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Q&A API
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Change log
v1: 2024-09-18
old ID will no longer be accepted for locations.questions and locations.questions.answers
In case the name
field includes the old ID of the question or answer, starting 2024-09-16
, API will return an exception. If you are using the old ID when
calling the API, replace it with the new ID by calling the list
method.
v1: 2024-02-12
name
field will change for locations.questions
and locations.questions.answers
Note that starting 2024-02-12
, name
field which includes the old ID of the question
or answer
will be replaced with a new ID. If you are using the old ID
for the question or answer, API will return the new ID in the response object
for your request.
v1: 2023-11-13
locations.questions.list
for businesses with more than 50 questions
We have a known limitation with orderBy
query parameter for locations.questions.list
that doesn't sort questions created by the business
correctly using the upvoteCount
order when there are more than 50 questions.
v1: 2021-11-18
API Access
The Q&A API will need to be enabled from the GCP Console.
The OAuth scope remains the same.
Endpoint URL
The Questions endpoint is accessible at https://mybusinessqanda.googleapis.com/v1/locations/{locationId}/questions
instead of https://mybusiness.googleapis.com/v4/accounts/{accountId}/locations/{locationId}/questions
.
The Answers endpoint is accessible at https://mybusinessqanda.googleapis.com/v1/locations/{locationId}/questions/{questionId}/answers
instead of https://mybusiness.googleapis.com/v4/accounts/{accountId}/locations/{locationId}/questions/{questionId}/answers
.
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