user_ratings_total No longer available in google places API. Alternative for getting total number of reviews?

Question

As of today (5/25/2016) there seems to no longer be data for user_ratings_total in the Google Places API. I use this to get the total number of reviews for a business. Is th

Answer 1

I'd try the Google My Business API, see in particular the documentation section Work with Review Data.

You'll need to Request access to the API.