Content by Ben Seidel in February, 2026

@GMBapi.com thanks for verifying - I appreciate it!

@GMBapi.com to clarify, are you saying that Google is aware of an issue with the APIs pulling inaccurate review counts? Or are you saying Google is aware of an issue where reviews are disappearing in the last week? I just want to make sure I'm understanding your update, especially given how much...

We are also seeing an increase in removal of legitimate reviews in the last 5 days across multiple verticals. Anecdotally, I wonder if Google is notably tweaking their ever-changing review/spam filter again.