Yelp Temporary and Permanently Closed Behavior | Yext Hitchhikers Platform
Temporary Closed Flag
Yelp supports a temporary closed flag. If you update the Hours (Temporarily Closed) field in Yext, we will send the temporary closed status with the end date provided.
A red banner will display at the top of the Yelp listing with the following messaging: [[Business Name]] is temporarily closed. Scheduled to reopen on [[Reopen Date]].
Permanently Closed Locations
To permanently close a location, follow the Close a Location Permanently article.
Yelp does not completely remove listings immediately from the site when they are closed. Closed listings are slowly deprioritized in search results before being removed entirely. Anybody with the direct link will always be able to access listings even when they are marked as closed.
Closed listings are also removed from Yelp accounts.
See the relevant Yelp documentation: * How to close your business * Closed businesses appearing in search * Yelp listing access