🔍 Why This Happens
When you connected your Google Business Profile (GBP) to Search Atlas, you granted the platform permission to publish posts on your behalf through Google's API. Canceling your Search Atlas subscription does not automatically revoke this permission. As a result, any scheduled or automated GBP posts may continue to publish even after your account is no longer active.
To fully stop Search Atlas from posting to your GBP, you need to revoke access at the Google account level.
✅ Step 1: Revoke Search Atlas Access in Google
This is the most important step. Revoking access in Google cuts the connection between Search Atlas and your Business Profile.
- Go to myaccount.google.com and sign in with the Google account connected to your GBP.
- Navigate to the Security section.
- Find the section for third-party apps and services that have access to your account.
- Locate Search Atlas in the list of connected apps.
- Select Search Atlas and remove or revoke its access permissions.
Once completed, Search Atlas will no longer have any authority to read or write data to your Google Business Profile. Any pending or scheduled posts will be unable to publish.
🗑️ Step 2: Delete Any Incorrect Posts Already Published
Revoking access stops future posts but does not remove content already published to your GBP. If posts containing false or outdated information are live on your profile, you will need to delete them manually.
- Go to business.google.com and sign in.
- Select the Business Profile that was connected to Search Atlas.
- Navigate to the Posts section.
- Locate any posts published by Search Atlas.
- Use the available options on each post to delete it.
Repeat this for every post you want to remove. Changes typically reflect on Google Search and Maps within a few minutes.
⚠️ Step 3: Check for Multiple Connected Google Accounts
If your GBP was managed under more than one Google account, you may need to repeat Step 1 for each account. Posts will continue if any connected account still has active permissions granted to Search Atlas.
To confirm which accounts are linked, review the managers and owners listed in your GBP dashboard at business.google.com and check each account's third-party app permissions.
💡 Preventing This in the Future
Before canceling any SEO or marketing platform that connects to your Google account, always revoke third-party app permissions in your Google Security settings as part of your offboarding process.
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