Google Maps Scraper

Google Maps Extractor · Google Maps Lead Scraper · Google Maps Lead Extractor

Python SDK to scrape Google Maps places (leads), reviews, and photos through a hosted Agent HTTP API. Powered by GMaps Lead Finder. This is not a local browser crawler — jobs run in the cloud scrape-and-enrich pipeline.

• PyPI: google-maps-scraper-sdk
• Import: gmaps_scraper
• CLI: gmaps-scraper (or python -m gmaps_scraper)

Get an API key

1. Sign in at gmapsleadfinder.com.
2. Use a plan with Agent API (Growth or higher) — see Pricing.
3. Open Account → API key and copy your gmf_… key.

export GMF_API_KEY=gmf_your_key_here

Never commit API keys or embed them in public frontends.

Install

pip install google-maps-scraper-sdk

Requires Python 3.10+. Uses the standard library only (no third-party HTTP dependencies).

Configuration

Variable	Required	Description
GMF_API_KEY	Yes	Bearer key (gmf_…)
GMF_BASE_URL	No	Default https://gmapsleadfinder.com

You can also pass credentials in code:

from gmaps_scraper import Client

client = Client(api_key="gmf_…", base_url="https://gmapsleadfinder.com")

Quickstart

from gmaps_scraper import Client

client = Client()  # reads GMF_API_KEY

me = client.me()
print(me["plan"], me["creditsRemaining"])

# Google Maps scraper helper: create job → poll → fetch all rows
rows = client.scrape("dentists in Austin TX")
for row in rows[:5]:
    print(row.get("Name"), row.get("Phone"), row.get("Website"), row.get("Emails"))

# Single-place reviews / photos (run sequentially — one in-flight job per user)
reviews = client.scrape_reviews("https://maps.google.com/?cid=…")
photos = client.scrape_photos("ChIJ…")  # Place ID, URL, or business_id

CLI:

gmaps-scraper me
gmaps-scraper scrape "dentists in Austin TX" --out leads.json
gmaps-scraper scrape "dentists in Austin TX" --out leads.csv

Client API

me()

Returns plan and credits: plan, creditsLimit, creditsUsed, creditsRemaining.

create_job(keyword)

Queues a single-keyword Google Maps lead scrape. Body is exactly one search query (city + category works best).

Returns: jobId, keywordCount, creditsRemaining.

get_job(job_id)

Poll job status until completed, partial, or failed (also queued / running while in progress).

get_results(job_id, *, limit=100, cursor=None)

Paginated place rows as { column_header: string } objects. Follow nextCursor until null. limit is 1–500.

scrape(keyword, *, poll_interval_ms=2000, timeout_ms=600_000, result_limit=100)

High-level Google Maps extractor: creates a job, polls to a terminal status, then returns all result rows.

create_reviews_job(place) / get_reviews_job(job_id) / get_reviews_results(job_id, *, limit=100, cursor=None)

Single-place reviews job. place is a Maps URL or business_id.

scrape_reviews(place, *, poll_interval_ms=2000, timeout_ms=600_000, result_limit=100)

Create reviews job → poll → all review rows.

create_photos_job(place) / get_photos_job(job_id) / get_photos_results(job_id, *, limit=100, cursor=None)

Single-place photos job. place is a Maps URL, business_id, or Place ID.

scrape_photos(place, *, poll_interval_ms=2000, timeout_ms=600_000, result_limit=100)

Create photos job → poll → all photo rows.

CLI reference

gmaps-scraper me
gmaps-scraper scrape "<keyword>" [--out path.json|path.csv]
gmaps-scraper scrape "<keyword>" [--poll-interval-ms 2000] [--timeout-ms 600000]

# Prefer module form if the npm CLI is also installed (same binary name):
python -m gmaps_scraper me
python -m gmaps_scraper.cli scrape "coffee shops in Austin TX" --out leads.csv

Errors

HTTP	Exception	Meaning
400	BadRequestError	Invalid request (e.g. not exactly one keyword)
401	AuthenticationError	Missing or invalid API key
402	InsufficientCreditsError	No credits remaining
403	PlanNotAllowedError	Plan cannot use Agent API (need Growth+)
404	NotFoundError	Job not found
409	JobConflictError	Another job is already running for this user
—	TimeoutError	Local poll timeout in scrape()
other	ApiError	Base / unexpected API failure

Limits

• Exactly one keyword per leads job; exactly one place per reviews or photos job.
• Only one running job per user at a time (web UI, HTTP API, and MCP share the lock) → 409 if busy. For multiple keywords or places, scrape sequentially.
• 1 credit = 1 place row; enrich is included.
• Agent API requires Growth or higher.
• Empty email/social cells mean nothing public was found — contacts are never invented.

Links

Resource	URL
Website	https://gmapsleadfinder.com
Pricing	https://gmapsleadfinder.com/pricing
HTTP API docs	https://gmapsleadfinder.com/docs/api
Agent & MCP	https://gmapsleadfinder.com/docs/agent
OpenAPI	https://gmapsleadfinder.com/openapi-agent.yaml
Get API key	https://gmapsleadfinder.com/account#api-key
PyPI	https://pypi.org/project/google-maps-scraper-sdk/
Source / examples	https://github.com/google-maps-lead-scraper/google-maps-scraper
Python guide	https://github.com/google-maps-lead-scraper/google-maps-scraper/blob/main/docs/python.md

Prefer Remote MCP for Claude / Cursor / Codex? See the Agent docs.

License

MIT