user_ratings_total No longer available in google p

问题:

As of today (5/25/2016) there seems to no longer be data for user_ratings_total in the Google Places API. I use this to get the total number of reviews for a business. Is there an alternative method to getting this data?

回答1:

I'd try the Google My Business API, see in particular the documentation section Work with Review Data.

You'll need to Request access to the API.

回答2:

If you would like Google to reinstate the previously undocumented user_ratings_total result key (or something similar), then please go to: https://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=3484 and add your vote for this feature to be officially added.

This issue was "Acknowledged" by Google way back on Jun 3, 2013 and is still open as such (other similar issues like https://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=9824 have been "closed" with status like "WorkingAsIntended").

Hopefully if we get enough up votes then maybe they will see the need and put it back in and make it official (as opposed to undocumented).

(Unfortunately I couldn't post this as a Comment as I just registered; so I'm going to post it as an Answer and hope it is okay.)

回答3:

I'm facing the same issue, and it looks like total number of reviews from Google Places API is not the same as Google My Business API:

[https://www.en.advertisercommunity.com/t5/Google-My-Business-API/Total-Reviews-are-no-longer-getting-in-Google-Places-API-and/td-p/573090#][1]