google-maps-search-api-skill
This skill is designed to help users automatically extract business data from Google Maps search results. The Agent should proactively apply this skill when the user makes the following requests searching for coffee shops in a specific city, finding dentists or medical clinics nearby, tracking competitors' locations in a certain area, extracting business leads from Google Maps lists, gathering restaurant data for market research, finding hotels or accommodation options in a region, locating specific services like coworking spaces or gyms, monitoring new business openings in a neighborhood, col
npx skills add browser-act/skills --skill google-maps-search-api-skill --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Google Maps Search Automation Skill ## 📖 Introduction This skill utilizes the BrowserAct Google Maps Search API template to provide a one-stop business data collection service. It extracts structured business results directly from Google Maps search lists. Simply provide search keywords, language, and country filters to get clean, usable business data. ## ✨ Features 1. **No Hallucinations**: Pre-set workflows avoid AI generative hallucinations, ensuring stable and precise data extraction. 2. **No Captcha Issues**: No need to handle reCAPTCHA or other verification challenges. 3. **No IP Restrictions**: No need to handle regional IP restrictions or geofencing. 4. **Faster Execution**: Tasks execute faster compared to pure AI-driven browser automation solutions. 5. **Cost-Effective**: Significantly lowers data acquisition costs compared to high-token-consuming AI solutions. ## 🔑 API Key Setup Before running, check the `BROWSERACT_API_KEY` environment variable. If not set, do not take other measures; ask and wait for the user to provide it. **Agent must inform the user**: > "Since you haven't configured the BrowserAct API Key, please visit the [BrowserAct Console](https://www.brows
- 📖 Introduction
- ✨ Features
- 🔑 API Key Setup
- 🛠️ Input Parameters
- 🚀 Usage
- ⏳ Execution Monitoring
- 📊 Data Output
- ⚠️ Error Handling & Retry
- 🌟 Typical Use Cases
Example call python -u ./scripts/google_maps_search_api.py "search keywords" "language" "country" count
What does the google-maps-search-api-skill skill do?
This skill is designed to help users automatically extract business data from Google Maps search results. The Agent should proactively apply this skill when the user makes the following requests searching for coffee shops in a specific city, finding dentists or medical clinics nearby, tracking competitors' locations in a certain area, extracting business leads from Google Maps lists, gathering restaurant data for market research, finding hotels or accommodation options in a region, locating specific services like coworking spaces or gyms, monitoring new business openings in a neighborhood, col
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add browser-act/skills --skill google-maps-search-api-skill --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From browser-act/skills, a repository with 5,160 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.