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# Post to Google Business Profile

> Publish Google Posts (updates on your Business Profile) from Hiveku — reuse your SEO connection or set up Google API access

Hiveku can publish **Google Posts** — the updates that appear on your Business Profile in Google Search and Maps — alongside your other social posts.

<Tip>
  Already connected Google Business Profile under **Marketing > SEO**? You're one click away: the social connect dialog has an **Import from SEO** button that reuses that connection. No new Google setup.
</Tip>

## Option 1: Import from Your SEO Connection (recommended)

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the connect dialog">
    Go to **Marketing > Social > Accounts** and click **Connect Account** on the Google Business card.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Import">
    Click **Import from SEO**. Hiveku discovers the locations on your connected profile and shows a picker — check the locations Hiveku should post to.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Option 2: Full Setup (no SEO connection yet)

Google approves Business Profile API access **per Google Cloud project**, so this path involves a Google application with a wait:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a Google OAuth app">
    Follow [Set Up a Google Cloud OAuth App](/how-tos/google-oauth-app) if you don't have one registered in Hiveku yet.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Apply for Business Profile API access">
    Fill out Google's **Business Profile API access request form** (search "Google Business Profile API access request"), submitting your Google Cloud **Project Number**.

    * Your Business Profile must be **verified and at least 60 days old**
    * The applicant email must be an owner/manager on the profile
    * Approval typically takes **1–2 weeks**
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enable the APIs">
    Once approved, enable **Google My Business API**, **My Business Account Management API**, and **My Business Business Information API** on the project.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect in Hiveku">
    In the social connect dialog, pick your Google OAuth app and click **Connect with your app**, then choose your locations.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Good to Know

* **Posts support one photo** and an optional **Learn more** button (your post's link). Videos aren't supported by Google Posts.
* **Don't put phone numbers in the post text** — Google rejects those posts automatically.
* **No per-post view counts.** Google discontinued per-post statistics in its API; Hiveku shows profile-level metrics (views, website clicks, calls) instead.
* Text is capped at 1,500 characters; Hiveku trims longer content.