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How to Quickly Filter Businesses Scraped from Google Maps

With Cloud Sync and Manage Businesses, you can push the businesses scraped by the plugin to the cloud for centralized management. But not all scraped businesses are your targets. So before any follow-up action, efficient filtering is critical.

Product page: Google Maps Scraper ยท Overview

1. Create a Filter Viewโ€‹

A View is a powerful dynamic filter. Once you create a view and define its filter rules, every scraped business that matches the rules gets auto-classified into the view.

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We'll use creating a view called "US - Beauty Supply Stores" as an example โ€” to filter businesses categorized as Beauty supply store.

Step โ€” On the Google Maps Customer Search page, click Create New View in the top right, enter the view name, and submit.

Create New View dialog โ€” view name "US - Beauty Supply Stores", Confirm button

View actions โ€” Hover over a view to Set as Default / Unpin / Rename / Delete and more.

View hover action menu โ€” Set as Default, Unpin, Rename, Delete options

2. Configure Filter Conditionsโ€‹

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The tutorial below shows how to attach a filter for businesses in the Category Beauty supply store to a view.

1. Enter the Empty Viewโ€‹

Switch to your target view. The Filter button has no number on it โ€” meaning no filter conditions yet.

Newly created view in its initial state โ€” no number on the Filter button, list shows all businesses

2. Add a Filter Conditionโ€‹

Click Filter, then Add Filter Condition in the right panel.

Right-side filter panel โ€” Add Filter Condition button and field selection dropdown

3. Set the Ruleโ€‹

  • Pick a field โ€” Category.
  • Set a condition โ€” Contains.
  • Enter a keyword โ€” Beauty supply store, then click Confirm.

Filter rule config โ€” Field = Category, Condition = Contains, Keyword = Beauty supply store, Confirm button

4. Check the Resultsโ€‹

Once set, the view automatically filters 342 matches out of 40,683 total businesses.

Filter results list โ€” top counter shows 342/40683, table shows beauty supply stores only

3. More Filter Examplesโ€‹

1. Filter by Country or Stateโ€‹

Example โ€” Filter businesses where Country is "United States" or State is "California".

Filter by country โ€” Field = Country, Condition = Equals, Value = United States

Filter by state โ€” Field = State, Condition = Equals, Value = California

2. Filter by Category or Nameโ€‹

Example โ€” Filter businesses whose Category or Name contains hair or beauty.

Filter by category keyword โ€” Field = Category, Condition = Contains, Value = hair or beauty

Filter by name keyword โ€” Field = Name, Condition = Contains, Value = hair or beauty

3. Filter by Scrape Timeโ€‹

Example โ€” Show only businesses scraped within the last 1 day.

Filter by created time โ€” Field = Created Time, Condition = In, Value = Within 1 day

How to verify the time filter is correct

In the results list, drag the horizontal scroll bar to find the Created Time column and double-check it matches your setting.

FAQโ€‹

Q1 ยท What's the difference between search and filter?โ€‹

  • Search โ€” A one-shot action that looks through all current data.
  • View filter โ€” A persistent rule that filters existing data and also auto-classifies any future matching data.

Q2 ยท Can I combine multiple conditions?โ€‹

Yes. Add multiple filter conditions and set the logic between them (AND / OR) to build a precise target customer profile. For example, filter for "in the US" AND "category contains restaurant".

Practical Tipsโ€‹

    1. Start simple โ€” Get comfortable with single-condition views first. For example, create dedicated views for your main target countries or core product categories.
    1. Use logical operators well โ€” For finer targeting, combine conditions: AND narrows the scope, OR broadens it.
    1. Review views regularly โ€” As your business evolves, adjust existing views or create new ones to stay aligned with current market strategy.

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