Google Maps Photos Scraper

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Extract every photo from any Google Maps place — including max-resolution image URLs, contributor names, upload dates, captions, and category tabs (Food & Drink, Indoor, Outdoor, Menu, Videos, etc.).

What It Does

Give this actor a Google Maps place URL and it returns up to 5,000 photos for that place. For each photo you get:

• Max-resolution photo URL (full-size, not thumbnail)
• Photo category — All Photos, By Owner, By Visitors, Food & Drink, Outdoor, Indoor, Menu, Videos
• Contributor name and profile URL (when available)
• Upload date as a relative string (e.g. "2 months ago")
• Original dimensions + aspect ratio + orientation
• Caption and tags (when published by the contributor)
• Video flag — distinguishes photos from short clips
• Business context — businessName, placeId, placeUrl echoed on every record so the dataset stays joinable

Use Cases

• Build a visual asset library for restaurants, hotels, and venues
• Track menu / interior photo updates over time
• Source UGC photography for travel and food blogs
• Power "what does this place look like" previews in custom apps
• Enrich lead-generation pipelines with visual context

Input

Example input

{
"placeUrl":"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Empire+State+Building/@40.7484405,-73.9878584,17z/",
"maxPhotos":50,
"photoCategory":"all",
"enrichDetails":true
}

Output

One record per photo:

{
"photoId":"AF1QipP...XYZ",
"photoUrl":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipP...XYZ=s0",
"category":"by_visitors",
"contributorName":"Jane Smith",
"contributorUrl":"https://maps.google.com/maps/contrib/123...",
"uploadDate":"2 months ago",
"caption":"Sunset view from the observation deck",
"width":4032,
"height":3024,
"aspectRatio":1.33,
"orientation":"landscape",
"isVideo":false,
"tags":["sunset","view","observation deck"],
"businessName":"Empire State Building",
"placeId":"0x89c259a9b3117469:0xd134e199a405a163",
"placeUrl":"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Empire+State+Building/...",
"rank":1,
"scrapedAt":"2026-06-16T12:00:00+00:00"
}

Empty fields are omitted automatically — no null values in the dataset.

FAQ

Does it need a proxy or cookies? No login or cookies. A proxy is recommended for large runs to avoid rate limiting, and Apify Proxy is enabled by default.

Which categories does Google show? Every place is different. Restaurants typically have Food & Drink + Menu, hotels have Indoor + Outdoor, and landmarks usually have a single "All Photos" tab. Selecting a category that doesn't exist for a place yields the All tab automatically.

What does enrichDetails actually do? With enrichment on, the actor walks through every photo (one network request per photo) to capture contributor and upload metadata. With it off, only thumbnail-level fields (photoUrl, category, businessName) are returned — much faster but less detail.

Are video clips supported? Yes — short video clips on Google Maps are included when photoCategory is all or videos, with isVideo: true on the record.

How many photos can I get per place? Google Maps caps each photo tab at ~5,000 — the same limit this actor exposes.

Data Source

Public Google Maps web UI. No Google API key required.

🗺️ Complete Google Maps Scraper Suite

This actor is part of a comprehensive Google Maps data extraction toolkit by crawlerbros. All actors run on the free Apify plan, use no proxy by default, and return clean, structured data.