title: Total number of Google Reviews using Google Places API
body: <p>Now that Google deprecated the <strong>user_ratings_total</strong> variable in Google Places API, is there a way to get the total number of ratings for a particular business? </p>
  
  <p>I see the answer here <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37419487/user-ratings-total-no-longer-available-in-google-places-api-alternative-for-get">user_ratings_total No longer available in google places API. Alternative for getting total number of reviews?</a> , but it suggests using Google My Business API, not Google Places API.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>