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title: "Learn Google Search Console"
description: "Read your Search Console reports, understand data limits, and use the API when you need more control."
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last_updated: "2026-09-11"
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## Start with the report in front of you

Google's [Search results Performance report](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7576553?hl=en) shows clicks, impressions, click-through rate, and average position. Choose a date range and metric before investigating a change.

If daily spikes make the trend hard to read, follow [weekly and monthly views](/learn-google-search-console/weekly-monthly-views). The guide compares the same report in two views and explains which numbers to check.

Find [annotations, branded queries, and AI configuration guides](/learn-google-search-console/performance) in Performance reports.

If you manage a social or video channel, start with [social platform properties](/learn-google-search-console/social-platform-properties).

## Understand a missing or changing number

A short table, a recent dip, and missing older history need different checks:

- [Missing rows](/learn-google-search-console/limits/1000-row-limit): understand why a table may not account for the chart total.
- [Data delay](/learn-google-search-console/limits/data-delay): distinguish preliminary data from completed reporting.
- [Data retention](/learn-google-search-console/limits/16-month-data-retention): plan for history that leaves Search Console.
- [Export limits](/learn-google-search-console/limits/export-row-limits): choose an extraction method for your task.

## Work with the data outside the report

If you're building a repeatable workflow, start with the [Search Console API guide](/learn-google-search-console/api). It covers authentication, queries, and request limits.

If you want an agent to work with Search Console data, use the [MCP and agents guides](/learn-google-search-console/ai-agents). Check which data source and authentication method each workflow uses before following its setup.

## Sitemap

See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.