Scrappa

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

GET /api/google-maps-api/reviews

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Parameters

business_id string Required

The assigned business id by Google (e.g. 0x60188b88b7d8f7ab:0x2133080e9923eaac).

search string Optional

Filter reviews by keyword.

sort string Optional

Sorting order: 1 for Most Relevant, 2 for Newest, 3 for Highest Rating, 4 for Lowest Rating.

page string Optional

Pagination token.

pages 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.

limit string Optional

Maximum number of reviews to return per page.

hl string Optional

Language code for results. Default: en

gl 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

JSON Response
200 OK
{
    "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.

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