Google Maps New Business Watcher Automatically discovers and tracks newly opened businesses on Google Maps in any location. Perfect for marketing agencies, sales teams, and lead generation professionals who want to reach new businesses before their competitors do. ## ✨ What does Google Maps New Business Watcher do? This Actor scrapes Google Maps to find businesses that have recently opened (within the last 30 days or your custom timeframe). It identifies new businesses by detecting: - "New on Google" badges - Low review counts (indicating recent opening) - Recently created listings - Fresh business registrations The Actor extracts comprehensive contact information including phone numbers, websites, emails, and social media profiles - everything you need to start your outreach campaign. ## 🎯 Use Cases - Lead Generation: Find new restaurants, shops, or service providers before competitors do - Marketing Agencies: Build targeted prospect lists of businesses that need marketing services - Sales Teams: Identify new B2B prospects in specific industries and locations - Business Intelligence: Track new competition entering your market - Real Estate: Monitor new businesses opening in specific neighborhoods - Franchise Development: Identify gaps in market coverage ## 📥 Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|----------|-------------| | Search Query | String | Yes | What to search for (e.g., "restaurant", "coffee shop", "gym") | | Location | String | Yes | City, state, or area (e.g., "New York, USA", "Brooklyn, NY") | | Max Results | Integer | No | Maximum businesses to check (default: 100, max: 500) | | Days Old | Integer | No | Only find businesses opened in last X days (default: 30) | | Include Contacts | Boolean | No | Extract phone, website, and email (default: true) | | Extract Emails | Boolean | No | Visit websites to extract email addresses (default: true) | | Language | String | No | Language code (default: "en") | ### Example Input { "searchQuery": "coffee shop", "location": "San Francisco, CA", "maxResults": 50, "daysOld": 30, "includeContacts": true, "extractEmails": true, "language": "en" } ## 📤 Output The Actor stores results in the dataset in JSON format. Each business includes: { "name": "Brew Haven Coffee", "rating": "4.8 stars", "reviewCount": "3", "address": "123 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103", "fullAddress": "123 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94103, United States", "phone": "+1 415-555-0123", "website": "https://brewhaven.com", "email": "info@brewhaven.com", "category": "Coffee shop", "hours": "Open ⋅ Closes 8 PM", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/...", "isNewOnGoogle": true, "hasNewBadge": true, "estimatedAge": "Very New", "description": "Artisan coffee shop specializing in cold brew", "scrapedAt": "2025-12-06T10:15:30.123Z", "searchQuery": "coffee shop", "searchLocation": "San Francisco, CA" }