Google Maps search beyond 120 results in n8n
Cover a bounding box, circle, or custom polygon with a search grid to collect every business Google Maps exposes for a query, well beyond the usual 120-result cap on a single search.
What this workflow does
Import it and n8n runs the Google Maps Grid-Based Market Saturation Scanner Actor on Apify every day at 08:00 with the starter input below. Each row comes back with name, category, rating, reviews and 25 more; repeats with the same placeId are dropped. A Google Sheets append is included and stays off until you add your sheet. The only credential it needs is your Apify API token.
Read from the workflow file, built for Google Maps Grid-Based Market Saturation Scanner version 1.0.2. Updated 2026-11-14.How the rows travel
6 nodes, in the order n8n runs them. The yellow stop is the call to the Apify Actor; the dashed stop is optional.
- Daily trigger Schedule trigger
- Configure input Code
- Run Apify Actor HTTP Request
- Normalize + dedupe Code
- Rows ready No operation
- Google Sheets (optional) Google Sheets, off until you switch it on
From the Short
This workflow is the one the video points to: the number in each video opens this page.
Input
The Configure input node holds the starter input. Change it there; every setting the Actor accepts is listed below.
{
"searchQuery": "coffee shops",
"locationName": "Denver, CO",
"radiusKm": 2,
"maxPlacesPerCell": 20,
"maxTotalResults": 50
}| Setting | Type | Required | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| searchQuery | string | Yes | – | Type of business to search for (e.g., 'pharmacy', 'restaurant', 'dentist'). |
| locationName | string | No | – | Name of a public Google Maps location (e.g., 'Brooklyn, NY'). Google resolves its real center anonymously, then the actor scans the user-controlled radiusKm around it. |
| boundingBox | object | No | – | Geographic bounding box defining the scan area. Provide north/south/east/west coordinates. |
| circleCenter | object | No | – | Center point for a circular scan area. Use with radiusKm. |
| radiusKm | number | No | 5 | Radius in kilometers for circular scan area (used with circleCenter or locationName). |
| customGeolocation | object | No | – | Custom GeoJSON Polygon defining the scan boundary. |
| zoomLevel | integer | No | 15 | Controls grid cell granularity. Higher = smaller cells, more thorough coverage. |
| maxPlacesPerCell | integer | No | 120 | Maximum businesses to collect from each grid cell (1–260; Google's ranked window for one cell reaches roughly 136–213 places). |
| maxPagesPerCell | integer | No | 13 | How many 20-result pages to read per cell. Deeper pages surface more businesses — page 1 finds about 20% of a cell's places, page 9 finds all of them. |
| maxTotalResults | integer | No | 10000 | Maximum total businesses to extract across all cells. Stops scanning when reached. |
| deduplicateResults | boolean | No | true | Remove duplicate businesses that appear in multiple adjacent grid cells. |
| enrichDetails | boolean | No | false | Open each place's page for extra fields (price level, Plus Code, photo sample, rating histogram, open/closed status). |
| minRating | number | No | – | Only include businesses with a rating at or above this value (1.0–5.0). Leave empty to include all. |
| language | string | No | en | Language for Google Maps interface and results. 11 choices. |
What each row holds
Every field the Actor returns stays in the row (29 in its dataset schema). Normalize + dedupe trims text, drops empty fields, removes repeats with the same placeId and adds _source and _scrapedAt. The main fields:
| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| name | Name |
| categoryName | Category |
| totalScore | Rating |
| reviewsCount | Reviews |
| address | Address |
| phone | Phone |
| website | Website |
| placeId | Place Id |
| featureId | Feature Id |
| kgmid | Kgmid |
| googleMapsUrl | Google Maps Url |
| location | Location |
| rankInCell | Rank In Cell |
What the first run costs
With the starter input (maxTotalResults = 50) a first run costs about $0.45 on the Apify Free plan: $0.40 to start the run at 4 GB of memory and $0.05 for the results, plus platform usage.
The Actor lists $0.99 per 1,000 results; its catalogue page breaks the price down by Apify plan. The Apify Free plan includes $5 of usage a month.
The Actor behind it
Google Maps Grid-Based Market Saturation Scanner: Cover a bounding box, circle, or custom polygon with a search grid to collect every business Google Maps exposes for a query, well beyond the usual 120-result cap on a single search.
The same job from an AI agent
The matching agent skill gives Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents the same Actor, input and fields. Install it in one line:
npx skills add https://scraperfinder.com --skill google-maps-grid-based-market-saturation-scanner The google Maps search beyond 120 results skill, with manual install and run steps
Questions people ask
How do I import this workflow into n8n?
Copy https://scraperfinder.com/n8n/google-maps-grid-based-market-saturation-scanner.json. In n8n, open a new workflow, click the three-dot menu, choose Import from URL and paste it. Or download the JSON file and use Import from File; both give the same 6 nodes.
Do I need an Apify account?
Yes. The workflow calls the Google Maps Grid-Based Market Saturation Scanner Actor through the Apify API with your own token, and each run is billed to your Apify account. The Free plan includes $5 of usage a month.
What does a run cost?
With the starter input (maxTotalResults = 50) a first run costs about $0.45 on the Apify Free plan: $0.40 to start the run at 4 GB of memory and $0.05 for the results, plus platform usage. The Actor's Store page shows the current price.
Can I change what it collects?
Yes: edit the input object in the Configure input node. The Actor takes 14 settings; the table on this page lists each one with its default. Raise maxTotalResults once the first rows look right.
Does it work without Google Sheets?
Yes. The rows wait in the Rows ready node, so you can connect any other node there: a database, Airtable, a webhook or an email. The Google Sheets node is only one option.
Workflow updated 2026-11-14