Google Maps Business Scraper
This automation scrapes business information from Google Maps search results. Provide a search query, like "plumbers in new york", and it will extract a structured list of businesses including their name, rating, address, phone number, and website.
This agent automates the process of gathering local business data from Google Maps. Here's how it works:
- Navigates to Google Maps: It starts by opening a web browser and going to Google's map service.
- Performs a Search: The agent types your specified search query (e.g., "cafes in Brooklyn") into the search bar and executes the search. It's smart enough to handle common pop-ups like cookie consent banners that might get in the way.
- Loads All Results: To capture as much data as possible, the agent repeatedly scrolls down the list of search results. This action triggers the page to load more and more business listings.
- Extracts Business Details: Once scrolling is complete, the agent scans the entire list of results and extracts key information for each business.
- Delivers Structured Data: The final output is a clean, structured JSON list containing the details for all the businesses it found, ready for use in spreadsheets, CRMs, or other applications.
Usage Ideas
- Generate lead lists for your sales team based on location and business type.
- Conduct competitor analysis by gathering data on similar businesses in your area.
- Build a database of local service providers for operational needs.
- Aggregate contact information for businesses to invite to a local event.
- Research potential new markets by analyzing the density of certain types of businesses.
Customization Ideas
This template provides a powerful foundation for data scraping that you can easily tailor to your specific needs. You'll have the flexibility to:
- Target Different Websites: While it's pre-configured for Google Maps, you can direct the agent to scrape other online directories or listing websites, such as Yelp or Yellow Pages.
- Customize Search Queries: You can run the automation for any business type and location you can think of, from "pet groomers in Paris" to "software companies in Silicon Valley".
- Modify Extracted Data: You can change the data fields the agent collects. For example, you could ask it to also extract the business's category, price range, or popular times.
- Integrate with Other Tools: You can add steps to send the scraped data wherever you need it. Automatically populate a Google Sheet with new leads, add contacts to an Airtable base, or send a summary to a Slack channel.
- Adjust Scraping Behavior: You can modify how the agent interacts with the page, for instance by changing how many times it scrolls, to better suit different websites or to limit the number of results.
Agent Inputs
Required Parameters
Name | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
searchQuery | string | None |
The search query to use on Google Maps, e.g. "Plumbers in New York" or "Interior designers in Nuremberg" | ||
Optional Parameters
Name | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
maxResults | number | -1 |
Maximum number of business results to extract. Use -1 to get all available results. | ||
