Proofsource and Google Business Profile: your Google rating, from the source
Google Business Profile is where your Maps listing, hours and reviews live. Proofsource will read your Google rating and review count directly from the profile instead of from search results. It is in early access: join and we tell you when it opens for your workspace.
| Tool | Stage | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Trustpilot | Preview | Connect |
| G2 | Preview | Connect |
 Google Business Profile | Early access | Join |
Proofsource and Google Business Profile, in short
The facts, ready to quote.
- Stage
- Early access: join to be first in line
- Connects with
- Google sign-in for the account that manages the profile
- What it will read
- Google rating and review count for your locations
- Reads from
- Your Business Profile, not search results
- Disconnect
- On the card, and from your Google account's connected apps
- Today
- Your public Google reviews are still read from public sources, so nothing is missing meanwhile
Early access Early access means Google Business Profile is not open to every workspace yet; join and we turn it on for yours. Any profile change Proofsource proposes will only ever apply after your approval.
Why we love Google Business Profile
In the makers' own words, from their own pages. Proofsource builds on it, never around it.
Be found on Search and Maps
Google Business Profile lets a business appear on Google Search and Maps with photos, hours and details, plus offers, updates, bookings and insights on how customers find it.
From business.google.comReviews you can answer
Google's guidance explains that replying to customer reviews shows you value feedback, and points to how to manage reviews and collect more of them.
From support.google.comAn API for many locations
The Business Profile API lets teams add locations, handle verification and manage listings at scale, reply to reviews and publish posts, with alerts for new reviews.
From developers.google.comHow Proofsource uses Google Business Profile
Will read your Google rating and review count straight from your Business Profile. Early access.
- Connect
Sign in with the managing Google account
When it opens, you choose the brand and approve access with the Google account that manages the profile.
- Read
Match the location and read the rating
Proofsource matches the brand to its location by its Maps link or website and reads the rating and review count in the daily ratings check.
- Act
Propose, then wait for your yes
Any change to the profile that Proofsource proposes applies only after you approve it first.
- Prove
Watch the rating beside AI answers
The Reviews screen follows the rating next to how AI engines describe local businesses like yours.
How to join early access
Join early access
Tell us you want it. The Google Business Profile card shows in the Integrations directory, and we turn it on for your workspace.
Meanwhile
Your public Google reviews are still read from public sources on the Reviews screen.
When it opens: connect
Choose the brand, then Connect Google Business Profile and sign in with the managing account.
Disconnect any time
You will be able to disconnect on the card, and revoke access in your Google account.
| Source | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Google, public read | 4.5 of 5 | 288 |
| Trustpilot | 4.3 of 5 | 131 |
| 4.7 of 5 | 76 |
What you unlock with Google Business Profile
Direct local rating
Your Google rating read from the profile itself.
Review count that matches
The number you see in Google, not an estimate.
Approval first
Proposed profile changes apply only after you say yes.
Beside AI answers
See your rating next to how engines recommend local businesses.
Revocable access
You grant and revoke it from your Google account.
For every location
Matched to the right location by Maps link or website.
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Questions about Proofsource and Google Business Profile
Can I connect Google Business Profile today?
Not yet. It is in early access, so the card cannot be connected until we turn it on for your workspace.
What does early access mean for Google Business Profile?
It means we turn the connection on for your workspace on request, rather than for everyone at once.
What will it change on my profile?
Nothing automatically. It will read your rating and review count, and any proposed profile change applies only after you approve it.
What access will it need?
Google sign-in with the account that manages the profile, using Google's Business Profile permission. You can revoke it in your Google account.
How do I get my Google reviews tracked now?
Your public Google reviews are still read from public sources and appear on the Reviews screen.
How will I disconnect it?
From the card, and from your Google account's connected apps.
How does this help my AI visibility?
Your Google rating and reviews are part of the local evidence engines use. Proofsource shows the rating beside how up to 10 engines describe businesses like yours, depending on your plan: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek and Meta AI. The free scan and the trial run four of them.
Pairs well with Google Business Profile
Put Google Business Profile to work for your AI visibility.
Scan your brand today; Google Business Profile joins your workspace as soon as it opens to you.
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