Google Booking Guide
A guide to preparing Google Business Profile, availability and operations for Google Maps Booking. Waitlist is in Google verification.
1. What is Google Actions Center?
Google Actions Center is the platform that allows users to interact directly with businesses via Google Search, Maps, and Assistant. For restaurants, it enables displaying a "Reserve a table" or "Join Waitlist" button directly on their business profile.
2. Differences Between Integration Solutions
Google Maps Booking
The End-to-End experience GoDine currently provides/integrates. Guests view availability, choose party size/date/time and complete bookings based on configured availability when the merchant is eligible.
Waitlist (Queue)
Waitlist is going through Google verification. This capability targets remote queue joining when restaurants are full and need host dashboards/notifications.
Google Maps readiness
Check Google Business Profile, location data, availability and operating workflow before rolling out Google Maps Booking.
3. Basic Requirements for Google Maps Booking Integration
- Verified ownership of a Google Business Profile.
- Accurate and matching address, coordinates, and phone numbers.
- An availability engine with an API connection to Google.
- Clear reservation rules (opening hours, guest policies, etc.).
How does GoDine support you?
We provide the core technology and advisory service to standardize data, configure Google Maps Booking and prepare a Waitlist path under Google verification when suitable.
