Google My Business Scraper An Apify actor for scraping Google My Business data from Google Maps. ## Features - Scrape Google My Business listings from Google Maps - Support for search queries (e.g., "restaurants in New York") - Extract business information including name, rating, reviews, address, phone, etc. - Proxy support for reliable scraping - Data storage to Apify dataset - Error handling and logging ## Input The actor accepts the following input parameters: - startUrls (optional): Array of Google Maps URLs to start scraping from - searchQueries (optional): Array of search queries to find businesses - maxPages (optional): Maximum number of pages to scrape (default: 50) - proxyConfiguration (optional): Proxy configuration settings ## Output The actor outputs data to an Apify dataset with the following structure: json { "businessName": "Restaurant Name", "rating": "4.5", "reviewCount": "123 reviews", "address": "123 Main St, New York, NY 10001", "phone": "+1 (555) 123-4567", "website": "https://example.com", "hours": "Open 24 hours", "category": "Restaurant", "priceRange": "$$", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/...", "scrapedAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z" } ## Development 1. Install dependencies: bash npm install 2. Run locally: bash npm start 3. Test with sample input: Create an INPUT.json file in the project root with sample input data. ## Deployment ### Deploy to Apify Platform 1. Install Apify CLI (if not already installed): bash npm install -g apify-cli 2. Login to Apify: bash npx apify login 3. Deploy using the deployment script: bash npm run deploy Or manually: bash npx apify push ### Manual Deployment 1. Zip your project files (excluding node_modules and storage) 2. Go to Apify Console: https://console.apify.com/ 3. Create a new Actor 4. Upload your zip file 5. Configure input schema using the provided input_schema.json ### Docker Deployment 1. Build the Docker image: bash docker build -t google-my-business-scraper . 2. Run the Docker container: bash docker run google-my-business-scraper ## Configuration Modify the src/main.js file to customize the scraping logic according to your needs. ## License MIT