Guidelines for Scraping Dentist Offices in Arizona via Google Maps

Jake Y. · 2025-10-30T02:05:00.504Z

Can you help determine if this is the correct setting for scraping all dentists' offices in Arizona with "Find local businesses using Google Maps ?" Step 1. Select Arizona, US. Step 2. Keeping the proximity radius as is 3. Search Type = Dentist 4. 1000 results?

Guidelines for Scraping Dentist Offices in Arizona via Google Maps | Clay

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Your proximity radius is way too small—52 feet won't cover all of Arizona. You need to zoom out significantly to expand the search radius to cover the entire state or the specific areas where you want to find dentists. [1]
Google Maps limits results to 20 per search area, so it divides larger areas into smaller circles automatically. For a state-wide search like Arizona, the system will handle this division for you once you set a proper radius. [2]
Quick fix: Zoom out on the map until your blue circle covers the regions of Arizona you want to target, then run your search. [3]
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Jake Y.
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yes, but I don't want to get data from the border states like Utah, Nevada, and California. I want Arizona only. Is there a way to exclude the other states?
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The Google Maps search doesn't have a built-in exclude feature for specific states. When you expand your radius to cover Arizona, you'll need to manually adjust the circle to stay within state boundaries as much as possible, or filter out unwanted results afterward. [1]
After running the search, you could add a filter column to exclude businesses where the address contains "UT," "NV," or "CA" to clean up any border overlap. [2]
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Jake Y.
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Is there another way, agent or enrichment I can use to get the same data?
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Yes—you could use Find Companies instead. It lets you filter by location (include/exclude specific states or cities) and search by industry or keywords like "dentist." [1]
Set it to include Arizona only, add relevant keywords or industry filters, and you'll get a cleaner list without border-state overlap. [2]
Keep in mind this pulls company data, not individual business listings like Google Maps does, so the results might differ slightly in scope.
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Jake Y.
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yes
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Great! If you want to explore more or have any other questions about using Find Companies or Google Maps scraping, just let me know.

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Your proximity radius is way too small—52 feet won't cover all of Arizona. You need to zoom out significantly to expand the search radius to cover the entire state or the specific areas where you want to find dentists. [1]
Google Maps limits results to 20 per search area, so it divides larger areas into smaller circles automatically. For a state-wide search like Arizona, the system will handle this division for you once you set a proper radius. [2]
Quick fix: Zoom out on the map until your blue circle covers the regions of Arizona you want to target, then run your search. [3]
Clay Support
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Is that what you were looking for?
Jake Y.
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yes, but I don't want to get data from the border states like Utah, Nevada, and California. I want Arizona only. Is there a way to exclude the other states?
Clay Support
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The Google Maps search doesn't have a built-in exclude feature for specific states. When you expand your radius to cover Arizona, you'll need to manually adjust the circle to stay within state boundaries as much as possible, or filter out unwanted results afterward. [1]
After running the search, you could add a filter column to exclude businesses where the address contains "UT," "NV," or "CA" to clean up any border overlap. [2]
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Did that answer your question?
Jake Y.
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Is there another way, agent or enrichment I can use to get the same data?
Clay Support
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Yes—you could use Find Companies instead. It lets you filter by location (include/exclude specific states or cities) and search by industry or keywords like "dentist." [1]
Set it to include Arizona only, add relevant keywords or industry filters, and you'll get a cleaner list without border-state overlap. [2]
Keep in mind this pulls company data, not individual business listings like Google Maps does, so the results might differ slightly in scope.
Clay Support
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Was that helpful?
Jake Y.
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yes
Clay Support
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Great! If you want to explore more or have any other questions about using Find Companies or Google Maps scraping, just let me know.