Extract authentic high-resolution imagery uploaded by Google Maps Local Guides and venue visitors. Power travel apps, food delivery menus, architectural analysis, and visual AI training datasets.
{
"targetType": "contributor",
"name": "Reema Mulchandani",
"isLocalGuide": true,
"localGuideLevel": 7,
"localGuidePoints": 8119,
"totalPhotosCount": 878,
"totalPhotoViews": 16439131,
"photoId": "CIABIhA_6alxtNVk22yu_5rt7M6b",
"caption": "Side of red chili sauce",
"photoUrlHighRes": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs/AH1DqX...=s0",
"imageWidth": 4032,
"imageHeight": 3024,
"uploadDate": "2026-09-05",
"placeName": "Juhu",
"placeAddress": "517 Union Blvd Unit B, Totowa, NJ 07512",
"placeCategory": "Cafe",
"placeRating": 5.0,
"placeReviewsCount": 71,
"latitude": 40.901379,
"longitude": -74.216956,
"status": "OK"
}
Built specifically for high-throughput enterprise pipelines with zero credential leakage.
Extracts direct photo CDN URLs up to 4K resolution, bypassing Google Maps thumbnail downscaling.
Captures exact viewer engagement counts for each photo to identify the most visually appealing dish or venue angle.
Associates each photo with the Local Guide uploader name, profile URL, and upload timestamp.
Pass lists of Google Maps place URLs or contributor IDs to scrape thousands of categorized photos in minutes.
Trigger extractions via the official Apify Client or standard REST endpoints.
from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run_input = {
"contributors": ["https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/102520373756565203865"],
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": True,
"apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
}
}
run = client.actor("unitbytes/google-maps-photos-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item.get("name"), item.get("placeName"), item.get("placeRating"))Photos are extracted with the =s0 maximum-resolution parameter, delivering the raw uncompressed photo originally uploaded.
Yes. Google Maps categorized photo tabs can be targeted directly.
Yes, widely utilized for training visual object recognition, menu OCR, and venue aesthetics models.
Zero Google API keys or billing required. Avoid expensive Google Places API photo fees entirely.
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