# Auto repair shop: fake 1-star review audit

**Use case:** 

Sample car repair shop: ex-employee reviews, threats, private details and spam links in 1- and 2-star reviews, with takedown brief.

## Input

```json
{
  "reviews": [
    {
      "businessName": "Riverside Auto Care",
      "reviewerName": "Sam T.",
      "rating": 1,
      "reviewDate": "2026-09-03",
      "reviewText": "Brought my car in for brakes on Monday. They quoted $420 and the bill was $610 with no call to approve the extra parts. Brakes work fine now but I felt ripped off on price.",
      "reviewerReviewCount": 31
    },
    {
      "businessName": "Riverside Auto Care",
      "reviewerName": "former tech",
      "rating": 1,
      "reviewDate": "2026-09-14",
      "reviewText": "I used to work here. Hank is a terrible boss and they fired me for no reason. Take your car to QuickFix Motors instead.",
      "reviewerReviewCount": 1
    },
    {
      "businessName": "Riverside Auto Care",
      "reviewerName": "R. Lee",
      "rating": 1,
      "reviewDate": "2026-09-28",
      "reviewText": "Mechanic Luis drove my car home, his licence plate number is 7XYZ123 and he lives at 1450 Palm Street. Shame on him.",
      "reviewerReviewCount": 5
    },
    {
      "businessName": "Riverside Auto Care",
      "reviewerName": "K Brown",
      "rating": 1,
      "reviewDate": "2026-10-02",
      "reviewText": "You will regret this. I know where you live and I'll find you. Fix my transmission or else.",
      "reviewerReviewCount": 3
    },
    {
      "businessName": "Riverside Auto Care",
      "reviewerName": "Jo P.",
      "rating": 2,
      "reviewDate": "2026-10-09",
      "reviewText": "My neighbour said they messed up his oil change. Also great deals on tyres at www.tyre-bargains.example use code SAVE20.",
      "reviewerReviewCount": 2
    }
  ],
  "maxDatasetItems": 5000,
  "businesses": [
    {
      "businessName": "Riverside Auto Care",
      "businessCategory": "Auto repair shop",
      "businessPhone": "(602) 555-0110",
      "staffNames": [
        "Luis Ortega",
        "Hank Miller"
      ],
      "competitorNames": [
        "QuickFix Motors"
      ],
      "otherBusinessNames": []
    }
  ],
  "platform": "google",
  "auditRatingsAtOrBelow": 2,
  "burstWindowHours": 48,
  "burstMinReviews": 3,
  "minScoreForBrief": 60,
  "maxBriefs": 1,
  "maxBusinessReports": 0,
  "brandColor": "#7c3aed"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "recordType": {
    "label": "Record type"
  },
  "businessName": {
    "label": "Business name"
  },
  "reviewerName": {
    "label": "Reviewer name"
  },
  "rating": {
    "label": "Rating"
  },
  "reviewDate": {
    "label": "Review date"
  },
  "removalScore": {
    "label": "Removal score"
  },
  "verdict": {
    "label": "Verdict"
  },
  "policies": {
    "label": "Policies"
  },
  "burstGroup": {
    "label": "Burst group"
  },
  "reviewText": {
    "label": "Review text"
  },
  "flagText": {
    "label": "Flag text"
  },
  "publicResponse": {
    "label": "Public response"
  },
  "briefUrl": {
    "label": "Takedown brief",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "reviewUrl": {
    "label": "Review",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Review Policy Auditor: 1-star review violations & briefs Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Auto repair shop: fake 1-star review audit". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/55UDMFV3ZUnGo1xkp) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Auto repair shop: fake 1-star review audit" task

The Review Policy Auditor: 1-star review violations & briefs Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like reviews, maximum reviews read from the dataset, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Auto repair shop: fake 1-star review audit" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as record type, business name, reviewer name, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Auto repair shop: fake 1-star review audit" task via API](https://apify.com/translucent_wire/unfair-review-policy-auditor.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Review Policy Auditor: 1-star review violations & briefs](https://apify.com/translucent_wire/unfair-review-policy-auditor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/translucent_wire/unfair-review-policy-auditor.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

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