google.business_questions

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Questions and answers on a Google Business Profile: question text, author, date, answers.

GET /v1/google/business_questions

What you get#

A list of Google results in Onekey's unified shape, in data (an array). An empty array is a normal, successful answer and is charged like any other; a source that reports "nothing found" as an error returns a free 404 not_found instead.

What it costs#

23 credits for a fresh fetch, charged only when it succeeds.
Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB).
Free if the request is invalid (never charged) or the source fails or reports not found (refunded).

Parameters#

Name	Type	Required	Default	What it is	Constraints
`keyword`	string	yes	(required)	Business name and city, or cid:<digits> / place_id:<id> to pin one place	max 200 chars; must match `[^\r\n]{2,200}`; trimmed, repeated spaces collapsed
`location_name`	string	no	`United States`	Location to search from, as an English place name (country, region or city)	max 100 chars; must match `[A-Za-z0-9 ,.'()-]{2,100}`; trimmed, repeated spaces collapsed
`language_code`	string	no	`en`	Result language, ISO code (en, de, fr-CA ...)	max 8 chars; must match `[a-z]{2}(-[a-z]{2,4})?`; trimmed, lowercased

Request#

curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/google/business_questions?keyword=Blue%20Bottle%20Coffee%20Oakland" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Recorded response#

A real Google response, recorded and returned in Onekey's shape. Fields the platform does not provide are null.

json

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "content": {
        "id": "q-example-1",
        "text": "Is there outdoor seating?",
        "createdAt": "2025-10-01T12:00:00Z",
        "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/example"
      },
      "author": {
        "displayName": "Example Asker",
        "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/1"
      },
      "engagement": {
        "comments": 1
      },
      "ext": {
        "answers": [
          {
            "type": "google_business_answer_element",
            "answer_id": "a-example-1",
            "profile_image_url": null,
            "profile_url": null,
            "profile_name": "Example Owner",
            "answer_text": "Yes, a small patio.",
            "original_answer_text": null,
            "time_ago": "a year ago",
            "timestamp": "2025-10-02 09:00:00 +00:00"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "content": {
        "id": "q-example-2",
        "text": "Do you open on Sundays?",
        "createdAt": "2026-07-20T15:30:00Z",
        "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/example"
      },
      "author": {
        "displayName": "Example Asker 2",
        "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/2"
      },
      "engagement": {
        "comments": 0
      },
      "ext": {
        "answers": []
      }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "google",
    "endpoint": "business_questions",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 23,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}

Field mapping#

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's unified schema. Fields the source lacks come back as null.

Source path	Onekey field	Transform
`question_id`	`content.id`	-
`question_text`	`content.text`	-
`timestamp`	`content.createdAt`	`toIsoDate`
`url`	`content.url`	`safeUrl`
`profile_name`	`author.displayName`	-
`profile_url`	`author.url`	`safeUrl`
`items_count`	`engagement.comments`	`toNumber`
`items`	`ext.answers`	-

Caching and freshness#

Fresh for about 30 minutes. Repeat calls in that window are served from cache and are free.
Between 30 minutes and 6 hours the cached copy is still served instantly and marked stale: true while Onekey refreshes it in the background.
If the source is down when a refresh is needed, the last copy can be served for up to 1 day more (marked stale).
A "not found" is remembered for 2 minutes and is free.
The cache is shared across all customers, which is what keeps repeat calls cheap.

What can go wrong#

Status	Code	What to do
401	`unauthorized`	Check the `x-api-key` header.
402	`insufficient_credits`	Add credits; your balance must cover the price.
404	`not_found`	Unknown endpoint path.
422	`invalid_params`	Fix the parameters using the table above. Free.
429	`rate_limited`	Wait `Retry-After` seconds, then retry.
502	`upstream_error`	The source failed. Refunded; retry with backoff.

See Errors for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: beta (not yet verified against the live source).