Create Local Post
google_business_profile.create_local_post
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Google Business Profile API with the connection's credentials.
Publish a local post on a location.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- OAuth 2.0
- Providers
- Google Business Profile
- Secret shape
- {"client_id", "client_secret", "refresh_token"}
- Config it needs
- account_id, token_uri
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
10 fields, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
location_id Location, as locations/12345, accounts/1/locations/12345 or just 12345. | string | Yes | — | — | locations/12345678901234567890 |
summary The body of the post as customers will read it on Google. | string | No | — | — | — |
topic_type What kind of post this is; Google renders each differently. | string | No | STANDARD | one of "STANDARD", "EVENT", "OFFER", "ALERT" | — |
language_code BCP-47 language of the post, e.g. en or en-GB. | string | No | — | — | — |
call_to_action The button, e.g. {"actionType": "LEARN_MORE", "url": "https://example.com"}. actionType is one of BOOK, ORDER, SHOP, LEARN_MORE, SIGN_UP or CALL. | object | No | — | — | {"actionType":"LEARN_MORE","url":"https://example.com"} |
media Media items, e.g. [{"mediaFormat": "PHOTO", "sourceUrl": "https://…/a.jpg"}]. | array | No | — | array of object | — |
event Event details (title and schedule); required when topic_type is EVENT or OFFER. | object | No | — | — | — |
offer Offer details such as couponCode, redeemOnlineUrl and termsConditions. | object | No | — | — | — |
alert_type The alert this post is about; only meaningful when topic_type is ALERT. | string | No | — | — | — |
account_id Business Profile account, as accounts/12345 or just 12345. Overrides the account id stored on the connection. | string | No | — | — | — |
- At least one of summary, media, event, offer must be set.
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"call_to_action": {
"actionType": "LEARN_MORE",
"url": "https://example.com"
},
"location_id": "locations/12345678901234567890",
"topic_type": "STANDARD"
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
name Full resource name of the local post. | string | — |
state PROCESSING, LIVE, REJECTED, SCHEDULED or RECURRING. | string | — |
topic_type STANDARD, EVENT, OFFER or ALERT. | string | — |
summary The post body Google stored. | string | — |
search_url Shareable Google Search link, once the post is live. | string | — |
create_time When the post was created (RFC 3339). | string | — |
update_time When the post last changed (RFC 3339). | string | — |
post The whole LocalPost object as Google returned it. | object | — |
{
"create_time": "",
"name": "",
"post": {},
"search_url": "",
"state": "",
"summary": "",
"topic_type": "",
"update_time": ""
}Notes
- Google reviews a new post asynchronously: state is PROCESSING until it becomes LIVE or REJECTED, so branch on state rather than on success.
Related Google Business Profile nodes
See Create Local Post run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Google Business Profile connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.