Verify your local business listing on Google

To verify your business listing by postcard, enter your business address in Google My Business. You’ll be sent a postcard with a verification code. Most postcards arrive within 5 days. Before you request to verify your listing by postcard, make sure that your business address complies with our address entry guidelines. 

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To request a postcard:

1. Sign in to Google My Business.
2. Choose the business you'd like to verify, then click Verify now. 
3. On the postcard request screen, make sure that your address is displayed accurately. If it isn't, edit the address before you request your postcard. You can also add an Optional contact name to help your postcard reach you.
4. Click Send postcard. 
5. Check the mail for your postcard. Most postcards arrive within 5 days. Don't edit your business name, address, or category, or request a new code while you're waiting—this may delay the verification process.

To enter the verification code:

1. Once you receive your postcard, sign in to Google My Business. 
2. If you have multiple locations, open the location you'd like to manage.
3. Click Verify location from the menu (or click the Verify now button).
4. Enter the 5-digit verification code from your postcard in the "Code" field. 
5. Click Submit.

If your postcard is lost or missing, you can request a new one. 

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To request a postcard:

1. Open the Google My Business app. 
2. Tap Send postcard.
3. Choose the business you’d like to verify, then tap I don’t have a code.
4. Check the mail for your postcard—it should arrive in one to two weeks. Don't edit your business name, address, or category, or request a new code while you're waiting—this may delay the verification process.

To enter a verification code:

1. Once you've received the postcard, open the Google My Business app.
2. Choose the business you'd like to verify. 
3. Tap Enter code to complete the verification.

Once you’ve entered your verification code, your business information will be eligible to appear live on Google Maps, Search, and other Google services.

Some businesses listings are eligible to receive a verification code by phone. If your business listing is eligible, you'll see the "Verify by phone" option when you request verification. If you don't see this option, request to verify your listing by postcard instead, using the steps above.

To verify your business listing by phone: 

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1. Sign in to Google My Business. 
2. Choose the business you’d like to verify, then click Verify now.
3. Make sure that you can directly answer your business phone number to receive your verification code.
4. Click Verify by phone to have the code sent to your phone via automated message.
5. Enter the code from the message.

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1. Open the Google My Business app.
2. Tap Call me now.
3. Enter the code from the message and tap the arrow icon .

Once you've entered your code, your business information will be eligible to appear live on Google Maps, Search, and other Google properties.  

Email verification isn't available for all businesses. If you don't see this option when you attempt to verify, try another verification method.

Before pursuing verification by email, make sure that you can access the email address shown in the verification screen.

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If you're returning to verify after creating your listing, visit Google My Business, choose the business you'd like to verify, and click Verify now.

1. Click Email from the list of verification options.
2. Check your email.
3. Click the Verify button in the verification email. (You can also enter the code from the email in your Google My Business dashboard.) 

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If you're returning to verify, open the Google My Business app or visit https://business.google.com and choose the business you'd like to verify.

1. Tap Send email.
2. Check your email.
3. Tap Enter code, then enter the code from the email.
4. Tap Submit. 

Once you've entered your code, your business information will be eligible to appear live across on Google Maps, Search, and other Google properties. 

If you’ve already verified your business’s website with Google Search Console, your business listing may be eligible for instant verification.

To instantly verify your business listing, make sure that you’re signed in to Google My Business with the same account you used to verify your site with Search Console. Some business categories may not be eligible for instant verification.

If you manage 10 or more locations of the same business, your business listings may be eligible for bulk verification.  How to verify 10 or more locations in bulk