Newsletter #75

The Latest Google Posts Updates - Chain Access, Justifications, Message Source & More

Whitespark July Local Insider Newsletter 

It's Official - Chains Are Now Eligible to Create Posts via Google's API

Google has permanently unlocked access to the GMB Posts feature for chains via API (H/T to

from

). 

Google temporarily lifted the Posts restrictions for chains with 10+ locations on March 27, 2020, with the release of new features to

. 

Now it's official: chains can continue to efficiently create and scale Post content on their GMB listings via API access. 

The good news follows a string of enhancements around the Posts feature, including: 

  • Added functionality to create and edit Posts directly in Search and Maps,

  • Google displaying when a new Message in GMB is from Posts,

  • and new research showing that Post Justifications are only triggered for content published within the last 60 days.

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