# GBP Post Scheduler (`alizarin_refrigerator-owner/gbp-post-scheduler`) Actor

Automate your Google Business Profile posting with scheduled publishing and batch processing.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/alizarin_refrigerator-owner/gbp-post-scheduler.md
- **Developed by:** [The Howlers](https://apify.com/alizarin_refrigerator-owner) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Social media, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.01 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## GBP Post Scheduler v1.0

Schedule and automatically publish posts to Google Business Profile. Perfect for content calendars and automated local SEO.

**BYOK (Bring Your Own Key)** -- you provide your own API credentials.

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### Before You Start

This actor requires your own API credentials to fetch real data.

**Where to get your key:** Email for Google account with GBP access

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### Quick Start

#### Run with real data

```json
{
  "googleEmail": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "googlePassword": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "businessUrl": "https://example.com",
  "posts": [
    {
      "content": "Welcome to our business! We're excited to serve you.",
      "postType": "update",
      "callToAction": {
        "type": "LEARN_MORE",
        "url": "https://example.com"
      }
    }
  ],
  "mediaMode": "posts_only",
  "mediaItems": [],
  "defaultMediaCategory": "ADDITIONAL",
  "publishImmediately": true,
  "retryOnFailure": true,
  "maxRetries": 2,
  "webhookPlatform": "custom",
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

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### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|----------|-------------|
| `googleEmail` | string | - | Yes\* | Email for Google account with GBP access |
| `googlePassword` | string | - | Yes\* | Password for Google account |
| `businessName` | string | - | No | Name of the business on GBP |
| `businessUrl` | string | - | No | Direct URL to your GBP dashboard if you have multiple businesses |
| `posts` | array | - | No | Array of posts to publish. Each post can include text, images, videos, and CTAs. |
| `mediaMode` | string | `"posts_only"` | No | How to handle media uploads (photos/videos) |
| `mediaItems` | array | - | No | Photos and videos to upload to GBP (separate from posts) |
| `defaultMediaCategory` | string | `"ADDITIONAL"` | No | Default category for uploaded media |
| `publishImmediately` | boolean | `true` | No | Publish posts right away (unless they have a scheduledTime) |
| `retryOnFailure` | boolean | `true` | No | Automatically retry failed posts |
| `maxRetries` | integer | `2` | No | Maximum retry attempts per post |
| `webhookUrl` | string | - | No | URL to POST results when complete (Zapier, Make, n8n, custom) |
| `webhookPlatform` | string | `"custom"` | No | Target platform for webhook payload formatting |
| `proxy` | object | `{"useApifyProxy":true,"apifyProxyGroups":["RESIDENTIAL"]}` | No | Proxy settings for scraping |

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### Pricing

This actor uses **pay-per-event** billing:

| Event | Description | Price |
|-------|-------------|-------|
| Post Scheduled | Each GBP post scheduled or published | $0.05 |

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### Troubleshooting

#### "API key is required"

- Add your API key in the input

#### "API error 403" or "Unauthorized"

Your API key is invalid, expired, or doesn't have access to this specific API endpoint. Double-check your key and account permissions.

#### "API error 429" or "Rate limit"

Too many requests. Wait a minute and try again, or reduce the number of items per run.

#### No results or empty dataset

Check the run log for error messages. Common causes:

- Invalid input format (check the examples above)
- API key without proper permissions
- The target data doesn't exist or is too small to track

#### How do I test without an API key?

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**Built by John Rippy | [Actor Arsenal](https://actorarsenal.com)**

### Running without credentials

If you run this actor without credentials, it returns clearly labeled sample data instead of posting. The sample item includes demo: true and a notice field. Nothing is posted to Google Business Profile and no task events are charged. Provide your own credentials in the input to post for real. Setting demoMode to true behaves the same way.

# Actor input Schema

## `googleEmail` (type: `string`):

Email for Google account with GBP access. If no credentials are provided at all, the actor returns labeled sample data and charges no task events.

## `googlePassword` (type: `string`):

Password for Google account. If no credentials are provided at all, the actor returns labeled sample data and charges no task events.

## `businessName` (type: `string`):

Name of the business on GBP

## `businessUrl` (type: `string`):

Direct URL to your GBP dashboard if you have multiple businesses

## `posts` (type: `array`):

Array of posts to publish. Each post can include text, images, videos, and CTAs.

## `mediaMode` (type: `string`):

How to handle media uploads (photos/videos)

## `mediaItems` (type: `array`):

Photos and videos to upload to GBP (separate from posts)

## `defaultMediaCategory` (type: `string`):

Default category for uploaded media

## `publishImmediately` (type: `boolean`):

Publish posts right away (unless they have a scheduledTime)

## `retryOnFailure` (type: `boolean`):

Automatically retry failed posts

## `maxRetries` (type: `integer`):

Maximum retry attempts per post

## `webhookUrl` (type: `string`):

URL to POST results when complete (Zapier, Make, n8n, custom)

## `webhookPlatform` (type: `string`):

Target platform for webhook payload formatting

## `proxy` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings for scraping

## `demoMode` (type: `boolean`):

Run in demo mode. Returns clearly labeled sample output without posting anything and charges no task events. Demo mode also activates automatically when no credentials are provided.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "posts": [
    {
      "content": "Welcome to our business! We're excited to serve you.",
      "postType": "update",
      "callToAction": {
        "type": "LEARN_MORE",
        "url": "https://example.com"
      }
    }
  ],
  "mediaMode": "posts_only",
  "mediaItems": [],
  "defaultMediaCategory": "ADDITIONAL",
  "publishImmediately": true,
  "retryOnFailure": true,
  "maxRetries": 2,
  "webhookPlatform": "custom",
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  },
  "demoMode": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Results from scheduling and publishing Google Business Profile posts including post status, media uploads, and summary statistics.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "posts": [
        {
            "content": "Welcome to our business! We're excited to serve you.",
            "postType": "update",
            "callToAction": {
                "type": "LEARN_MORE",
                "url": "https://example.com"
            }
        }
    ],
    "mediaItems": [],
    "demoMode": false
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("alizarin_refrigerator-owner/gbp-post-scheduler").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "posts": [{
            "content": "Welcome to our business! We're excited to serve you.",
            "postType": "update",
            "callToAction": {
                "type": "LEARN_MORE",
                "url": "https://example.com",
            },
        }],
    "mediaItems": [],
    "demoMode": False,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("alizarin_refrigerator-owner/gbp-post-scheduler").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "posts": [
    {
      "content": "Welcome to our business! We'\''re excited to serve you.",
      "postType": "update",
      "callToAction": {
        "type": "LEARN_MORE",
        "url": "https://example.com"
      }
    }
  ],
  "mediaItems": [],
  "demoMode": false
}' |
apify call alizarin_refrigerator-owner/gbp-post-scheduler --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,alizarin_refrigerator-owner/gbp-post-scheduler"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/61MceOTLfKxEIrmK9/builds/CECC22gB0jbUcZPxr/openapi.json