# Local Business Data - Business & POI Data from Google Maps

> Fast and reliable local business data API - get comprehensive business information including address, website, phone, email, rating & reviews, and 40+ data points from Google Maps in real-time.

## Overview

Local Business Data is a fast and reliable API for finding businesses and points of interest and retrieving their full profiles from Google Maps and the web in real-time. It returns 40+ data points per business as structured JSON via REST.

Who is this API for: developers building lead-generation and sales-prospecting tools, local SEO and rank-tracking platforms, store locators, market and competitor analysis, and data enrichment pipelines.

What it returns: business search results (by query, area, bounding box, radius, or nearby), full business details, reviews and review details, photos, posts, plus reverse geocoding and autocomplete.

Need help integrating? Contact support@openwebninja.com.
For high volume / large scale plans, please contact support@openwebninja.com.

## Endpoints

### GET /search - Search
Search local businesses on Google Maps with an option to pull emails and social profile links from their website (see the `extract_emails_and_contacts` parameter below).
Parameters: **query**, limit, lat, lng, zoom, language, region, subtypes (+4 more)
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/local-business-data/search`

### GET /search-in-area - Area Search (Zoom Level)
Search businesses in a specific geographic area defined by a center coordinate point and zoom level.
Parameters: **query**, **lat**, **lng**, **zoom**, limit, language, region, subtypes (+2 more)
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/local-business-data/search-in-area`

### GET /area-search-by-bounding-box - Area Search (Bounding Box)
Search businesses in a specific geographic area defined by a bounding box (bottom-left and top-right coo).
Parameters: **query**, **bottom_left**, **top_right**, limit, language, region, subtypes, extract_emails_and_contacts (+1 more)
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/local-business-data/area-search-by-bounding-box`

### GET /area-search-by-radius - Area Search (Radius)
Search businesses in a specific geographic area defined by radius (in meters) and center geographic coordinates.
Parameters: **query**, **lat**, **lng**, **radius**, limit, language, region, subtypes (+2 more)
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/local-business-data/area-search-by-radius`

### GET /search-nearby - Search Nearby
Search businesses near by specific geographic coordinates.
Parameters: **query**, **lat**, **lng**, limit, language, region, subtypes, extract_emails_and_contacts (+1 more)
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/local-business-data/search-nearby`

### GET /business-details - Business Details
Get full business details including emails and social contacts.
Parameters: **business_id**, extract_emails_and_contacts, extract_share_link, fields, region, language, coordinates
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/local-business-data/business-details`

### GET /business-reviews - Business Reviews
Get business reviews by Business Id with pagination support.
Parameters: **business_id**, limit, cursor, sort_by, fields, region, language
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/local-business-data/business-reviews`

### GET /review-details - Business Review Details
Get the details of a specific review by Google Id / Business Id or Google Place Id and Review Author Id.
Parameters: **business_id**, **review_author_id**, region, language
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/local-business-data/review-details`

### GET /business-photos - Business Photos
Get business photos by Business Id.
Parameters: **business_id**, limit, cursor, is_video, region, fields
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/local-business-data/business-photos`

### GET /photo-details - Business Photo Details
Get extra details about a business photo - caption, owner name and avatar, and more information.
Parameters: **business_id**, **photo_id**
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/local-business-data/photo-details`

### GET /business-posts - Buisness Posts
Get all / paginate Business Owner Posts ("From the owner" section on Google Maps) by Business Id, sorted chronologically.
Parameters: **business_id**, cursor, region, language
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/local-business-data/business-posts`

### GET /reverse-geocoding - Reverse Geocoding
Get the details of a place or address in a specific geographic location by latitude and longitude (reverse geocoding).
Parameters: **lat**, **lng**, region, language, fields
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/local-business-data/reverse-geocoding`

### GET /autocomplete - Autocomplete
Returns place/address, business and query predictions for text-based geographic queries.
Parameters: **query**, region, language, coordinates
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/local-business-data/autocomplete`

## Base URL and Authentication

- Base URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/local-business-data`
- Auth: API key in the `x-api-key` header. Get a key by subscribing (free tier available) at https://app.openwebninja.com/api/local-business-data

## Topics

local business data api, google maps api, business data api, places api, poi data api, business reviews api, lead generation api, local seo api, business details api, geocoding api, store locator api, maps scraper api

## Links

- API page: https://www.openwebninja.com/api/local-business-data
- Get an API key / subscribe: https://app.openwebninja.com/api/local-business-data
- Pricing & plans: https://app.openwebninja.com/api/local-business-data/pricing
- Website: https://www.openwebninja.com
- OpenAPI spec: https://openwebninja.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/portal/openapi/local_business_data.yaml
- Support: support@openwebninja.com

_Last updated: 2026-05-27_