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# Respond to a review

> Post a reply to a Google or Facebook review, as the Respond button does. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/brightlocal/respond_to_review

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Post a reply to a Google or Facebook review, as the Respond button does.

BrightLocal API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/brightlocal.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/brightlocal/reviews/{review_id}/replies`

Access: write. Confirm: waits for the user's OK before it runs.

Posts the reply under the connected Google Business Profile or Facebook page. It works only for reviews with can_respond true and the status Unread or Action Required. A longer reply is rejected before it is sent, and a review from another site fails with the link to its listing. The reply is public. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `review_id` | string | yes | Review ID from list_reviews. |
| `body` | string | yes | Reply text, up to 350 characters. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/brightlocal/reviews/rv_91c2/replies \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"body":"Thank you, Dana! Dr. Lee and the team are glad the whitening visit went well. See you at your next checkup."}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("brightlocal", "respond_to_review", {"review_id":"rv_91c2","body":"Thank you, Dana! Dr. Lee and the team are glad the whitening visit went well. See you at your next checkup."})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('brightlocal', 'respond_to_review', {"review_id":"rv_91c2","body":"Thank you, Dana! Dr. Lee and the team are glad the whitening visit went well. See you at your next checkup."});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call brightlocal respond_to_review --data '{"review_id":"rv_91c2","body":"Thank you, Dana! Dr. Lee and the team are glad the whitening visit went well. See you at your next checkup."}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "review_id": "rv_91c2",
  "source": "Google",
  "reply_length": 107,
  "sent_at": "2026-10-22T09:02:00Z"
}
```

Previous: [Re-run a report](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/brightlocal/rerun_report.md)
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