Google Search Business Info API
Scrape Google Search Business Info data with one API call. Returns the full Google Business Profile (Maps / Knowledge Panel) for a local business: name, category, rating, address, phone, coordinates, hours, attributes, and claimed status. Identify the place by keyword, cid, or place_id (cid/place_id are most reliable).
Last updated September 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns a business's Google Business Profile: name, category, star rating, address, phone, coordinates, opening hours, and whether the listing is claimed.
Use it to look up one local business by keyword, cid, or place_id before pulling its reviews, questions, or updates.
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The Business Info endpoint gives you structured Google Search data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/google/business/info?keyword=Irving+Farm+New+York+645+5th+Ave"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/google/business/info",
params={
'keyword': 'Irving Farm New York 645 5th Ave',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/google/business/info?keyword=Irving+Farm+New+York+645+5th+Ave",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| keyword | No | Business name + address (e.g. 'Irving Farm New York 645 5th Ave'). Use cid/place_id when known for an exact match. |
| cid | No | Google customer id (cid) of the place: the most reliable identifier. |
| place_id | No | Google place_id of the place. |
| location_name | No | Geographic context as 'City,Region,Country' (default 'New York,New York,United States'). |
| language_name | No | Result language (default 'English'). |
What does the Google Search Business Info API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "google",
"endpoint": "/v1/google/business/info",
"data": {
"place": {
"id": "10008150968882388764",
"name": "Irving Farm New York",
"url": "http://irvingfarm.com/",
"category": "Coffee shop",
"rating": {
"value": 4.3,
"max": 5
},
"reviews_count": 16,
"price_level": "moderate",
"address": "645 5th Ave, New York, NY 10022",
"phone": "+1212-206-0707",
"latitude": 40.759434299999995,
"longitude": -73.97578349999999,
"verified": true,
"description": "Hip local coffee house chain serving light eats & drinks made from house-roasted beans.",
"image_urls": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs-s/AHRPTWkan4nTTHaVtTWWKppfWrz-urnCYYTA_5UYfZPzFAg0xzrLZKRkbxSxTdpBBdpViqaIcGve00-m-h8v17Atbt2-TElEWs95Q2OJ5FiQqg0STlYWXl5o9MMhPgFhywvS4E6uGoOlMCFqv1U=w408-h272-k-no",
"categories": [
"Breakfast restaurant",
"Brunch restaurant"
]
}
},
"credits_used": 1,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
How does the Google Search Business Info API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
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