Why authorize with Google to show your reviews

Find out why Reputon requests Google account access and what it's used for. Sign in to display up to 50 reviews - or use a direct link for up to 20. Your data is never stored or shared.

When connecting your Google Business Profile, you can either sign in with Google or paste a direct link. This page explains the difference, what access we use, and what we never touch.

Short answer: Signing in with Google lets us fetch up to 50 reviews and enables AI reply feature. Using a link only shows up to 20 reviews and has no reply functionality. Authorization is optional, choose what works for you.

Sign in with Google vs. paste a link

There are two ways to connect your business. Here's exactly what changes depending on which you choose:

	Sign in with Google	Paste business link
Reviews displayed	Up to 50	Up to 20
AI reply feature	✓Available	✗ Not available
Post replies to Google	✓Available	✗ Not available
Requires Google account	Yes, must be Business Profile owner/manager	No

"Sign in with Google" feature in the Google reviews app

Why Google Reviews needs admin access?

When you sign in, Google shows a permission screen that may look broad. This is a limitation of Google's own permissions model, it does not support granular, read-only scopes for Business Profile data. It's all-or-nothing by Google's design, not ours.

In practice, Google Reviews only ever reads your business review data. Here is exactly what we do and don't do:

✓ WHAT WE ACCESS	✗ WHAT WE NEVER DO
✓Your business name and profile info ✓Your review list, star ratings, text, reviewer names ✓Your average rating and review count ✓Posting replies to reviews, only when you explicitly click "Post" ✓We use the API only to retrieve data	✗Edit or delete your business listing ✗Access your Gmail, Drive, Calendar, or other Google services ✗Post anything without your explicit confirmation ✗Store your Google account credentials ✗Share your data with third parties

Using the app without signing in

Signing in is completely optional. If you prefer not to authorize, you can connect your business by pasting a direct link to your Google Business Profile. The app will work, you'll just have a smaller review limit and no reply features.

Search your Google place in the Google reviews app

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