How to Scrape Google MapsA simple step-by-step tutorial with the free Vonsel extension
No code, no API keys, no CSV wrangling. Search on Google Maps, click capture, and export clean business data in minutes.
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Key takeaways
The Vonsel Chrome extension turns a normal Google Maps search into a clean list of businesses with names, addresses, phones, and emails
It is a free download: no trial timer, no credit card, no coding, and no monthly result caps to memorize
The extension is the means. The end is your Vonsel dashboard: a mapped CRM with review analysis and an AI email written for each business
Before you start
What you actually need
Most Google Maps scraping guides send you down a rabbit hole of Python scripts, proxy servers, and the Places API with its per-request billing. That is fine if you are an engineer building a pipeline. If you are a salesperson or agency owner who just wants a list of local businesses, it is overkill.
This tutorial uses a browser extension instead. You need three things: Google Chrome, the free Vonsel extension, and a normal Google Maps search like "dentists in Madrid" or "roofers near Denver". That is it. No API keys, no server, no card on file.
Because the capture happens inside your own browser session, you see exactly what Google shows you, and the extension reads the public business fields already on the page. Curious about the terminology first? Our primer on what Google Maps scraping is covers the basics in plain language.
Grab the tool first, then follow along
Install the extension in under a minute and scrape your first search as you read. Free download. No trial, no credit card.
Installing takes three quick moves. First, download the Vonsel extension. Second, open chrome://extensions, flip on Developer mode in the top right, and load the unpacked folder. Chrome's own extension get-started docs explain the developer-mode toggle if you have never used it.
Third, open Google Maps and click the Vonsel pop-up. The panel docks to the side of your browser and waits for a search. If you want screenshots for each click, our install walkthrough covers the same three steps in more detail.
Step 2
Run a search and capture
Type a query into Google Maps the way you always would: a category plus a place. Think "hair salons in Barcelona", "HVAC companies in Phoenix", or "law firms in Toronto". Let the results load and scroll a little so Maps knows you want the full list.
Now open the side panel and press Capture. Vonsel walks the visible results and records each business. As it goes it also does something typical scrapers skip: it visits the linked website in the background to enrich the record. That is how you get the public email and social profiles, not just what shows on the map card. For a deeper look at pulling contact details, see how to extract emails from Google Maps.
You do not have to babysit it. If you need to stop, close the tab and come back later: Vonsel keeps a history of your captures, so you can reopen a scrape, add more results, or attach reviews to businesses you already saved. Prefer no side panel and a fuller guide? Read how to scrape Google Maps without coding.
3
clicks to go from a Maps search to a captured list
$0
cost to install and run the extension. No trial, no card
15+
data fields per business, including website-enriched email
Step 3
What data you get
Every business on Google Maps carries the same public fields: name, address, phone, category, rating, review count, hours, and a website link. Those come straight from the Google Business Profile the owner set up. Vonsel records all of them and then adds the enriched contact data from the website.
Field
From the map card
Added by enrichment
Business name
Yes
No
Address and category
Yes
No
Phone number
Yes
Sometimes
Rating and review count
Yes
No
Website URL
Yes
No
Public email
No
Yes
Social profiles
No
Yes
Whether a site exists at all
Yes
Yes
That last row is quietly useful. Filtering for businesses without a website hands web designers and agencies a ready-made pitch list. The data you collect is the same public information anyone can see, which is worth understanding before you scale: read is it legal to scrape Google Maps for the nuance.
A raw CSV of names and phone numbers is where most scrapers stop. That is the least valuable moment in the whole workflow. The value shows up when the list becomes something you can act on: sorted, mapped, scored by review pain points, and ready to contact.
Ready to run your first capture?
Open Google Maps, search your niche and city, and hit capture. Free download. No trial, no credit card.
When the capture finishes you have two paths. The simple one: export the list. Vonsel writes to CSV, XLSX, or JSON, so you can open it in Excel, Google Sheets, or feed it to an AI tool. If a spreadsheet is your endpoint, our guide on exporting Google Maps data to CSV shows the format options.
The path that actually saves you time: send the capture into your Vonsel dashboard. There the list stops being a flat file and becomes a mapped CRM. Every business is a pin you can see, filter, and route to, which matters the moment your list grows past a hundred rows.
This is the difference between a scraper and a workspace. A file sits there. A dashboard keeps working: it clusters leads by area, tracks who you have contacted, and lets you reopen the same scrape later to add more. If you want the wider context on turning maps data into pipeline, read prospecting with Google Maps data.
Beyond the scrape
Where the real value lives
Reviews Intelligence
Vonsel reads each business's reviews and surfaces the recurring complaints and buying signals, so you know a lead's pain before you ever say hello.
An AI email per business
Email Intelligence drafts a message tailored to each captured business, referencing its category and review context, so outreach stops sounding like a mail merge.
A mapped CRM with routes
See every lead on a map, split a city into zones, and get an optimized route for a field day. The list becomes a plan, not a spreadsheet.
A value-added database
Instead of a raw dump, you keep a living, contextualized database you can re-open, enrich, and reactivate months later without scraping from zero.
Anyone can pull a list. The list is only worth what you can do with it next
Quick recap
The whole tutorial in four lines
1. Install: download the free Vonsel extension, load it in Chrome via Developer mode, open Google Maps and click the pop-up.
2. Capture: search your niche and city, then press Capture. Vonsel records each business and enriches it from its website.
3. Review: check your fields, filter for what matters (like businesses without a site), and add reviews to any listing.
4. Act: export to CSV or send the capture to your dashboard for a mapped CRM, review analysis, and an AI email per business. Want to compare tools first? See Vonsel vs Outscraper or browse all features.
Yes. The Vonsel Chrome extension is a free download. There is no trial timer and no credit card required. You install it, open Google Maps, and start capturing businesses right away.
Can I extract emails and phone numbers from Google Maps?
Yes. As Vonsel captures each business it also enriches the listing by visiting the linked website, so you can pull the public email, phone, and social profiles alongside the name, address, rating, and category.
How do I export my scraped Google Maps data?
Once a capture finishes you can export the list to CSV, XLSX, or JSON, or send it straight into the Vonsel dashboard where it becomes a mapped CRM with review analysis and AI emails per business.
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