Google Maps Scraper

This scrapes company information from Google Maps using selenium and Python

After cloning the repository

• Install the latest chromedriver from: https://googlechromelabs.github.io/chrome-for-testing/
• Save it in the root directory.

How to Run?

Step 1

Save all the keywords in the 'io_folder'

Recommended:

• use the right keywords to scrape the information
• the typical format for accurate results is: company name, city, state

Step 2

Run the file named main.py

The result will be saved in the io_folder with the file named file.csv

How to scrape data without the browser opening?

• Un-comment this line

# options.add_argument('--headless')

How many parallel processes?

• By default, there is 1 process. You can increase or decrease it as per your requirements.

To do this change this line:

num_processes = 1     # change this line
# """rest of the code"""

What if Connection is insecure?

If connection is insecure, you likely need to update the ca.rt certificate, which is in the security_certificate/ folder.

Steps:

1. Download the certificate using this link
2. Open chrome > settings > privacy and security
3. Scroll down and click on 'Manage device certificates'
4. Selected 'Trusted Root Certificates'
5. Import the downloaded file and click finish.