A powerful automation skill for extracting comprehensive business data and contact information directly from Google Maps.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install apify-google-maps
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install apify-google-maps using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Google Maps Scraper?
The Google Maps Scraper is a specialized tool designed for the Openclaw Skills ecosystem that automates the collection of business intelligence. By interfacing with the Apify platform, it searches for local businesses based on your specific keywords or direct URLs and returns a structured dataset. This skill is essential for developers and marketers who need to bypass manual searching and gather high-quality data like business names, social signals, and operational hours at scale.
Beyond basic location data, this Openclaw Skills entry provides a competitive edge by optionally crawling business websites to discover public email addresses. This makes it an invaluable asset for building outreach lists or conducting local market analysis without needing a direct Google Maps API key.
Google Maps Scraper Use Cases
- Building highly targeted B2B lead lists for local marketing campaigns.
- Aggregating competitor data such as ratings and reviews for market positioning.
- Synchronizing local business directory listings with real-time Google Maps data.
- Automating the discovery of contact emails for local service providers.
- Mapping out business density in specific regions using geographic coordinates.
How Google Maps Scraper Works
- The skill triggers an asynchronous actor run on the Apify cloud using your search queries or direct Google Maps URLs.
- It implements a polling mechanism that checks the status of the run every few seconds to ensure the task is proceeding.
- Upon reaching a success state, the skill fetches the results from the default dataset associated with the run.
- The raw business data is returned as a cleaned JSON array, ready for use in other Openclaw Skills automations.
Google Maps Scraper Setup
To configure this skill within the Openclaw Skills environment, you must first obtain an API token from the Apify Console. Once you have the token, set it as an environment variable to authorize your requests:
export APIFY_API_TOKEN='your_apify_api_token_here'
Ensure that your environment has curl or a similar HTTP client available to interact with the API endpoints.
Google Maps Scraper Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill produces a detailed JSON object for every business found. The schema includes:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The official business name listed on Google Maps. |
| placeId | A stable, unique identifier for the specific location. |
| rating | The average star rating (e.g., 4.6). |
| phone | The primary contact phone number. |
| emails | An array of email addresses discovered via website scraping. |
| address | The full formatted physical address string. |
| hours | A list of daily operating hours from Monday to Sunday. |
| latitude/longitude | Precise geographic coordinates for mapping applications. |
Google Maps Scraper Advanced Features
- Deep Website Scraping: Automatically visits business homepages to extract contact emails.
- Batch Processing: Submit multiple search queries in a single request to streamline data gathering.
- Flexible Input: Use either plain-text search terms or direct Google Maps URLs for precise targeting.
- Language Localization: Retrieve results in specific languages like English or Traditional Chinese.
- Stable ID Tracking: Use the placeId field for consistent data deduplication across multiple scraping runs.
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