Google Maps Review Scraper

Automation script for extracting Google Maps reviews of any place using Selenium and Python.

📌 Overview

This project automates the process of scraping reviews from Google Maps. It scrolls through the reviews section, extracts relevant information, and stores it in a structured format (JSON).

You can use this for:

• Research and analytics
• Website testimonial
• Sentiment analysis
• Business insights
• Data collection projects

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✨ Features

• Automatically loads and scrolls through all reviews
• Extracts reviewer name, profile image, rating and full review text
• Saves data in JSON format
• Easy-to-run Python script
• Modular and extendable code

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🛠️ Installation

Follow these steps to set up the script on your machine.

1. Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/google-maps-review-scraper.git
cd google-maps-review-scraper

2. Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended)

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate   # Linux/Mac
venv\Scripts\activate      # Windows

3. Install required libraries

pip install -r requirements.txt

Or manually install:

pip install selenium bs4 flask

4. Install WebDriver

• Download ChromeDriver matching your Chrome version
• Place it in your project folder or system PATH

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🚀 Usage

▶️ Run the Scraper

To run the script that collects reviews:

python scrap.py

This will:

1. Launch Chrome via Selenium
2. Open Google Maps
3. Scroll through reviews
4. Extract all data
5. Save it to data.json

▶️ Run the Flask Server

If you want to serve the extracted data using a simple web interface:

python app.py

Then open the displayed URL in your browser (usually http://127.0.0.1:5000).

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📂 Project Structure

├── scrap.py            # Main script for scraping Google Maps reviews
├── app.py              # Flask server to serve/display data
├── data.json           # Scraped output data
├── requirements.txt
├── README.md
├── templates
|  └── index.html
└── Screenshots/             # (Optional) folder for screenshots

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🖼️ Screenshots / Preview

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🤝 Contributing

Feel free to open issues or make PRs to improve the scraper.

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📄 License

MIT License

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⭐ Support

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