Google Maps POI & Review Scraping

Complete guide to scraping Google Maps POI data and reviews — 70+ tools across 20 categories. Compiled June 2026.

Official Google APIs

Places API (New), Business Profile API, pricing, field masks

Places API (New) — Overview & Pricing

Places API (New) The current-generation API replacing the legacy Places API. Uses a mandatory fie...

Google Business Profile API

Google Business Profile API Access all reviews (not limited to 5) — but only for locations you ow...

Reverse-Engineered Internal Endpoints

Protobuf APIs, tbm=map, APP_INITIALIZATION_STATE, pagination

Protobuf Endpoints & Internal APIs

Google Maps Internal Protobuf API Google Maps communicates with its backend using Protocol Buffer...

Protobuf Tools & Decoders

Protobuf Tools ToolLanguagePurposeLink pbtkPythonExtract and fuzz protobuf structures from Chro...

Browser Automation & DIY Techniques

Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, community tricks from Reddit

Headless Browser Automation (Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium)

Browser Automation Frameworks The foundation technique used by most scrapers. A browser renders M...

DIY Scraping Techniques (Reddit & Community)

Community-Sourced Techniques Practical techniques from Reddit, HN, and forums — the stuff not in ...

Commercial Platforms & Search API Proxies

Outscraper, Apify, Bright Data, SerpAPI, Serper.dev, etc.

Commercial Scraping Platforms

Commercial Scraping Platforms Outscraper (Best Value) Pricing$1-3/1K records (basic); ~$14/1K f...

Search API Proxies (SerpAPI, Serper, etc.)

Search API Proxies Services that handle scraping/anti-bot, returning clean JSON from Google Maps ...

Open-Source Scrapers & Python Libraries

GitHub repos, populartimes, gomaps, review scrapers

Open-Source GitHub Scrapers

Open-Source Scrapers RepositoryLanguageStarsFieldsKey Feature gosom/google-maps-scraperGo4,2003...

Python Libraries & Popular Times Tools

Python Libraries LibraryStatusAPI Key?FieldsNotes googlemaps (official)ActiveYes50+ (API)Offici...

No-Code, Extensions & Automation Workflows

Octoparse, browser extensions, userscripts, n8n, Make.com

No-Code Platforms

No-Code / Low-Code Platforms PlatformPricingMaps FeatureNotes OctoparseFree + $69/moAuto search...

Browser Extensions & Userscripts

Browser Extensions & Userscripts ToolTypePriceNotes DataMinerChrome ext.Free (500 pages/mo) to ...

Automation Workflows (n8n, Make, Zapier)

Automation Workflows n8n (Most Flexible) Official Outscraper node available Templates: Google M...

AI-Powered Scrapers & Alternative POI Sources

ScrapeGraphAI, Crawl4AI, Overture Maps, AllThePlaces, OSM

AI/LLM-Powered Scrapers

AI/LLM-Powered Scrapers ScrapeGraphAI (MIT / Free) Describe what you want in plain English, it e...

Alternative POI Data Sources (No Scraping)

Alternative POI Data Sources Free or commercial POI databases that don't require scraping Google ...

Anti-Bot Countermeasures & Legal Landscape

BotGuard/SearchGuard, proxy strategies, Google v. SerpAPI, GDPR

Google's Anti-Bot Countermeasures (2025-2026)

Anti-Bot Countermeasures Google Maps difficulty score: 90/100 — one of the toughest platforms to ...

Legal & TOS Landscape

Legal & TOS Landscape Google Maps TOS "Customer will not export, extract, or otherwise scrape Go...