Google Business Profile
With Google Business Profile modules in Make, you can manage the posts, reviews, locations, media items, and invitations in your Google Business Profile account.
Requirements
To use the Google Business Profile modules, you must have a Google account. You can create an account at accounts.google.com.
If you would like to create a connection with your own client credentials, you also need a Google Business Profile project created in your Google Cloud Platform.
Refer to the Google My Business API documentation for a list of available endpoints.
Connect Google Business Profile and Make
To get started, you must first create a connection between Google Business Profile and Make, allowing the two services to communicate.
Make provides two ways to create a connection:
To create a connection in Make with custom Google client credentials, you must create and configure a project in the Google Cloud Platform to obtain your client credentials.
To create a Google Cloud Platform project and obtain your client credentials:
Create a Google Cloud Platform project for Google Business Profile
To create a Google Cloud Platform project:
- Log in to the Google Cloud Platform using your Google credentials.
- On the welcome page, click Create or select a project > New project.
- Enter a Project name and select the Location for your project.
- Click Create.
- In the top menu, check if your new project is selected in the Select a project dropdown. If not, select the project you just created.
To create a new project or work in the existing one, you need to have the serviceusage.services.enable permission. If you don’t have this permission, ask the Google Cloud Platform Project Owner or Project IAM Admin to grant it to you.
Enable APIs for Google Business Profile
To enable the required APIs:
- To request access to API, fill in and submit the Google My Business APIs form.
- Log in to your account in Google My Business APIs.
- Click Get Started.
- In the left tree, click Get started > Basic setup.
- Under Enable an API section, click Enable the Google My Business API.
- Return to your Google Cloud Platform account.
- Open the left sidebar and go to APIs & Services > Library.
- Search for the following APIs:
- My Business Business Information API
- My Business Notifications API
- My Business Lodging API
- My Business Q&A API
- My Business Place Actions API
- My Business Account Management API
- My Business Verifications API
- Business Profile Performance API
- Click the relevant API, then click Enable. If you see the Manage button instead of the Enable button, you can proceed to the next step: the API is already enabled.
Configure your OAuth consent screen for Google Cloud Platform
To configure your OAuth consent screen:
- In the left sidebar, click Google Auth Platform.
- Note: If you don't see Google Auth Platform in the left sidebar, click View all products at the top of it, then pin Google Auth Platform to the sidebar.
- Click Get Started.
- In the Overview section, under App information, enter Make as the app name and provide your Gmail address. Click Next.
- Under Audience, select External.
- For more information regarding user types, refer to Google's Exceptions to verification requirements documentation.
- Under Contact Information, enter your Gmail address.
- Under Finish, agree to the Google User Data Policy.
- Click Continue > Create.
- Click Create OAuth Client.
- In the Branding section, under Authorized domains, add make.com and integromat.com. Click Save.
- Optional: In the Audience section, add your Gmail address on the Test users page, then click Save and continue if you want the project to remain in the Testing publishing status.
- In the Data Access section, click Add or remove scopes, add the following scopes, and click Update > Save.
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/business.manage
You can add scopes using:
- A table with filters:
- A window to manually enter scopes:
Create your Google Business Profile client credentials
To create your client credentials:
- In Google Auth Platform, click Clients.
- Click + Create Client.
- In the Application type dropdown, select Web application.
- Update the Name of your OAuth client. This will help you identify it in the platform.
- In the Authorized redirect URIs section, click + Add URI and enter the following redirect URI: https://www.integromat.com/oauth/cb/google-custom.
- Click Create.
- Click the OAuth 2.0 Client you created, copy your Client ID and Client secret values, and store them in a safe place.
You will use these values in the Client ID and Client Secret fields in Make.
Establish the connection with Google Business Profile in Make
To establish the connection in Make:
- Log in to your Make account, add a Google Business Profile module to your scenario, and click Create a connection.
- In the Connection type field, select
- Optional: In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection.
- In the Client ID and Client Secret fields, enter the values you copied in the Create your Google Business Profile client credentials sectionCreate your Google My Business client credentials section above.
- Optional: Switch on Advanced settings to add more scopes. Refer to the Google documentation for the full list of available scopes.
- Click Sign in with Google.
- If prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access.
You have successfully established the connection. You can now edit your scenario and add more Google Business Profile modules. If your connection requires reauthorization at any point, follow the connection renewal steps herehere.
Build Google Business Profile Scenarios
After connecting the app, you can perform the following actions:
Posts
- Watch Posts
- List Posts
- Get a Post
- Create a Post
Note: In the Action field, select an action that is performed when the user clicks through the post:
- Book: Creates a Post that prompts a user to book an appointment, table, or something similar.
- Order: Creates a Post that prompts a user to order something.
- Shop: Creates a Post that prompts a user to browse a product catalogue.
- Learn more: Creates a Post that prompts a user to see additional details on a website.
- Sign up: Creates a Post that prompts a user to register, sign up, or join something.
- Call: Creates a Post that prompts a user to call a business.
- Update a Post
- Delete a Post
Reviews
- Watch Reviews
- Create/Update a Review Reply
Note: To use this module, you need to verify the specified location.
Locations
- Search Locations
- Get a Location
Other
- Upload a Media Item
- Accept/Decline an Invitation
- Make an API Call