Google My Business
With Google My Business modules in Make, you can manage the posts, reviews, locations, media items, and invitations in your Google My Business account.
To use the Google My Business modules, you must have a Google account, and a Google My Business project created in your Google Console. You can create an account at accounts.google.com.
Refer to the Google My Business API documentation for a list of available endpoints.
Connect Google My Business to Make
Prerequisites:
Create and configure a Google Cloud Console project for Google My Business
Before you establish the connection in Make, you must create and configure a project in the Google Cloud Console to obtain your client credentials.
Create a Google Cloud Console project for Google My Business
To create a Google Cloud Console project:
Log in to the Google Cloud Console using your Google credentials.
In the top menu, click 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.
Enable APIs for Google My Business
To enable the required APIs:
To request access to API, fill in and submit the Google My Business APIs form.
Tip
To find the Project ID and the Project Number, go to your project dashboard. You see the needed information in the Project info section.
You need to wait until Google approves your request. Google will notify you via an email.
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 Console account.
Open the left navigation menu and go to APIs & Services > Library.
Search for and enable 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
Configure your OAuth consent screen for Google Cloud Console
To configure your OAuth consent screen:
In the left sidebar, click OAuth consent screen.
Under User Type, select External.
For more information regarding user types, refer to Google's Exceptions to verification requirements documentation.
Click Create.
Fill in the required fields with your information.
In the Authorized domains section, add
make.comandintegromat.com.Click Save and continue.
In the Scopes page, click Add or remove scopes, add the following scopes, and click Update.
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.emailhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/business.manage
Click Save and continue.
Optional: If your project will remain in the Testing publishing status, add test user emails on the Test users page, then click Save and continue.
Note
Testing: If you keep your project in the Testing status, you will be required to reauthorize your connection in Make every week. To avoid weekly reauthorization, update the project status to In production.
In production: If you update your project to the In production status, you will not be required to reauthorize the connection weekly. To update your project's status, go to the OAuth consent screen and click Publish app. If you see the notice Needs verification, you can choose whether to go through the Google verification process for the app or to connect to your unverified app. Currently, connecting to unverified apps works in Make, but we cannot guarantee the Google will allow connections to unverified apps for an indefinite period.
For more information regarding publishing statuses, refer to the Publishing status section of Google's Setting up your OAuth consent screen help.
Create your Google My Business client credentials
To create your client credentials:
In the left sidebar, click Credentials.
Click + Create Credentials > OAuth client ID.
In the Application type dropdown, select Web application.
Update the Name of your OAuth client. This will help you identify it in the console.
In the Authorized redirect URIs section, click + Add URI and enter the following redirect URI:
https://www.integromat.com/oauth/cb/google-custom.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 My Business in Make
To establish the connection in Make:
Log in to your Make account, add a Google My Business module to your scenario, and click Create a connection.
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 My Business client credentials section above.
Optional: click Show 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 My Business modules. If your connection requires reauthorization at any point, follow the connection renewal steps here.
Build Google My Business 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