ChatGPT
ChatGPT is OpenAI's generative artificial intelligence assistant which uses advanced large language models for questions asked in plain language. Ask it about a local business and the answer comes from its training data or from what it finds on the web.
OpenAI's ChatGPT has no business directory, no claim process, and no profile page a business can edit, so there is nothing on ChatGPT to create or update the way you would on a directory. When ChatGPT answers a question about a business, it draws on trained knowledge or, if it searches, on whatever citation data is publicly available at that moment. Listings API does not touch ChatGPT itself; it keeps that citation data correct and matching everywhere else it lives.
A few API calls keep the same business record, name, category, address, phone, website, and hours, identical across every citation on your plan, the data ChatGPT might encounter rather than a listing it hosts. Listings API lets you:
- Create a location and publish it to every directory and map on your plan in one call.
- Update the name, category, address, phone, website, or hours everywhere at once instead of editing each citation by hand.
- Track publish status and read each live listing URL to confirm the source data is correct.
What Listings API controls for ChatGPT
One consistent citation record
Name, address, phone, hours, description, and categories are written once and stay identical across every directory, map, and aggregator in your plan, which are the sources ChatGPT draws local business information from. Listings API does not submit to ChatGPT directly, so what you control is the record behind it.
Publish status you can query
Per site publish state and live listing links are readable back through the API for every citation on your plan, so you can confirm the underlying record is live from the response rather than opening each directory.
Typed SDKs + MCP
Node.js and Python SDKs with full types, plus a hosted MCP server so agents and LLM tools can drive the same API.
Keep the data behind ChatGPT's answers in sync
curl -X POST https://listingsapi.com/api/v4/locations \
-H "Authorization: API $LISTINGSAPI_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"input":{"name":"Acme Dental","description":"Acme Dental is a family-owned dental practice in downtown New York offering preventive care, cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, and emergency appointments. The team pairs modern equipment with a gentle, patient-first approach, and same-week visits are available.","subCategoryId":1432,"street":"123 Jump Street","city":"New York","stateIso":"NY","postalCode":"10013","countryIso":"US","phone":"6443859313"}}'curl -X POST https://listingsapi.com/api/v4/locations/update \
-H "Authorization: API $LISTINGSAPI_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"input":{"id":"TG9jYXRpb246MTgwMDI4OQ==","phone":"8073326999","street":"19 Trinity Enclave Main Rd"}}'curl https://listingsapi.com/api/v4/locations/TG9jYXRpb246MTgwMDI4OQ==/listings/premium \
-H "Authorization: API $LISTINGSAPI_KEY"Which plans cover ChatGPT
Coverage for ChatGPT is part of the Enterprise plan.
ChatGPT + Listings API
Can I submit my business to ChatGPT?
No. ChatGPT does not have a business directory, a claim flow, or a profile page, so there is nothing to submit to. Listings API cannot publish a listing on ChatGPT because none exists there. What it does instead is keep the citation data on the directories and maps ChatGPT might read accurate and identical everywhere.
How does ChatGPT know anything about a business?
ChatGPT answers from a mix of trained knowledge and, when its search feature is active, whatever it finds on the open web at that moment, including directories, maps, and other citations. It has no stored business profile of its own, so the quality of its answer depends on the data available elsewhere.
Can Listings API make ChatGPT show correct information about my business?
Listings API cannot edit or control what ChatGPT says. What it can do is call updateLocation with the correct name, address, phone, or hours, and push that change to every citation on your plan at once, closing the gaps between sources that lead to a wrong or outdated answer.
How do I publish a new business record with Listings API?
Call createLocation with the business name, category, address, phone, website, and hours. That single call publishes the location across every citation included on your plan. It creates nothing on ChatGPT specifically, since ChatGPT has no listing for the API to create.
How long does an update take to reach my citations, and how do I confirm it?
Publishing to each citation runs asynchronously and usually clears within a few hours to a few days depending on the site. Call GET /api/v4/locations/{id}/listings/premium to check the per site publish status and live listing URL for every citation on your plan.
Do I need an OpenAI account to use Listings API this way?
No. You authenticate every call with one Listings API key and never register an account with OpenAI or sign in through ChatGPT. Listings API is an independent service and is not affiliated with ChatGPT or OpenAI, so nothing about publishing to your citation network touches OpenAI's systems.
Does Listings API cover posts, review replies, or analytics tied to ChatGPT?
No, and no site in this part of the network does. Posts and review replies work only on Google and Facebook through Listings API, and analytics come only from Google, Bing, and Facebook. ChatGPT has no publishing surface for any of it.
Which Listings API plan covers this?
The Enterprise plan. There is no ChatGPT specific tier, because there is no ChatGPT listing to buy. What Enterprise covers is the citation network behind the answer: the directories, maps, and aggregators your locations publish to, kept consistent so the details any assistant encounters are the ones you wrote.
