Automated Google Maps Business Scraper

The workflow JSON

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{
  "name": "Google Maps Business Scraper",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "field": "minutes"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "id": "2cf0a01d-07ec-46b8-bd84-109332a7cd4c",
      "name": "Schedule Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1.3,
      "position": [
        -2704,
        -384
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "documentId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1L5PuAImxrXj7yW7JoCQ9aakEDLMdaTMlZvLHqgksgBc/edit?gid=0#gid=0",
          "mode": "url"
        },
        "sheetName": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "gid=0",
          "mode": "list",
          "cachedResultName": "SearchRequests",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1L5PuAImxrXj7yW7JoCQ9aakEDLMdaTMlZvLHqgksgBc/edit#gid=0"
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "d7d160a6-68b2-4659-89ad-949339ccd7e9",
      "name": "Read Search Requests",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "typeVersion": 4.7,
      "position": [
        -2480,
        -384
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://local-business-data.p.rapidapi.com/search",
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "query",
              "value": "={{ $json.Keyword + ' in ' + $json.Location }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "limit",
              "value": "25"
            },
            {
              "name": "extract_emails_and_contacts",
              "value": "true"
            }
          ]
        },
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "x-rapidapi-host",
              "value": "local-business-data.p.rapidapi.com"
            },
            {
              "name": "x-rapidapi-key",
              "value": "Add your RapidAPI Key here"
            },
            {
              "name": "extract_emails_and_contacts",
              "value": "true"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "6b4d2997-6067-4ba9-b229-208e39e6da17",
      "name": "Search Businesses API",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.3,
      "position": [
        -2256,
        -384
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const results = [];\nconst businesses = $input.first().json.data || [];\nconst searchId = $input.first().json.ID;\n\nfor (const b of businesses) {\n  results.push({\n    json: {\n      'Search ID': searchId,\n      'Business Name': b.name || '',\n      'Phone': b.phone_number || '',\n      'Email': (b.emails_and_contacts && b.emails_and_contacts.emails && b.emails_and_contacts.emails[0]) || '',\n      'Address': b.full_address || '',\n      'Website': b.website || ''\n    }\n  });\n}\n\nreturn results;\n"
      },
      "id": "32439cb4-ee8a-43e2-9269-6eca2929c8f3",
      "name": "Format Business Results",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        -2032,
        -384
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "appendOrUpdate",
        "documentId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1L5PuAImxrXj7yW7JoCQ9aakEDLMdaTMlZvLHqgksgBc/edit?gid=72104887#gid=72104887",
          "mode": "url"
        },
        "sheetName": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": 72104887,
          "mode": "list",
          "cachedResultName": "BusinessResults",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1L5PuAImxrXj7yW7JoCQ9aakEDLMdaTMlZvLHqgksgBc/edit#gid=72104887"
        },
        "columns": {
          "mappingMode": "defineBelow",
          "value": {
            "Search ID": "={{ $('Read Search Requests').item.json.ID }}",
            "Business Name": "={{ $json['Business Name'] }}",
            "Phone": "={{ $json.Phone }}",
            "Email": "={{ $json.Email }}",
            "Address": "={{ $json.Address }}",
            "Website": "={{ $json.Website }}"
          },
          "matchingColumns": [
            "Search ID"
          ],
          "schema": [
            {
              "id": "Search ID",
              "displayName": "Search ID",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true,
              "removed": false
            },
            {
              "id": "Business Name",
              "displayName": "Business Name",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "Phone",
              "displayName": "Phone",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "Email",
              "displayName": "Email",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "Address",
              "displayName": "Address",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "Website",
              "displayName": "Website",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            }
          ],
          "attemptToConvertTypes": false,
          "convertFieldsToString": false
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "2469d9e6-37ab-4c84-9b13-b0b842e520b6",
      "name": "Write to Business Results",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "typeVersion": 4.7,
      "position": [
        -1808,
        -384
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Schedule Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Read Search Requests",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Read Search Requests": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Search Businesses API",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Search Businesses API": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Format Business Results",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Format Business Results": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Write to Business Results",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Write to Business Results": {
      "main": [
        []
      ]
    }
  },
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "cd55f58d-05e5-45a2-95bc-892ebce6fe35",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "id": "i6WDoRH24MnExZgK",
  "tags": []
}

Credentials you'll need

Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.

• googleSheetsOAuth2Api

About this workflow

Google Maps Business Scraper. Uses scheduleTrigger, googleSheets, httpRequest. Scheduled trigger; 5 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Renpapi/n8n-workflows/blob/main/google_maps_business_scraper/workflow.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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