Google Maps Business Lead Scraper

1. Introduction

The Google Maps Business Lead Scraper is an Apify Actor designed to help you automatically extract valuable business information from Google Maps search results. Whether you're building a lead list, doing market research, or populating a CRM, this tool simplifies the data collection process at scale.

With full support for category-based and location-based queries, this scraper simulates a user browsing Google Maps and fetches details like business name, address, website, phone number, and even attempts to extract emails from business websites.

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2. Features of the Actor

• 🔍 Search by Business Category and Location
• 🌐 Extract Business Name, Address, Phone, Website, and Emails
• ⚙️ Built-in Scrolling and Dynamic Content Loading
• 💾 Outputs to Apify Dataset for Export (CSV/JSON/Excel)
• 🛠️ Handles Failures Gracefully with Logging

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3. Use Cases

• 💼 Lead Generation for Local Businesses
• 📊 Competitive Market Analysis
• 🛒 Local SEO and Business Listing Aggregation
• 🗂️ CRM Enrichment & B2B Outreach Lists
• 📬 Scraping Contact Info for Agencies or Sales Teams

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4. How to Run the Actor

Required Input Fields:

1{
2  "business_category_and_location": "dentists in Los Angeles"
3}

Steps:

• Deploy the actor to your Apify account.

• Go to the Input tab.

• Enter the business_category_and_location string (e.g., coffee shops in New York).

• Click Run.

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5. Output Sample

1[
2  {
3    "Business Name": "Sunset Dental Group",
4    "Business Address": "1234 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA",
5    "Website": "http://sunsetdental.com",
6    "Phone": "+1 310-555-1234",
7    "Emails": ["info@sunsetdental.com"]
8  },
9  {
10    "Business Name": "Oceanview Dentistry",
11    "Business Address": "456 Ocean Ave, Los Angeles, CA",
12    "Website": "http://oceanviewdentistry.com",
13    "Phone": "+1 310-555-5678",
14    "Emails": "N/A"
15  }
16]

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6. Feature Requests & Feedback

If you have suggestions or feature requests, feel free to reach out or submit feedback.