How do I get Google Business posts with an API?

Send a GET request to /v1/google/business/updates for a business. SocialCrawl returns the owner-published posts (updates) on that Google Business Profile — each with its text, image, publish date, and any call-to-action link — in the unified schema used across every platform.

What does each business update include?

Each update returns the post text, an image when the owner attached one, the publish date, and any call-to-action link (such as Order, Book, or Learn more). That covers the offers, events, and announcements a business shares directly on its Google profile.

Can I monitor a competitor's Google posts?

Yes. Run this endpoint on a cron for any business and diff the results to catch new offers, events, and announcements as they go live. Because it returns publish dates, you can sort newest-first and alert on posts you have not seen before.

How is this different from the reviews endpoint?

Updates are content the business owner publishes — promotions, events, news. The extended-reviews endpoint returns what customers and third-party sites say about the business. Use updates to track a brand's own messaging and reviews to track public sentiment.

How much does the Google Business Posts API cost?

Each request costs 1 credit, powered by DataForSEO. New accounts get 100 free credits with no credit card required — enough to pull updates for 100 businesses, or build a daily post-monitoring cron before you pay anything.

100 free credits — no credit card required

Google Search Business Updates API

Name: Google Search Business Updates API
Brand: SocialCrawl
Availability: InStock

Scrape Google Search Business Updates data with one API call. Returns the owner-published posts (updates) on a Google Business Profile — text, image, publish date, and any call-to-action link. Most businesses publish none; an empty result is a valid 'no posts' answer. Identify the business by keyword or cid. Powered by DataForSEO.

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GET/v1/google/business/updates

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Twitch·

Truth Social·

Snapchat·

Kick·

Bluesky·

Rumble·

Spotify·

TikTok Shop·

Amazon Shop·

Google Shopping·

Trustpilot·

TripAdvisor·

Linktree·

Komi·

Pillar·

lnk.bio·

Facebook Ads·

Google Ads·

LinkedIn Ads·

Google Search·

Polymarket·

Tavily·

Hacker News·

GitHub·

Perplexity·

Naver·UUtility·

Universal Search

TikTok·

Instagram·

YouTube·

Facebook·

X·

LinkedIn·

Reddit·

Threads·

Pinterest·

Twitch·

Truth Social·

Snapchat·

Kick·

Bluesky·

Rumble·

Spotify·

TikTok Shop·

Amazon Shop·

Google Shopping·

Trustpilot·

TripAdvisor·

Linktree·

Komi·

Pillar·

lnk.bio·

Facebook Ads·

Google Ads·

LinkedIn Ads·

Google Search·

Polymarket·

Tavily·

Hacker News·

GitHub·

Perplexity·

Naver·UUtility·

Universal Search

TikTok·

Instagram·

YouTube·

Facebook·

X·

LinkedIn·

Reddit·

Threads·

Pinterest·

Twitch·

Truth Social·

Snapchat·

Kick·

Bluesky·

Rumble·

Spotify·

TikTok Shop·

Amazon Shop·

Google Shopping·

Trustpilot·

TripAdvisor·

Linktree·

Komi·

Pillar·

lnk.bio·

Facebook Ads·

Google Ads·

LinkedIn Ads·

Google Search·

Polymarket·

Tavily·

Hacker News·

GitHub·

Perplexity·

Naver·UUtility·

Universal Search

Google Search API

What can you do with the Business Updates API?

The Business Updates endpoint gives you structured Google Search data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.

Example Request

GET /v1/google/business/updates

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
keyword	No	Business name + location (e.g. 'Toyota of Manhattan New York').
cid	No	Google customer id (cid) of the business.
location_name	No	Geographic context as 'City,Region,Country'.
language_name	No	Result language (default 'English').

API Details

How does the Google Search Business Updates API work?

Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON. Every response follows our unified schema with computed fields.

Method

GET

Response

JSON

Why SocialCrawl

Why use SocialCrawl for Google Search Business Updates data?

We handle the complexity of Google Search data extraction so you can focus on building. Unified schema, AI enrichment, and zero platform logic in your code.

One schema for every platform — write your integration once
Computed fields on every response: engagement rate, reach, category, language
No scraping infrastructure to build, no proxies to manage, no rate limits to fight
Real-time data from Google Search — no caching, no delays

Developer First

How do you scrape social media data in seconds?

The fastest social media scraping API for developers. Scrape profiles, posts, comments, and analytics from 35 platforms covering 10B+ monthly active users.

One schema, every platform

Query 35 platforms with identical response structures. Write your integration once.

Computed fields, not just scraped

Every response includes engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, and language — ready to use.

No code required

Visual Data Explorer — paste any URL, get rich result cards, sortable tables, CSV export.

import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
    params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
    headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json()

[ .JSON ]

{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "data": {
    "author": {
      "username": "charlidamelio",
      "followers": 152400000
    },
    "engagement": {
      "likes": 12400000000,
      "engagement_rate": 0.087
    },
    "metadata": {
      "language": "en",
      "content_category": "lifestyle"
    }
  }
}

+ 35 platforms

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