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Google Maps listings don’t display email addresses directly — so it’s not immediately obvious how email collection works.
What is the source of emails collected from Google Maps?
Here’s the full picture of how lobstr.io does it and what to expect.

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How email collection works

lobstr.io collects emails by visiting the websites listed on Google Maps business profiles. To enable it, turn on the Extract Emails from Website option in your Squid settings.
Turn on email collection in Google Maps Squid settings
When this option is on, lobstr.io will:
  1. Check if a Google Maps listing includes a website link.
  2. Visit the listed website.
  3. Look for email addresses in common sections like the footer or Contact page.
Scanning the website for emails
If it finds any, they’re automatically added to your results.

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How much does email collection cost?

Email collection costs 1 credit per website (listing) with an email found — not per email. If a website has 3 emails, it’s still 1 credit; if the website has no email (or the listing has no website), it’s 0 credits. You’re only charged on results, not on attempts.

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How to verify collected emails

To check which collected addresses are valid, turn on the Verify emails toggle in your Squid settings. Verification then runs automatically as part of the scrape — there’s no separate step after the run.
Verify emails toggle in Google Maps Squid settings
With the toggle on, every email lobstr.io collects is validated during the run, and each result’s status appears in the downloaded file. The red badge next to the toggle shows the cost — 2 credits per valid email.

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How accurate is the verification?

lobstr.io uses its own email validation system on the backend.
The system is up to 97% accurate — meaning only a 3% chance of bounce for emails marked valid. It also tests catch-all domains (which most services label as “catch-all” or “unknown”) using an advanced algorithm.
You can see the validation status in the Email Status column next to your email.
Email Status column with validation result
Learn more: Email validation statuses.

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How much does verification cost?

  • 2 credits per valid email.
  • 0 credits if the email is invalid.
  • All emails and their validation status appear in your downloaded file regardless of the result.
Based on lobstr.io’s monthly plans, that works out to:
Google Maps email validation cost per plan
  • 5,000 validated emails for $20 (Starter)
  • 50,000 validated emails for $100 (Pro)
  • 500,000 validated emails for $500 (Team)
  • 1,000,000 validated emails for $1,000 (Business)

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Why didn’t I get any email addresses?

If you didn’t see any emails in your results, possible reasons:
  • The Extract Emails from Website option wasn’t turned on.
  • The business listing didn’t include a website.
  • The listed website didn’t have any visible email addresses.
Google Maps Search Export collects social media links (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) but the scraper does not visit those pages to look for emails. Use the Facebook Page Details Export to collect emails from Facebook pages.

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How to collect emails from Facebook pages of local businesses

To collect email addresses from Facebook pages, use the Facebook Page Details Export crawler.
Collect missing emails from Facebook pages
  1. Copy the Facebook page URLs from your Google Maps Scraper results.
  2. Paste them into the Facebook Page Details Export tool.
  3. Launch the scraper.
It collects email addresses (if available in the page’s About section) alongside other relevant business data.