Brownbook is a global business listing directory where people can add and update listings and review businesses. Owners can claim a profile to verify its details and take control, then enrich it with text, photos, and videos. Businesses can receive alerts when a review is posted. Brownbook also offers BLINX, a mobile-optimised business bio page with a short URL and QR code. Its Publisher API supports searching, inserting, editing, and deleting listings in volume. API access requires a signed agreement and an authorized OAuth key or token. Brownbook describes the service as useful to businesses of any size and agencies helping clients get found online, and says listings can support search visibility and bring customers to businesses. Free listing submission and claiming are available. The terms limit commercial users to five submitted listings for gain unless they use the authorized API under a commercial agreement. Brownbook offers help pages and a contact form, with replies sent by email. The service is available on the web and through an API.
Who it is for
Brownbook suits local businesses that want to claim and enrich a listing, as well as agencies managing client visibility. Its Publisher API is aimed at users handling listings in volume who can meet the agreement and authorization requirements.
What is good
- Free listing submission and claiming.
- Profiles can include text, photos, and videos.
- Businesses can receive review alerts.
- BLINX provides a short URL and QR code.
- Publisher API supports listing operations in volume.
What to know first
- Bulk API access requires a signed agreement and OAuth authorization.
- Commercial submissions for gain are limited to five listings without an API agreement.
- API price is 0.10 USD per month, billed per listing per month.
Verdict
Brownbook offers free business profiles, reviews, and profile management, plus a separate API for bulk listing work. Commercial users should review the submission limit and API access requirements before using it at scale.
Get started with Brownbook
- Visit the Brownbook website.
- Add a business listing or claim an existing listing.
- Update the listing details and add text, photos or videos.
- Use the free listing plan at 0.00 USD per free, or contact Brownbook through its help pages or contact form.
- For Publisher API access, arrange a signed API agreement and authorized OAuth key or token; the price is 0.10 USD per month per listing.
What the free plan stops at
The free plan covers adding and claiming listings and enhancing profiles with text, photos and videos. Commercial users may submit no more than five listings for gain unless they use the authorized API under a commercial agreement. The Publisher API is billed at 0.10 USD per month per listing and requires a signed agreement and OAuth authorization.
Questions about Brownbook
Is Brownbook free?
Its free business listing plan costs 0.00 USD per free and supports adding or claiming listings and enhancing profiles with text, photos and videos.
How much does the Publisher API cost?
It costs 0.10 USD per month, billed per listing per month.
What does the Publisher API do?
It supports searching, inserting, editing and deleting listings in volume. Access requires a signed API agreement and an authorized OAuth key or token.
Can an owner claim a listing?
Yes. An owner can claim a listing to verify its details and take control of it.
What platforms are available?
Brownbook is listed for web and API access.
Does Brownbook review listings and reviews before publication?
Brownbook says it does not editorially review submitted content or reviews, apart from an automated profanity filter for reviews.
Brownbook plans and pricing
All plansCompared on business directories
- Free plan
- Yes
- Listing submission
- free
- Claim listing
- Yes
- Reviews on profiles
- Yes
- Audience focus
- local
- Verified profiles
- Yes
