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Method: locations.questions.answers.upsert

Page Summary

This documentation outlines the process for creating or updating an answer to a question using the My Business Q&A API.
The request requires a POST method to a specific endpoint with parameters specifying the question and the new answer content.
The request body must contain a JSON object with the answer details, adhering to a defined structure.
Successful execution results in a response containing the created or updated answer object.
Authorization using the business.manage scope is required to utilize this API functionality.

HTTP request
Path parameters
Request body
- JSON representation
Response body
Authorization scopes

Creates an answer or updates the existing answer written by the user for the specified question. A user can only create one answer per question.

HTTP request

POST https://mybusinessqanda.googleapis.com/v1/{parent=locations/*/questions/*}/answers:upsert

The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.

Path parameters

Parameters

Parameters
`parent`	`string` Required. The name of the question to write an answer for.

parent

string

Required. The name of the question to write an answer for.

Request body

The request body contains data with the following structure:

JSON representation
{ "answer" : { object ( `Answer` ) } }

Fields

Fields
`answer`	`object ( Answer )` Required. The new answer.

answer

object ( Answer )

Required. The new answer.

Response body

If successful, the response body contains an instance of Answer .

Authorization scopes

Requires the following OAuth scope:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/business.manage

For more information, see the OAuth 2.0 Overview .