In simple English
This library lets you show your Google business reviews on your website. It provides ready-made display components like carousels and rating badges. You can fetch reviews using either a free third-party API or your own Google account. It is free to use under an open-source licence, but it requires a React project.
What it is
A React component library designed for integrating and displaying Google Business reviews. It supports multiple layouts, caching, and structured data for search engine optimization.
What it is good for
Solo builders with React websites who want to display customer testimonials from Google without building custom UI components from scratch.
- Includes multiple pre-built layouts like carousels and badges.
- Supports SEO-friendly JSON-LD structured data.
- Lightweight with minimal dependencies and built-in caching.
- Requires an existing React application to use.
- The official Google Places API option only returns your 5 most recent reviews.
- Relying on the free companion API requires setting up an external widget ID.
Writing custom React code to fetch and display Google reviews from scratch.
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npm install react-google-reviews