## **🔍 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 As a result, any scheduled or automated GBP posts may continue to publish even after your account is no longer active.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.

1. Go to **myaccount.google.com** and sign in with the Google account connected to your GBP.
2. Navigate to the **Security** section.
3. Find the section for third-party apps and services that have access to your account.
4. Locate **Search Atlas** in the list of connected apps.
5. 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 If posts containing false or outdated information are live on your profile, you will need to delete them manually.

1. Go to **business.google.com** and sign in.
2. Select the Business Profile that was connected to Search Atlas.
3. Navigate to the **Posts** section.
4. Locate any posts published by Search Atlas.
5. 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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