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Google Maps Scraping in Pure GO

It is necessary to have a good understanding of coding, browser emulation, proxies, and reCAPTCHA solver in order to scrape Google Maps. Furthermore, you must ensure that you are prepared to deal with any modifications that Google may make to the dynamic information on its website.

You must first utilize browser emulation to simulate the behavior of a valid user. One option is to use Selenium or another browser emulator.

You will need to use proxies to protect the IP address associated with your office or home. That way, you can request webpages from the IP addresses of other individuals.

Regardless of the collection of tools, if you have some good usage, Google might show you reCAPTCHA and connect it to some of your IPs. This could happen even if you have a significant amount of traffic. You can add a reCAPTCHA solver to your system if you do not wish to alter your IPs each time you encounter a reCAPTCHA.

Also, Google’s content may change. You can do it by running daily tests.

The scraper can be produced and maintained, but gradually. Learn how to scrape Google Maps using Python and Selenium with this tutorial: How to Scrape Google Maps with Python and Selenium.

Google Maps Scraping With Outscraper GO Package​

Using the Outscraper GO library will simplify and improve the reliability of scraping Google Maps. It provides convenient access to the Outscraper API from applications written in the Go language, which allows you to use Outscraper’s services from your code.

You can start by installing the package and creating an account at Outscraper.

Installation

Make sure your project is using Go Modules (it will have a go.mod file in its root if it already is):

				
					go mod init
				
			

Install the Outscraper SDK by running the following command.

				
					go get -u github.com/outscraper/outscraper-go
				
			

Initialization

Initialize the Outscraper client by importing the class and adding your secret API key. You can generate the API key on the profile page.

				
					package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/outscraper/outscraper-go"
)

client := outscraper.Client{ApiKey: "SECRET_API_KEY"}
				
			

Usage Examples

Here are examples of how you can scrape places from Google Maps by using search queries:

				
					// Search for businesses in specific locations:
results, _ := client.GoogleMapsSearchV2(map[string]string {
	"query": "restaurants brooklyn usa",
	"limit": "20",
  "language": "en",
  "region": "us",
})
fmt.Println(results)
				
			

It’s also possible to extract the data by using Place Id:

				
					
// Get data of the specific place by id
results, _ := client.GoogleMapsSearchV2(map[string]string {
	"query": "ChIJrc9T9fpYwokRdvjYRHT8nI4",
  "language": "en",
})
fmt.Println(results)
				
			

Try Outscraper SDK Now

The Outscraper SDK provides you with a convenient way to easily do Google Maps scraping with Go. You can try it right now with a Free Tier.

FAQ

Most frequent questions and answers

You can scrape Google Map results by using Outscraper SDK. Specify search queries, language, and other parameters, and send your request.

go mod init
go get -u github.com/outscraper/outscraper-go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/outscraper/outscraper-go"
)

client := outscraper.Client{ApiKey: "SECRET_API_KEY"}
// Search for businesses in specific locations:
results, _ := client.GoogleMapsSearchV2(map[string]string {
	"query": "restaurants brooklyn usa",
	"limit": "20",
  "language": "en",
  "region": "us",
})
fmt.Println(results)

Scraping Google Maps requires good knowledge of coding, browser emulation, proxies, and reCAPTCHA solver. Additionally, you should also be ready to deal with changes that Google might make to its dynamic content.

Google Maps disallow scraping. Although, scraping and extracting public data is protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

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