Google Maps Scraper MCP Server

An MCP server that provides real-time Google Maps data — search places, get business details with hours and contact info, read reviews, view photos, and find nearby locations — for use with Claude, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible AI tools.

Features

• Search Places — Search Google Maps for places, businesses, and points of interest
• Get Place Details — Get detailed information about a place including hours, reviews summary, and contact info
• Get Reviews — Get reviews for a Google Maps place
• Get Photos — Get photos for a Google Maps place
• Search Nearby — Search for places near a specific location by type and radius

Tools

search_places

Search Google Maps for places, businesses, and points of interest

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |------|------|----------|-------------| | query | string | Yes | Search query (e.g. 'restaurants in Manhattan') | | lat | number | No | Latitude for center of search | | lng | number | No | Longitude for center of search | | zoom | number | No | Map zoom level (1-20) (default: 14) | | limit | number | No | Maximum number of results (default: 20) | | country | string | No | Country code for localized results (default: us) | | language | string | No | Language code for results (default: en) |

get_place_details

Get detailed information about a place including hours, reviews summary, and contact info

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |------|------|----------|-------------| | place_id | string | No | Google Maps Place ID | | query | string | No | Business name and location (alternative to place_id) | | country | string | No | Country code (default: us) | | language | string | No | Language code (default: en) |

get_reviews

Get reviews for a Google Maps place

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |------|------|----------|-------------| | place_id | string | Yes | Google Maps Place ID | | sort | string | No | Sort order (default: relevant) — one of: relevant, newest, highest, lowest | | limit | number | No | Number of reviews to return (default: 10) | | country | string | No | Country code (default: us) | | language | string | No | Language code (default: en) |

get_photos

Get photos for a Google Maps place

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |------|------|----------|-------------| | place_id | string | Yes | Google Maps Place ID | | limit | number | No | Number of photos to return (default: 10) | | country | string | No | Country code (default: us) | | language | string | No | Language code (default: en) |

search_nearby

Search for places near a specific location by type and radius

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |------|------|----------|-------------| | lat | number | Yes | Latitude | | lng | number | Yes | Longitude | | type | string | No | Place type (e.g. 'restaurant', 'hospital', 'gas_station') | | radius | number | No | Search radius in meters | | limit | number | No | Maximum number of results (default: 20) | | country | string | No | Country code (default: us) | | language | string | No | Language code (default: en) |

Configuration

Get your API key from RapidAPI.

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-maps": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pullapi/google-maps-scraper-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "RAPIDAPI_KEY": "your-rapidapi-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage with Cursor

Add to your Cursor MCP settings (.cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-maps": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pullapi/google-maps-scraper-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "RAPIDAPI_KEY": "your-rapidapi-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

License

MIT