Check any available options for Google Business Profile API

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In particular, we want to see if the API can provide information regarding:

• opening/closing dates and hours (as set by the business itself)
• public holidays

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Google's Places API allows for requests to be made and returns two useful sets of information:

• the opening hours as described on the business page
• opening hours for the coming week https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/details/json?fields=opening_hours&place_id=ChIJ6_3HluiONYwRJiRL--YDIB0&key=[API KEY]

Format returned:

{ "html_attributions": [], "result": { "opening_hours": { "open_now": false, "periods": [ { "close": { "day": 1, "time": "1500" }, "open": { "day": 1, "time": "0800" } }, { "close": { "day": 2, "time": "1500" }, "open": { "day": 2, "time": "0800" } }, { "close": { "day": 3, "time": "1500" }, "open": { "day": 3, "time": "0800" } }, { "close": { "day": 4, "time": "1200" }, "open": { "day": 4, "time": "0800" } }, { "close": { "day": 5, "time": "1300" }, "open": { "day": 5, "time": "0800" } }, { "close": { "day": 6, "time": "1500" }, "open": { "day": 6, "time": "0800" } } ], "weekday_text": [ "Monday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM", "Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM", "Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM", "Thursday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM", "Friday: 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM", "Saturday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM", "Sunday: Closed" ] } }, "status": "OK" }