Business Profile

Get a complete Google Business Profile including hours, photos, attributes, categories, service area, and posts.

When to use this

You want to see exactly what your Google Business Profile looks like to customers — your hours, photos, categories, and attributes. Also useful for checking a competitor's profile to see what they're doing differently.

POST/v1/business/profile

Cost: 2 credits ($0.01)

Rate Limit: Varies by plan

Response: ~3-5 seconds

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
business_name	string	Yes	Business name
location	string	Yes	City and state
place_id	string	No	Google Place ID (more precise)

Example Request

curl -X POST https://api.localseodata.com/v1/business/profile \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_your_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"business_name": "Joe\'s Pizza", "location": "Brooklyn, NY"}'

Example Response

JSON

{
  "status": "success",
  "credits_used": 2,
  "data": {
    "matched": true,
    "name": "Joe's Pizza",
    "rating": 4.6,
    "reviews_count": 847,
    "address": "7 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014",
    "phone": "(212) 366-1182",
    "website": "http://www.joespizzanyc.com",
    "hours": {
      "Monday": "10:00 AM - 4:00 AM",
      "Tuesday": "10:00 AM - 4:00 AM"
    },
    "categories": ["Pizza restaurant"],
    "photos_count": 1247,
    "description": "Famous NY-style pizza since 1975",
    "attributes": ["Dine-in", "Takeout", "No delivery"],
    "cid": "12345678901",
    "place_id": "ChIJ...",
    "verified": true,
    "suggestions": null
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
matched	boolean	Whether an exact business match was found
name	string	Business name
address	string	Full street address
phone	string	Phone number
website	string	Business website URL
rating	float	Average star rating
reviews_count	integer	Total reviews
hours	object	Operating hours by day
categories	string[]	Business categories
photos_count	integer	Number of photos on the listing
description	string	Business description from the listing
attributes	string[]	Business attributes (dine-in, delivery, etc.)
cid	string	Google Maps CID identifier
place_id	string	Google Place ID for exact lookups
verified	boolean	Whether the business has claimed/verified their listing
suggestions	object[] \| null	Up to 5 similar businesses when matched=false. Each has name, address, rating, reviews_count, place_id, phone, categories.

Notes

Use place_id for more precise matching when available.
Combine with /v1/business/reviews for complete business intelligence.
When no exact match is found, matched=false and suggestions contains up to 5 candidates from Google Maps. Retry with a suggestion's place_id for an exact match.