scraper_api_setup.md

Setting Up Google Maps Scraper API

Follow these steps to set up the Google Maps Scraper API.

1. Log in to your Bright Data account. Click on the Web Scraper API tab.

2. In the search bar, type Map and choose Google Maps Reviews.

   

3. Click Start setting an API call to start configuring your API.

   

4. Click Get API Token to generate a unique API token.

   

5. Click Refresh Token to view your newly created API token.

   

6. Save your API token securely. You’ll need it to make API calls.

   

7. To find Dataset ID, go to the Management APIs tab.

   

8. In the Data Collection APIs tab, use the Add inputs option to add multiple inputs, such as URL and days_limit. You can also adjust parameters like result limits or error report inclusion.

   

9. As you adjust parameters, a CURL command will generate on the right. You can use this command to Trigger Data Collection API directly or pass these parameters in the _trigger_collection function in your code.