gmapsscraper MCP Server

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for gmapsscraper.io — lets Claude, Cursor, Windsurf and any MCP client scrape Google Maps business data in plain conversation: names, addresses, phones, emails, websites, ratings, review counts, categories and coordinates.

"Find 50 dentists in Chicago with their emails" → done, right in your AI chat.

Tools

Tool	What it does
`scrape_google_maps`	Search Google Maps and return business leads (blocks until done, ~30–120s)
`start_scrape_job`	Fire-and-forget version — returns a job id immediately
`get_scrape_results`	Fetch results of a previously started job
`get_credits`	Check remaining credit balance

Each scrape costs 2 credits; multiple keywords in one call cost the same. Free tier: 10 credits (5 searches, no credit card) — get an API key at gmapsscraper.io/dashboard.

Setup

Claude Code

Terminal

claude mcp add gmapsscraper -e GMAPSSCRAPER_API_KEY=your_key -- npx -y @gmapsscraper/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / Windsurf

Add to your MCP config (claude_desktop_config.json, .cursor/mcp.json, etc.):

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmapsscraper": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@gmapsscraper/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GMAPSSCRAPER_API_KEY": "your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor Directory / Open Plugins

Installing from a plugin directory uses the bundled mcp.json, which deliberately ships without an env block — the Open Plugins spec only expands ${PLUGIN_ROOT} and ${PLUGIN_DATA}, so a secret placeholder would be passed through literally and the server would fail to authenticate.

Set the key in your own environment before starting the client:

server.ts

# macOS / Linux — add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc
export GMAPSSCRAPER_API_KEY=your_key

powershell

# Windows PowerShell
setx GMAPSSCRAPER_API_KEY "your_key"

Restart the client afterwards so it picks up the variable. If a scrape returns an auth error, run get_credits first — it fails fast and confirms whether the key is being seen.

Requires Node.js ≥ 18. The server runs locally over stdio and talks to the gmapsscraper.io API — no other infrastructure involved.

Example prompts

"Scrape coffee shops in Austin TX with emails and give me a table"
"Find plumbers in Miami, then draft a cold email for the top 5 by rating"
"Start a scrape for 'wedding photographer in Denver CO', I'll check back later"
"How many gmapsscraper credits do I have left?"

Data returned per business

title, address, phone, email, website, rating, reviews_count, category, latitude, longitude, google_maps_url, opening_hours

Results are capped at 100 businesses per response to keep your context tidy; the full CSV is always available from the dashboard.

📦 Node.js SDK — npm install @gmapsscraper/sdk (this server is built on it)
🐍 Python SDK — pip install gmapsscraper-sdk
🤖 Claude agent skills
📘 API docs / llms.txt

Gmapsscraper MCP README