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Extract Google Maps business leads with Apify, GPT-4o-mini and Google Sheets

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1. Workflow Overview

Who Is This For? This workflow is designed for business analysts, market researchers, lead generation specialists, and sales teams who need to gather detailed business intelligence from Google Maps...

Best for

  • Lead Generation automation workflows
  • AI Summarization automation workflows
  • advanced n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.removeduplicates, n8n-nodes-base.telegram, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai, n8n-nodes-apify.apify, n8n-nodes-base.splitout, n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, n8n-nodes-rapiwa.rapiwa, n8n-nodes-base.microsoftteams

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by SpaGreen Creative.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Extract Google Maps business leads with Apify, GPT-4o-mini and Google Sheets
Workflow name
Extract Google Maps business leads with Apify, GPT-4o-mini and Google Sheets

Who Is This For?

This workflow is designed for business analysts, market researchers, lead generation specialists, and sales teams who need to gather detailed business intelligence from Google Maps. It's particularly valuable for anyone conducting competitor analysis, building prospect lists, or researching local business landscapes.

What This Workflow Does

This workflow functions as an automated Google Maps data extraction and intelligence system that:

  1. Searches for businesses on Google Maps based on a specific query and location
  2. Extracts comprehensive data for each listing, including name, rating, address, phone, website, and reviews
  3. Structures the raw data into a clean, usable format for analysis
  4. Programmatically initiates the scraping process using a dedicated, cloud-based scraping tool
  5. Monitors the scraping job until completion, ensuring all data is captured
  6. Delivers the final dataset in a structured JSON format, ready for integration into CRMs, spreadsheets, or other applications

Key Features

  • On-Demand Data Extraction – Can be triggered anytime to scrape fresh data from Google Maps
  • Comprehensive Data Points – Captures a wide range of information including ratings, reviews, contact details, and URLs
  • Cloud-Powered Scraping – Leverages a specialized, pre-built actor (crawler-google-places) from the Apify platform for reliable and efficient scraping
  • Automated Job Management – Automatically starts, monitors, and waits for the scraping task to complete
  • Structured Output – Delivers clean, structured JSON data that is easy to parse and use
  • Programmatic Control – Manages the entire process through API calls, making it easy to integrate into other workflows

Requirements & Setup

  • Apify Account & API Token: Required to access and run the Google Maps scraping actor.
  • Apify Actor ID: The specific ID for the crawler-google-places actor (nwua9GuXXXXDL7ZDj).
  • Apify Task ID: An optional pre-configured task (IldouXXXQalCKQpfO) for consistent scraping parameters.
  • Input Parameters: You need to provide the searchString (e.g., "restaurants near Islamic University") and other scraping options.

Support & Help

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Remove Duplicates

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.removeDuplicates - removeDuplicates
Config choices
Version 2

Block 2 - Notification message

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.telegram - telegram
Config choices
Version 1.2

Block 3 - Extract Business Email from Website HTML (GPT-4)

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi - openAi
Config choices
Version 1.8

Block 4 - AI Company Description Generator

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi - openAi
Config choices
Version 1.8

Block 5 - Get list of actors

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-apify.apify - apify
Config choices
Version 1

Block 6 - Split Out

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - splitOut
Config choices
Version 1

Block 7 - Get list of tasks

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-apify.apify - apify
Config choices
Version 1

Block 8 - Split Out1

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - splitOut
Config choices
Version 1

Block 9 - Sticky Note

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 10 - Sticky Note1

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 11 - Sticky Note2

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 12 - Sticky Note3

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 13 - Sticky Note4

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 14 - Rapiwa

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-rapiwa.rapiwa - rapiwa
Config choices
Version 1

Block 15 - Create message

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.microsoftTeams - microsoftTeams
Config choices
Version 2

Block 16 - Send a message

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.slack - slack
Config choices
Version 2.4

Block 17 - Code (Count Toral Incoming Data)

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices
Version 2

Block 18 - Sticky Note6

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 19 - If (Check specific actor)

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.if - if
Config choices
Version 2.3

Block 20 - If (Check specific task)

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.if - if
Config choices
Version 2.3

Block 21 - Loop Over Items (actor)

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - splitInBatches
Config choices
Version 3

Block 22 - Loop Over Items (task)

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - splitInBatches
Config choices
Version 3

Block 23 - Loop Over Items (lead)

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - splitInBatches
Config choices
Version 3

Block 24 - Sticky Note7

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Showing the first 24 of 33 workflow blocks. Download the JSON for the full node graph.

3. Summary Table

Workflow Extract Google Maps business leads with Apify, GPT-4o-mini and Google Sheets
Complexity advanced
Nodes 33
Categories Lead Generation, AI Summarization
Author SpaGreen Creative
Published 31 Mar 2026

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/14505/14505.json as the source template for this automation.

  2. 2. Import the template into n8n

    Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.

  3. 3. Configure credentials and variables

    Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.

  4. 4. Test with sample data

    Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.

  5. 5. Activate and monitor

    Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Frequently asked questions

What does Extract Google Maps business leads with Apify, GPT-4o-mini and Google Sheets do?

Who Is This For? This workflow is designed for business analysts, market researchers, lead generation specialists, and sales teams who need to gather detailed business intelligence from Google Maps...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Lead Generation, AI Summarization use case.