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How to authorise GuestRevu to collect your Google reviews

To ensure your account’s security, Google requires you to authorise any third party applications (like GuestRevu) that need to access your data...

The advantages of connecting GuestRevu and Google via the API: 

This article applies to:

  • LITE
  • CORE
  • PRO
  • GROUP
  • Reviews will be pulled into GuestRevu faster  
  • You can respond directly to Google reviews  straight from GuestRevu 

This article will explain how to give GuestRevu permission to access your Google reviews so that they can be pulled into your GuestRevu account.

Before you begin:

  • Make sure that you’re logged into Google My Business in another tab
  • You need to be an Admin User for the relevant Google Page to give GuestRevu access

Option 1:

  1. Log in to your GuestRevu account at https://my.guestrevuapp.com
  2. If you have multiple properties, select the property that you would like to authorise GuestRevu for
  3. Click on the "Connect" button 
     
  4. A new window will open for you to choose a Business Account to connect.

  5. Once you have chosen an account, you will need to choose one of your “Locations” (properties)

  6. And then click close. 

Option 2:

  1. Log in to your GuestRevu account at https://my.guestrevuapp.com
  2. If you have multiple properties, select the property that you would like to authorise GuestRevu for
  3. Click on Account > Account Preferences in the menu on the left-hand side of your dashboard, then on the Google Authorisation tab, and then click on the button that says Authorise Google Account. Please note that the Google Authorisation tab may take a few moments to load

  4. A new window will open that asks you to select your Google Account details. Choose the Google account linked to your business account
  5. Grant “guestrevuapp.com” permission by selecting Continue

  6. The page will then refresh, taking you back to the Email Configuration tab under  Account Preferences. You will need to return to the Google Authorisation tab. Under the Google Authorisation tab, confirmation will show that Google has now been authorised. 
  7. To complete the process, you now need to select your business account and location

  8. Confirm your choices by selecting Allow
  9. Click Authorise

Note: Please allow some time for your Google reviews to be recollected via the API and become visible in your account. As soon as the reviews are recollected you will be able to respond directly through GuestRevu. 

How to deauthorise GuestRevu from your Google My Business account

  1. Log in to your GuestRevu account at https://my.guestrevuapp.com
  2. Select the property that you would like to deauthorise GuestRevu for
  3. Click on Account Preferences in the menu on the left-hand side of the dashboard, then on the Google Authorisation tab, and then click on the button that says De-Authorise Google

 

After you have deauthorised Google from your GuestRevu application, you will need to do the same in your Google My Business account.

  1. Go to “User profile” on Google in the top right corner of your tab. 
  2. Select Manage your Google account (You need to be an Admin User for the relevant Google Page)
  3. Navigate to your Google Account and click on Security
  4. Navigate to Third-party applications and click on Manage third party access
  5. Select GuestRevu and click on Remove Access

You will now have completed the deactivation process.