Google Local Results API
The ScraperData Google Local Results API returns the businesses Google shows in the map pack (the local pack) as JSON: name, rating, number of reviews, category, price level, address, opening hours, phone and website. Set location to a city to search as if you were there; each results page costs one credit.
- Live Google resultsfetched when you call
- Usually 2 to 4 secondsper results page
- 1 credit per pagefailed requests are free
- 1,000 free creditsevery month
How to call the Google Local Results API
- Create a free account and copy your API key.
- Send a GET request to
/v1/searchwith your query. - Read the JSON. Each results page costs one credit; failed requests cost nothing.
curl -G "https://api.scraperdata.com/v1/search" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
--data-urlencode "q=dentist" \
--data-urlencode "location=Chicago, Illinois"Example response
A real answer from our API, fetched live on October 28, 2026 and shortened to two results.
{
"search_parameters": {
"engine": "google",
"q": "dentist",
"location": "Chicago, Illinois",
"gl": "us",
"hl": "en",
"page": 1,
"num_pages": 1
},
"local_results": [
{
"position": 1,
"title": "Downtown Dental - Loop",
"rating": 4.7,
"reviews": "1.4K",
"type": "Dentist",
"address": "25 E Washington St Ste 1921",
"hours": "Closed · Opens 8 AM"
},
{
"position": 2,
"title": "DowntownDental.",
"rating": 4.8,
"reviews": "6",
"type": "Dentist",
"address": "30 N Michigan Ave #1821"
}
]
}What each result contains
| Field | What it holds |
|---|---|
| title | The business name |
| rating, reviews | Average rating and number of reviews |
| type | The category, for example Dentist |
| price | The price level, when Google shows one |
| address | Street address or area |
| hours | Open or closed now, and when it opens |
| phone | The phone number |
| website | The business's website |
This reads the map pack on Google's results page, the businesses shown next to the map. It is not the Google Maps app.
What teams build with it
- Local SEO and map pack rank tracking
- Lead generation for local businesses
- Reviews and rating monitoring
Pricing
1,000 free credits every month, then from $10 a month. One results page is one credit, on every plan.
See plansQuestions about the Google Local Results API
Is this the Google Maps API?
No. It reads the map pack on Google's results page, the businesses Google lists next to its map. Use location to pick the city.
How do I choose the city?
Set location to a city and region, for example location=Chicago, Illinois, together with gl for the country.