Where do I find my Google Place ID?

Search for 'Google Place ID Finder', then search your business name on that page — Google returns the Place ID, a string that usually starts with 'ChIJ'. Paste it into this tool. If you already have a link that contains 'placeid=', you can paste the whole link and the tool extracts the ID for you.

Can I make a QR code for Google reviews?

Yes. Once you enter your Place ID, the tool generates a QR code of your review link that you can download as a PNG, plus a print-ready counter card as a PDF. Put the card where customers wait so they can scan and review in under a minute.

Is it against the rules to ask customers for reviews?

Asking for reviews is allowed and encouraged — gating them is not. You must not ask only customers you expect to rate you highly, filter by expected rating, or offer incentives in exchange for a review. The request message this tool writes asks every customer for an honest review, which keeps you within Google's policies.

How can I get more Google reviews?

Remove the friction and ask consistently. A direct link and a QR code let a willing customer review you in one tap, and asking at the moment they are happiest — right after a good service or delivery — gets the best response. A CRM can prompt the request at the right point in every customer's journey so it happens every time.

Google Review Link Generator

Create a direct Google review link, a QR code and a printable counter card in seconds — plus a polite request message to send. Free, no sign-up.

How to get more Google reviews the right way

What does this tool do?

This tool builds the direct link that opens the Google review box for your business, turns it into a scannable QR code and a printable counter card, and writes a polite message you can send to ask for a review. Everything is generated from your Google Place ID.

Why does it matter?

Google reviews are the first thing a local customer sees, and more of them — kept recent and genuine — lift both trust and local ranking. The reason most businesses have too few is friction: customers do not know where to click. A direct link and a QR code remove that friction, so a willing customer can leave a review in under a minute.

Definition

A Google review link is a deep link (search.google.com/local/writereview?placeid=…) that opens the review box straight away, skipping the search-and-scroll that loses most people. A QR code is the same link made scannable for a phone camera at the counter or on a receipt.

Assumptions

You already have a verified Google Business Profile
You have your Place ID (from Google's Place ID Finder)
You will ask customers directly, in person or by message

How do you interpret your results?

Ask at the moment a customer is happiest — right after a good service or a delivery. Put the QR card where they wait, and send the message while the visit is fresh. Ask everyone, respond to every review, and never offer anything in exchange for a rating.

How can you improve your numbers?

Put the QR where they wait
Print the card for the counter, the table, or the delivery bag so the link is always in reach.
Ask at the right moment
Send the request right after a positive interaction, not days later.
Reply to every review
A short, genuine reply to each review signals an active business to Google and to customers.

Your business

Business name

Google Place ID

Find it at Google's Place ID Finder, or paste a link that already contains placeid=.

Request message language

Enter your Google Place ID to generate the review link, QR code and card.

How to use this

Rules

Get your Place ID from Google's Place ID Finder (search 'Google Place ID Finder').
Paste the Place ID, or any link that already contains placeid=.
Copy the review link into WhatsApp, SMS or email, or print the card for your counter.
Ask every customer the same way — never only the ones you expect to rate you highly.

What this does not cover

It cannot create a Google Business Profile for you
It does not post or manage reviews

Last reviewed 3 October 2026 · Source: Google: review policies & getting reviews

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What the Google Review Link Generator does

The Google Review Link Generator builds the direct link that opens the Google review box for your business, turns it into a scannable QR code and a printable counter card, and writes a polite message you can send to ask for a review. Everything is generated from your Google Place ID, and nothing is stored.

It is for any local or service business with a verified Google Business Profile — salons, clinics, shops, restaurants, trades — that wants a simple, compliant way to ask every customer for a review.

How to use the Google review link generator

Get your Place ID
Search 'Google Place ID Finder', look up your business, and copy the Place ID (it usually starts with ChIJ). Or paste any link that already contains placeid=.
Generate the link and QR
Paste the Place ID and the tool produces your direct review link, a QR code, and a printable counter card PDF.
Share it where customers are
Copy the link into WhatsApp, SMS or email, or print the card for your counter, table or delivery bag so customers can scan and review.
Ask everyone, honestly
Send the neutral request message to every customer — never only the ones you expect to rate you well. Reply to each review as it comes in.

Asking the right way

Ask at the happiest moment
Right after a good service or a delivery is when a customer is most willing. A request days later converts far worse.
Never gate by rating
Filtering to only happy customers, or 'leave a review if it's 5 stars', breaks Google's policy and risks your reviews being removed.
Never pay for reviews
Offering a discount or gift in exchange for a review is prohibited. Ask for honesty, not a rating.
Reply to every review
A short, genuine reply to each review — good or bad — signals an active business to both Google and customers.

Real-world examples

A salon at the chair

Prints the counter card and keeps it at the reception desk; a happy client scans it before they leave and reviews in under a minute.

A field-service business

Sends the review link by WhatsApp right after the job is marked complete, while the good experience is fresh.

A restaurant on the bill

Adds the QR code to the receipt so every diner can review on the way out — asked the same way, every time.