Google Maps Live-Traffic Scraper

I need a scraper that can pull the real-time “Popular times” data Google shows for each place: the coloured bar chart, the percentage figure Google labels as “Usually as busy as it gets”, and the current number of live visitors. That information has to be captured programmatically for any business URL or search result I feed into the tool.

The raw data itself will not be exported to CSV or Excel; instead I want it exposed through a clean API or SDK so it can be displayed inside my own app interface. The same endpoint must be consumable by my iOS app, Android app, and a small web dashboard, so JSON over HTTPS with simple auth will probably be the easiest route, but I am open to your suggestions.

Key deliverables
• A headless scraper (Python, Node, or similar) that bypasses typical Google blocking and consistently returns: time-slot, colour indicator, percentage busy, and live visitor count.
• A lightweight API layer that my front-end projects can call.
• Brief integration notes or sample code in Swift, Kotlin, and JavaScript to show the data on all three platforms.

I will test by querying a list of business URLs at different times of day and comparing results with the live Google Maps page. If the numbers, colour codes, and time slots line up, the milestone is met.