Create a short name & URL for your business

After you verify your business, you can create a short name for your Business Profile to make it easier for customers to find you.

When you share your short name, customers can enter the name’s URL in the browser’s address bar to go directly to your Business Profile. For example, customers can search for “g.page/[yourcustomname]” in the address bar to find your business.

This feature is available for most merchants and business categories.

Tip: For bulk users, short names must be claimed for each individual profile.

Create a short name

Important: Short names don't support non-English characters.

Your short name should be associated with your business name or the most common name people call your business. We recommend you include your location to make the short name more distinct. You can use your business name with your city or neighborhood, for example, “Javier’s Crab Hut Dallas.”

Keep your short name simple so it’s easy to promote and so customers can remember it. If you have a short name, you’ll get a short URL to request reviews from your customers. Learn more about short URLs for reviews.

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google My Business app .
- If you have multiple locations, go to the location that you want to add a short name for.
Tap Profile Add profile short name.
Enter your short name. You can enter up to 32 characters.
- If your name isn’t available, you’ll receive an error message and must choose a different name. Try an abbreviation or include other descriptions, like your location. You can also pick another word that describes your business or brand.
- Short names cannot contain Chinese, Japanese, or Korean characters.
Tap Save. Your short name will display as pending. When it’s ready, you can find it on your Business Profile.

Change your short name

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google My Business app .
- If you have multiple locations, go to the location that you want to change a short name for.
Tap Profile Edit.
Remove your short name and create a new one. Then, tap Apply.

Delete your short name

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google My Business app .
- If you have multiple locations, go to the location that you want to remove a short name for.
Tap Profile Edit.
Remove your short name. Then, tap Apply.

Report a short name for review

Users and business owners can flag a name for impersonation, offensive speech, fake businesses, spam, or inappropriate content issues.

On your Android phone or tablet, open your Google app .
- You can also go to google.com in your browser.
Go to the Business Profile you want to flag.
Tap About.
On the right, under “Sharing,” tap Menu Report.
Choose the reason for your report from the list..

Tip: This feature isn’t available in Google Maps.

Policies for short names & URLs

All custom names and URLs must adhere to:

You must follow the policies below to use custom names and URLs:

Get a custom URL for your Business Profile

If your business is GMB verified, you can give customers an easy-to-remember name, called a short name, for your Business Profile. A short name gives you a custom URL that looks like “g.page/[yourcustomname].”
You can't change a custom URL after it’s created. If you want to change it, however, you can remove the custom URL from your business and create a new one. Keep in mind, once you remove a custom URL it may become free to be claimed by another business.
You can remove a custom URL from your business up to 3 times per year. This deactivates the URL so that it no longer directs viewers to your business.
If you're eligible, you can create a short name immediately after removal. However, it may take a couple of days before the previous short name and custom URL is unlinked from your Business Profile.
A business may have only one short name. They can’t be transferred or assigned to anyone else.

Use a custom URL

When you claim and use a custom URL:

We reserve the right to reclaim custom URLs or remove them for any reason and without notice.
Don't include words and phrases in your custom URL that would violate the Maps User Contributed Content Policy.
You can choose a custom URL based on things like your display name, your current branding, any current custom URLs that you have, or the name of your linked website. Custom URLs are subject to availability.
When you share your custom URL, you can change its capitalization and accents however you want.

Violations of URL policies

If you violate our terms of service, Maps content policy, Google My Business policies, or any of our other policies, we may take a variety of actions, which could include:

Disabled use of short names and associated custom URLs
Disabled access to contribute to all Geo content features
Suspended access to Google My Business
Disabled access to your Google account

Impersonation/Misrepresentation

Don't claim a URL to misrepresent or impersonate a business identity. Users should not attempt to impersonate another person or organization or otherwise engage in activities intended to deceive, defraud, or mislead others. This includes falsely implying affiliation with, or endorsement by, another individual or organization.

Don’t manipulate ranking or relevancy using techniques like repetitive or misleading keywords or metadata.
If you feel that your business or another business’s profile is being impersonated, flag the name for review.

Upon request, we’ll remove content under applicable laws or in response to a court order. Submit legal requests here.

Inactive accounts

In general, users are expected to be active members within the Google Business community. If an account is found to be overly inactive, the short name and custom URL may be reclaimed by Google without notice.

Dispute of URL usage

If there’s a concern about the use of a branded URL by an entity, please submit a report.

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