📋 Overview
Heatmaps are a PRO plan feature in Search Atlas that visualize how your Google Business Profile (GBP) ranks across a geographic grid for your target keywords. They are a powerful tool for Local SEO, but not every account needs them running continuously. If you would prefer to stop heatmap tracking, remove existing heatmap data, or ensure you are not billed for this functionality, this guide walks you through your options.
🤔 Why You Might Want to Disable Heatmaps
There are several common reasons customers choose to turn off heatmap tracking:
- You are not actively running Local SEO campaigns and do not need geo-grid rank tracking.
- You want to reduce or control the scope of your PRO plan usage.
- You no longer manage the Google Business Profile the heatmaps were created for.
- You want to clear out historical heatmap data you no longer reference.
🛑 How to Stop Heatmap Tracking
To stop new heatmap scans from being generated, follow these steps:
- Log in to your Search Atlas platform account.
- Navigate to Local → Local SEO Heatmaps from the left-hand menu.
- Locate the specific heatmap campaign or scheduled scan you want to stop.
- Open the campaign settings and disable or delete the scheduled recurring scan so no further scans run automatically.
Disabling the scheduled scan prevents new heatmap data from being collected going forward. This is the key step to ensure the functionality is no longer actively running on your account.
🗑️ How to Remove Existing Heatmap Data
If you also want existing heatmap results removed, you can delete individual heatmap campaigns and their historical scans directly from the Heatmap page:
- Go to Local → Local SEO Heatmaps from the left sidebar.
- Select the heatmap campaign you wish to remove.
- Use the delete option to remove the campaign and its associated scan history.
If you need all heatmap data permanently removed from our servers across your entire account, our team can process a complete data removal request for you. Because this is a permanent action, it must be handled directly by our support team so we can confirm the scope with you before proceeding.
💳 Heatmaps and Your PRO Plan Billing
It is important to understand how heatmaps relate to your subscription:
- Heatmaps are included as part of the PRO plan feature set rather than billed as a separate standalone product.
- Disabling heatmap tracking stops the functionality from running, but on its own it does not change the price of your PRO plan, since the plan bundles multiple PRO-level features together.
- If your goal is to avoid being charged for functionality you are not using, you may want to review your overall plan tier rather than only the heatmap feature.
If you would like to change your plan, downgrade, or discuss billing adjustments related to features you are not using, our team can review your account and walk you through the best option for your needs.
✅ Quick Recap
- Stop future scans by disabling the scheduled heatmap scan in the Local → Local SEO Heatmaps page.
- Remove past results by deleting the heatmap campaign and its scan history.
- For a complete server-side data removal or billing/plan changes, reach out to our team so we can confirm and process the request.
💬 Need More 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.