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# nearby-business-search
Simple Go script to query Google Maps API `Nearby Search API` to gather data for target company research.
Exports this data to an `.xlsx` spreadsheet.
## Setup
```bash
cp .env.example .env
```
There are still some fields that I plan to move to the `.env` for configuring, but the majority of them are
there now.
A Google project API key will be needed.
Be cautious of setting very large `MAX_RESULTS` as Google will eventually charge for this. Keep the number low
if you are testing.
## Run
```bash
go run .
```
Or build it first.
After you run the program, you will see logs stepping through stages of the progress. A simplified table will
be printed out to the terminal and the detailed `.xlsx` will be created based on what ever file name you gave
in the `.env`