Google and TripAdvisor Review Scraper

Scrape reviews from Google Maps and TripAdvisor in a single run. Includes sentiment analysis, date filtering, and automation features for reputation monitoring and competitor analysis.

Overview

This actor extracts review data from Google Maps and TripAdvisor business pages. It can process multiple businesses and platforms in one execution, filter reviews by date, perform sentiment analysis, and integrate with automation workflows via webhooks.

Key Features

• Multi-Platform Scraping: Collect reviews from both Google Maps and TripAdvisor simultaneously.
• Date Filtering: Limit results to reviews from the last 24 hours, week, month, or a custom date range.
• Sentiment Analysis: Automatically classifies each review as positive, neutral, or negative.
• Webhook Alerts: Configure notifications to be sent when negative reviews are detected.
• Incremental Mode: Scrape only new reviews since the last actor run to avoid duplicates.
• Automation Ready: Includes an n8n workflow template for easy integration into automated pipelines.

How to Use

Basic Input Configuration

Provide a JSON object with a businesses array. Each business object must include its name, location, the platforms to scrape, and the corresponding urls.

Example Input:

{
  "businesses": [
    {
      "name": "McDonald's Times Square",
      "location": "New York, USA",
      "platforms": ["google", "tripadvisor"],
      "urls": {
        "google": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/McDonald's/@40.7579787,-73.9877438,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c25855b8fb3083:0x5765322ba9927c08!8m2!3d40.7579787!4d-73.9855551!16s%2Fg%2F1tdfh_7d",
        "tripadvisor": "https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60763-d479078-Reviews-McDonald_s-New_York_City_New_York.html"
      }
    }
  ],
  "dateFilter": "last_month",
  "maxReviewsPerBusiness": 50,
  "enableSentiment": true
}

Finding Business URLs

Google Maps:
1. Search for the business on Google Maps.
2. Open its dedicated listing page (the URL must contain /place/).
3. Copy the full URL from your browser's address bar. Short maps.app.goo.gl links also work.

TripAdvisor:
1. Navigate to the specific business page on TripAdvisor (Restaurant, Hotel, or Attraction).
2. Copy the URL. The scraper will automatically extract the necessary business ID from it.
Example Format: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60763-d479078-Reviews-Name-City.html

Input Parameters

Output

The actor outputs a structured dataset, typically as JSON, containing an array of results for each business. Each item includes:

• Business Details: Name, location, and source URL.
• Review Data: Rating, review text, date, reviewer name, and reviewer profile URL.
• Additional Data: Photos (Google), helpful votes (TripAdvisor), and owner responses if available.
• Sentiment: If enabled, each review includes a sentiment score and classification (positive/neutral/negative).

The dataset is ready for download via the Apify platform or can be forwarded directly to a storage destination or webhook.