📌 Google Business Profile (GBP) API Integration – Stackposts (Updated 2026)

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1️⃣ Overview

Google Business Profile (GBP) API integration allows Stackposts to connect with and manage verified Google Business Profiles owned or authorized by users.

Once approved and configured, users can:

• Publish Google Business Profile posts (user-initiated)

• Upload images

• Manage verified business locations

• Work with multiple authorized locations

⚠️ Important
Access to the GBP API requires manual approval by Google.
Correct configuration does not guarantee approval.

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2️⃣ Supported Features

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3️⃣ Configuration Fields (Stackposts)

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4️⃣ OAuth Redirect URI (Callback URL)

Add the following exact URL to Authorized Redirect URIs in Google Cloud Console:

⚠️ Must match exactly (protocol, domain, path).

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5️⃣ Google Cloud Console Setup

Step 1: Create Project

• Go to Google Cloud Console

• Create or select a project

Step 2: Enable API

Enable Google My Business API

❌ Do NOT enable “Business Profile API” (deprecated / not used)

Step 3: OAuth Consent Screen

• User type: External

• App name: Your platform name

• Authorized domains: yourdomain.com

• Scopes: required by Stackposts

• Status: Published (Production)

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6️⃣ 🧾 Requesting API Access Approval (REQUIRED)

⚠️ This step is mandatory. Without approval, the API quota remains 0 and Stackposts will not work.

By default, new Google projects have:

Any API call will return:

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🔗 Official Access Request Form

👉 Google Business Profile API Access Request Form
(Official Google form)

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🔎 How to find Project Number

1. Open Google Cloud Console

2. Go to Project Dashboard

3. Copy Project Number (not Project ID)

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📝 Form Fields – What to Submit

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✅ Recommended Use-Case Description (Updated)

Use this or adapt it carefully:

Our platform is an internal business management system used by verified business owners and authorized staff to manage their own Google Business Profiles.

The Google Business Profile API is used to:

• Publish posts manually initiated by users

• Upload user-selected media

• Update business information for verified locations

• Manage multiple locations owned or authorized by the same business

All actions are initiated directly by users.
The platform does not perform automated, spam, scraping, or bulk posting.

🚫 Avoid words like: automation, bulk, AI posting, mass posting, marketing bot

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⏳ Review Timeline

• Typical review time: 3–7 business days

• In some cases: 1–3 weeks

• You will receive an email from the Google Business Profile API Team

If approved:

• Quota increases (usually 300 QPM)

• Stackposts GBP integration will work normally

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7️⃣ Mandatory Website Requirements (Google Checks)

Required

• Privacy Policy (must mention Google data usage)

• Terms of Service

• Contact page (real email + address)

• About / Company page

• Data deletion & account removal instructions

Strongly Recommended

• A dedicated page:
  “Google Business Profile Integration”
  explaining:

  • What data is accessed

  • User-initiated actions

  • Ownership / authorization requirements

  • Compliance with Google policies

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8️⃣ Common Rejection Reasons

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9️⃣ Common Errors & Fixes

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🔟 Important Notes

• GBP API approval is not guaranteed

• Stackposts cannot influence approval

• Each platform must apply independently

• Google reviews SaaS tools very strictly

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11️⃣ Disclaimer

Stackposts provides technical integration only.
API approval, quota limits, and compliance are controlled entirely by Google.