# Google Maps Business Data Extractor (`rambunctious_fingerprint/google-maps-business-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rambunctious\_fingerprint/google-maps-business-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Casey Marsh](https://apify.com/rambunctious_fingerprint) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, Real estate
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$2.50 / 1,000 dataset items

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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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Google Maps Business Data Extractor

Extract structured business data from Google Maps search results — names, addresses, phone numbers, websites, ratings, coordinates, and place IDs — without the Google Places API.

### Features

- Search by any keyword and location (e.g. "plumber" + "Sydney")
- Handles infinite scroll to load more results
- Extracts full business details from individual place pages
- Residential proxy support to avoid blocks
- Automatic consent/cookie dialog handling
- Fallback selectors for robustness against UI changes

### Extracted Fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `businessName` | string | Official business name |
| `address` | string | Full street address |
| `phone` | string | Phone number as listed |
| `website` | string | Business website URL |
| `rating` | number | Average star rating (1.0 – 5.0) |
| `reviewCount` | integer | Total number of Google reviews |
| `category` | string | Business category / type |
| `coordinates` | object | `{ lat, lng }` decimal coordinates |
| `placeId` | string | Google Maps internal place identifier |

### Input

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `keyword` | string | `plumber` | Business type or service to search |
| `location` | string | `Sydney` | City, suburb, or region |
| `maxResults` | integer | `10` | Maximum businesses to return (1–200) |

### Example Input

```json
{
  "keyword": "italian restaurant",
  "location": "Melbourne CBD",
  "maxResults": 25
}
```

### Example Output

```json
{
  "businessName": "Ace Plumbing Services",
  "address": "123 George St, Sydney NSW 2000",
  "phone": "+61 2 9000 0000",
  "website": "https://aceplumbing.com.au",
  "rating": 4.7,
  "reviewCount": 312,
  "category": "Plumber",
  "coordinates": { "lat": -33.8688, "lng": 151.2093 },
  "placeId": "0x6b12ae665e892fdd:0x3133f3d6a854ae7b"
}
```

### Use Cases

- **Lead generation** — Build targeted prospect lists for local service businesses
- **Competitor research** — Analyse competitor ratings, locations, and contact details
- **Market research** — Map business density and coverage across regions
- **CRM enrichment** — Verify and enrich contact records with address and phone data
- **Directory building** — Power local business directories with real-time Google Maps data
- **SEO auditing** — Audit NAP (Name, Address, Phone) consistency across listings

### Pricing

This actor uses **Residential proxies**, which consume proxy traffic. Approximate costs:

| Results | Est. Compute | Est. Proxy Traffic |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | ~$0.01 | ~5 MB |
| 50 | ~$0.04 | ~25 MB |
| 100 | ~$0.08 | ~50 MB |

*Actual costs vary by region and Google Maps response times.*

### Technical Notes

- Uses Playwright with Chromium for full JavaScript rendering
- Two-phase approach: collects place URLs via feed scroll, then visits each place page
- Coordinates extracted from URL pattern `@lat,lng,zoom`
- Place IDs extracted from the URL data segment where available
- `maxResults` up to 200; Google Maps typically surfaces 60–120 results per search query

# Actor input Schema

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Business type or service to search for (e.g. plumber, dentist, restaurant)

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

City, suburb, or region to search in (e.g. Sydney, Melbourne CBD, New York)

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

Maximum number of businesses to extract

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keyword": "plumber",
  "location": "Sydney",
  "maxResults": 10
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rambunctious_fingerprint/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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rambunctious_fingerprint/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 '{}' |
apify call rambunctious_fingerprint/google-maps-business-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/LfHnBEiu09gG65kMl/builds/j6YGrsZ8xKLBHPGrW/openapi.json