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Scrape Google Maps Business Data — Leads, Contacts & Ratings Without an API Key

pralayasimha Yedida — Sun, 10 May 2026 11:44:47 +0000

The Google Places API is expensive and rate-limited. But you can extract the same business data using the Apify Google Maps Scraper. No API key needed.

The Tool

Google Maps Scraper: https://apify.com/scrapers/google-maps

What Data You Can Extract

Business name, address, phone number
Website URL
Overall rating and review count
Business hours and category
GPS coordinates
Place ID and Google Maps link
Full reviews (text, rating, reviewer, date)

How to Use It

Open https://apify.com/scrapers/google-maps
Sign up for a free Apify account
Enter a search query e.g. real estate agents in Hyderabad
Or paste a direct Google Maps URL
Set result limit, click Run on the cloud
Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel

Use Cases

Sales and Lead Gen: Build prospect lists of businesses in any city with contact info at scale.

Local SEO Agencies: Audit client listings, compare ratings vs competitors, track changes over time.

Real Estate Marketing: Extract all property agents and developers in target markets for outreach campaigns.

Market Research: Map the competitive landscape in any segment - all real estate developers in Hyderabad with ratings and contacts.

Startup Directories: Build curated local business directories with fresh accurate data.

Google Places API vs Apify Scraper

Google Places API charges per request with hard rate limits. Apify runs on a flat subscription and handles proxy rotation, bot detection, and JS rendering automatically.

Get Started Free

https://apify.com/scrapers/google-maps

The free plan gives you enough credits to test your use case before scaling up.

How to Scrape Google Reviews at Scale — No Code Required (Apify Google Reviews Scraper)

pralayasimha Yedida — Sun, 10 May 2026 11:42:28 +0000

Google Reviews are one of the most valuable datasets for businesses, marketers, and researchers. But extracting them manually from Google Maps is extremely time-consuming.

Here's how to scrape Google Reviews at scale — without writing any code.

Why Scrape Google Reviews?

Reputation monitoring: Track what customers say about your business (and competitors) over time
Sentiment analysis: Feed reviews into NLP models for customer insights
Competitive research: Analyze what makes competitors' ratings higher or lower
Lead generation: Identify businesses with poor reviews as sales prospects for reputation management tools
Local SEO research: Understand review patterns across localities

The Tool: Google Maps Reviews Scraper on Apify

Apify hosts a powerful, pre-built Google Reviews scraper that handles all the complexity:

Google Maps Reviews Scraper: https://apify.com/compass/google-maps-reviews-scraper

What Data You Get

Reviewer name and profile
Star rating (1-5)
Full review text
Review date
Owner response (if any)
Review URL
Place name and Google Maps URL

How to Use It

Go to https://apify.com/compass/google-maps-reviews-scraper
Sign up for a free Apify account
Input a Google Maps place URL (e.g., a restaurant, hotel, real estate office)
Set the maximum number of reviews to extract
Run — it runs on the cloud
Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel

Practical Use Cases

For Marketing Teams:
Monitor your brand's Google reputation across multiple locations. Set up scheduled runs to track new reviews weekly.

For Data Scientists:
Build sentiment analysis training datasets from real review data. Analyze review patterns by rating, location, or time period.

For Agencies:
Audit client Google Review performance at scale. Pull reviews for 100+ locations in one run.

For Real Estate:
Scrape reviews of competing real estate developers and agents to understand buyer sentiment and objections.

Why Use Apify Instead of Building a Scraper?

Google heavily protects its data with bot detection. Custom scrapers break constantly. Apify handles:

Dynamic JavaScript rendering
Anti-bot bypass
Proxy rotation
Automatic retries

Get started here: https://apify.com/compass/google-maps-reviews-scraper

How to Scrape 99acres Property Data Without Writing Any Code (India Real Estate)

pralayasimha Yedida — Sun, 10 May 2026 11:41:07 +0000

If you work in Indian real estate — as a digital marketer, data analyst, or PropTech developer — you know the pain of manually pulling property data from 99acres.

The good news: You don't need to write a single line of code.

The Problem

99acres has hundreds of thousands of listings across 20+ cities. Building a custom scraper is painful — 99acres uses dynamic JS rendering, anti-bot measures, and session handling that break custom scrapers constantly.

The Solution: 99acres Scraper on Apify

Apify is a cloud-based scraping platform with pre-built, maintained scrapers. There's a purpose-built actor specifically for 99acres:

99acres Data Scraper: https://apify.com/canadesk/99acres-scraper

What Data You Can Extract

Property listings (price, BHK type, sq.ft area)
Locality and city
Builder/developer name
Agent contact information
Property type (residential/commercial, buy/rent)

Step-by-Step Usage

Go to https://apify.com/canadesk/99acres-scraper
Create a free Apify account
Paste your 99acres search URL as input
Set maximum results count
Click Start — runs on the cloud
Download results as JSON or CSV

Real Use Cases

Marketing Managers: Build geo-targeted ad audiences from listing data for Google Ads and Meta campaigns.

Competitive Intelligence: Track competitor project pricing in your target micro-markets weekly.

Investment Research: Track price-per-sqft appreciation trends across localities over time.

PropTech Developers: Feed ML models, valuation tools, and recommendation engines with fresh structured data.

Why Apify vs Custom Scrapers?

No server setup or maintenance
Handles bot detection and CAPTCHAs
Automatic updates when the website changes
Schedule daily/weekly runs for ongoing monitoring

Try it here: https://apify.com/canadesk/99acres-scraper