Google Search Console Data Connector User Guide

Google Search Console Data Connector User Guide

The following article is a guide to automating reports with your Google Search Console connector. It includes information on available data as well as currently unavailable data and tips on how to get the most out of your Google Search Console reports. To begin creating reports with your Google Search Console connector, you will need at least one Google Search Console account as well as access to Looker Studio or Google Sheets.


Available Data

  1. Key Performance Indicators - Total clicks, total impressions, average CTR, and position.
  2. Queries - Clicks, impressions, CTR, and position by query.
  3. Pages - Clicks, impressions, CTR, and position by page.
  4. Countries - Clicks, impressions, CTR, and position by country.
  5. Devices - Clicks, impressions, CTR, and position by devices (mobile, desktop, or tablet).
  6. Search Appearance - Clicks, impressions, CTR, and position by search appearance.
  7. Sitemaps - (Lifetime only - see API Limitations below) Indexed and discovered URLs by sitemap, type, last submitted, and last downloaded. Error and valid with warning sums.
  8. Complete List of Fields .

API Limitations

  1. Discover and Google News search types cannot be selected along with Site Impression on the connector configuration screen.
  2. Page and Search Appearance dimensions can only be used with URL Impression. Select Allow "Tables" to be modified in report  on the connector configuration screen to adjust for the relevant charts.
  3. Sitemaps data is lifetime only. Include "today" the first time you connect. Unlike other fields in this connector, Sitemap fields will be warehoused beginning the first time you connect.
  4. Custom fields are not available.

Connection Requirements

A successful connection requires  Verified Site Ownership with either the Verified Owner or Delegated Owner role.

On Your First Connection

When you first connect to Google in your Hub, make sure you are logged out of all extra Google accounts. Being logged into multiple Google accounts may result in errors.



You will be asked to grant permissions to your Google account. To use Google Search Console, you must select View search console data for your verified sites .



Be sure to select Allow "Tables" to be modified in reports on the connector configuration page. 



If you have selected Site Impression under Tables, you will not be able to select either discover or google news for your Property Parameter.



Backfilling

Google Search Console collects live data only. Backfilling and database storage are not available for this connector.

Troubleshooting

See our article  Troubleshooting Google Connectors   for all of the latest information on issues that may affect Google connectors .

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