Find local business leads on Google Maps with Apify
The Research Agent runs an Apify scraper on Google Maps for your category and city, checks each business against your ideal customer and saves the fits to a list.
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- Nothing sends without your yes
One request. The agent does the rest.
Type it to Penny, or use it as the agent’s brief and let it run on its trigger.
Agent PennyRun with Research Agent@Apify find dental clinics in Manchester on Google Maps with a website and at least 20 reviews, check them against my ideal customer, and save the fits to “Manchester dental”.
- Runs a Google Maps scraper on Apify for your category and city
- Reads each business, its website and rating
- Checks every business against your ideal customer
- Shows you the matches before saving
- Saves the fits to your list with where they were found
- Businesses found
- 86
- Matched your rules
- 41
- Saved to list
- Manchester dental
- Source
- Google Maps via Apify
If you sell to local businesses, the best lead database is the one everybody already uses: Google Maps. It lists the clinics, studios, restaurants and firms in every city, with their website and reviews. Turning a map search into a clean prospect list is the slow part. The Research Agent runs an Apify scraper for your category and city, filters the results against your ideal customer, and saves the fits to a list.
Why filter before you save
A map search returns everything in the area: chains, closed listings, businesses without a website, and places that are far too small to buy from you. Saving all of it creates a list nobody wants to work. The agent applies your rules first, such as a minimum number of reviews, a website, or a category, so the list holds businesses you would actually call.
What the agent does
It runs a Google Maps actor on Apify through your account with the category and city in your brief. It reads each business, its website, rating and review count, compares them with your ideal customer, and shows you the matches. When you are happy, it saves them to the list you named, with Google Maps as the source on each one.
Set it up
- Connect Apify.
- Describe your ideal local customer: category, size signals such as reviews, and the areas you serve.
- Start from the Research Agent template and tick Apify as an app.
- Run it per city, or schedule a weekly run for new listings.
From listing to conversation
- Enrich the saved businesses to find the owner or manager and a verified email.
- Ask the Writer for a first line that mentions something specific, such as their reviews or services.
- Keep the offer local and concrete. Owners reply to messages that clearly come from someone who looked at their business.
Connected in a click, used on your terms
Sign in once. You choose what it may do, and changes wait for your approval.
Research Agent asks before it acts
You choose how much it does alone. Reading and research always run straight away; anything that sends, spends or changes another app waits as a card you approve, unless you allowed it.
- Ask before every stepIt asks before every step, unless you allowed that action to run on its own.
- Ask before any changeIt reads and researches freely, then brings every change back to you.
- Handle routine work aloneSaving people, tagging and preparing drafts run on their own. Sending, paid actions and other apps still wait.
Use cases that pair well with this one
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Public sources such as Google Maps, websites, job boards and LinkedIn posts, using the Apify actors your account can run. Apify bills its own usage.
How do I reach the owners?
Use enrichment and the business website to find the right person, then contact them on LinkedIn or email.
Is this allowed?
The agent collects public business listings through Apify. Follow local rules on business outreach and keep your messages relevant and easy to opt out of.
When does it run?
Whenever you like, or when you ask Penny in chat. If it becomes a weekly habit, put it on a schedule instead and it runs on its own.
Which apps does it use, and do I need accounts?
It uses Apify, with one-click sign-in. Each app works with your own access, so the agent only sees what your account can see, and anything an app charges for is billed by that app.
Can the agent act without my approval?
Reading and research run straight away. Routine work such as saving people to a list or tagging can run alone if you allow it. Sending, paid actions and changes in other apps wait for your yes unless you explicitly allowed that action.
What does a run cost?
Each step uses AI credits like a Penny question, and you set a spending cap for each run. If a run reaches its cap, it waits for you. Paid actions such as enrichment, and charges from connected apps, are separate.
Can I change what the agent does?
Yes, in plain words. Edit the brief, attach a skill such as your own playbook, tick or untick apps and change what needs approval. The next run follows the new instructions, and finished work stays saved.
Which agent runs it, and what pairs well with it?
The Research Agent, Prosyo’s ai prospecting agent. Start from its template and use this request as the brief. It pairs well with the Qualifier Agent and the Writer Agent, which can pick up its results through your lists and inbox.
How do I see what the agent did?
Every run comes with a plain-English report of what it did, what it cost and anything waiting for you. Results show as formatted answers, tables or diagrams, and you get a notification when a run finishes or needs your approval.
Which Prosyo plan do I need?
Agents come with the Penny Agents, Penny SDR and Penny SDR All-in plans: 5, 10 or 20 agents. Every workspace starts with a 7-day free trial, no card required.
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