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Ready to get the most from your Google Search Console data? Get started by setting up a connection between Klipfolio and your Google Search Console account and adding some data sources.

When you're finished adding Google Search Console data sources, you'll use them to power your custom metrics.

This article includes:

• Connecting PowerMetrics to your Google Search Console data
• Adding a Google Search Console pre-built data source
• Adding a Google Search Console custom data source
• Custom building: About APIs and queries
• I've added Google Search Console data sources - What's next?

Connecting PowerMetrics to your Google Search Console data

Here are a couple things to note about connecting PowerMetrics to your Google Search Console data:

Your data is safe with us. The first time you connect your Google Search Console data to Klipfolio PowerMetrics, you'll be prompted to sign in to your Google account and give permission to allow PowerMetrics to securely access your data. We are serious about protecting your data privacy.

Managing your connections. By default, your connection name looks like this: yourname@Google <date and time created>. You can modify the default connection name when you create a new connection or from your list of connections, accessed by clicking your Account Name (located at the bottom of the left navigation sidebar) and selecting Account > Connected Accounts or by clicking the button in the left navigation sidebar and selecting Connections.

You can use and reuse the same account connection every time you connect to Google Search Console. If you have trouble accessing an existing connection, your OAuth token may have expired. If that happens to you, check out these troubleshooting tips.

Adding a Google Search Console pre-built data source

Our pre-built data sources focus on the most sought-after Google Search Console data. Either use them as complete solutions or as starting points for custom building.

To add a Google Search Console pre-built data source:

1. In the left navigation sidebar, click your Account Name > Data Sources. Then, click the Create a New Data Source button.
   If you don't see the above option, click the + beside Data Sources in the left navigation sidebar instead.
2. On the Where is your data? page, select Google Search Console.
3. Select a pre-built data source from the left section of the Choose a pre-built or custom connection page.
4. If this is your first time connecting to Google Search Console:
   • Click Connect new account. Enter your Google Search Console login credentials and click Next. If prompted, click Allow Access to enable Klipfolio PowerMetrics to securely access your Google Search Console data. Click Continue.
5. If you've connected with Google Search Console before:
   • Select an existing connection (token) from the drop-down list and click Continue.
6. On the Configure your connection page, click Get data.
7. Ensure this is the data you're looking for.
   Note: Google Search Console returns JSON formatted data. Learn how to model JSON data. Go here for more information about modelled data sources.
8. Click Continue.
9. Name, choose refresh settings, and, optionally, share your data source.
10. Click Save.

The data source is added to your account and is ready to use for custom metrics. You can see all your data sources in your list of data sources, accessed from the left navigation sidebar, either by clicking Data Sources or your Account Name > Data sources.

Adding a Google Search Console custom data source

To add a Google Search Console custom data source:

1. In the left navigation sidebar, click your Account Name > Data Sources. Then, click the Create a New Data Source button.
   If you don't see the above option, click the + beside Data Sources in the left navigation sidebar instead.
2. On the Where is your data? page, select Google Search Console.
3. On the Choose a pre-built or custom connection page, click Create a custom Google Search Console data source.
4. If this is your first time connecting to Google Search Console:
   • Click Connect new account. Enter your Google Search Console login credentials and click Next. If prompted, click Allow Access to enable Klipfolio PowerMetrics to securely access your Google Search Console data. Click Continue.
5. If you've connected with Google Search Console before:
   • Select an existing connection (token) from the drop-down list and click Continue.
6. Edit the Query URL to return the data you need. Refer to the Google Search Console API documentation for details.
7. Ensure the Data format is JSON.
8. At Method, select GET or POST.
   Note: Most Google Search Console queries are made using the POST method.
9. If you selected POST:

• At Body, enter your query parameters. For help testing and composing body text, refer to this Google Search Console documentation.
• At Parameters, under Name, select content-type, under Value, select application/JSON, under Type, select Header.
• See below for an example of a Google Search Console query using POST. This example uses dynamic data parameters. Learn more about date parameters in data sources.

10. Click Get data.
11. Ensure this is the data you're looking for.
    Note: Google Search Console returns JSON formatted data. Learn how to model JSON data. Go here for more information about modelled data sources.
12. Click Continue.
13. Name, choose refresh settings, and, optionally, share your data source.
14. Click Save.

The data source is added to your account and is ready to use for custom metrics. You can see all your data sources in your list of data sources, accessed from the left navigation sidebar, either by clicking Data Sources or your Account Name > Data sources.

Custom building: About APIs and queries

Want to learn more about custom building? This section is for you. Klipfolio connects to hundreds of services in the cloud that have a REST API. If you take the time to learn your service’s API to create queries for the data you want, your possibilities are endless. Here’s a quick overview video on APIs and Klipfolio:

  Klipfolio API's 101

If you need assistance using APIs, ask a data analyst or developer.

See the reference table below for API related information and sample queries.

API Documentation	For help testing and composing your queries, refer to this Google Search Console documentation. To discover more data requests, refer to the Google Search Console API documentation.
Authentication Method	OAuth Token Authentication
Response Format	JSON
Date Format	Example date format: yyyy-MM-dd
Sample Queries	List all sites: https://www.googleapis.com/webmasters/v3/sites/ Top Pages in Last 30 Days: https://www.googleapis.com/webmasters/v3/sites/https%3a%2f%2fwww.YourSite.com%2f/searchAnalytics/query Note: Site URL must be URL-encoded. For example, the URL-encoded form of https://www.YourSite.com/ is https%3a%2f%2fwww.YourSite.com%2f

Next steps

Great! You've connected to your Google Search Console data and created one (or more) data sources. Now you're ready to use those data sources in custom metrics.

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