Twenty listings per page
Each with position, title, rating, reviews, type, address, hours, open state, website and thumbnail.
// google local api Alpha
The world's cheapest Google Local API
The local results Google shows for a query and location, as JSON: name, rating, review count, category, address, hours and a place_id for each listing, 20 per page.
$0.15 / 1K requestsPay as you go10 free calls, no card
// live playground
Search local businesses on Google
The key below is created for this browser with 10 free calls and works on every Litescrape endpoint. Results are drawn the way the source shows them, with the JSON one click away.
Your API key
Verifying browser…Paste an existing key to see its credits and top it up, or use the free key created for this browser. Keep it safe: anyone with the key can spend its balance.
Ready
Run the request to draw its results here. This endpoint returns:
local_resultslocal_mapdiscover_more_placespagination
// use it anywhere
Take this exact request to your terminal.
Every public search, maps, place, and reviews endpoint accepts the same bearer key and exposes its full documented parameter surface here.
# pip install litescrape-sdk
# GET https://api.litescrape.com/api/google/local
from litescrape_sdk import scrape
[result] = scrape(
[
{
"endpoint": "google_local",
"q": "coffee shops",
"start": "0",
"location": "Austin, Texas",
"hl": "en",
"gl": "us",
"google_domain": "google.com",
"device": "desktop",
}
],
api_key="ls_live_your_key",
)
print(result.raise_for_error())// what you get
What the Google Local API returns
IDs that open other endpoints
place_id, data_id and data_cid, plus ready-made links to the reviews and photos of each place.
A named location or uule
location takes a city or region; uule takes Google's own encoded token.
Pages through the local finder
start moves through the results in steps of 20.
Target one business by CID
ludocid narrows the finder to one Google local CID.
// use cases
What teams build with it
- 01
Local rank tracking
Where each business ranks for a category term in each city and neighborhood, every day.
- 02
Lead lists by category and city
Every dentist, roofer or gym Google lists for a location, with website, hours and rating.
- 03
Citation audits
Compare the name, address and hours Google shows against your own records across locations.
- 04
Market density research
Count competitors per category in each city before opening a location.
// why it's the cheapest
Google Local API pricing, per 1,000 requests
Public list prices for 100,000 requests a month, read on September 17, 2026. Litescrape's rate is flat at every volume.
| Provider | Plan modeled | Per 1,000 requests | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litescrape | Flat prepaid rate | $0.15 | $15.00 |
| DataForSEO | Standard queue, up to 45 minutes | $0.60 | $60.00 |
| Serper | Standard pack, places endpoint | $0.75 | $75.00 |
| Scrapingdog | Standard, 5 credits per request | $0.90 | $90.00 |
| Oxylabs | Starter, local pack | $0.99 | $99.00 |
| ScrapingBee | Startup, 100,000 searches | $0.99 | $99.00 |
| Zenserp | Medium, 100,000 searches | $1.50 | $150.00 |
| VALUE SERP | 200,000 credits, places mode | $2.40 | $240.00 |
| SearchApi | BigData, 100,000 searches | $2.50 | $250.00 |
Start pulling Google Local data in five minutes.
Your first 10 calls are free. Top up the same key from $10 whenever you need more.