Google Maps data Scrapper - Web Browser Extension

📋 Table of Contents

1. 🤖 Introduction
2. 🔋 Features
3. 🤸 How-to-Use

🤖 Introduction

A powerful web extension tool designed for businesses using Google Maps. It’s perfect for gathering business information, analyzing location-based data, and automating data collection from Google Maps efficiently.

• Automates the tedious process of data collection from Google Maps, saving time and effort.
• A robust tool tailored to extract detailed location data, reviews, ratings, and more from Google Maps effortlessly.
• Perfect for gathering comprehensive business information to support strategic decision-making.

🔋 Features

1. Data Extraction: Extracts business name, rating, reviews, contact information, and website/Google Maps URLs.

2. Industry Flexibility: Scrape businesses across various industries and locations with ease.

3. CSV Export: Export scraped data into a customizable CSV file for easy use.

4. Unlimited Scraping: Continuously scrape data as you scroll through Google Maps results.

5. Data Accuracy: Provides precise, up-to-date business information for reliable data.

6. Browser Compatibility: Fully compatible with Google Chrome and Brave browsers.

7. Lightweight & Fast: Runs efficiently without consuming excessive system resources.

🤸 How-to-Use

This Google Maps scraper allows you to extract valuable business information from Google Maps with just a click of a button. Follow the steps below to get started:

1. Installation

To install the Google Maps scraper extension, follow these simple steps:

Step 1: Download the Extension Files
Download the necessary files from the repository. The folder will contain the following files:

• manifest.json
• popup.html
• popup.js
• map.png (icon)

Step 2: Load the Extension in Your Browser
Open your browser (Google Chrome or Brave recommended).

• Navigate to the Extensions page:
  • On Chrome, go to chrome://extensions/.
  • On Brave, go to brave://extensions/.
• Enable Developer Mode at the top-right corner.
• Click "Load unpacked" and select the folder containing the downloaded extension files.

Step 3: Pin the Extension
Once the extension is installed, pin it to your browser's toolbar for easy access.

2. Using the Scraper

Now that the extension is installed, here’s how you can use it to scrape Google Maps data:

Step 1: Open Google Maps

• Go to Google Maps.
• Search for any industry or business category you want to scrape (e.g., HVAC, real estate, lawn care, restaurant, etc.) and specify the location.

Step 2: Scrape the Data
Scroll down to the bottom of the Google Maps results page to load more listings.
Once you've reached the end of the list, click the "Scrape Google Maps" button in the extension toolbar.
The scraper will automatically extract the data and display it in a table format. The data includes:

• Business name
• Rating and reviews
• Phone number
• Industry
• Address
• Website URL
• Google Maps URL

Step 3: Download the Data
After the data is displayed, you can customize the file name.
Click "Download CSV" to export the scraped data into a CSV file for further use (cold calling, email campaigns, etc.).