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Google Search Console API API

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Overview

The Search Console API provides access to both Search Console data (verified users only) and to public information on an URL basis (anyone)

Google Search Console API is an analytics API from googleapis.com. Requests are authenticated with OAuth. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 11 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication
OAuth
HTTPS
Yes
CORS
Unknown
Category
Analytics
Base URL
https://searchconsole.googleapis.com/
Version
v1
Endpoints
11
Spec updated
2023-04-21

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL
curl -X GET "https://searchconsole.googleapis.com/webmasters/v3/sites" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
JavaScript
const response = await fetch("https://searchconsole.googleapis.com/webmasters/v3/sites", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://searchconsole.googleapis.com/webmasters/v3/sites",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

MethodPathWhat it does
POST/v1/urlInspection/index:inspectIndex inspection.
POST/v1/urlTestingTools/mobileFriendlyTest:runRuns Mobile-Friendly Test for a given URL.
GET/webmasters/v3/sitesLists the user's Search Console sites.
GET/webmasters/v3/sites/{siteUrl}Retrieves information about specific site.
PUT/webmasters/v3/sites/{siteUrl}Adds a site to the set of the user's sites in Search Console.
DELETE/webmasters/v3/sites/{siteUrl}Removes a site from the set of the user's Search Console sites.
POST/webmasters/v3/sites/{siteUrl}/searchAnalytics/queryQuery your data with filters and parameters that you define. Returns zero or more rows grouped by the row keys that you define. You must define a date range of
GET/webmasters/v3/sites/{siteUrl}/sitemapsLists the [sitemaps-entries](/webmaster-tools/v3/sitemaps) submitted for this site, or included in the sitemap index file (if `sitemapIndex` is specified in the
GET/webmasters/v3/sites/{siteUrl}/sitemaps/{feedpath}Retrieves information about a specific sitemap.
PUT/webmasters/v3/sites/{siteUrl}/sitemaps/{feedpath}Submits a sitemap for a site.
DELETE/webmasters/v3/sites/{siteUrl}/sitemaps/{feedpath}Deletes a sitemap from the Sitemaps report. Does not stop Google from crawling this sitemap or the URLs that were previously crawled in the deleted sitemap.

Questions

Does the Google Search Console API API need an API key?

Yes. The Google Search Console API API uses OAuth authentication; the documentation explains how to get credentials.

Does the Google Search Console API API support HTTPS?

Yes, the Google Search Console API API is served over HTTPS.

How many endpoints does the Google Search Console API API have?

Its OpenAPI description lists 11 endpoints in version v1. All of them are shown on this page.

What are alternatives to the Google Search Console API API?

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