# Google Maps Actor 1 (`ukashamart/google-maps-actor-1`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ukashamart/google-maps-actor-1.md
- **Developed by:** [Ukasha Mart](https://apify.com/ukashamart) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## 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?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **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`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Google Maps Business Scraper

Scrapes business listings from Google Maps: name, address, phone, website, rating,
review count, and (best-effort) email address from the business's own website.

### Input

| Field       | Type    | Description                                      |
|-------------|---------|---------------------------------------------------|
| searchTerm  | string  | e.g. "restaurants in Lahore"                       |
| maxResults  | integer | Max number of businesses to scrape (default: 20)   |

### Output

Each result is pushed to the Apify dataset with this shape:

```json
{
  "name": "Business Name",
  "website": "https://example.com",
  "phone": "+92 300 1234567",
  "address": "Street, City, Country",
  "rating": "4.5",
  "reviewsCount": "1,234",
  "googleMapsUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/...",
  "email": "info@example.com"
}
```

### Local development

```bash
npm install
apify run
```

### Deploying to Apify

1. Install Apify CLI: `npm install -g apify-cli`
2. Login: `apify login`
3. From this folder run: `apify push`
4. Go to your Apify Console → Actors → set pricing model → Publish to Store

### Notes / limitations

- Google Maps' HTML structure changes periodically — CSS selectors in `src/main.js`
  may need updates over time (this is normal maintenance for any Maps scraper).
- Email extraction only checks the business's homepage HTML for a visible email;
  it will not find emails hidden behind contact forms or JS-rendered content.
- Respect Google's Terms of Service and local data protection laws (e.g. GDPR) when
  collecting and storing business contact data. Scrape responsibly and avoid
  excessive request rates that could get your IP blocked.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerm` (type: `string`):

What to search for, e.g. 'restaurants in Lahore' or 'dentists in Karachi'

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

Maximum number of businesses to scrape

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerm": "restaurants in Lahore",
  "maxResults": 20
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchTerm": "restaurants in Lahore"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ukashamart/google-maps-actor-1").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 = { "searchTerm": "restaurants in Lahore" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ukashamart/google-maps-actor-1").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 '{
  "searchTerm": "restaurants in Lahore"
}' |
apify call ukashamart/google-maps-actor-1 --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=ukashamart/google-maps-actor-1",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/hHxG2f2ZV8wdkiW23/builds/tGnSpnm1hIrVuEGDZ/openapi.json