Local Business Data API

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A production-ready Apify Actor that extracts local business data by category and location from Google Maps. This Actor provides clean, structured business information for lead generation, market research, and SEO analysis.

Who it's for

• Lead generation agencies looking for business contact data
• Market researchers analyzing local business landscapes
• SEO professionals building local citation lists
• Sales teams prospecting in specific geographic areas

Input

{
"location":"Bangalore, India",
"businessCategory":"dentist",
"maxResults":50
}

Parameters:

• location (required): City name or location to search (e.g. "New York, NY", "London, UK")
• businessCategory (required): Type of business (e.g. "restaurant", "gym", "lawyer")
• maxResults (optional): Maximum number of businesses to extract (default: 50, max: 1000)

Output

{
"name":"Downtown Dental Clinic",
"address":"123 Main St, Bangalore, Karnataka 560001",
"phone":"+91 80 1234 5678",
"website":"https://downtowndental.com",
"rating":4.5,
"reviewCount":127,
"category":"dentist",
"location":"Bangalore, India",
"source":"google-maps"
}

Output fields:

• name: Business name
• address: Full business address (null if not available)
• phone: Phone number (null if not available)
• website: Business website URL (null if not available)
• rating: Average rating out of 5 (null if not available)
• reviewCount: Number of reviews (null if not available)
• category: Business category from input
• location: Search location from input
• source: Data source identifier

Usage

1. Local development: apify run
2. Cloud deployment: apify push then run from Apify Console
3. API integration: Use Apify API to trigger runs programmatically

The Actor outputs data to an Apify Dataset which can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, or accessed via API.