google-search-console.md

Google Search Console

Free tool for monitoring website search performance and indexing.

Capabilities

Integration	Available	Notes
API	✓	Search Analytics API, URL Inspection API
MCP	-	Not available
CLI	-	Use gcloud or API scripts
SDK	✓	Google API client libraries

Authentication

• Type: OAuth 2.0 or Service Account
• Scopes: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/webmasters.readonly
• Setup: Create credentials in Google Cloud Console

Common Agent Operations

Get search analytics

POST https://searchconsole.googleapis.com/webmasters/v3/sites/{site_url}/searchAnalytics/query

{
  "startDate": "2024-01-01",
  "endDate": "2024-01-31",
  "dimensions": ["query"],
  "rowLimit": 100
}

Get performance by page

POST https://searchconsole.googleapis.com/webmasters/v3/sites/{site_url}/searchAnalytics/query

{
  "startDate": "2024-01-01",
  "endDate": "2024-01-31",
  "dimensions": ["page"],
  "rowLimit": 50
}

Get performance by country

POST https://searchconsole.googleapis.com/webmasters/v3/sites/{site_url}/searchAnalytics/query

{
  "startDate": "2024-01-01",
  "endDate": "2024-01-31",
  "dimensions": ["country", "query"],
  "rowLimit": 100
}

Inspect URL

POST https://searchconsole.googleapis.com/v1/urlInspection/index:inspect

{
  "inspectionUrl": "https://example.com/page",
  "siteUrl": "https://example.com/"
}

List sitemaps

GET https://searchconsole.googleapis.com/webmasters/v3/sites/{site_url}/sitemaps

Authorization: Bearer {access_token}

Submit sitemap

PUT https://searchconsole.googleapis.com/webmasters/v3/sites/{site_url}/sitemaps/{sitemap_url}

Authorization: Bearer {access_token}

Request indexing

POST https://indexing.googleapis.com/v3/urlNotifications:publish

{
  "url": "https://example.com/new-page",
  "type": "URL_UPDATED"
}

Dimensions

• query - Search query
• page - Page URL
• country - Country code
• device - Device type (MOBILE, DESKTOP, TABLET)
• date - Date
• searchAppearance - Search result type

Metrics

• clicks - Clicks from search
• impressions - Search impressions
• ctr - Click-through rate
• position - Average position

Filters

{
  "dimensionFilterGroups": [{
    "filters": [{
      "dimension": "query",
      "operator": "contains",
      "expression": "keyword"
    }]
  }]
}

When to Use

• Analyzing search performance
• Finding keyword opportunities
• Monitoring indexing status
• Submitting new pages for indexing
• Identifying crawl issues
• Tracking position changes

Rate Limits

• 200 queries per minute
• 1,200 requests per minute

Relevant Skills

• seo-audit
• programmatic-seo
• analytics