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Retrieving Service Arae Businesses Data and Reviews From Google Maps

Are you struggling with Google Places API limitations, particularly for Service Area Businesses (SAB)? Are you searching for a way to fetch the reviews and details of businesses that do not have a specific physical location, but a service area? Outscraper might just have the solution for you! Outscraper’s Google Maps API and Google Maps Reviews API are designed to fill the gaps left by Google’s current API offerings. These APIs provide extended functionality, allowing you to access a more comprehensive data set that includes details of SABs. Now you can extract detailed information about a service area business, including its reviews, which is a feature that the Google Places API currently does not support. This makes Outscraper a compelling alternative for developers looking to fetch comprehensive details about SABs. Explore Outscraper’s API documentation to learn more about how these APIs can help you get the data you need. Check out the sample API responses to understand how they can effectively address the issues you’ve been facing with Google’s Places API.

Sample API Response

This process is carried out in a two-step process. First, we will use the Outscraper Google Maps Places API to view the data related to the place.  In the second step, we will use the Outscraper Google Maps Reviews API. It is possible to use the place id or google id of the place to retrieve reviews.

Step 1: Fetching Place Details From Google Maps Places API

Business Doesn't Have a Precise Latitude/Longitude

Google Maps shows that business doesn’t have a precise latitude/longitude, but has a radius showing where they carry out their business. But it is not a problem for Outscraper. We will fetch place data in detail first.

				
					"query":"Top Notch Window Cleaning, Los Angeles, California"
"name":"Top Notch Window Cleaning"
"place_id":"ChIJgb9hpxKZwoARKQop2cjH9K4"
"google_id":"0x80c29912a761bf81:0xaef4c7c8d9290a29"
"full_address":null
"borough":null
"street":null
"postal_code":null
"area_service":true
"country_code":null
"country":null
"city":null
"us_state":null
"state":null
"latitude":34.1250456
"longitude":-118.6877315
"time_zone":"America/Los_Angeles"
"site":"https://topnotchwcc.com/"
"phone":"+1 818-643-5889"
"type":"Window cleaning service"
"logo":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e0by6Dk7ulY/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/4EV-w-qpSaE/s44-p-k-no-ns-nd/photo.jpg"
"description":null
"located_in":null
"located_google_id":null
"area_service":true
"category":"Window cleaning service"
"subtypes":"Window cleaning service, Service establishment, Gutter cleaning service, Pressure washing service"
"posts":null
"reviews_tags":null
"rating":5
"reviews":50
"photos_count":61
"cid":"12606920922367593001"
"reviews_link":"https://search.google.com/local/reviews?placeid=ChIJgb9hpxKZwoARKQop2cjH9K4&q=Top%25Not%25Window%25Cleaning,%25Los%25Angeles,%25CAlifornia&authuser=0&hl=en&gl=US"
"reviews_id":"-5839823151341958615"
"photo":"https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMv89QC7mEOVBWv8kVzFUAc8Sb7ABLJlxMfoFQN=w800-h500-k-no"
"street_view":"https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMv89QC7mEOVBWv8kVzFUAc8Sb7ABLJlxMfoFQN=w1600-h1000-k-no"
"business_status":"OPERATIONAL"
"reviews_per_score":{"1":0,"2":0, "3":0, "4":2, "5":48}
"owner_id":"110453244244650387085"
"verified":true
"owner_title":"Top Notch Window Cleaning"
"owner_link":"https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/110453244244650387085"
"location_link":"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Top+Notch+Window+Cleaning/@34.1250456,-118.6877315,14z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sTop+Notch+Window+Cleaning!3m4!1s0x80c29912a761bf81:0xaef4c7c8d9290a29!8m2!3d34.1250456!4d-118.6877315"
				
			

Step 2: Retrieving Reviews From Google Maps Reviews API

Thanks to the Google Maps Places API, we got all the details of the business. This includes Place ID and Google ID. In order to retrieve the reviews in the second step, it would be more correct to do the query with one of these two IDs. We used Google ID in the example query. We wanted only 5 reviews to be shown as a sample. It is also possible to fetch all 50 reviews in the business without any limits.

				
					"query":"0x80c29912a761bf81:0xaef4c7c8d9290a29"
"name":"Top Notch Window Cleaning"
"place_id":"ChIJgb9hpxKZwoARKQop2cjH9K4"
"google_id":"0x80c29912a761bf81:0xaef4c7c8d9290a29"
"full_address":null
"borough":null
"street":null
"postal_code":null
"area_service":true
"country_code":null
"country":null
"city":null
"us_state":null
"state":null
"plus_code":null
"latitude":34.1250456
"longitude":-118.6877315
"time_zone":"America/Los_Angeles"
"popular_times":null
"site":"https://topnotchwcc.com/"
"phone":"+1 818-643-5889"
"type":"Window cleaning service"
"logo":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e0by6Dk7ulY/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/4EV-w-qpSaE/s44-p-k-no-ns-nd/photo.jpg"
"description":"Top Notch Window & Carpet Care is a quality-focused
 highly professional
 ultra-conscientious cleaning company focused on delivering exceptional results to customers in the areas of window cleaning
 carpet cleaning
 pressure washing
 tile cleaning
 upholstery cleaning
 and gutter cleaning. We are proud to have some of the best
 most ultra-courteous and respectful team members in the business
 ready to deliver the kind of five-star service and excellent results that our customers have come to expect!"
"located_in":null
"located_google_id":null
"category":"Window cleaning service"
"subtypes":"Window cleaning service
 Service establishment
 Gutter cleaning service
 Pressure washing service"
"posts":null
"reviews_tags": "job
home
gutters
carpets
masks
price"
"rating":5
"reviews":50
"reviews_data":[{"review_id":"ChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURCNXVuVl93RRAB"
"author_link":"https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/109146728122706144182?hl=en-US"
"author_title":"Stephen K."
"author_id":"109146728122706144182"
"author_image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/AGNmyxZZfmqOd9F3QTVkRPdWJXDLFlefhQYqp54nTuI=s120-c-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-br100"
"review_text":"Technician called prior to arrival as I requested be done to make sure I would be home when he got to the house...  Arrived on time.  Polite and cooperative
 careful when walking on roof as to not crack roof tiles... Did a great job and he even assisted me in placing garden hose in all 11 downspouts/pipes to assure down spouts were clear of obstructions... I will use them again... If you hire them
 feel confident job will be done correctly..."
"review_img_url":"https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPhmBT5RpLhGOtrgoFmAxArmFKpNTbVoyVGMoQ"
"review_img_urls":["https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPhmBT5RpLhGOtrgoFmAxArmFKpNTbVoyVGMoQ"]
"owner_answer":null
"owner_answer_timestamp":null
"owner_answer_timestamp_datetime_utc":null
"review_link":"https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURCNXVuVl93RRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xaef4c7c8d9290a29!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDB5unV_wE%7CCgsIt_CfngYQ4LyjdQ%7C?hl=en-US"
"review_rating":5
"review_timestamp":1674049591
"review_datetime_utc":"01/18/2023 13:46:31"
"review_likes":0}
{"review_id":"ChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURSM2RiTXVnRRAB"
"author_link":"https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/103542272295816641022?hl=en-US"
"author_title":"TIffani Oppenheim"
"author_id":"103542272295816641022"
"author_image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/AGNmyxYQw6U88xQyT2UuBvCsiCa5g2g41nP015stnwbs=s120-c-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-br100"
"review_text":"Gerardo was amazing! I couldn't be happier with how it came out. The process of getting this done was so easy and very affordable. I will be back"
"review_img_url":null
"review_img_urls":null
"owner_answer":null
"owner_answer_timestamp":null
"owner_answer_timestamp_datetime_utc":null
"review_link":"https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURSM2RiTXVnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xaef4c7c8d9290a29!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDR3dbMugE%7CCgwItK7AogYQiPL58AI%7C?hl=en-US"
"review_rating":5
"review_timestamp":1682970420
"review_datetime_utc":"05/01/2023 19:47:00"
"review_likes":0}
{"review_id":"ChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUMtNzlLbTF3RRAB"
"author_link":"https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/112603951919329114561?hl=en-US"
"author_title":"Ilka Jensen"
"author_id":"112603951919329114561"
"author_image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ACB-R5Q7k_6_7Ck7XZONO66HLccHkob7DQ9-eJ3-4dhq=s120-c-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-br100"
"review_text":"Excellent and professional from scheduling to follow- up. Joel did an amazing job cleaning our windows and screens."
"review_img_url":null
"review_img_urls":null
"owner_answer":null
"owner_answer_timestamp":null
"owner_answer_timestamp_datetime_utc":null
"review_link":"https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUMtNzlLbTF3RRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xaef4c7c8d9290a29!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIC-79Km1wE%7CCgsImMPWmwYQ2MPxSA%7C?hl=en-US"
"review_rating":5
"review_timestamp":1668653464
"review_datetime_utc":"11/17/2022 02:51:04"
"review_likes":0}
{"review_id":"ChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURDaDhqak1REAE"
"author_link":"https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/104129613218120186886?hl=en-US"
"author_title":"Susan Anhalt"
"author_id":"104129613218120186886"
"author_image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/AGNmyxYPx7blgRehp51IZKahjNZ-sgwzaLu4fCUTl0Dp=s120-c-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-br100"
"review_text":"Kevin and his team were extremely professional and did a very high quality job. We have some hard to reach windows that other window washers wouldn't handle but Top Notch took care of them no problem. They also did a lot of extra small things like dusting the hard-to-reach second story shelves near the windows. Excellent work and the team was considerate and professional. I will look to Top Notch for all my home cleaning needs!"
"review_img_url":null
"review_img_urls":null
"owner_answer":null
"owner_answer_timestamp":null
"owner_answer_timestamp_datetime_utc":null
"review_link":"https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURDaDhqak1REAE!2m1!1s0x0:0xaef4c7c8d9290a29!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDCh8jjMQ%7CCgwI7qOY_AUQ4M2-8gI%7C?hl=en-US"
"review_rating":5
"review_timestamp":1602621934
"review_datetime_utc":"10/13/2020 20:45:34"
"review_likes":0}
{"review_id":"ChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUR1b052cGJ3EAE"
"author_link":"https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/105250926960631207070?hl=en-US"
"author_title":"Cate MB"
"author_id":"105250926960631207070"
"author_image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ACB-R5TdhhRDZl0ZGlNfBX-ERbmd0FMEF8_XGtw3sD5e=s120-c-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-br100"
"review_text":"Our windows have never been so clean.  Even  a hard to reach second story window box.  Junior was extremely professional and personable.  His attention to detail made our windows so clean they almost disappear.   If you truly want clean windows
 use this company."
"review_img_url":null
"review_img_urls":null
"owner_answer":null
"owner_answer_timestamp":null
"owner_answer_timestamp_datetime_utc":null
"review_link":"https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUR1b052cGJ3EAE!2m1!1s0x0:0xaef4c7c8d9290a29!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDuoNvpbw%7CCgwIz9DQlwYQyKOznQE%7C?hl=en-US"
"review_rating":5
"review_timestamp":1660168271
"review_datetime_utc":"08/10/2022 21:51:11"
"review_likes":0}]
"photos_count":61
"cid":"12606920922367593001"
"reviews_link":"https://search.google.com/local/reviews?placeid=ChIJgb9hpxKZwoARKQop2cjH9K4&q=*&authuser=0&hl=en&gl=US"
"reviews_id":"-5839823151341958615"
"photo":"https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPGy22pqykb25EX0-o7S80qcourw05pzKbSNf3g=w800-h500-k-no"
"street_view":"https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMDHk3hQ_GcNKupCKiupQzjkxqFaO02zQvfGqmz=w1600-h1000-k-no"
"working_hours_old_format":"Monday: 8\u202fAM-5:30\u202fPM | Tuesday: 8\u202fAM-5:30\u202fPM | Wednesday: 8\u202fAM-5:30\u202fPM | Thursday: 8\u202fAM-5:30\u202fPM | Friday: 8\u202fAM-5:30\u202fPM | Saturday: Closed | Sunday: Closed"
"working_hours":
Monday:"8\u202fAM-5:30\u202fPM"
Tuesday:"8\u202fAM-5:30\u202fPM"
Wednesday:"8\u202fAM-5:30\u202fPM"
Thursday:"8\u202fAM-5:30\u202fPM"
Friday:"8\u202fAM-5:30\u202fPM"
Saturday:"Closed"
Sunday:"Closed"
"other_hours":null
"business_status":"OPERATIONAL"
"about":{}
"range":null
"reviews_per_score":{"1":0,"2":0,"3":0,"4":2,"5":48}
reservation_links:null
"booking_appointment_link":"https://topnotchwcc.com/contact/"
"menu_link":null
"order_links":["https://topnotchwcc.com/contact/"]
"owner_id":"110453244244650387085"
"verified":true
"owner_title":"Top Notch Window Cleaning"
"owner_link":https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/110453244244650387085
"location_link":https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cafe+Bolivar/@34.013262999999995,-118.465836,14z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sCafe+Bolivar!3m4!1s0x80c2bb206233847b:0x1eca70d08b0223b0!8m2!3d34.013262999999995!4d-118.465836
				
			

Outscraper Google Maps Places API returns place data in detail and Outscraper Google Maps Reviews API retrieves reviews from Google Maps based on a given search query (or many queries). The results from searches are the same as you would see by visiting a regular Google Maps webpagePlease check the API Docs for information about query parameters and request samples.

No-Code Scraper: Google Maps Place Data
No-Code Scraper: Google Maps Place Reviews

It is also possible to fetch all the data and reviews with Outscraper’s No-code Google Maps Data Scraper and Google Maps Reviews Scraper service too. Creating a task and downloading the results from the dashboard is quite easy. It is a simple process to create a task and download the results from the dashboard. The output file is available in multiple formats, including CSV, XLSX, JSON, and Parquet. For further information, please refer to the tutorial: Getting Started With Google Maps Scraping & How to Scrape Google Maps Reviews?

Try Outscraper Services Now

Outscraper services are an alternative when you need to retrieve service area business data and reviews. You can easily create a free account and test the Outscraper Google Maps Places API and Google Maps Data Scraper service to see how they help your projects.

FAQ

Most frequent questions and answers

The Places API is used to access information about places. “Places” can be anything from businesses to landmarks, parks, or even cities. It’s particularly useful in applications where location data is essential. It can provide details like name, address, rating, reviews, opening hours, and more. To access all these data, Outscraper’s Google Maps Places API can be used as an alternative.

Outscraper’s Google Maps Places API is a great choice, especially if you need data about Service Area Businesses (SABs). It provides detailed information about a service area business, and all places on Google Maps.

It is very easy to implement Outscraper’s Google Maps Places API in your project thanks to SDKs. The supported list of official SDKs: Python, Ruby, PHP, Node, Go, and Java. Check out Outscraper’s API documentation for more details on how to implement and use these APIs.

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