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Setting Live Google My Business Info Tasks

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Business Data API provides results containing information about specific business entity from Google. The provided results are specific to the selected location (see the List of Locations) and language (see the List of Languages) settings.

Instead of ‘login’ and ‘password’ use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access

<?php
// You can download this file from here https://cdn.dataforseo.com/v3/examples/php/php_RestClient.zip
require('RestClient.php');
$api_url = 'https://api.dataforseo.com/';
// Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access
$client = new RestClient($api_url, null, 'login', 'password');

$post_array = array();
// example #1 - a simple way to set a task
// this way requires you to specify a location, a language of search, and a keyword.
$post_array[] = array(
	"location_code" => 1023191,
	"language_code" => "en",
	"keyword" => mb_convert_encoding("RustyBrick, Inc.", "UTF-8")
);
// example #2 - a way to set a task with additional parameters
// after a task is completed, we will send a GET request to the address you specify. Instead of $id and $tag, you will receive actual values that are relevant to this task.
$post_array[] = array(
	"location_name" => "New York,New York,United States",
	"language_name" => "English",
	"keyword" => mb_convert_encoding("RustyBrick, Inc.", "UTF-8"),
	"tag" => "some_string_123",
);
// this example has a 2 elements, but in the case of large number of tasks - send up to 100 elements per POST request
if (count($post_array) > 0) {
	try {
		// POST /v3/business_data/google/my_business_info/live
		$result = $client->post('/v3/business_data/google/my_business_info/live', $post_array);
		print_r($result);
		// do something with post result
	} catch (RestClientException $e) {
		echo "n";
		print "HTTP code: {$e->getHttpCode()}n";
		print "Error code: {$e->getCode()}n";
		print "Message: {$e->getMessage()}n";
		print  $e->getTraceAsString();
		echo "n";
	}
}
$client = null;
?>

The above command returns JSON structured like this:

{
  "version": "0.1.20231117",
  "status_code": 20000,
  "status_message": "Ok.",
  "time": "10.2468 sec.",
  "cost": 0.0054,
  "tasks_count": 1,
  "tasks_error": 0,
  "tasks": [
    {
      "id": "02151612-1535-0572-0000-70e712e9bf3b",
      "status_code": 20000,
      "status_message": "Ok.",
      "time": "10.0418 sec.",
      "cost": 0.0054,
      "result_count": 1,
      "path": [
        "v3",
        "business_data",
        "google",
        "my_business_info",
        "live"
      ],
      "data": {
        "api": "business_data",
        "function": "my_business_info",
        "se": "google",
        "language_code": "en",
        "location_name": "New York,New York,United States",
        "keyword": "RustyBrick, Inc.",
        "se_type": "business_info",
        "device": "desktop",
        "os": "windows"
      },
      "result": [
        {
          "keyword": "RustyBrick, Inc.",
          "se_domain": "google.com",
          "location_code": 1023191,
          "language_code": "en",
          "check_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2946633002421908862&hl=en&gl=US",
          "datetime": "2024-02-15 14:12:37 +00:00",
          "item_types": [
            "google_business_info"
          ],
          "items_count": 1,
          "items": [
            {
              "type": "google_business_info",
              "rank_group": 1,
              "rank_absolute": 1,
              "position": "left",
              "title": "RustyBrick, Inc.",
              "description": "Since 1994, RustyBrick has been creating Web and mobile software for businesses and organizations of all kinds. We help our customers use these technologies to become more efficient, reduce cost and increase profits.",
              "category": "Software company",
              "category_ids": [
                "software_company",
                "internet_marketing_service",
                "website_designer"
              ],
              "additional_categories": [
                "Internet marketing service",
                "Website designer"
              ],
              "cid": "2946633002421908862",
              "feature_id": "0x89c2e830ac1a4c3f:0x28e48b1a90ccf57e",
              "address": "250 W Nyack Rd #200, West Nyack, NY 10994",
              "address_info": {
                "borough": null,
                "address": "250 W Nyack Rd #200",
                "city": "West Nyack",
                "zip": "10994",
                "region": "New York",
                "country_code": "US"
              },
              "place_id": "ChIJP0warDDowokRfvXMkBqL5Cg",
              "phone": "+1877-467-8789",
              "url": "https://www.rustybrick.com/",
              "contact_url": null,
              "contributor_url": "https://maps.google.com/maps/contrib/104876075931666699163",
              "book_online_url": null,
              "domain": "www.rustybrick.com",
              "logo": "https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fsVsOfiYWxE/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/vBRv_lPQwLU/s44-p-k-no-ns-nd/photo.jpg",
              "main_image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMrswj0taBNYX4QIk1IY3RSj6LXipOc6UEzDW6Y=w648-h240-k-no",
              "total_photos": 35,
              "snippet": "250 W Nyack Rd #200, West Nyack, NY 10994",
              "latitude": 41.097342999999995,
              "longitude": -73.9934641,
              "is_claimed": true,
              "attributes": {
                "available_attributes": {
                  "from_the_business": [
                    "is_small_business"
                  ],
                  "service_options": [
                    "offers_online_appointments"
                  ],
                  "accessibility": [
                    "has_wheelchair_accessible_entrance",
                    "has_wheelchair_accessible_parking"
                  ],
                  "planning": [
                    "requires_appointments"
                  ]
                },
                "unavailable_attributes": null
              },
              "place_topics": {
                "SEO": 4,
                "news": 3
              },
              "rating": {
                "rating_type": "Max5",
                "value": 4.7,
                "votes_count": 49,
                "rating_max": null
              },
              "hotel_rating": null,
              "price_level": null,
              "rating_distribution": {
                "1": 2,
                "2": 0,
                "3": 2,
                "4": 4,
                "5": 41
              },
              "people_also_search": [
                {
                  "cid": "14778670019958698524",
                  "feature_id": "0x0:0xcd186215185a721c",
                  "title": "Mosaic Design Group",
                  "rating": {
                    "rating_type": "Max5",
                    "value": null,
                    "votes_count": null,
                    "rating_max": null
                  }
                },
                {
                  "cid": "7802674309936689888",
                  "feature_id": "0x0:0x6c48aaf1cdd7b2e0",
                  "title": "Arkitonik inc",
                  "rating": {
                    "rating_type": "Max5",
                    "value": 5,
                    "votes_count": 8,
                    "rating_max": null
                  }
                },
                {
                  "cid": "781797010639549266",
                  "feature_id": "0x0:0xad9803d31a1f352",
                  "title": "Ribbit Inc",
                  "rating": {
                    "rating_type": "Max5",
                    "value": 5,
                    "votes_count": 1,
                    "rating_max": null
                  }
                },
                {
                  "cid": "11734618240924931444",
                  "feature_id": "0x0:0xa2d9bd1e11265574",
                  "title": "Studio Rubric Inc",
                  "rating": {
                    "rating_type": "Max5",
                    "value": 5,
                    "votes_count": 2,
                    "rating_max": null
                  }
                },
                {
                  "cid": "2221037944681707195",
                  "feature_id": "0x0:0x1ed2b63e3d6ab6bb",
                  "title": "79pxls Graphic Design",
                  "rating": {
                    "rating_type": "Max5",
                    "value": null,
                    "votes_count": null,
                    "rating_max": null
                  }
                }
              ],
              "work_time": {
                "work_hours": {
                  "timetable": {
                    "sunday": null,
                    "monday": [
                      {
                        "open": {
                          "hour": 8,
                          "minute": 30
                        },
                        "close": {
                          "hour": 18,
                          "minute": 0
                        }
                      }
                    ],
                    "tuesday": [
                      {
                        "open": {
                          "hour": 8,
                          "minute": 30
                        },
                        "close": {
                          "hour": 18,
                          "minute": 0
                        }
                      }
                    ],
                    "wednesday": [
                      {
                        "open": {
                          "hour": 8,
                          "minute": 30
                        },
                        "close": {
                          "hour": 18,
                          "minute": 0
                        }
                      }
                    ],
                    "thursday": [
                      {
                        "open": {
                          "hour": 8,
                          "minute": 30
                        },
                        "close": {
                          "hour": 18,
                          "minute": 0
                        }
                      }
                    ],
                    "friday": [
                      {
                        "open": {
                          "hour": 8,
                          "minute": 30
                        },
                        "close": {
                          "hour": 14,
                          "minute": 0
                        }
                      }
                    ],
                    "saturday": null
                  },
                  "current_status": "open"
                }
              },
              "popular_times": null,
              "local_business_links": null,
              "is_directory_item": false,
              "directory": null
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

All POST data should be sent in the JSON format (UTF-8 encoding). Task setting is done using the POST method. When setting a task, you should send all task parameters in the task array of the generic POST array. You can send up to 2000 API calls per minute, with each POST call containing no more than 100 tasks. If your POST call contains over 100 tasks, the tasks over this limit will return the 40006 error.

Below you will find a detailed description of the fields you can use for setting a task.

Description of the fields for setting a task:

Field name Type Description
keyword string keyword
required field
the keyword you specify should indicate the name of the local establishment
you can specify up to 700 characters in the keyword filed
all %## will be decoded (plus character ‘+’ will be decoded to a space character)
if you need to use the “%” character for your keyword, please specify it as “%25”;

this field can also be used to pass the following parameters:
cid – a unique, google-defined id of the business entity;
place_id – an identifier of the business entity in Google Maps;
spp – a unique identifier of local services featured in the local_pack element of Google SERP

example:
cid:194604053573767737
place_id:GhIJQWDl0CIeQUARxks3icF8U8A
spp:CgsvZy8xdGN4cWRraBoUChIJPZDrEzLsZIgRoNrpodC5P30

learn more about the cid and place_id identifiers in this help center article

learn more about rules and limitations of keyword and keywords fields in DataForSEO APIs in this Help Center article

location_name string full name of search engine location
required field if you don’t specify location_code or location_coordinate
if you use this field, you don’t need to specify location_code or location_coordinate
you can receive the list of available locations with location_name by making a separate request to https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/business_data/google/locations
example:
London,England,United Kingdom
location_code integer search engine location code
required field if you don’t specify location_name or location_coordinate
if you use this field, you don’t need to specify location_name or location_coordinate
you can receive the list of available locations with location_code by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/business_data/google/locations
example:
2840
location_coordinate string GPS coordinates of a location
required field if you don’t specify location_name or location_code
if you use this field, you don’t need to specify location_name or location_code
location_coordinate parameter should be specified in the “latitude,longitude,radius” format
the maximum number of decimal digits for “latitude” and “longitude”: 7
the minimum value for “radius”: 199.9 (mm)
the maximum value for “radius”: 199999 (mm)
example:
53.476225,-2.243572,200
language_name string full name of search engine language
required field if you don’t specify language_code
if you use this field, you don’t need to specify language_code
you can receive the list of available languages with language_name by making a separate request to https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/business_data/google/languages
example:
English
language_code string search engine language code
required field if you don’t specify language_name
if you use this field, you don’t need to specify language_name
you can receive the list of available languages with their language_code by making a separate request to https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/business_data/google/languages
example:
en
tag string user-defined task identifier
optional field
the character limit is 255
you can use this parameter to identify the task and match it with the result
you will find the specified tag value in the data object of the response

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As a response of the API server, you will receive JSON-encoded data containing a tasks array with the information specific to the set tasks.

Description of the fields in the results array:

Field name Type Description
version string the current version of the API
status_code integer general status code
you can find the full list of the response codes here
Note: we strongly recommend designing a necessary system for handling related exceptional or error conditions
status_message string general informational message
you can find the full list of general informational messages here
time string execution time, seconds
cost float total tasks cost, USD
tasks_count integer the number of tasks in the tasks array
tasks_error integer the number of tasks in the tasks array that were returned an error
tasks array array of tasks
        id string task identifier
unique task identifier in our system in the UUID format
        status_code integer status code of the task
generated by DataForSEO; can be within the following range: 10000-60000
you can find the full list of the response codes here
        status_message string informational message of the task
you can find the full list of general informational messages here
        time string execution time, seconds
        cost float cost of the task, USD
        result_count integer number of elements in the result array
        path array URL path
        data object contains the same parameters that you specified in the POST request
        result array array of results
            keyword string keyword received in a POST array
keyword is returned with decoded %## (plus character ‘+’ will be decoded to a space character)
this field will contain the cid parameter if you specified it in the keyword field when setting a task;
example:
cid:2946633002421908862
learn more about the parameter in this help center article
            se_domain string search engine domain as specified in a POST array
            location_code integer location code in a POST array
            language_code string language code in a POST array
            check_url string direct URL to search engine results
you can use it to make sure that we provided accurate results
            datetime string date and time when the result was received
in the UTC format: “yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss +00:00”
example:
2019-11-15 12:57:46 +00:00
            item_types array item types
types of search engine results encountered in the items array;
possible item types: google_business_info
            items_count integer item types
the number of items in the items array
            items array encountered item types
types of search engine results encountered in the items array;
possible item types: google_business_info
                type string type of element = ‘google_business_info’
                rank_group integer position within a group of elements with identical type values
positions of elements with different type values are omitted from rank_group
                rank_absolute integer absolute rank among all the elements
                position string the alignment in SERP
                title string title of the element in SERP
the name of the business entity for which the results are collected
                description string description of the element in SERP
the description of the business entity for which the results are collected
                category string business category
Google My Business general category that best describes the services provided by the business entity
                category_ids array global category IDs
universal category IDs that do not change based on the selected country
                additional_categories array additional business categories
additional Google My Business categories that describe the services provided by the business entity in more detail
                cid string google-defined client id
unique id of a local establishment;
can be used with Google Reviews API to get a full list of reviews
learn more about the identifier in this help center article
                feature_id string the unique identifier of the element in SERP
learn more about the identifier in this help center article
                address string address of the business entity
                address_info object object containing address components of the business entity
                    borough string administrative unit or district the business entity location belongs to
                    address string street address of the business entity
                    city string name of the city where the business entity is located
                    zip string ZIP code of the business entity
                    region string DMA region of the business entity location
                    country_code string ISO country code of the business entity location
                place_id string unique place identifier
place id of the local establishment featured in the element
learn more about the identifier in this help center article
                phone string phone number of the business entity
                url string absolute url of the business entity
                contact_url string URL of the preferred contact page
                contributor_url string URL of the user’s or entity’s Local Guides profile, if available
                book_online_url string URL in the ‘book online’ button of the element
URL directing users to the online booking or order page of the business entity
                domain string domain of the business entity
                logo string URL of the logo featured in Google My Business profile
                main_image string URL of the main image featured in Google My Business profile
                total_photos integer total count of images featured in Google My Business profile
                snippet string additional information on the business entity
                latitude float latitude coordinate of the local establishments in google maps
example:
"latitude": 51.584091
                longitude float longitude coordinate of the local establishment in google maps
example:
"longitude": -0.31365919999999997
                is_claimed boolean shows whether the entity is verified by its owner on Google Maps
                attributes object service details in a form of user-reviewed checks;
service details of a business entity displayed in a form of checks and based on user feedback and business category
                    available_attributes object available attributes
indicates attributes a business entity can offer
                    unavailable_attributes object unavailable attributes
indicates attributes a business entity cannot offer
                place_topics object keywords mentioned in customer reviews
contains most popular keywords related to products/services mentioned in customer reviews of a business entity and the number of reviews mentioning each keyword
example:
"place_topics": {
"egg roll": 48,
"birthday": 33
}
                rating object the element’s rating
the popularity rate based on reviews and displayed in SERP
                    rating_type string the type of rating
here you can find the following elements: Max5, Percents, CustomMax
                    value integer the value of the rating
                    votes_count integer the amount of feedback
                    rating_max integer the maximum value for a rating_type
                rating_distribution object the distribution of ratings of the business entity
the object displays the number of 1-star to 5-star ratings, as reviewed by users
                    1 integer the number of 1-star ratings
                    2 integer the number of 2-star ratings
                    3 integer the number of 3-star ratings
                    4 integer the number of 4-star ratings
                    5 integer the number of 5-star ratings
                people_also_search array related business entities
                    cid string google-defined client id
unique id of a local establishment
learn more about the identifier in this help center article
                    feature_id string the unique identifier of the element in SERP
learn more about the identifier in this help center article
                    title string title of the element in SERP
the name of the business entity for which the results are collected
                    rating object the element’s rating
the popularity rate based on reviews and displayed in SERP
                        rating_type string the type of rating
here you can find the following elements: Max5, Percents, CustomMax
                        value integer the value of the rating
                        votes_count integer the amount of feedback
                        rating_max integer the maximum value for a rating_type
                work_time object work time details
information related to operational hours of the business entity
                    work_hours object open hours
information about work hours of the local establishment
                        timetable object work hours timetable
                            sunday array work hours on Sundays
                                open object opening time
                                    hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                                    minute integer minutes
                                close object closing time
                                    hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                                    minute integer minutes
                            monday array work hours on Mondays
                                open object opening time
                                    hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                                    minute integer minutes
                                close object closing time
                                    hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                                    minute integer minutes
                            tuesday array work hours on Tuesdays
                                open object opening time
                                    hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                                    minute integer minutes
                                close object closing time
                                    hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                                    minute integer minutes
                            wednesday array work hours on Wednesdays
                                open object opening time
                                    hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                                    minute integer minutes
                                close object closing time
                                    hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                                    minute integer minutes
                            thursday array work hours on Thursdays
                                open object opening time
                                    hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                                    minute integer minutes
                                close object closing time
                                    hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                                    minute integer minutes
                            friday array work hours on Fridays
                                open object opening time
                                    hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                                    minute integer minutes
                                close object closing time
                                    hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                                    minute integer minutes
                            saturday array work hours on Saturday
                                open object opening time
                                    hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                                    minute integer minutes
                                close object closing time
                                    hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                                    minute integer minutes
                        current_status string current status of the establishment
possible values: opened, closed, temporarily_closed, closed_forever
                popular_times object popular times
information related to busy hours of the business entity
                    popular_times_by_days object popular hours
information about busy hours of the local establishment on each day of the week
                        sunday array busy hours on sunday
can take values of the corresponding days of the week
                            time object busy hours
                                hour integer hours in a 24-hour format
                                minute integer minutes
                            popular_index integer popularity index
relative time-bound popularity index measured from 0 to 100;
higher value corresponds to a busier time of a day
                local_business_links array available interactions with the business
list of options to interact with the business directly from search results
                    type string type of element = ‘reservation’
                    title string title of the element
domain of the reservation software
                    url string URL to make a reservation
                    type string type of element = ‘order’
                    delivery_services array lists available delivery services
                        type string type of element = ‘delivery_services_element’
                        title string title of the element
domain of the online food ordering system
                        url string URL to place an order
                    type string type of element = ‘menu’
                    title string title of the element
domain of the online menu system
                    url string URL to view the menu
                is_directory_item boolean business establishment is a part of the directory
indicates whether the business establishment is a part of the directory;
if true, the item is a part of the larger directory of businesses with the same address (e.g., a mall or a business centre);
note: if the business establishment is a parent item in the directory, the value will be null
                directory array items of the directory
includes information about businesses that are located within the target business establishment and have the same address
                    title string directory title
can take the following values: At this place, Directory
                    items array array of directory items
                        type string type of element = ‘maps_search’
                        rank_group integer position within a group of elements with identical type values
positions of elements with different type values are omitted from the rank_group
                        rank_absolute integer absolute rank among all the elements
                        domain string domain of the business entity
                        title string title of the element in SERP
the name of the business entity
                        url string absolute url of the business entity
                        rating object the element’s rating
the popularity rate based on reviews and displayed in SERP
                            rating_type string the type of rating
here you can find the following elements: Max5, Percents, CustomMax
                            value integer the value of the rating
                            votes_count integer the amount of feedback
                            rating_max integer the maximum value for a rating_type
                        rating_distribution object the distribution of ratings of the business entity
the object displays the number of 1-star to 5-star ratings, as reviewed by users
                            1 integer the number of 1-star ratings
                            2 integer the number of 2-star ratings
                            3 integer the number of 3-star ratings
                            4 integer the number of 4-star ratings
                            5 integer the number of 5-star ratings
                        snippet string additional information about the business entity
                        address string address of the business entity
                        address_info object object containing address components of the business entity
                            borough string administrative unit or district the business entity location belongs to
                            address string street address of the business entity
                            city string name of the city where the business entity is located
                            zip string ZIP code of the business entity
                            region string DMA region of the business entity location
                            country_code string ISO country code of the business entity location
                        place_id string unique place identifier
place id of the local establishment featured in the element
learn more about the identifier in this help center article
                        phone string phone number of the business entity
                        main_image string URL of the main image featured in Google My Business profile
                        total_photos integer total count of images featured in Google My Business profile
                        category string business category
Google My Business general category that best describes the services provided by the business entity
                        category_ids array global category IDs
universal category IDs that do not change based on the selected country
                        work_hours object work hours
information about work hours of the local establishment
                        feature_id string the unique identifier of the element in SERP
learn more about the identifier in this help center article
                        cid string google-defined client id
unique id of a local establishment;
can be used with Google Reviews API to get a full list of reviews
learn more about the identifier in this help center article
                        latitude float latitude coordinate of the local establishments in google maps
example:
"latitude": 51.584091
                        longitude float longitude coordinate of the local establishment in google maps
example:
"longitude": -0.31365919999999997
                        is_claimed boolean shows whether the entity is verified by its owner on Google Maps
                        local_justifications array Google local justifications
snippets of text that “justify” why the business is showing up for search query
                        is_directory_item boolean business establishment is a part of the directory
indicates whether the business establishment is a part of the directory;
if true, the item is a part of the larger directory of businesses with the same address (e.g., a mall or a business centre);
note: if the business establishment is a parent item in the directory, the value will be null
                        price_level string property price level
can take values: inexpensive, moderate, expensive, very_expensive
if there is no price level information, the value will be null
                        hotel_rating integer hotel class rating
class ratings range between 1-5 stars, learn more
if there is no hotel class rating information, the value will be null
                price_level string property price level
can take values: inexpensive, moderate, expensive, very_expensive
if there is no price level information, the value will be null
                hotel_rating integer hotel class rating
class ratings range between 1-5 stars, learn more
if there is no hotel class rating information, the value will be null

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