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Update Your Google Holiday Hours Automatically — Never Show 'Open' When Closed

Wrong holiday hours create angry doorstep customers and bad reviews. Keep one sheet of special hours and push it to your Google Business Profile automatically.

difficulty Intermediatesetup 30 minresult Your Google hours are always right — even on holidays — protecting reviews and customer trust.
  1. 1

    Keep One Hours Sheet

    List holidays and special hours for the year in a sheet.

  2. 2

    Check Ahead Weekly

    Add a Schedule Trigger scanning for special dates in the coming two weeks.

  3. 3

    Push to Google

    Add an HTTP Request to the Business Profile API setting the special hours.

  4. 4

    Confirm the Update

    Add a Slack/Gmail note confirming what was applied.

  5. 5

    Activate and Test

    Activate the workflow with a test date. Confirm the special hours appear on your profile.

Frequently asked questions

Why do wrong hours hurt so much?

Customers who drive to a closed 'open' store leave 1-star reviews that cost you future customers.

Multiple locations?

Loop over location IDs so every branch gets its holiday hours in one pass.

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