Google Search Console
Connect Google Search Console for organic search performance — impressions, clicks, position, and queries.
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Connect Google Search Console for organic search performance — impressions, clicks, position, and queries.
GSC powers SMAQ's SEO monitoring and search opportunity surfacing.
Impressions, clicks, average position, CTR
Queries (search terms)
Pages
Devices and countries
Search appearance types (rich results, AMP, etc.)
A Google account with Verified or Owner access on the GSC property.
For domain properties: you must own the domain in GSC.
Data Source → Add data source.
Pick Google Search Console.
Authorize SMAQ via OAuth.
Pick the property from the dropdown (URL-prefix or domain property).
Name and click Connect.
[Screen video needed] GSC OAuth flow with property picker. ~45 seconds.
SEO Performance Monitor — alerts on ranking drops, impression changes, click-through anomalies.
Keyword Exploration — combines GSC queries with Google Ads keyword data.
GSC has a 2-day data lag. Yesterday's data won't be complete until tomorrow.
Query data is sampled. GSC anonymizes low-volume queries — you'll see this as "missing" or "anonymized" entries.
Use Domain properties when possible — they include both http/https and www/non-www variants. URL-prefix properties are siloed.
"No properties found" — your Google account isn't verified on any GSC property. Add yourself in GSC → Settings → Users and permissions.
Position values look strange — GSC averages position across all queries the page appeared for. A single page can have wildly different positions per query.
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