curl --request POST \
--url https://api.gmbapi.com/external-api/gmb/apple/brands \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"apple_company_id": "<string>",
"brand_name": "<string>",
"country_code": "<string>",
"primary_category": "<string>",
"website_url": "<string>",
"additional_categories": [
"<string>"
],
"app_store_url": "<string>",
"use_location_name": false,
"send_action_links": false
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.gmbapi.com/external-api/gmb/apple/brands"
payload = {
"apple_company_id": "<string>",
"brand_name": "<string>",
"country_code": "<string>",
"primary_category": "<string>",
"website_url": "<string>",
"additional_categories": ["<string>"],
"app_store_url": "<string>",
"use_location_name": False,
"send_action_links": False
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
apple_company_id: '<string>',
brand_name: '<string>',
country_code: '<string>',
primary_category: '<string>',
website_url: '<string>',
additional_categories: ['<string>'],
app_store_url: '<string>',
use_location_name: false,
send_action_links: false
})
};
fetch('https://api.gmbapi.com/external-api/gmb/apple/brands', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.gmbapi.com/external-api/gmb/apple/brands",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'apple_company_id' => '<string>',
'brand_name' => '<string>',
'country_code' => '<string>',
'primary_category' => '<string>',
'website_url' => '<string>',
'additional_categories' => [
'<string>'
],
'app_store_url' => '<string>',
'use_location_name' => false,
'send_action_links' => false
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.gmbapi.com/external-api/gmb/apple/brands"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"apple_company_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"brand_name\": \"<string>\",\n \"country_code\": \"<string>\",\n \"primary_category\": \"<string>\",\n \"website_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"additional_categories\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"app_store_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"use_location_name\": false,\n \"send_action_links\": false\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.gmbapi.com/external-api/gmb/apple/brands")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"apple_company_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"brand_name\": \"<string>\",\n \"country_code\": \"<string>\",\n \"primary_category\": \"<string>\",\n \"website_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"additional_categories\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"app_store_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"use_location_name\": false,\n \"send_action_links\": false\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.gmbapi.com/external-api/gmb/apple/brands")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"apple_company_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"brand_name\": \"<string>\",\n \"country_code\": \"<string>\",\n \"primary_category\": \"<string>\",\n \"website_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"additional_categories\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"app_store_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"use_location_name\": false,\n \"send_action_links\": false\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"payload": {
"segment_id": "brand-550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"apple_company_id": "COMPANY123",
"apple_brand_id": "BRAND123",
"abc_sync_status": "SYNCED",
"brand_name": "Example Brand",
"name": "Example Brand",
"country_code": "US",
"primary_category": "gcid:restaurant",
"additional_categories": [
"gcid:cafe"
],
"apple_categories": [
"dining.restaurant",
"dining.cafe"
],
"website_url": "https://example.com",
"app_store_url": "https://apps.apple.com/app/example",
"ownership_type": "BRAND_OWNER",
"use_location_name": false,
"send_action_links": false,
"locations": [],
"provision_source": "external_api",
"created_at": "2026-08-28T08:00:00.000Z",
"updated_at": null
}
}{
"error": 123,
"message": "<string>"
}{
"error": 123,
"message": "<string>"
}{
"error": 123,
"message": "<string>"
}{
"error": 123,
"message": "<string>"
}Create Apple Brand
Creates a brand in Apple Business Connect. apple_company_id must already be linked. primary_category and additional_categories are Google category ids (gcid). use_location_name and send_action_links apply when locations are added to the brand.
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.gmbapi.com/external-api/gmb/apple/brands \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"apple_company_id": "<string>",
"brand_name": "<string>",
"country_code": "<string>",
"primary_category": "<string>",
"website_url": "<string>",
"additional_categories": [
"<string>"
],
"app_store_url": "<string>",
"use_location_name": false,
"send_action_links": false
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.gmbapi.com/external-api/gmb/apple/brands"
payload = {
"apple_company_id": "<string>",
"brand_name": "<string>",
"country_code": "<string>",
"primary_category": "<string>",
"website_url": "<string>",
"additional_categories": ["<string>"],
"app_store_url": "<string>",
"use_location_name": False,
"send_action_links": False
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
apple_company_id: '<string>',
brand_name: '<string>',
country_code: '<string>',
primary_category: '<string>',
website_url: '<string>',
additional_categories: ['<string>'],
app_store_url: '<string>',
use_location_name: false,
send_action_links: false
})
};
fetch('https://api.gmbapi.com/external-api/gmb/apple/brands', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.gmbapi.com/external-api/gmb/apple/brands",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'apple_company_id' => '<string>',
'brand_name' => '<string>',
'country_code' => '<string>',
'primary_category' => '<string>',
'website_url' => '<string>',
'additional_categories' => [
'<string>'
],
'app_store_url' => '<string>',
'use_location_name' => false,
'send_action_links' => false
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.gmbapi.com/external-api/gmb/apple/brands"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"apple_company_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"brand_name\": \"<string>\",\n \"country_code\": \"<string>\",\n \"primary_category\": \"<string>\",\n \"website_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"additional_categories\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"app_store_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"use_location_name\": false,\n \"send_action_links\": false\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.gmbapi.com/external-api/gmb/apple/brands")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"apple_company_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"brand_name\": \"<string>\",\n \"country_code\": \"<string>\",\n \"primary_category\": \"<string>\",\n \"website_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"additional_categories\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"app_store_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"use_location_name\": false,\n \"send_action_links\": false\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.gmbapi.com/external-api/gmb/apple/brands")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"apple_company_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"brand_name\": \"<string>\",\n \"country_code\": \"<string>\",\n \"primary_category\": \"<string>\",\n \"website_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"additional_categories\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"app_store_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"use_location_name\": false,\n \"send_action_links\": false\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"payload": {
"segment_id": "brand-550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"apple_company_id": "COMPANY123",
"apple_brand_id": "BRAND123",
"abc_sync_status": "SYNCED",
"brand_name": "Example Brand",
"name": "Example Brand",
"country_code": "US",
"primary_category": "gcid:restaurant",
"additional_categories": [
"gcid:cafe"
],
"apple_categories": [
"dining.restaurant",
"dining.cafe"
],
"website_url": "https://example.com",
"app_store_url": "https://apps.apple.com/app/example",
"ownership_type": "BRAND_OWNER",
"use_location_name": false,
"send_action_links": false,
"locations": [],
"provision_source": "external_api",
"created_at": "2026-08-28T08:00:00.000Z",
"updated_at": null
}
}{
"error": 123,
"message": "<string>"
}{
"error": 123,
"message": "<string>"
}{
"error": 123,
"message": "<string>"
}{
"error": 123,
"message": "<string>"
}403 with APPLE_API_DISABLED otherwise.apple_company_id (already linked to the organization), brand_name, country_code, primary_category, website_url (with protocol), and ownership_type (BRAND_OWNER or FRANCHISEE).
primary_category and additional_categories are Google category ids (gcid). A country TLD that contradicts country_code is rejected.
use_location_name and send_action_links apply when locations are added to the brand.Authorizations
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Body
Apple Business Connect company the brand belongs to. Must already be linked to the organization.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g. US).
2Google category id (gcid:x, categories/gcid:x, or bare). Mapped to an Apple category server-side.
Must include a protocol. A country TLD that contradicts country_code is rejected (generic TLDs such as .com / .io are allowed).
BRAND_OWNER, FRANCHISEE Additional Google category ids (max 19).
19Optional App Store URL. Same country-TLD rule as website_url.
false (default): locations display the brand name on Apple Maps. true: locations keep their own name.
true: push preferred Google action links as Apple quicklinks when a location is added. false (default): do not send action links.