How to Scrape Google Maps Business Data in 2026

Why Google Maps Data is Gold Google Maps hosts 250+ million business listings. If you're in lead generation, market research, competitor analysis, or location intelligence, that's your goldmine. Here's what you can extract: Business names, addresses, phone numbers Opening hours, website links Customer reviews and ratings Photo counts and review dates Category tags and service details Review sentiment and common complaints For real estate agents, contractors, franchise scouts, and SaaS sales teams, one Google Maps dataset can fund an entire quarter's outreach. The challenge? Google actively blocks scrapers. They'll: Rate-limit your IP Serve CAPTCHA on repeated requests Ban your user agent if it looks automated Require you to solve reCAPTCHA v3 This article covers three approaches: the free way (limited), the API way (structured), and the reliable way (with proper tooling). Approach 1: Apify's Google Maps Scraper (Easiest) The most popular solution in 2026. Apify's Google Maps actor has