Google Search Console
Connect Google Search Console for organic search performance — impressions, clicks, position, and queries.
GSC powers SMAQ's SEO monitoring and search opportunity surfacing.
What SMAQ pulls
Impressions, clicks, average position, CTR
Queries (search terms)
Pages
Devices and countries
Search appearance types (rich results, AMP, etc.)
What you'll need
A Google account with Verified or Owner access on the GSC property.
For domain properties: you must own the domain in GSC.
Steps to connect
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.
Automations powered by GSC
SEO Performance Monitor — alerts on ranking drops, impression changes, click-through anomalies.
Keyword Exploration — combines GSC queries with Google Ads keyword data.
Tips
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.
Troubleshooting
"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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