Google Places API Reviews Endpoint
Google Places API reviews documentation for developers who need a reviews endpoint that returns structured Google Maps place reviews. Scrappa's GET /api/maps/reviews endpoint fetches review text, ratings, author details, timestamps, images, language, and owner responses with sorting, search, pagination, and locale parameters.
Endpoint
/api/google-maps-api/reviews
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Parameters
string
Required
The assigned business id by Google (e.g. 0x60188b88b7d8f7ab:0x2133080e9923eaac).
string
Optional
Filter reviews by keyword.
string
Optional
Sorting order: 1 for Most Relevant, 2 for Newest, 3 for Highest Rating, 4 for Lowest Rating.
string
Optional
Pagination token.
integer
Optional
Number of pages to fetch in a single request (1-50). Each page counts as one API credit. When pages > 1, response includes pages_fetched, pages_requested, and error fields.
string
Optional
Maximum number of reviews to return per page.
string
Optional
Language code for results. Default: en
string
Optional
Country/region code for geo-filtering. Default: us
Request Examples
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/maps/reviews?business_id=0x60188b88b7d8f7ab%3A0x2133080e9923eaac",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
$response = Http::timeout(30)
->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
->get('https://scrappa.co/api/maps/reviews?business_id=0x60188b88b7d8f7ab%3A0x2133080e9923eaac');
if ($response->successful()) {
echo $response->body();
} else {
echo "Error: " . $response->status();
}
const options = {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
}
};
fetch('https://scrappa.co/api/maps/reviews?business_id=0x60188b88b7d8f7ab%3A0x2133080e9923eaac', options)
.then(response => {
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
}
return response.text();
})
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
const axios = require('axios');
const options = {
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/maps/reviews?business_id=0x60188b88b7d8f7ab%3A0x2133080e9923eaac',
headers: {
x-api-key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
};
try {
const response = await axios(options);
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
uri = URI.parse("https://scrappa.co/api/maps/reviews?business_id=0x60188b88b7d8f7ab%3A0x2133080e9923eaac")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
begin
response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
rescue => e
puts "Error: #{e.message}"
end
import http.client
import json
conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("scrappa.co")
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
conn.request("GET", "/api/maps/reviews?business_id=0x60188b88b7d8f7ab%3A0x2133080e9923eaac", headers=headers)
res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()
print(data.decode("utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
conn.close()
import requests
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
response = requests.get('https://scrappa.co/api/maps/reviews?business_id=0x60188b88b7d8f7ab%3A0x2133080e9923eaac', headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import okhttp3.Request;
import okhttp3.Response;
import java.io.IOException;
public class ApiExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("https://scrappa.co/api/maps/reviews?business_id=0x60188b88b7d8f7ab%3A0x2133080e9923eaac")
.addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.build();
try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
if (response.isSuccessful()) {
System.out.println(response.body().string());
} else {
System.out.println("Error: " + response.code());
}
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io/ioutil"
)
func main() {
client := &http.Client{}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://scrappa.co/api/maps/reviews?business_id=0x60188b88b7d8f7ab%3A0x2133080e9923eaac", nil)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
return
}
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error making request:", err)
return
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
#!/bin/bash
curl -X GET \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
"https://scrappa.co/api/maps/reviews?business_id=0x60188b88b7d8f7ab%3A0x2133080e9923eaac"
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
class Program
{
static async Task Main()
{
using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE");
try
{
var response = await client.SendAsync(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://scrappa.co/api/maps/reviews?business_id=0x60188b88b7d8f7ab%3A0x2133080e9923eaac"));
var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(content);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
}
}
}
import axios from 'axios';
async function run(): Promise<void> {
try {
const response = await axios({
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/maps/reviews?business_id=0x60188b88b7d8f7ab%3A0x2133080e9923eaac',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
},
});
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error);
}
}
void run();
use reqwest::Client;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let client = Client::new();
let response = client
.get("https://scrappa.co/api/maps/reviews?business_id=0x60188b88b7d8f7ab%3A0x2133080e9923eaac")
.header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.send()
.await?;
println!("{}", response.text().await?);
Ok(())
}
Response Schema
{
"items": [
{
"review_id": "ChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUM1bnYzQzJ3EAE",
"review_text": [
"Great place with excellent service!"
],
"rating": 5,
"timestamp": 1704067200,
"review_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUM1bnYzQzJ3EAE",
"review_likes": 12,
"author_id": "123456789012345678901",
"author_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/123456789012345678901?hl=en",
"author_name": "John Doe",
"author_profile_photo": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/example_photo.jpg",
"author_review_count": 45,
"author_reviews_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/123456789012345678901/reviews",
"author_photo_count": 12,
"author_local_guide_level": 3,
"owner_response_timestamp": null,
"owner_response_text": null,
"owner_response_language": null,
"review_language": [
"en"
],
"review_form": [],
"images": []
}
],
"nextPage": null
}
Google Maps API FAQ
Answers for developers looking for Google Places API reviews documentation and endpoint details.
What does the Google Places API reviews endpoint return?
The endpoint returns JSON with review_id, review_text, rating, timestamp, reviewer profile fields, review language, images, review form attributes, owner response fields, and nextPage pagination when more reviews are available.
How do I call the Google Places API reviews endpoint?
Send GET /api/maps/reviews with business_id and your x-api-key header. Optional parameters include search, sort, page, pages, limit, hl, and gl for filtering, ordering, pagination, and localization.
Is this official Google Places API reviews documentation?
No. This is Scrappa's Google Places and Google Maps reviews endpoint documentation. It helps developers retrieve public place reviews as structured JSON through Scrappa's API.
Which place identifier does the reviews endpoint use?
Use the Google business_id in 0x...:0x... format. You can get that identifier from Scrappa Google Maps search or business details responses before calling the reviews endpoint.