Google Maps reviews API documentation
We provide a simple to setup REST API that returns reviews in JSON format. Before integrating the API you should be aware of the following:
- The API returns 10 reviews per request.
- The default order in which reviews are returned is by descending date(from newest to oldest).
- You can get all reviews from a single place by using the
offsetparameter.
To get reviews from Wextractor you will need to perform GET requests against
the https://wextractor.com/api/v1/reviews endpoint.
Reviews endpoint parameters:
| Parameter | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| auth_token | Required | Your API token for authentication. Once you register to Wextractor you can extract this key from your account's setting page. | - |
| id | Required | A textual identifier that uniquely identifies a place in Google Maps. For more information on place ids you can refer to this doc. | ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4 |
| offset | Optional | This parameter defines the result offset. It skips the given number of reviews. It's used for pagination. (e.g., 0 (default) is the first page of results, 10 is the 2nd page of results, 20 is the 3rd page of results, etc.). | 10 |
| sort | Optional | This parameter defines in which order the results will be returned.
If no value is passed, the results will be ordered by descending date.
The possible values for this setting are:
|
recency |
| hl | Optional | This is the "host language" parameter that Google uses accross its products. It's used to determine
the preferred language for the results. This is mostly important when sorting by relevancy,
as results in the preferred language will be returned first. This setting defaults to en (English).
The setting expects a two letter language code as defined in ISO 639-1.
|
en |
| keywords | Optional | Optional parameter to return the keywords mentioned counts that Google Maps displays in its interface.
If you want to include the list of mentioned keyword stats in the response pass this parameter as 1.
Note that keywords are only included when retrieving the first page of results(offset 0).
|
1 |
Example usage:
https://wextractor.com/api/v1/reviews?id=ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4&auth_token=XXXXX&offset=0
Example response:
{
"reviews": [
{
"url": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m5!14m4!1m3!1m2!1s107407043277427660968!2s0x0:0x8eaddfcd1b32ca52?hl=en-AR",
"reviewer": "Sandeep Kumar",
"reviewer_avatar": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/AATXAJyT5T4tb35KOrXhZ7YrihVU9DzpeawhQZN6PMN0=s120-c-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-br100",
"reviewer_id": "107407043277427660968",
"reviewer_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/107407043277427660968",
"datetime": "2021-07-03T11:32:00Z",
"rating": "1",
"text": "Very poor service",
"language": "en",
"id": "10281119596374313554-1625301150.432",
"likes": 0
},
{
"url": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m5!14m4!1m3!1m2!1s101800777196227152928!2s0x0:0x8eaddfcd1b32ca52?hl=en-AR",
"reviewer": "Terry McCormick",
"reviewer_avatar": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/AATXAJwbeBPwWFnLnCAI3wSvT91r_BBxmYmdUeGVOMTK=s120-c-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-br100",
"reviewer_id": "101800777196227152928",
"reviewer_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/101800777196227152928",
"datetime": "2021-06-24T00:08:00Z",
"rating": "1",
"text": "the customer support is very poor, they don't respond appropriately",
"language": "en",
"id": "10281119596374313554-1624482539.952",
"likes": 0
},
{
"url": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m5!14m4!1m3!1m2!1s115242088921235833352!2s0x0:0x8eaddfcd1b32ca52?hl=en-AR",
"reviewer": "Ashley Parmenter",
"reviewer_avatar": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/AATXAJytK532Zs1pPvOA6n4-paJ4WQ-6TbNXvABKhS_A=s120-c-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-br100",
"reviewer_id": "115242088921235833352",
"reviewer_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/115242088921235833352",
"datetime": "2021-06-01T07:25:00Z",
"rating": "1",
"text": "",
"language": "",
"id": "10281119596374313554-1622521503.498",
"likes": 0
},
{
"url": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m5!14m4!1m3!1m2!1s109715086680233936716!2s0x0:0x8eaddfcd1b32ca52?hl=en-AR",
"reviewer": "Tim Hosking",
"reviewer_avatar": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/AOh14GjbBkM0Yd1E04USqcL4AH6MFvX3Htf9RvHgrjSAWA=s120-c-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba2-br100",
"reviewer_id": "109715086680233936716",
"reviewer_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/109715086680233936716",
"datetime": "2021-05-31T10:49:00Z",
"rating": "5",
"text": "",
"language": "",
"id": "10281119596374313554-1622447384.545",
"likes": 0
},
{
"url": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m5!14m4!1m3!1m2!1s105492875203020355828!2s0x0:0x8eaddfcd1b32ca52?hl=en-AR",
"reviewer": "Measure Me L-if-E",
"reviewer_avatar": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/AOh14Gj6wPbE0gRhIVHDLB7zpGsxJC7rNLOSjIEfPCZ34w=s120-c-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-br100",
"reviewer_id": "105492875203020355828",
"reviewer_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/105492875203020355828",
"datetime": "2021-05-25T16:08:00Z",
"rating": "5",
"text": "",
"language": "",
"id": "10281119596374313554-1621948084.853",
"likes": 0
},
{
"url": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m5!14m4!1m3!1m2!1s100115398990005037658!2s0x0:0x8eaddfcd1b32ca52?hl=en-AR",
"reviewer": "Madhav Prasanna",
"reviewer_avatar": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/AOh14Gjk56PnToxvpfS2smqmy0h7VYskoNe1DffybottIOQ=s120-c-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-br100",
"reviewer_id": "100115398990005037658",
"reviewer_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/100115398990005037658",
"datetime": "2021-05-19T11:17:00Z",
"rating": "5",
"text": "",
"language": "",
"id": "10281119596374313554-1621412259.144",
"likes": 0
},
{
"url": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m5!14m4!1m3!1m2!1s101119358587263189425!2s0x0:0x8eaddfcd1b32ca52?hl=en-AR",
"reviewer": "Pandya Vivek",
"reviewer_avatar": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/AATXAJxW0KVclOGwWA-zIKGCpMTXsGfRTeou4tIIGzD0=s120-c-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3-br100",
"reviewer_id": "101119358587263189425",
"reviewer_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/101119358587263189425",
"datetime": "2021-05-14T06:58:00Z",
"rating": "5",
"text": "",
"language": "",
"id": "10281119596374313554-1620964709.105",
"likes": 0
},
{
"url": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m5!14m4!1m3!1m2!1s116666564799967580279!2s0x0:0x8eaddfcd1b32ca52?hl=en-AR",
"reviewer": "Stephen Claxton",
"reviewer_avatar": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/AATXAJzkBrkzRNaPulwpC1rEyIB1anyryKpMTDH-guU7=s120-c-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-br100",
"reviewer_id": "116666564799967580279",
"reviewer_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/116666564799967580279",
"datetime": "2021-04-27T13:31:00Z",
"rating": "5",
"text": "",
"language": "",
"id": "10281119596374313554-1619519510.5",
"likes": 0
},
{
"url": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m5!14m4!1m3!1m2!1s104602961630797902494!2s0x0:0x8eaddfcd1b32ca52?hl=en-AR",
"reviewer": "Xavier Le Baron",
"reviewer_avatar": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/AOh14GhbuCpv4_XNH8EWPZoGFwgWjiCQvCcVYiwJNxnMIPs=s120-c-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba4-br100",
"reviewer_id": "104602961630797902494",
"reviewer_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/104602961630797902494",
"datetime": "2021-04-14T11:14:00Z",
"rating": "5",
"text": "Possibly the best office in Sydney? :)\nWhat an amazing place to work at!",
"language": "en",
"id": "10281119596374313554-1618388082.953",
"likes": 2
},
{
"url": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m5!14m4!1m3!1m2!1s110213462243737996659!2s0x0:0x8eaddfcd1b32ca52?hl=en-AR",
"reviewer": "namfon wongseeda",
"reviewer_avatar": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/AOh14Gjja0lbhJwULmnjyNzFW06MD2vb55gLuhowylHTe0E=s120-c-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-br100",
"reviewer_id": "110213462243737996659",
"reviewer_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/110213462243737996659",
"datetime": "2021-04-08T09:25:00Z",
"rating": "3",
"text": "",
"language": "",
"id": "10281119596374313554-1617863129.762",
"likes": 0
}
],
"place_details": {
"address": "48 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009, Australia",
"name": "Google en Sydney"
},
"totals": {
"review_count": 931,
"average_rating": "4.1"
}
}
Frequently asked questions:
- How do I get all the reviews for a single place?
- Does the API have rate limits?
You need to perform multiple requests incrementing the offset until you get a response without any reviews in it.
Yes, since Google is pretty strict at blocking requests you will be rate limited if you perform more than one request per second.