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Change log
v1: 2024-09-18
old ID will no longer be accepted for locations.questions and locations.questions.answers
In case the name field includes the old ID of the question or answer, starting
2024-09-16, API will return an exception. If you are using the old ID when
calling the API, replace it with the new ID by calling the list method.
v1: 2024-02-12
name field will change for locations.questions and locations.questions.answers
Note that starting 2024-02-12, name field which includes the old ID of the
question
or answer
will be replaced with a new ID. If you are using the old ID
for the question or answer, API will return the new ID in the response object
for your request.
v1: 2023-11-13
locations.questions.list for businesses with more than 50 questions
We have a known limitation with orderBy query parameter for
locations.questions.list that doesn't sort questions created by the business
correctly using the upvoteCount order when there are more than 50 questions.
v1: 2021-11-18
API Access
The Q&A API will need to be enabled from the GCP Console. The OAuth scope remains the same.
Endpoint URL
The Questions endpoint is accessible at https://mybusinessqanda.googleapis.com/v1/locations/{locationId}/questions instead of https://mybusiness.googleapis.com/v4/accounts/{accountId}/locations/{locationId}/questions.
The Answers endpoint is accessible at https://mybusinessqanda.googleapis.com/v1/locations/{locationId}/questions/{questionId}/answers instead of https://mybusiness.googleapis.com/v4/accounts/{accountId}/locations/{locationId}/questions/{questionId}/answers.
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