Tips for Using Google Maps API to Find Review Counts Affordable Way

Fatima G. · 2025-11-30 16:12:41.997465+00

anyone using Google maps or google places api? I have a list I exported from apollo and need to find the exact review count on google. what's the most affordable way to do it? Any tips would be appreciated.

Tips for Using Google Maps API to Find Review Counts Affordable Way | Clay

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You can use our "Find Business Reviews Information with Google" integration to get exact review counts. Just input your company names, websites, or addresses from your Apollo list and it'll pull Google review ratings and review counts.
The most affordable approach: building lists from Google Maps is completely free - you only pay credits for data enrichment like getting the review information. So you'd pay credits only for the review data enrichment, not for the initial list building.
If you already have Google Places API access, you can connect your own API key and use it in Clay free of charge.
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Is that what you were looking for?
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If you still need help with using the Google review information integration or have any other questions, I’m here to assist. Would you like to provide more details about what you’re trying to achieve or any challenges you’re facing?
Taimoor A.
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if you are want to scrape through google map and use google api calls the best way to use is serper.dev by using api calls
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You're absolutely right! Serper.dev is an excellent choice for Google Maps scraping in Clay.
To use Serper with Clay, you'll need an Explorer plan since it requires HTTP API access. The setup is straightforward - create a Serper account, get your API key, then use our HTTP API column to connect it.
Best part: using your own Serper API key means you only pay Serper's rates directly - no Clay credits needed for the API calls themselves. Perfect for cost-effective Google Maps data extraction!
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Fatima G.
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no., i have scraped the list via apollo already i just need to enrich the google review count for these businesses
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I understand your need to enrich the Google review count for your list. I’ll connect you to a human agent who can assist you further with this.
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Fatima G.
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How can i do that? like i have a list exported from apollo, how can i enrich the exact google review count? Taimoor A.
Taimoor A.
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google cloud console step u have?
Fatima G.
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no i am planning to buy the google maps api for $100
Taimoor A.
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in my point of view serper.dev is the best and easy way to do so. now its up to you
Fatima G.
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Serper to find reviews?
Fatima G.
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I have the list already, as far as i know serper will help me scrape google maps lists, but then i will need to use the find people enrichment in clay. that would cost me more credits so to save me credits i used apollo to scrape the lists and now want to scrape the review count

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