Connecting Google Search Console
Bring organic search queries, clicks, impressions and positions into Convultra with a read-only Search Console connection.
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Connect Google Search Console (GSC) to see which search queries bring people to your site, how your pages rank, and, next to Convultra’s conversion data, which queries lead to revenue rather than just traffic. The connection is read-only: Convultra reads data and changes nothing in Search Console.
Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Verified property | The site must be verified in Search Console. Unverified properties do not appear in the selection step. |
| Google account access | Owner, Full or Restricted user on the property. |
| A Convultra project | Any active project. |
Setup
1. Go to Integrations
Open Integrations, find the Google Search Console card and click Connect.
2. Sign in with Google
A Google sign-in window opens. Sign in with the account that has access to the property. This can be the same account you used for Google Ads. Convultra asks for two permissions:
- Search Console, read-only (
webmasters.readonly), to read your search data - Basic profile, so the dashboard can show which Google account is connected
Tokens are stored encrypted and refresh automatically.
3. Select the property
Convultra lists the properties your account can reach. Both domain properties (sc-domain:example.com) and URL-prefix properties (https://www.example.com/) are supported. If your site is reachable on both http and https, or with and without www, choose the domain property, which covers every variation.
4. Done
Once connected, nothing else needs configuring. Convultra fetches the data from Search Console when you open the Organic search page, for the date range you have selected.
What you get
| Metric | Description |
|---|---|
| Search queries | The terms people searched to find your site |
| Clicks | Click-throughs from search results |
| Impressions | Times your site appeared in results |
| CTR | Clicks divided by impressions |
| Average position | Your average ranking for each query |
Breakdowns are by query, by landing page and by day.
Where to see it
Open Organic search in the sidebar. The Organic search page shows clicks and click-through rate over time, brand versus non-brand queries, impressions without clicks, and the queries and landing pages tables, with the same date range control as the rest of the dashboard. Landing pages also carry Convultra’s own conversions and revenue.
The 3-day delay
Search Console data arrives about 3 days late. This is a Google limit and applies to every tool that uses the Search Console API. The most recent data you see is roughly 3 days old, and Google may revise recent days as it finishes processing. For same-day figures, use the Sources page instead.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Data delay | About 3 days |
| Refresh | Fetched when you open the page |
| Historical data | Up to 16 months, the Search Console API maximum |
Property access
Convultra can only reach properties the signed-in account can see. If a property is missing:
- Check it exists in Google Search Console.
- Confirm the account has Owner, Full or Restricted access.
- A newly added property can take a few minutes to appear.
To connect a different property, disconnect and reconnect with the right Google account. If you add a property later, come back to Integrations to connect it.
Troubleshooting
| Problem | What to do |
|---|---|
| No properties in the dropdown | The signed-in account needs access to at least one verified property. |
| Property not shown | Verify it in Search Console first. |
| No data in the dashboard | Open the Organic search page and widen the date range past the 3-day delay. If it is still empty, disconnect and reconnect. |
| Data is 3 or more days old | Expected. See the delay above. |
| OAuth token errors | Disconnect and reconnect. Revoking access in your Google account breaks the connection. |
| Recent days look incomplete | Google updates recent dates over several days. Normal. |