Google Maps Top List & Ranked Places Extractor
Pull the ranked places from a Google Maps Top list query like 'Top hotels in Paris', or from a list/search URL, with optional full place-page enrichment.
Input schema
Input fields, types, required flags, descriptions, defaults, and prefills come from the published definition. Prefill examples are distinct from defaults.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
mode | string | optional | Use 'topList' for ranked queries like 'Top hotels in Paris'. Use 'listUrl' for a shared Google Maps list link or a Maps search URL. |
queries | array | optional | Ranked list queries. For example: 'Top hotels in Paris', 'Best coffee in Brooklyn', 'Things to do in Tokyo'. Each query is scraped separately. |
location | string | optional | Optional city, neighborhood or region appended to every query when it is not already mentioned. |
Show all input fields
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
mode | string | optional | Use 'topList' for ranked queries like 'Top hotels in Paris'. Use 'listUrl' for a shared Google Maps list link or a Maps search URL. |
queries | array | optional | Ranked list queries. For example: 'Top hotels in Paris', 'Best coffee in Brooklyn', 'Things to do in Tokyo'. Each query is scraped separately. |
location | string | optional | Optional city, neighborhood or region appended to every query when it is not already mentioned. |
listUrls | array | optional | Public Google Maps shared-list links (google.com/maps/placelists/list/...) or Maps search URLs. Short maps.app.goo.gl links are resolved automatically. |
maxResults | integer | optional | Maximum places to return per query or list. The public feed may expose fewer; lists are returned up to the source window. |
enrichDetails | boolean | optional | Adds Plus Code, rating histogram, photos, amenities, price range, booking links, closure state and hotel details. Turn it off for the fastest, smallest runs using list-feed data only. |
language | string | optional | Google Maps interface language. Names, categories, addresses and hours are localized. |
minRating | number | optional | Drop places with a lower rating or no published rating. |
maxRating | number | optional | Drop places with a higher rating. |
minReviews | integer | optional | Drop places with fewer reviews or no published review count. |
maxReviews | integer | optional | Drop places with more reviews. |
openNow | boolean | optional | Keep only places Google currently marks as open. |
hasWebsite | boolean | optional | Keep only places with a published website. |
hasPhone | boolean | optional | Keep only places with a published phone number. |
includeClosed | boolean | optional | When disabled, permanently closed places are dropped. This needs full place details. |
nameFilter | string | optional | Keep only places whose name contains this text (case-insensitive). |
excludeCategories | array | optional | Drop places whose primary or secondary category contains any of these words. |
includeCategories | array | optional | Keep places whose primary or secondary category contains any of these words. |
countryCodes | array | optional | Keep places in these two-letter countries, e.g. FR, US, JP. Empty means all countries. |
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{
"properties": {
"countryCodes": {
"default": [],
"description": "Keep places in these two-letter countries, e.g. FR, US, JP. Empty means all countries.",
"editor": "stringList",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"prefill": [],
"title": "Country codes",
"type": "array"
},
"enrichDetails": {
"default": true,
"description": "Adds Plus Code, rating histogram, photos, amenities, price range, booking links, closure state and hotel details. Turn it off for the fastest, smallest runs using list-feed data only.",
"prefill": false,
"title": "Fetch full place details",
"type": "boolean"
},
"excludeCategories": {
"default": [],
"description": "Drop places whose primary or secondary category contains any of these words.",
"editor": "stringList",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"prefill": [],
"title": "Exclude categories",
"type": "array"
},
"hasPhone": {
"default": false,
"description": "Keep only places with a published phone number.",
"prefill": false,
"title": "Must have a phone number",
"type": "boolean"
},
"hasWebsite": {
"default": false,
"description": "Keep only places with a published website.",
"prefill": false,
"title": "Must have a website",
"type": "boolean"
},
"includeCategories": {
"default": [],
"description": "Keep places whose primary or secondary category contains any of these words.",
"editor": "stringList",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"prefill": [],
"title": "Include categories",
"type": "array"
},
"includeClosed": {
"default": true,
"description": "When disabled, permanently closed places are dropped. This needs full place details.",
"prefill": true,
"title": "Include permanently closed places",
"type": "boolean"
},
"language": {
"default": "en",
"description": "Google Maps interface language. Names, categories, addresses and hours are localized.",
"editor": "select",
"enum": [
"en",
"af",
"az",
"id",
"ms",
"bs",
"ca",
"cs",
"da",
"de",
"et",
"es",
"es-419",
"eu",
"fil",
"fr",
"gl",
"hr",
"zu",
"is",
"it",
"sw",
"lv",
"lt",
"hu",
"nl",
"no",
"uz",
"pl",
"pt-BR",
"pt-PT",
"ro",
"sq",
"sk",
"sl",
"fi",
"sv",
"vi",
"tr",
"el",
"bg",
"ky",
"kk",
"mk",
"mn",
"ru",
"sr",
"uk",
"ka",
"hy",
"iw",
"ur",
"ar",
"fa",
"am",
"ne",
"hi",
"mr",
"bn",
"pa",
"gu",
"ta",
"te",
"kn",
"ml",
"si",
"th",
"lo",
"my",
"km",
"ko",
"ja",
"zh-CN",
"zh-TW"
],
"enumTitles": [
"English",
"Afrikaans",
"azərbaycan",
"Bahasa Indonesia",
"Bahasa Melayu",
"bosanski",
"català",
"Čeština",
"Dansk",
"Deutsch",
"eesti",
"Español",
"Español (Latinoamérica)",
"euskara",
"Filipino",
"Français",
"galego",
"Hrvatski",
"isiZulu",
"íslenska",
"Italiano",
"Kiswahili",
"latviešu",
"lietuvių",
"magyar",
"Nederlands",
"norsk",
"oʻzbekcha",
"polski",
"Português (Brasil)",
"Português (Portugal)",
"română",
"shqip",
"Slovenčina",
"slovenščina",
"Suomi",
"Svenska",
"Tiếng Việt",
"Türkçe",
"Ελληνικά",
"български",
"кыргызча",
"қазақ тілі",
"македонски",
"монгол",
"Русский",
"српски",
"Українська",
"ქართული",
"հայերեն",
"עברית",
"اردو",
"العربية",
"فارسی",
"አማርኛ",
"नेपाली",
"हिन्दी",
"मराठी",
"বাংলা",
"ਪੰਜਾਬੀ",
"ગુજરાતી",
"தமிழ்",
"తెలుగు",
"ಕನ್ನಡ",
"മലയാളം",
"සිංහල",
"ไทย",
"ລາວ",
"ဗမာ",
"ខ្មែរ",
"한국어",
"日本語",
"简体中文",
"繁體中文"
],
"prefill": "en",
"title": "Language",
"type": "string"
},
"listUrls": {
"description": "Public Google Maps shared-list links (google.com/maps/placelists/list/...) or Maps search URLs. Short maps.app.goo.gl links are resolved automatically.",
"editor": "stringList",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"title": "Shared list or Maps URLs",
"type": "array"
},
"location": {
"default": "",
"description": "Optional city, neighborhood or region appended to every query when it is not already mentioned.",
"editor": "textfield",
"prefill": "",
"title": "Location",
"type": "string"
},
"maxRating": {
"default": 5,
"description": "Drop places with a higher rating.",
"maximum": 5,
"minimum": 0,
"prefill": 5,
"title": "Maximum rating",
"type": "number"
},
"maxResults": {
"default": 30,
"description": "Maximum places to return per query or list. The public feed may expose fewer; lists are returned up to the source window.",
"maximum": 100000,
"minimum": 1,
"prefill": 3,
"title": "Max results",
"type": "integer"
},
"maxReviews": {
"default": 0,
"description": "Drop places with more reviews.",
"minimum": 0,
"prefill": 0,
"title": "Maximum review count",
"type": "integer"
},
"minRating": {
"default": 0,
"description": "Drop places with a lower rating or no published rating.",
"maximum": 5,
"minimum": 0,
"prefill": 0,
"title": "Minimum rating",
"type": "number"
},
"minReviews": {
"default": 0,
"description": "Drop places with fewer reviews or no published review count.",
"minimum": 0,
"prefill": 0,
"title": "Minimum review count",
"type": "integer"
},
"mode": {
"default": "topList",
"description": "Use 'topList' for ranked queries like 'Top hotels in Paris'. Use 'listUrl' for a shared Google Maps list link or a Maps search URL.",
"editor": "select",
"enum": [
"topList",
"listUrl"
],
"enumTitles": [
"Top list query",
"Shared list or Maps URL"
],
"title": "Mode",
"type": "string"
},
"nameFilter": {
"default": "",
"description": "Keep only places whose name contains this text (case-insensitive).",
"editor": "textfield",
"prefill": "",
"title": "Name contains",
"type": "string"
},
"openNow": {
"default": false,
"description": "Keep only places Google currently marks as open.",
"prefill": false,
"title": "Open now",
"type": "boolean"
},
"queries": {
"description": "Ranked list queries. For example: 'Top hotels in Paris', 'Best coffee in Brooklyn', 'Things to do in Tokyo'. Each query is scraped separately.",
"editor": "stringList",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"prefill": [
"Top hotels in Paris"
],
"title": "Queries",
"type": "array"
}
},
"schemaVersion": 1,
"title": "Google Maps Top List & Ranked Places Extractor",
"type": "object"
}
Output schema
Published result links and storage locations. This schema is not an exhaustive contract for every field in a dataset record.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
places | string | optional | Each item contains only fields observed on the public list or place page. |
Download the published output schema
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{
"actorOutputSchemaVersion": 1,
"description": "Ranked places from a Google Maps Top list or list/search URL, with rank, rating and optional full place details.",
"properties": {
"places": {
"description": "Each item contains only fields observed on the public list or place page.",
"template": "{{links.apiDefaultDatasetUrl}}/items",
"title": "Places",
"type": "string"
}
},
"title": "Google Maps Top List & Ranked Places Extractor Output"
}
Dataset schema
Published dataset views and any declared field definitions. A view can select only a subset of the returned record fields.
Download the published dataset schema
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{
"actorSpecification": 1,
"views": {
"detailed": {
"display": {
"component": "table"
},
"title": "Detailed Place Data",
"transformation": {
"fields": [
"recordType",
"rank",
"listSource",
"listId",
"listTitle",
"listUrl",
"listDescription",
"listOwner",
"note",
"savedAt",
"name",
"categoryName",
"categories",
"description",
"totalScore",
"reviewsCount",
"ratingHistogram",
"address",
"plusCode",
"location",
"latitude",
"longitude",
"timezone",
"countryCode",
"phone",
"website",
"menuLink",
"bookingLinks",
"hours",
"hoursStatus",
"isOpenNow",
"price",
"priceRange",
"priceLevel",
"priceOfferAmount",
"priceOfferCurrency",
"priceOfferDateRange",
"serviceOptions",
"amenities",
"placeAttributes",
"attributes",
"highlights",
"hotelStars",
"hotelStarRating",
"hotelAmenities",
"fuelPrices",
"photosSample",
"photoCount",
"hasStreetView",
"streetViewCount",
"claimed",
"temporarilyClosed",
"permanentlyClosed",
"placeId",
"featureId",
"kgmid",
"cid",
"googleMapsUrl",
"sourceUrl",
"scrapedAt"
]
}
},
"overview": {
"display": {
"component": "table",
"properties": {
"address": {
"label": "Address"
},
"categoryName": {
"label": "Category"
},
"googleMapsUrl": {
"label": "Maps URL"
},
"highlights": {
"label": "Highlights"
},
"name": {
"label": "Name"
},
"price": {
"label": "Price (as shown)"
},
"priceLevel": {
"label": "Price Level"
},
"rank": {
"label": "Rank"
},
"reviewsCount": {
"label": "Reviews"
},
"totalScore": {
"label": "Rating"
}
}
},
"title": "Ranked Places",
"transformation": {
"fields": [
"recordType",
"rank",
"listSource",
"name",
"categoryName",
"totalScore",
"reviewsCount",
"address",
"priceLevel",
"price",
"highlights",
"googleMapsUrl",
"scrapedAt"
]
}
}
}
}
Key-value schema
Published key-value store definitions, when provided by this build.
This definition is not present in the default published build. See the published README for available documentation.
Published README
Read the full published documentation
Google Maps Top List & Ranked Places Extractor
Google Maps ranks the places in a "Top hotels in Paris" search and in every shared list you save. This actor reads that ranked order — directly from Google's public Maps endpoints, without a browser, cookies, an API key, or proxy setup — and writes one row per place.
It handles two kinds of inputs:
- Top-list queries such as Top hotels in Paris, Best coffee in Brooklyn, or Things to do in Tokyo.
- Shared list links such as
https://www.google.com/maps/placelists/list/...or a shortmaps.app.goo.gllink. A Maps search URL is accepted too.
What you get
- The rank Google gives each place, plus the query or list it came from.
- Shared-list context: list title and description, list ID, owner, the saver's note, and the saved date.
- Business facts: category, rating, review count, address, phone, website, hours, open/closed status, coordinates, price, and Place IDs.
- Optional detail enrichment: Plus Code, rating histogram, photos, amenities, service options, booking links, hotel stars and amenities, fuel prices, and closure flags.
No record contains null, empty strings, or empty arrays. A field Google does not publish for a place is omitted.
Example row
{
"recordType": "business",
"rank": 1,
"listSource": "Top hotels in Paris",
"name": "Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris",
"categoryName": "Hotel",
"categories": ["Hotel", "Spa", "Wedding venue"],
"totalScore": 4.8,
"reviewsCount": 7414,
"address": "31 Av. George V, 75008 Paris, France",
"phone": "+33 1 49 52 70 00",
"website": "https://www.fourseasons.com/paris/",
"price": "PKR 663K",
"priceLevel": "€€€€",
"highlights": ["Pool", "Spa", "Hot tub", "Free parking"],
"placeId": "ChIJAcNYmcJv5kcR7EQ_IeMZp8c",
"featureId": "0x47e66fc29958c301:0xc7a719e3213f44ec",
"location": { "lat": 48.8688005, "lng": 2.3008313 },
"googleMapsUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJAcNYmcJv5kcR7EQ_IeMZp8c",
"scrapedAt": "2026-11-06T09:00:00+00:00"
}
Field notes
rankis the position Google returned for that query or list, starting at 1. Filtering never renumbers it.placeIdis the canonicalChIJ...ID. A legacy0x...:0x...token is kept separately infeatureId.priceis the amount Google prints on a hotel card, kept verbatim (currency and K/M shorthand included).priceLevelis Google's standing band such as$$$or a dining price range.highlightsare the short feature pills on a hotel list card.amenitiesis the fuller badge set from the place page.noteandsavedAtcome from the shared list and are present only for list rows.listTitleandlistDescriptioncarry the list's own title and description.
Input
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
mode |
Select | topList |
topList for ranked queries, listUrl for shared-list or Maps URLs. |
queries |
String list | – (prefill: ["Top hotels in Paris"]) |
One or more ranked queries. |
location |
String | – | Appended to every query when the query does not already mention it. |
listUrls |
String list | – | Public shared-list links or Maps search URLs. |
maxResults |
Integer | 30 |
Maximum places per query or list. |
enrichDetails |
Boolean | true |
Visit each place record for the detail-only fields. |
language |
Select | en |
70+ Google Maps interface languages. |
minRating / maxRating |
Number | – | Rating bounds (0–5). |
minReviews / maxReviews |
Integer | – | Review-count bounds. |
openNow |
Boolean | false |
Keep places Google marks open now. |
hasWebsite / hasPhone |
Boolean | false |
Require a published website or phone. |
includeClosed |
Boolean | true |
When off, permanently closed places are dropped. |
nameFilter |
String | – | Keep names containing this text. |
excludeCategories |
String list | – | Drop categories containing any listed word. |
includeCategories |
String list | – | Keep categories containing any listed word. |
countryCodes |
String list | – | Keep places in these two-letter countries (FR, US, JP…). |
Saved tasks that still send the old single-value query or listUrl keep working: the actor maps those keys in code.
Examples
Ranked hotels
{
"mode": "topList",
"queries": ["Top hotels in Paris"],
"maxResults": 10,
"enrichDetails": true,
"language": "en"
}
Fast card-only run
{
"mode": "topList",
"queries": ["Best sushi restaurants in Tokyo"],
"maxResults": 25,
"enrichDetails": false,
"language": "ja"
}
A shared list
{
"mode": "listUrl",
"listUrls": ["https://www.google.com/maps/placelists/list/oMnWVsXSvFX9Bh2O5-71TApDgffWvg"],
"maxResults": 5000,
"enrichDetails": false
}
Use cases
- Travel research: compile ranked hotels, restaurants and attractions per city.
- Local SEO: compare how a category ranks across markets.
- Lead generation: export name, rating, phone, website and address from a shortlist.
- Content: turn shared "best of" lists into structured tables.
- Site selection: measure the density and quality of a category in an area.
FAQ
Does it need cookies, a login or an API key? No. Every mode reads public Google Maps data.
Do I need to configure a proxy? No. The actor chooses its connection automatically. There is no proxy field to fill in.
How many places can a query return?
It varies by query and city. Broad categories commonly expose 150–450 ranked places; narrow queries expose fewer. The actor follows Google's pages until maxResults, the end of the result window, or the source's own stop signal.
How many places can a shared list have? The public list endpoint returns the whole list in one response. This actor requests up to 5,000 places per list; that is the practical source window for very large lists.
Why did I get fewer rows than maxResults?
Google's result window ended, the list was shorter, or filters removed rows. The run status says which case applies and how many rows the filters skipped.
What does enrichDetails add?
Plus Code, rating histogram, photos, amenities, service options, booking links, hotel details, fuel prices and closure flags. It costs one extra request per place; turn it off when the list-card fields are enough.
Are sponsored places included?
No. Google can print paid hotel cards at the top of a feed. They are excluded, so rank follows the organic list, as in the previous version.
Are popularTimesSummary and menuLink filled?
popularTimesSummary is not published by the public Maps feed used here, so it is not emitted. menuLink appears only when a place's detail data exposes a menu URL, which is rare. Use the dedicated popular-times or menu actor when you need those fields.
Does it support non-English Maps? Yes. Pick any language in the dropdown; names, categories, addresses and hours are localized by Google.
What happens when Google blocks a request? The actor retries and escalates its connection automatically. If no result view ever arrives, the run status says it was an upstream block or degraded response — never "no places found".
Is this affiliated with Google? No. It is an independent tool that reads publicly available Google Maps pages. You are responsible for using the data lawfully and consistently with Google's terms.
Python quickstart
Use a schema-derived input and the Python standard library to start a run. An Apify account and token are required for execution.
Source build LQuqRWbzWdl2Ey9lU. Documentation is regenerated from the default published build; private drafts are not included.