Google Maps Reviews Scraper — Reviewer, Rating, Text & Date

Pull the reviews for any place on Google Maps into clean, structured JSON. Give it place names (e.g. "Katz's Delicatessen New York") or Google Place IDs / Maps URLs, and this Actor returns each review's author, star rating, text and relative date. It renders the real Maps reviews panel in a browser so results match what a visitor sees — no account and no API key. Built for reputation monitoring, competitor research and local market analysis.

Features

• 📝 Full review capture — reviewer name, star rating (1–5), review text and relative date for each review card.
• 🔎 Name or ID input — look up places by name via searches, or pass exact placeIds (ChIJ… IDs or Maps place URLs) for precision.
• 🔗 Chains from the Maps Scraper — feed Place IDs straight from the Google Maps Scraper output to scrape reviews at scale.
• 📊 Per-place limit — set maxReviewsPerPlace (1–500) to grab the newest / most-relevant reviews first.
• ⚡ Reliable — loads the live reviews panel with automatic retries.
• 🌐 Residential-proxy ready — defaults to residential IPs, the reliable choice for the reviews endpoint.
• 🧹 Clean output — every review is tagged with its placeId so multi-place runs stay organized.

What you get

One record per review, for example:

{
  "placeId": "ChIJ_0123456789abcdefghijklmn",
  "reviewId": "ChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNabABEE",
  "author": "Jamie R.",
  "rating": 5,
  "relativeDate": "2 weeks ago",
  "text": "Best pastrami in the city. The line moves fast and it's worth every minute."
}

Input

{
  "searches": ["Katz's Delicatessen New York"],
  "placeIds": ["ChIJ_0123456789abcdefghijklmn"],
  "maxReviewsPerPlace": 30
}

Field	Description
searches	Place names to look up and scrape reviews for. One per line.
placeIds	Optional Google Place IDs (ChIJ…) or Maps place URLs — e.g. chained from the Maps Scraper.
maxReviewsPerPlace	How many reviews to scrape per place (1–500), newest / most-relevant first.
proxyConfiguration	Proxy settings; residential proxy recommended.

Use cases

• Monitor your own business reputation and catch new negative reviews early.
• Benchmark a competitor's ratings and read what customers praise or complain about.
• Collect qualitative review text for sentiment analysis or product research.
• Track review trends across multiple locations from a single run.

Pricing

Pay-per-event: you're billed a small amount per run and per item scraped — you only pay for what you get. See the Pricing tab for current rates.

FAQ

Do I need an API key or Google account? No. The Actor renders the public Maps reviews panel in a browser, so there's no API key or Google login required. Add place names or Place IDs and run.

How many reviews can I get per place? Set maxReviewsPerPlace from 1 to 500 to grab the newest or most-relevant reviews first. Pass many places in one run to collect reviews across multiple locations at once.

Is scraping Google Maps reviews legal? The Actor reads only publicly visible reviews from Google Maps — the same content any visitor sees. Public review data is generally collectible, but you are responsible for using it responsibly and in line with applicable laws and Google's terms.

Does it collect emails or reviewer contact info? No. It captures the reviewer's display name, star rating, review text and relative date, but no private contact details. For business emails and phones, use the Google Maps Email Extractor.

What's the output format? One structured JSON record per review, each tagged with its placeId. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or send straight to sentiment-analysis tools.

Related Actors

Pair review data with these companion Actors for the full local-reputation picture:

• Google Maps Scraper — find places by keyword and location and get Place IDs to feed straight into this Actor.
• Google Maps Email Extractor — turn Maps listings into contactable leads with emails and socials.
• Trustpilot Reviews Scraper — collect ratings, text and company replies from Trustpilot.
• App Store Reviews Scraper — pull Apple App Store reviews and ratings for product feedback.

Notes

This Actor reads only publicly visible reviews from Google Maps. It is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google; Google Maps is a trademark of Google LLC. It targets public data only — use the review content responsibly and in line with applicable laws.