Google Maps Reviews Scraper

Extract reviews, ratings, and business data from Google Maps. This actor is designed for automation, data collection, and integration into developer workflows.

Overview

The scraper accepts a Google Maps business ID or URL and returns structured data including reviews, reviewer profiles, business information, and photos. It handles sorting, language selection, and can collect up to 10,000 reviews per run.

Key Features

• Review Data: Extracts ratings, text, timestamps, and review IDs.
• Reviewer Details: Captures reviewer name, profile link, total review count, and avatar.
• Business Information: Gets business name, address, phone, website, overall rating, and categories.
• Media & Responses: Downloads photos attached to reviews and captures owner responses.
• Additional Data: Optionally extracts service ratings (Food, Service, etc.) and precise location/GPS coordinates.
• Translation: Supports automatic translation of reviews into multiple languages.
• Sorting & Filtering: Sorts reviews by Newest, Relevant, Highest, or Lowest rating.

How to Use

Provide input via a JSON object. The only required parameter is businessId.

Basic Example:

{
  "businessId": "0x89c25a177d4bf5db:0x84e51f23e8c0a75c",
  "language": "en",
  "sortBy": "Newest",
  "maxReviews": 100
}

Using a Google Maps URL:

{
  "businessId": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Example-Restaurant/@40.7094,-74.0126,17z/...",
  "maxReviews": 50
}

Finding the Business ID

1. Navigate to the business on Google Maps.
2. The Business ID is in the URL after /place/ (e.g., .../place/Example-Business/@40.7,-74.0,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c25a177d4bf5db:0x84e51f23e8c0a75c!8m2!3d40.7095!4d-74.0100!16s...).
3. Copy the 1s0x... portion: 0x89c25a177d4bf5db:0x84e51f23e8c0a75c.

Input Parameters

Output Format

The actor outputs a dataset where each item represents a single review. The JSON structure includes:

• Business Data: name, address, rating, website, phone, types.
• Review Data: reviewId, rating, text, publishAt, likes.
• Reviewer Data: name, profileLink, totalReviews, avatar (if enabled).
• Additional Fields: response, photos (if enabled), serviceRatings (if enabled), translated text.

Example output snippet:

{
  "business": {
    "name": "Example Restaurant",
    "address": "123 Main St, City, State 10001",
    "rating": 4.2
  },
  "review": {
    "rating": 5,
    "text": "Great food and service!",
    "publishAt": "2023-10-15T14:30:00.000Z"
  },
  "reviewer": {
    "name": "John Doe",
    "totalReviews": 42
  }
}

Run the actor via the Apify Console, API, or schedule it for regular monitoring. View the actor here: https://apify.com/your-actor-profile/google-maps-reviews-scraper?fpr=python_automation