## **🔍 Overview**

When building a press release in Search Atlas, you can include a Google Maps link to help readers find a business location. However, Google Maps does not always provide a plain URL directly — it often gives you an **iframe embed code** instead. Pasting that iframe code into the press release field will cause a link error. You need to extract the URL from inside the iframe code first. This article walks you through the complete process.

## **📋 What You Will Need**

- A Google Maps embed code for the location you want to link (available from Google Maps Share menu)
- Access to the Search Atlas platform
- A press release project open or ready to create

## **🗂️ Step 1: Get the Embed Code from Google Maps**

1. Open **Google Maps** in your browser and search for the business or location you want to feature.
2. Click **Share** on the location panel.
3. Select the **Embed a map** tab in the Share dialog.
4. Copy the full iframe code that appears. It will look similar to this: **`<iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=…" width="600" height="450">``</iframe>`**

## **✂️ Step 2: Extract the URL from the Iframe Code**

You only need the URL value that sits inside the **src=""** attribute of the iframe — not the entire iframe tag.

1. Look at the copied iframe code and locate the part that begins with **src="**.
2. Highlight and copy only the URL that appears between the quotation marks after **src=**. The URL starts with **https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=** and ends before the closing quotation mark.
3. Do **not** include the surrounding quotation marks or any other part of the iframe tag.

For example, from this iframe code:

**`<iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18…" width="600" height="450">``</iframe>`**

You would copy only: **https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18…**

## **📝 Step 3: Add the URL to Your Press Release**

1. In Search Atlas, navigate to **Left sidebar → Authority (Press Releases)** and open your press release project, or start a new one.
2. Locate the Google Maps link field inside the press release editor.
3. Paste the extracted URL (the **src** value only) directly into that field.
4. Save or continue editing your press release as normal.

The platform will now correctly process the link and display the map location without generating a link error.

## **⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid**

- **Pasting the full iframe code** — Search Atlas expects a plain URL, not HTML code. Always strip out the iframe tags before pasting.
- **Using the short share link** — The short link from the **Send a link** tab (e.g., **https://maps.app.goo.gl/…**) may not be accepted in the maps field. Use the full embed URL from the **Embed a map** tab instead.
- **Including quotation marks** — Make sure no quotation marks from the iframe code are included when you paste the URL into Search Atlas.

## **💡 Quick Reference**

- Go to Google Maps → Share → **Embed a map**
- Copy only the URL inside **src="…"**
- Paste that URL into the Google Maps field in your press release

## **🆘 Need Help?**

If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type **human teammate** to be connected with a member of our team.