Automation library · Data collection

Google Maps scraper with Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets. 15 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 8Service 5

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1When clicking "Execute Workflow"Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Run workflow every hoursSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Google Sheets - Get searches to scrapGoogle SheetsService
  4. 4Extract keyword and location from URLSetLogic
  5. 5SERPAPI - Scrape Google Maps URLHttp RequestService
  6. 6Extract next start valueCodeLogic
  7. 7Update Status to ErrorGoogle SheetsService
  8. 8Continue IF Loop is completeIfLogic
  9. 9Merge all values from SERPAPICodeLogic
  10. 10Split out itemsItem ListsLogic
  11. 11Remove empty valuesFilterLogic
  12. 12Transform data in the right formatCodeLogic
  13. 13Remove duplicate itemsItem ListsLogic
  14. 14Add rows in Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  15. 15Update Status to SuccessGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
15, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 15 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.