How to create post using Google My Business API - Google Apps Script - google-apps-script

Question

I can't figure out why I'm getting the below error when I attempt to create a post with the GMB API in Google Apps Script. I'm following this documentation https://developers.google.com/my-business/content/posts-data
{
"error": {
"code": 400,
"message": "Request contains an invalid argument.",
"status": "INVALID_ARGUMENT",
"details": [
{
"#type": "type.googleapis.com/google.mybusiness.v4.ValidationError",
"errorDetails": [
{
"code": 2,
"field": "summary",
"message": "Standard local post must have at least a media or summary."
}
]
}
]
}
}
Here is my script
function callToActionPost() {
var url = 'https://mybusiness.googleapis.com/v4/accounts/123/locations/456/localPosts';
var options = {
headers: { Authorization: "Bearer " + getGMBService_().getAccessToken() },
method: 'POST',
muteHttpExceptions: true,
languageCode: "en",
topicType: "STANDARD",
summary: "New Release!",
callToAction: {
actionType: "ORDER",
url: "https://www.artivem.com/"
},
media: {
sourceUrl: "https://untappd.akamaized.net/photos/2021_04_16/ccff4c358e362ce3c4835fcc94549a8f_640x640.jpg",
mediaFormat: "PHOTO"
}
};
var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url, options);
Logger.log(response);
}
I tried the following adaption, but it did not work
function callToActionPost() {
var url = 'https://mybusiness.googleapis.com/v4/accounts/123/locations/456/localPosts';
var options = {
headers: { Authorization: "Bearer " + getGMBService_().getAccessToken() },
method: 'POST',
muteHttpExceptions: true,
payload: {
languageCode: "en",
topicType: "STANDARD",
summary: "New Release!",
callToAction: {
actionType: "ORDER",
url: "https://www.artivem.com/"
},
media: {
sourceUrl: "https://untappd.akamaized.net/photos/2021_04_16/ccff4c358e362ce3c4835fcc94549a8f_640x640.jpg",
mediaFormat: "PHOTO"
}
}
};
var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url, options);
Logger.log(response);
}
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

The request object needs to go into the payload. "payload" is a parameter of the options.
function callToActionPost() {
var url = 'https://mybusiness.googleapis.com/v4/accounts/123/locations/456/localPosts';
var payload = {
"languageCode": "en-US",
"summary": "New Release!",
"callToAction": {
"actionType": "ORDER",
"url": "https://www.artivem.com/"
},
"media": [{
"sourceUrl": "https://untappd.akamaized.net/photos/2021_04_16/9999999999999999.jpg",
"mediaFormat": "PHOTO"
}]
}
var options = {
headers: { Authorization: "Bearer " + getGMBService_().getAccessToken() },
method: 'POST',
muteHttpExceptions: true,
'contentType': 'application/json',
'payload' : JSON.stringify(payload)
};
var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url, options);
Logger.log(response);
if (response.getResponseCode() !== 200) {
console.log("Error Code: " + response.getResponseCode());
}
}