OpenGMB blog
The OpenGMB blog covers how Google Business Profiles work and how we run them. Posts explain the Google Business Profile API with sources and dates, why we put a person in front of every post and profile edit, how usage credit is charged, and what Google has changed.
Last updated 2026-10-24
2026-10-24
Google Business Profile API: access, APIs and limitsHow the Google Business Profile API works: which APIs it includes, how to get access, what it cannot do and its current limits, read from Google's docs.
2026-10-24
Why Google review replies should be approved by a personRules catch links, emails and offers in a review reply. A person catches tone and context. Why OpenGMB puts approval between a draft and Google.
2026-10-24
Google ended the Business Profile Q&A API: what it meansGoogle discontinued the My Business Q&A API on November 3, 2025. What its change log says, what it does not, and where to answer customer questions now.
2026-10-24
$10 a month: how usage credit worksWhat the monthly credit pays for, how AI drafts and rank scans are priced, what happens at zero, and what rolls over, with worked examples.