Automate Lead Generation with Google Maps & Sheets
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Automate the painstaking process of finding new leads! This n8n workflow efficiently scrapes detailed business information from Google Maps based on specific categories and locations, then saves it directly into your Google Sheets, ready for your sales and marketing efforts.
About This Workflow
This powerful n8n workflow streamlines lead generation by programmatically extracting rich business data from Google Maps. Specify your target subcategory (e.g., 'dentists', 'restaurants') and zip code, and the workflow will query the Google Places API for relevant businesses. It captures essential details like phone numbers, websites, addresses, ratings, and even review counts. All this valuable lead data is then neatly organized and appended to your designated Google Sheet. The workflow also includes robust error handling with exponential backoff to manage API rate limits, ensuring reliable data collection.
Key Features
- Automated Google Maps Data Extraction: Effortlessly scrape business listings from Google Maps based on your criteria.
- Rich Lead Data Capture: Collect comprehensive details including business names, phone numbers, websites, physical addresses, ratings, and reviews.
- Dynamic Querying: Target specific business
subcategories(e.g., 'plumbers', 'cafes') within definedzipcodes. - Seamless Google Sheets Integration: Automatically append all extracted lead information into a structured Google Sheet for easy access and management.
- API Rate Limit Handling: Built-in exponential backoff and retry logic prevent service interruptions from Google Places API rate limits.
- Status Tracking: Update the scraping status for processed locations directly within your input sheet.
How To Use
- Google API Credentials: Ensure you have configured your Google OAuth2 API credentials. This workflow requires access to the Google Places API and Google Sheets.
- Input Configuration: This workflow expects input for
Subcategory(e.g., 'dentist', 'restaurant') andzipcode. You'll likely feed these from a preceding Google Sheet node or a 'Set' node. If using a sheet, ensure it has columns for 'zip' and 'Subcategory' for the workflow to read from. - Google Maps API Node (
GMaps API): Select your configured Google OAuth2 credential for the Google Places API. - Output Google Sheet Details: In the
Add rows in Google Sheetsnode, update thedocumentId(Google Sheet URL) andsheetNameparameters to point to your desired output spreadsheet where the leads will be stored. You may need a 'Set' node (e.g., named 'Settings') to dynamically provide these values. - Status Update Sheet: Similarly, in the
Update Status to Successnode, configure thedocumentIdandsheetNameto point to the input Google Sheet, allowing the workflow to mark processed entries. - Run Workflow: Execute the workflow manually or set up a schedule using the
Run workflow every hourstrigger node (after enabling it) to automate lead generation at regular intervals.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "097d0511-d817-4bd2-a65e-de4c13964267",
"name": "Automate Lead Generation with Google Maps & Sheets",
"nodes": 8,
"category": "Sales",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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