Google Business Profile
One business location per connection, posted as a What's new post on the listing.
#Overview
A Google Business Profile connection is one account plus one business location. A post goes to that location's listing, so the connection needs to know which one. Connect the Google account through the consent screen in the dashboard, then pick the location.
Posts land as "What's new" posts on the listing, in Google Search and Maps.
Posting to Google Business Profile is free. The account counts toward your connection ladder like any other.
#What goes in a post
- Text up to 1500 characters.
- One photo.
- The first URL in the text becomes the "Learn more" button on the post.
curl -X POST https://api.yeetpost.com/api/v2/post/google_business \
-H "x-api-key: $YEETPOST_API_KEY" \
-d 'new winter hours: open until 8 on fridays. https://example.com/hours'That posts the text as a "What's new" post with a "Learn more" button pointing at
https://example.com/hours.
#What Google Business Profile does not take
| Feature | Answer |
|---|---|
| More than one photo | invalid_request. A post carries one photo. |
| Threads | shape_unsupported. |
| First comment | shape_unsupported. |
| Metrics | Not available. |
DELETE /posts/{id} takes a post down like on every other platform that supports it.
#Why it says "coming soon"
The posting code above is built and works today against a connected account. Google keeps the Business Profile APIs at a quota of zero until it approves access for the developer app, so it is not offered to customers yet. Once Google approves, Google Business Profile shows up in the dashboard's connection picker with no other change to this page.