A task collects fresh businesses from Google Maps and adds the contact data from your data pack. You create it on the New task page, which opens with your search filled in when you come from an estimate.
You need to be signed in, and your balance needs enough credits for the task (or a saved card with auto top-up). If it does not, the page shows Add prepaid credits or connect a card with a link to Billing.
1. Choose how to search
The three tabs at the top of the page are three ways to build the list of Google Maps searches:
| Mode | Use it when |
|---|---|
| Guided search | You want one business type across a country, state, cities or ZIP codes. Pick a keyword, a country, a state or region, then optionally counties, cities and ZIP codes. ScrapePlaces creates one search per ZIP code so busy areas are covered completely. |
| Custom queries | You already know the exact searches. Write one per line, a category and a place, as you would on Google Maps, for example dentist in Austin, TX. Up to 1,000 lines per task. Put the city in every line; the country you pick only tells Google which country to favour. |
| Top cities | You want a business type in a country's biggest cities, largest first. Choose how many cities, or all cities with 15,000 or more people. One search per city. |
2. Choose the coverage depth
Google Maps shows about 20 businesses per page of results. Coverage depth sets how many pages each search reads: up to 20, 40 or 60 businesses per ZIP code, query or city. Deeper searches find more businesses in dense areas and cost more. In quiet areas, the first page often already has everything.
3. Choose a data pack
The pack decides what is collected for each business: Complete Data Pack (everything), Cold Email Pack (emails and the basics) or Cold Calling Pack (phones and the basics). Compare the packs.
4. Check the estimate
The right side of the page updates as you change anything:
- Estimates: the number of searches, the expected businesses and how confident the estimate is.
- Cost estimate: the expected price and range. What does this cover? breaks it down part by part.
- Queries preview: the actual searches the task will run. Read a few to make sure they make sense.
- Task preview: a short summary of keyword, coverage, scope and package.
5. Create the task
Choose Create task. The estimated price is charged to your balance and the task starts in the background. You can close the page; the task keeps running. Follow its progress.
Save money: search your existing businesses first. If you already collected that business type in that area, filter and export what you have instead of running a new task.