Judy's Book
Judy's Book is a US local directory where people find and share information about neighborhood businesses, including the essentials like name, address, and phone number.
Keeping a business accurate on Judy's Book usually means creating and editing each location's data manually, and a multi location brand repeats that work every time an address, phone number, or set of hours changes. Listings API automates that, letting users create, manage, and sync Judy's Book listings through one unified API. A Judy's Book entry also acts as a citation that corroborates a business's name, address, and phone across the web.
With just a few API calls, you can publish a business to Judy's Book using details like business name, category, address, phone, website, and hours. Listings API lets you:
- Create a location and publish it to Judy's Book alongside every other citation on your plan.
- Update business name, category, address, phone, website, or hours with a single call.
- Track publishing status and read the live listing URL once it goes live.
What the API does on Judy's Book
Listing sync
Name, address, phone, hours, description, categories, website, and photos publish to Judy's Book from one canonical record. The same write updates the rest of your plan's network.
Publish status you can query
Per site publish state and live listing links are readable back through the API, so you can verify the Judy's Book listing from response instead of checking it manually.
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.
Publish and sync your Judy's Book listing
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 include Judy's Book
Judy's Book is available on every plan, starting with Launch.
Judy's Book + Listings API
How do I publish a business to Judy's Book through the API?
Call createLocation with the business details, and Listings API publishes the location to Judy's Book along with the other citations on your plan. There is no separate Judy's Book form to fill out, and later edits go through updateLocation on the same record.
How do I change an address or phone number on a Judy's Book listing?
Send one updateLocation call with the fields you want to change, such as name, category, address, phone, website, or hours. The update flows out to Judy's Book together with the rest of your citations, so you edit in one place instead of per site.
How long does it take for a listing to appear on Judy's Book?
Publishing is asynchronous and typically lands within a few hours to a few days, depending on the site. To confirm, call GET /api/v4/locations/{id}/listings/premium, which returns the per site publish status and the live Judy's Book URL once the listing is up.
Do I need a Judy's Book account or login to publish?
No. A single Listings API key authenticates every call, and you do not register or sign in on Judy's Book yourself. Listings API is an independent service and is not affiliated with Judy's Book.
Can I post updates or reply to reviews on Judy's Book through the API?
No. Judy's Book supports listing sync only through Listings API. Posts and review replies are available on Google and Facebook, not here.
Does the API return Judy's Book analytics like views or clicks?
No. Analytics are available only for Google, Bing, and Facebook. On Judy's Book the API keeps the listing accurate and reports its publish status and live URL.
Which plan includes Judy's Book?
Judy's Book is included on every plan, starting with Launch. Publishing and syncing to it works the same way regardless of which plan you are on.
Why publish to Judy's Book if it is a directory?
A Judy's Book listing acts as a citation that repeats your business name, address, and phone across the web. Keeping that citation consistent with your other listings supports local search visibility, and syncing it by API means it stays correct whenever your core details change.
