Google Maps Photos API

Scraping only the photos from Google Maps is now possible with the Google SERP API.

To enable this engine, set the engine=google_maps_photos parameter.

If you only want to scrape the Google Maps Photos, you can do so by simply interacting with the Google Maps Photos API. This engine will return a JSON object of all the photos available, based on your query.

Scrape Google Maps Photos

Google Maps Photos API Integration Examples

We will use following URL as an example for this request:

https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v1?engine=google_maps_photos&api_key=<YOUR_API_KEY>&data_id=0x4786c6ace45fe3bd:0x126d84580eedebe5

Ready to Use Google Maps Photos Scraping Scripts:

cURL

curl --request GET --url "https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v1?engine=google_maps_photos&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&data_id=0x4786c6ace45fe3bd:0x126d84580eedebe5"

NodeJS

const http = require("https");

const options = {
  "method": "GET",
  "hostname": "serpapi.webscrapingapi.com",
  "port": null,
  "path": "/v1?engine=google_maps_photos&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&data_id=0x4786c6ace45fe3bd:0x126d84580eedebe5",
  "headers": {}
};

const req = http.request(options, function (res) {
  const chunks = [];

  res.on("data", function (chunk) {
    chunks.push(chunk);
  });

  res.on("end", function () {
    const body = Buffer.concat(chunks);
    console.log(body.toString());
  });
});

req.end();

Python

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("serpapi.webscrapingapi.com")

conn.request("GET", "/v1?engine=google_maps_photos&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&data_id=0x4786c6ace45fe3bd:0x126d84580eedebe5")

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))

PHP

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v1?engine=google_maps_photos&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&data_id=0x4786c6ace45fe3bd:0x126d84580eedebe5",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

Go

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io/ioutil"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v1?engine=google_maps_photos&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&data_id=0x4786c6ace45fe3bd:0x126d84580eedebe5"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

Java

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v1?engine=google_maps_photos&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&data_id=0x4786c6ace45fe3bd:0x126d84580eedebe5")
  .asString();

.NET

var client = new RestClient("https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v1?engine=google_maps_photos&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&data_id=0x4786c6ace45fe3bd:0x126d84580eedebe5");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);

Ruby

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
require 'openssl'

url = URI("https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v1?engine=google_maps_photos&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&data_id=0x4786c6ace45fe3bd:0x126d84580eedebe5")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

Google Maps Photos Parameters

#1: Query Parameter

Parameter	Type	Description
data_id Required	string	Google Maps data ID that you are searching.

#2: Request Customisation Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
category_id	string	The ID of the category you want to filter your request by.

#3: Geolocation Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
hl	string	The language you want to use for your Google search. List of supported languages

#4: Pagination Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
next_page_token	string	Token of the next page, used to retrieve results from the next page.

Response Example

{
    "search_parameters": {
        "google_maps_reviews_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/preview/photo?hl=en&pb=!1e2!3m3!1s0x4786c6ace45fe3bd:0x126d84580eedebe5!9e0!11s!5m58!2m2!1i203!2i100!3m2!2i20!5b1!7m50!1m3!1e1!2b0!3e3!1m3!1e2!2b1!3e2!1m3!1e2!2b0!3e3!1m3!1e3!2b0!3e3!1m3!1e8!2b0!3e3!1m3!1e3!2b1!3e2!1m3!1e10!2b0!3e3!1m3!1e10!2b1!3e2!1m3!1e9!2b1!3e2!1m3!1e10!2b0!3e3!1m3!1e10!2b1!3e2!1m3!1e10!2b0!3e4!2b1!4b1!9b0!6m3!1s!2z!7e81!16m4!1m1!1BCgIgAQ!2b1!4e1",
        "engine": "google_maps_photos",
        "google_domain": "google.com",
        "device": "desktop",
        "data_id": "0x4786c6ace45fe3bd:0x126d84580eedebe5"
    },
    "categories": [
        {
            "id": "CgIgAQ==",
            "title": "All"
        },
        {
            "id": "CgIgARICGAI=",
            "title": "Latest"
        },
        {
            "id": "CgIYIQ==",
            "title": "Menu"
        },
        {
            "id": "CgIYIA==",
            "title": "Food & drink"
        },
        {
            "id": "CgIYIg==",
            "title": "Vibe"
        },
        {
            "id": "CgwqCC9tLzBobnl4MAs=",
            "title": "Pastry"
        },
        {
            "id": "Cg0qCS9tLzAxNXdnYzAL",
            "title": "Croissant"
        },
        {
            "id": "Cg0qCS9tLzAydnFmbTAL",
            "title": "Coffee"
        },
        {
            "id": "Cg0qCS9tLzAxbnI1NjAL",
            "title": "Latte"
        },
        {
            "id": "CgwqCC9tLzA2NjN2MAs=",
            "title": "Pizza"
        },
        {
            "id": "CgwqCC9tLzA3bDRnMAs=",
            "title": "Tiramisu"
        },
        {
            "id": "Cg0qCS9tLzA5dG1nNjAL",
            "title": "Coffee cake"
        },
        {
            "id": "CgIgARICEAE=",
            "title": "By owner"
        },
        {
            "id": "CgIgARICCAI=",
            "title": "Street View & 360°"
        },
        {
            "id": "CgIgARICCAQ=",
            "title": "Videos"
        }
    ],
    "photos": [
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNY6skUti7Ce8pDPW47XIDqUNr5Ago-5zXSZBnG=w203-h135-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNY6skUti7Ce8pDPW47XIDqUNr5Ago-5zXSZBnG=w6652-h4435-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMZjSS-JF8ewZTHohi4wHq73WvVC1dwMGXWJ8KU=w203-h270-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMZjSS-JF8ewZTHohi4wHq73WvVC1dwMGXWJ8KU=w3024-h4032-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMAQfs500GFwzfVBwqXjelfIQWYTCvqmz5XHqyI=w203-h135-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMAQfs500GFwzfVBwqXjelfIQWYTCvqmz5XHqyI=w1620-h1080-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipO3Ov4mCLppboCZCYafM1TL54rYMKG6NkxVMuB7=w203-h114-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipO3Ov4mCLppboCZCYafM1TL54rYMKG6NkxVMuB7=w4000-h2252-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNysV36qhkmDUeNaAcOubTr-_51OI8Ld8pfXGnj=w203-h152-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNysV36qhkmDUeNaAcOubTr-_51OI8Ld8pfXGnj=w4032-h3024-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPueNW7yq78UET0KDRp3eaARTT1ydvxai57BrO8=w203-h152-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPueNW7yq78UET0KDRp3eaARTT1ydvxai57BrO8=w12000-h9000-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipP4er13qYY4zoXYX1zIr5VRbCR9z6LYeSWA9wiM=w203-h270-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipP4er13qYY4zoXYX1zIr5VRbCR9z6LYeSWA9wiM=w9000-h12000-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipOJj8dxC7HF4AhcQhJhs5d6jlEDTWQh6XtGrPQu=w203-h135-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipOJj8dxC7HF4AhcQhJhs5d6jlEDTWQh6XtGrPQu=w1712-h1141-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMg-7iTXt-SILgvRHribgAIJu_bKIk6tWowpvBp=w203-h270-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMg-7iTXt-SILgvRHribgAIJu_bKIk6tWowpvBp=w1924-h2565-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMG128_SEX4KzhtN-jhRzSgus-pK5K713PNAxU6=w203-h152-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMG128_SEX4KzhtN-jhRzSgus-pK5K713PNAxU6=w9248-h6936-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipP6eA1U_d4J2lY30VdN4QW_Ve2iemhSuL5TOyKZ=w203-h114-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipP6eA1U_d4J2lY30VdN4QW_Ve2iemhSuL5TOyKZ=w800-h451-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipM9Wdh-Yw_aCAF1XxNMMn1Wz30otd1-knl1DppK=w203-h152-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipM9Wdh-Yw_aCAF1XxNMMn1Wz30otd1-knl1DppK=w4000-h3000-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPNsraTfbrQ36fxxltKk8BARi9KNRql9I4875fX=w203-h146-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPNsraTfbrQ36fxxltKk8BARi9KNRql9I4875fX=w1440-h1040-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipO0jQSu93NMYKNzI4vjqISFmjqhR_ZGEL9FvIqN=w203-h152-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipO0jQSu93NMYKNzI4vjqISFmjqhR_ZGEL9FvIqN=w4032-h3024-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPP0EOWqAqb_Fk2i6dr3b3Cbsea8cufqVlMtAYu=w203-h270-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPP0EOWqAqb_Fk2i6dr3b3Cbsea8cufqVlMtAYu=w3024-h4032-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPDkvCHpm7eTcMX1-0GGHKIl9CWF13mFkW85D7a=w203-h152-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPDkvCHpm7eTcMX1-0GGHKIl9CWF13mFkW85D7a=w3648-h2736-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipOokeGvyX_ty9SLQ3kqZ3boDQgFXup76VMYQfcK=w203-h270-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipOokeGvyX_ty9SLQ3kqZ3boDQgFXup76VMYQfcK=w3000-h4000-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipOAXxSDtQrcrnQA3B1zyKZy2Me0Cwn_AXXBWw0H=w203-h283-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipOAXxSDtQrcrnQA3B1zyKZy2Me0Cwn_AXXBWw0H=w1170-h1634-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMEPnBI4YklmM1Uwsi1l5AjSC3PxUlTYg7Ysmog=w203-h152-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMEPnBI4YklmM1Uwsi1l5AjSC3PxUlTYg7Ysmog=w4032-h3024-k-no"
        },
        {
            "thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNGVwfmPut_VuQtYxfl3MaPvwT_nkVtJvv3IASG=w203-h270-k-no",
            "image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNGVwfmPut_VuQtYxfl3MaPvwT_nkVtJvv3IASG=w3456-h4608-k-no"
        }
    ],
    "searchdata_pagination": {
        "next_page_token": "EvgDKYQi49-NlUMIDwAAAAEAAAMAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACQAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAIAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAABAAAgAAAAAAAAAAAgCAAAAAAAgAAAAgAAAAAAAIAAAAAACAABAAQAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACGAgIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAABAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAQAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAgBAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAACAAAAAAABAAAAgCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAEAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAQAAgAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAGBRCVCmEIuPfjZVD6AEAACAAAAADAAAAgAEACoBCQSAIgAkAgBIIRAERAAACAAEUAAAEUACAoQDIAABIAgABAIAABDQACAAgAAACBAAAkAAEiBIgEAAAAA",
        "next": "https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v1?engine=google_maps_photos&data_id=0x4786c6ace45fe3bd%3A0x126d84580eedebe5&next_page_token=EvgDKYQi49-NlUMIDwAAAAEAAAMAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACQAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAIAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAABAAAgAAAAAAAAAAAgCAAAAAAAgAAAAgAAAAAAAIAAAAAACAABAAQAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACGAgIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAABAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAQAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAgBAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAACAAAAAAABAAAAgCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAEAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAQAAgAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAGBRCVCmEIuPfjZVD6AEAACAAAAADAAAAgAEACoBCQSAIgAkAgBIIRAERAAACAAEUAAAEUACAoQDIAABIAgABAIAABDQACAAgAAACBAAAkAAEiBIgEAAAAA"
    }
}