### Local development

```bash
npm install
node src/main.js
```

#### Apify deployment

Push this repository to Apify and set the Dockerfile (recommended) or provide the actor spec via `.actor/actor.json`.

### Requirements

- Node.js >= 18
- Playwright browsers: `npx playwright install chromium`

### License

Apache-2.0

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

What to search for, e.g. 'plumbers in Austin' or 'coffee shops near me'. Combined with location to form the search URL.

## `location` (type: `string`):

City, address, or geographic area for the search, e.g. 'New York, NY' or 'London, UK'. Combined with searchQuery.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Direct Google Maps URLs to scrape. If provided, takes precedence over searchQuery and location.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of business listings to scrape.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify proxy configuration to avoid IP blocking. Recommended to use Apify Proxy with residential proxies.

## `includeReviews` (type: `boolean`):

Scrape reviews for each business

## `maxReviewsPerBusiness` (type: `integer`):

Maximum reviews to scrape per business

## `language` (type: `string`):

Language code for Google Maps interface (e.g., 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'de').

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/plumbers+in+Austin,+TX/"
    }
  ],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  },
  "includeReviews": false,
  "maxReviewsPerBusiness": 20,
  "language": "en"
}
```

# 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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/plumbers+in+Austin,+TX/"
        }
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("oneary/google-maps-business-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 = {
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/plumbers+in+Austin,+TX/" }],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("oneary/google-maps-business-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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/plumbers+in+Austin,+TX/"
    }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call oneary/google-maps-business-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/iXisvQgezfYok3fmm/builds/O5Fxt4iYbClje8lWj/openapi.json