How to Get Your Google Review Link and QR Code (and Ask for Reviews the Right Way)

Most happy customers never think to leave a review. A direct link makes it easy: one tap and the review box opens.

How to get your review link and QR code

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Four steps: open your Business Profile on a computer, click Read reviews then Get more reviews, copy the link, save the QR code. How to get your review link. Diagram: Sac Business Launch.

1. On a computer, sign in and search Google for my business.

2. Select Read reviews, then Get more reviews.

3. To copy the link, select Copy. Paste it into a note so you have it handy.

4. To get the QR code, right-click it and select Save image as....

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Google Business Profile Help page titled Create a Google link or QR code to request reviews, listing ways to share the link and the steps. Google's official review link page. Screenshot: Google Business Profile Help, Oct 2026.

Where should I share it?

Google suggests:

• On receipts

• In thank-you emails

• At the end of a chat with a customer

• As a printed QR code in your store

Google also mentions sending requests by email, WhatsApp, or a Facebook post. A short, friendly ask works. For example: "Thanks for choosing us! If you have a minute, an honest review helps other people find us: [your link]."

What are the rules?

Google's rules. Reviews must reflect a real experience. Google says offering incentives, like free or discounted goods or services, to post, change, or remove reviews is strictly prohibited. Breaking this can lead to restrictions on your profile.

The FTC's rule. The federal rule on consumer reviews (16 CFR Part 465) bans businesses from:

• Buying, writing, or selling fake reviews that misrepresent who the reviewer is or their experience (an AI-written review posted as a real customer would fall here)

• Offering rewards for reviews that say something positive (or negative)

• Having owners or managers write reviews without clearly saying who they are

• Hiding negative reviews while claiming the ones shown are all of them

Common mistakes

• Offering a discount or entry into a drawing for a review. Both Google and the FTC rules forbid tying rewards to reviews.

• Asking staff to post reviews as if they were customers. Google wants genuine experiences, and the FTC rule requires insiders' ties to the business to be disclosed.

• Sending the link to a big list all at once. Ask after real visits or jobs, when the experience is fresh.

• Forgetting to reply. See How to reply to Google reviews.

Put your review link on your website too. Our Free Website Check shows if visitors can easily find it.

Google changes Business Profile screens often. We checked these steps in October 2026. If a button looks different, the Google help pages below have the latest. This is general information, not legal advice.