Generate business leads from Google Maps & Places API to Google Sheets

Overview

This workflow automates the process of generating niche-specific business leads from Google Maps, leveraging the Google Places API and Google Sheets for seamless data collection and storage.

Who Is This For?

- Business owners, marketers, sales teams, or anyone needing to build targeted lead lists by business type and location quickly.

Main Use Cases

- Building outreach lists for local marketing campaigns. - Finding potential clients in a specific location and industry. - Automating research for sales prospecting.

How It Works

1. Collect Inputs via Form: Gather your business type (search term), target location, desired number of results, and Google Maps API key using a simple built-in form. 2. Geocode Location: The workflow automatically converts your location input into geographic coordinates. 3. Search Businesses: It utilizes the Google Places API to search for businesses that match your criteria within a 10-km radius of your location. 4. Extract & Validate Data: For each business found, it extracts key contact details (name, address, phone, website, etc.), validates for essential info, and automatically appends valid leads into your connected Google Sheet—ready for action.