{"slug": "show-hn-google-maps-scraper-mcp", "title": "Show HN: Google Maps Scraper MCP", "summary": "A developer released Google Maps Scraper MCP, a remote Model Context Protocol server at https://gmapscrawl.com/api/mcp that lets compatible AI agents run business searches and receive up to 20 structured listings in JSON. The server uses stateless Streamable HTTP with Bearer API key authentication, exposes only the search_google_maps tool, and returns available addresses, contact details, ratings, and review counts; live use requires an API entitlement, as an Online subscription does not include MCP access.", "body_md": "### Search businesses\n\nFind businesses by keyword and location, with listing details your agent can organize and analyze.\n\nDevelopers / MCP server\n\nConnect your AI agent to synchronous business search and structured listing data through one secure MCP connection.\n\nBuilt for your agent\n\nGive your agent the same business data workflow you use in your workspace.\n\nRead available addresses, contact details, ratings, and review counts in structured result pages.\n\nReceive up to 20 businesses in structured JSON for research and applications.\n\nHow to connect\n\nConfigure your client to use `/api/mcp`, then pass your API key in the authorization header.\n\n```\nPOST https://gmapscrawl.com/api/mcp\nAuthorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>\nAccept: application/json, text/event-stream\n```\n\nStreamable HTTP — your client handles protocol negotiation.\n\nBearer API key authentication — configure secrets outside prompts.\n\nConnect your tools\n\nKeep your API key in a secure environment variable or your client’s protected input setting.\n\nAdd this server to .mcp.json. Make GMSCRAPER_API_KEY available in the environment that launches Claude Code.\n\n```\n{\n  \"mcpServers\": {\n    \"google-maps-data\": {\n      \"type\": \"http\",\n      \"url\": \"https://gmapscrawl.com/api/mcp\",\n      \"headers\": {\n        \"Authorization\": \"Bearer ${GMSCRAPER_API_KEY}\"\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}\n```\n\nNeed step-by-step guidance? [Read the MCP setup guide](https://gmapscrawl.com/guides/connect-an-mcp-client)\n\nBuilt for your workflow\n\nMove from a question to structured local business research without switching tools.\n\nBuild a focused list of local businesses for sales research and outreach planning.\n\nCompare categories, ratings, and review counts across the businesses in your dataset.\n\nBring available business and contact fields into CRM, reporting, or internal workflows.\n\nPut it to work\n\nTry a focused request in your connected client. With a test key, ask your agent to label the results as simulated.\n\nPrompt\n\n“Find one page of coffee shops in Seattle and return their website, phone number, rating, and review count.”\n\nPrompt\n\n“Search for restaurants in Portland and compare the returned business categories and ratings. Point out missing data.”\n\nPrompt\n\n“Search one page of plumbers in Austin and format the returned businesses as a table with names, phone numbers, and websites.”\n\nIt is a remote Model Context Protocol server that lets compatible AI agents search for up to 20 businesses and receive results directly using your API-workspace credentials.\n\nThe server uses stateless Streamable HTTP at https://gmapscrawl.com/api/mcp. /mcp remains a compatibility alias. Your client initializes the connection and negotiates the protocol version.\n\nConfigure Authorization: Bearer with your API key in the client’s secret configuration. Browser login cookies do not authenticate this endpoint, and keys should never go in a prompt or URL.\n\nYes, with a version that supports remote HTTP MCP and custom authorization headers. Use the client configurations above and ensure the configured environment variable is available to that client.\n\nBusiness searches return available listing attributes, contact details, ratings, and review counts. The server exposes only search_google_maps.\n\nLive work requires an API entitlement and an available cloud service. MCP shares API usage; an Online subscription does not include it. Use a test credential to validate the integration with simulated fixtures.\n\nTake the next step\n\nCreate an API key, connect the MCP server, and bring business research into your preferred client.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-google-maps-scraper-mcp", "canonical_source": "https://gmapscrawl.com/google-maps-scraper-mcp", "published_at": "2026-10-03 01:46:39+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-03 02:06:03.145307+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "agent-protocols", "ai-tools", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Google Maps Scraper MCP", "Model Context Protocol", "gmapscrawl.com", "Claude Code", "search_google_maps"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-google-maps-scraper-mcp", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-google-maps-scraper-mcp.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-google-maps-scraper-mcp.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-google-maps-scraper-mcp.jsonld"}}