Method: accounts.generateAccountNumber

  • This endpoint generates an account number for an existing Google My Business account, which is not automatically provisioned during account creation.

  • To generate an account number, send an empty POST request to the specified endpoint, including the account name in the path.

  • A successful request returns the Account resource, containing the generated account number.

  • Requires appropriate OAuth scopes for authorization, such as https://www.googleapis.com/auth/plus.business.manage or https://www.googleapis.com/auth/business.manage.

  • This endpoint is marked as deprecated and might be subject to removal or changes in the future.

Generates an account number for this account. The account number is not provisioned when an account is created. Use this request to create an account number when it is required.

HTTP request

POST https://mybusiness.googleapis.com/v4/{name=accounts/*}:generateAccountNumber

The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.

Path parameters

Parameters
name

string

The name of the account to generate an account number for.

Request body

The request body must be empty.

Response body

If successful, the response body contains an instance of Account.

Authorization Scopes

Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/plus.business.manage
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/business.manage

For more information, see the OAuth 2.0 Overview.