LitescrapeGoogleSEO/AEO

Read Google Maps reviews

litescrape.google.maps.reviews

Returns reviews for one place identified by place_id or data_id; Google Maps responses include both, plus a ready-made reviews_link

Price: $0.00015/successAt provider cost
Success rate: 87%Last 30 days · 629,155 calls
Latency p50: 5.6 sp95 20 s
Last verified: Sep 29, 2026Verified working

GEThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/litescrape.google.maps.reviews?num=5&place_id=ChIJjQxOkUG3RIYRQvNw_5i6b8sPreview

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Uses platform quota
Synchronous response
Reads public data

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
Query parameters
`gl`	string	Optional	Two-letter country code used to localize results, normalized to lowercase. Defaults to us.	`us`
`hl`	string	Optional	Review language code such as en, en-GB, or de.	`en`
`num`	integer	Optional	Number of reviews to return. An initial unfiltered request returns 8 by default and accepts 1 through 100; requests with topic_id, query or next_page_token return 10 by default and accept 1 through 20.	`5`
`query`	string	Optional	Free-text filter that returns reviews mentioning these words. Mutually exclusive with topic_id.	`parking`
`data_id`	string	Optional	Hexadecimal Google Maps feature ID, such as the data_id in a Google Maps response. Exactly one of place_id or data_id is required.	`0x89c258e28c304997:0xfcafe4e7ce35ee8c`
`sort_by`	string	Optional	Review order: qualityScore (most relevant), newestFirst, ratingHigh or ratingLow.
`timeout`	number	Optional	Optional budget for the entire request in seconds, measured from gateway receipt until the response is ready to send. Includes admission, queueing and settlement. Must be greater than 0 and at most 90. On expiry, the call is not billed and returns 503 request_deadline_exceeded with retryable=true and a request ID. Omit to retain the standard server deadline.
`place_id`	string	Optional	Google Place ID. Exactly one of place_id or data_id is required.	`ChIJT2h1HKZZwokR0kgzEtsa03k`
`topic_id`	string	Optional	Return only reviews about one topic. Use a topics[].id from a previous response. Mutually exclusive with query.
`next_page_token`	string	Optional	Opaque token from a previous response. Send it with the same place, language, country, sort and filters, or follow pagination.next. Tokens expire after 30 minutes.
`source_metadata`	boolean	Optional	Set to true to include each review source's icon and rating scale.

Query parameters
glstringOptional
Two-letter country code used to localize results, normalized to lowercase. Defaults to us.
Example: us
hlstringOptional
Review language code such as en, en-GB, or de.
Example: en
numintegerOptional
Number of reviews to return. An initial unfiltered request returns 8 by default and accepts 1 through 100; requests with topic_id, query or next_page_token return 10 by default and accept 1 through 20.
Example: 5
querystringOptional
Free-text filter that returns reviews mentioning these words. Mutually exclusive with topic_id.
Example: parking
data_idstringOptional
Hexadecimal Google Maps feature ID, such as the data_id in a Google Maps response. Exactly one of place_id or data_id is required.
Example: 0x89c258e28c304997:0xfcafe4e7ce35ee8c
sort_bystringOptional
Review order: qualityScore (most relevant), newestFirst, ratingHigh or ratingLow.
timeoutnumberOptional
Optional budget for the entire request in seconds, measured from gateway receipt until the response is ready to send. Includes admission, queueing and settlement. Must be greater than 0 and at most 90. On expiry, the call is not billed and returns 503 request_deadline_exceeded with retryable=true and a request ID. Omit to retain the standard server deadline.
place_idstringOptional
Google Place ID. Exactly one of place_id or data_id is required.
Example: ChIJT2h1HKZZwokR0kgzEtsa03k
topic_idstringOptional
Return only reviews about one topic. Use a topics[].id from a previous response. Mutually exclusive with query.
next_page_tokenstringOptional
Opaque token from a previous response. Send it with the same place, language, country, sort and filters, or follow pagination.next. Tokens expire after 30 minutes.
source_metadatabooleanOptional
Set to true to include each review source's icon and rating scale.

Code samples

Replace $TOOLSWITCH_KEY with the key you created in the console.

Preview

curl -X GET 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/litescrape.google.maps.reviews?num=5&place_id=ChIJjQxOkUG3RIYRQvNw_5i6b8s' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY"

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/litescrape.google.maps.reviews?num=5&place_id=ChIJjQxOkUG3RIYRQvNw_5i6b8s",
    headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)

const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/litescrape.google.maps.reviews?num=5&place_id=ChIJjQxOkUG3RIYRQvNw_5i6b8s", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "X-Toolswitch-Key": process.env.TOOLSWITCH_KEY ?? "",
  },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
console.log(await response.text());

This gateway API is in preview; its URL and authentication may change. The example parameters are sample data. Calls are billed at $0.00015/success, including the service fee.