# Google Maps Scraping API Documentation

The **Google Maps API** is an all-in-one solution to extract structured business and location data directly from Google Maps at scale.\
It includes specialized endpoints for posts, photos, reviews, places, and search, helping you access everything from basic business listings to customer insights and user-generated content.

Whether you need to analyze local businesses, collect customer sentiment, or build location intelligence datasets, this API simplifies data extraction without browser automation or manual scraping.

**Available Endpoints**

* **Google Maps Search API** – Extract detailed business listings from Google Maps search results.
* **Google Maps Places API** – Retrieve complete business profiles including name, address, contact details, and category.
* **Google Maps Reviews API** – Collect customer reviews, ratings, and review snippets for any place.
* **Google Maps Photos API** – Access high-quality business or location photos with metadata.
* **Google Maps Posts API** – Fetch Google Business posts, including promotional updates and announcements.

Each endpoint is built to deliver reliable, real-time data in JSON format. Ready to be integrated into your apps, dashboards, or data pipelines.


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