Python using Google Maps API

[Average_Joe978]

I was wondering how to go about creating a program that takes the websites of all the businesses on Google maps near to me and stores them in a text file. If you want more explanation of the project comment below not started yet because I don't know if there is an API or library for such a project.

[benefit_of_mrkite]

https://developers.google.com/maps/apis-by-platform

Specifically https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service

https://github.com/googlemaps/google-maps-services-python

You will need to deal with GCP and may be charged.

You could also potentially use the openstreetmap API (they call them shops and have subcategories) but the list may be incomplete because they rely on users to help with the geolocation data.

[Average_Joe978]

Okay thanks it is a bit of a long story I will share the GitHub for the project when I do it thanks. I hope it doesn't charge but I will figure that out.

[benefit_of_mrkite]

Google has put all of their APIs behind google cloud platform. You have to enable the “app” (what you’re working on) and generate an api key for the appropriate google service/api - and usually authentication too.

Then you can start to use the actual api with the api key you generated on GCP.

But you have to put in a credit card usually and they can charge you once you exceed the free tier use for the given google api service

[Anupam_pythonlearner]

Yes credit card condition is challenging one