How to Import Google Reviews to Your Shopify Store

Your Shopify store might already have something powerful sitting in your Google Business Profile: genuine customer reviews with real star ratings, visible to anyone who searches for your business on Google. Importing those reviews to your Shopify store lets you surface that trust signal right where purchase decisions happen.

Why Import Google Reviews to Shopify

Google reviews carry a unique authority. They appear in local search results, on Google Maps, and in Google Shopping. Customers already see them before they visit your store. When they land on your product pages, showing the same reviews creates immediate consistency and credibility.

The benefit is especially strong for stores with a solid local SEO presence. If you have a physical location, service area, or simply a well-optimized Google Business Profile, you have reviews that potential customers already trust. Bringing that trust onto your Shopify store closes a gap between discovery and conversion.

Google reviews also tend to be more diverse in sentiment than reviews collected purely through post-purchase requests. They capture customers who found you through search, already had a intent, and took the time to leave feedback. That mix of genuine buyer experiences adds texture to your product pages.

How to Import Google Reviews into Shopify

There are two primary paths: a one-time CSV import and an ongoing direct integration.

Exporting Reviews from Google Business Profile

Before you can bring reviews into Shopify, you need to get them out of Google. Google allows business owners to export their reviews through the Google Business Profile API or through third-party tools that connect to the API.

To export manually:

1. Sign in to your Google Business Profile at business.google.com
2. Select your business location
3. Navigate to the Reviews section
4. Look for an export option or use a third-party extraction tool that supports Google Business API exports

The exported data typically includes reviewer name, star rating, review text, and date. Not everything transfers, which we cover in the next section.

Importing via CSV

Once you have your Google reviews exported as a CSV file, you can upload them directly to Reveddy. The process is straightforward:

1. Prepare your CSV file with columns for reviewer name, rating, review text, and date
2. Log in to your Reveddy dashboard
3. Navigate to Import > CSV Upload
4. Select your Google reviews CSV and map the fields to Reveddy’s standard format
5. Confirm the import and review the imported reviews in your dashboard

Reveddy will parse the CSV and create review entries that you can then display using Reveddy widgets on your store.

Direct API Integration

For ongoing synchronization, Reveddy supports a direct integration with Google Business API. This requires:

1. Setting up a Google Cloud project with the Google Business API enabled
2. Configuring OAuth credentials for your business account
3. Connecting the integration within Reveddy’s settings
4. Selecting which location’s reviews to pull

Once configured, new Google reviews sync automatically to your Reveddy dashboard, keeping your store’s review display current without manual effort.

What Data Transfers from Google

When you import Google reviews into Shopify, the following data comes through:

Data Point	Transfers	Notes
Star rating (1-5)	Yes	Displayed as standard review rating
Review text	Yes	Full text imported
Reviewer name	Yes	Displayed as attribution
Review date	Yes	Used for sorting and display
Photos attached to reviews	Partial	Where Google API supports photo export
Location information	Yes	Useful for multi-location businesses

The following Google-specific elements do not transfer:

• Google Review badges and verification markers (these are Google proprietary)
• Helpful votes on reviews (not exposed via API)
• Reviewer profile photos from Google (not available for commercial use)
• Any Google-specific ranking or recommendation signals

This means your imported Google reviews will display as standard text reviews with star ratings, but they will not carry Google’s “Reviews from Google” badge or similar proprietary markers.

Auto-Sync vs One-Time Import

Choosing between auto-sync and a one-time import depends on how actively you collect Google reviews.

One-time import works well if your Google reviews are primarily historical and you want to display them as part of a broader review strategy. After importing, the reviews in Reveddy become part of your standard review database. New Google reviews that come in after the import date will not automatically appear unless you import again.

Auto-sync via Google Business API is the better choice if you actively collect reviews on Google and want your Shopify store to always reflect your current rating. The integration periodically checks for new reviews and imports them automatically. This ensures your product pages always show your most recent Google rating.

For most Shopify stores with an active local presence, auto-sync is the recommended approach. The setup takes a bit more time, but it removes the need to manually export and re-import reviews on a recurring basis.

Display Options for Google Reviews on Shopify

Once imported, Google reviews appear in your Reveddy dashboard alongside reviews from any other source. You can display them using the same widget options available for all your reviews:

• Product page reviews widget: Show Google reviews directly on relevant product pages where the reviewed items are sold
• Reviews carousel: Display a scrolling or animated section of your Google reviews on your homepage
• Reviews wall: Create a dedicated social proof page combining Google reviews with other testimonials
• Aggregate rating badge: Show your overall Google star rating in a compact trust badge

Because Google reviews tend to be tied to your business as a whole rather than to specific products, they work particularly well as homepage or collection page content. You can also tag or filter reviews by source so that only the Google-imported reviews appear where you want them, keeping your product-specific reviews separate from your business-level reviews.

Getting Started

If you already have Google reviews and want to bring them into your Shopify store, the fastest path is to export your reviews as a CSV and do a one-time import through Reveddy. Set aside about 15 minutes to extract the data from Google and another 10 minutes to upload and configure your display widgets.

For ongoing sync, configure the Google Business API integration after your initial import to keep new reviews flowing in automatically.

Import Google reviews to Shopify with Reveddy and turn your local search presence into a conversion tool on your product pages.