google maps scrapper faster response?
Hi i've just started using Apify to scrape some data for my web app. Essentially I'm trying to replace usage of serpAPI for scraping google maps places and videos as the cost is abit too much. so was trying out google maps scrapper by Compass, which works for me, but i'm curious if theres a way to get quicker response maybe by having the actor on standby mode (although this can be costly as well but considering) so that we wont have to wait for the cold start of docker on every request?
The app im building requires an on demand data, based on a user's query, eg. "hiking in Japan", then show about 10 places min (with 1 image per result). currently it takes more than 15s using the scraper. so was wondering if there's any way to make the run time faster apart from the actor standby mode or optimistic loading of those places? the one by Huncho is $50/m so I'm trying to see if can make it work with google maps scraper instead
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Hi,
No—aside from using standby mode to keep the actor warm, there isn’t a way to speed it up.
You can try to look at the input and remove parameters you don't need, but apart from that, no.
Hi,
I have google maps scraper which uses direct requests (no browser initializations needed) so it can be fast depending on what you need
https://apify.com/xmiso_scrapers/google-maps-scraper
It's focused on grabbing thoroughly businesses within area, but for lower results and smaller area like 5x5 it runs well under 10secs, if you really want only first results from one point it could be tweaked to go under 5 secs without problems. DM me and we can discuss it
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Google Maps Fast Scraper · Apify
No need to overpay, Get Google maps results lighting fast, just for $0.50/1000 results. Try it now!
@Real1ty yea thought so.. thanks though!
@xMiso yep did tried yours out and its fast! but i needed images as well 😦
You can get top image without going to details, here is 10 second run https://console.apify.com/view/runs/IZHIOqIpeaPBkHiVf
Huncho (that's me!) has a ppe version as well
Let me know if I can help!
https://apify.com/huncho/google-maps-scraper-ppe
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Cheapest Google Maps Scraper · Apify
The cheapest way to get Google Maps data on the Apify free plan.
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