How do I create Google Search Console metrics?

Visualize, discover, and act on your data with metrics and metric dashboards.

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 pre-built or custom data feeds.

When you're finished adding Google Search Console data feeds, 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 feed
• Adding a Google Search Console custom data feed
  • Custom building: About APIs and queries
• I've added Google Search Console data feeds - 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 feed

Our pre-built data feeds 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 feed:

1. In the left navigation sidebar, click the + button beside Data Feeds.
   
2. Click Select data.
3. On the Where is your data? page, select Google Search Console.
4. Select a pre-built data feed from the left section of the Choose a pre-built or custom connection page.
5. 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.
6. If you've connected with Google Search Console before:
   • Select an existing connection (token) from the drop-down list and click Continue.
7. On the Configure data service page, click Get data.
8. Ensure this is the data you're looking for. Then, click Continue.
9. In the data feed editor, click the + button to add a column to your data feed table. This enables you to view and interact with your data.
   The response format for Google Search Console data is JSON. To learn how to create/edit data feeds that refer to JSON source data, go here.
10. When you're finished editing the data feed, click Save data feed.

The data feed is added to your account and is ready to use for custom metrics. You can see all your data feeds in your data feed list, accessed by clicking Data Feeds in the left navigation sidebar.

Adding a Google Search Console custom data feed

To add a Google Search Console custom data feed:

1. In the left navigation sidebar, click the + button beside Data Feeds.
   
2. Click Select data.
3. On the Where is your data? page, select Google Search Console.
4. On the Choose a pre-built or custom connection page, click Create a custom Google Search Console data source.
5. 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.
6. If you've connected with Google Search Console before:
   • Select an existing connection (token) from the drop-down list and click Continue.
7. Edit the Query URL to return the data you need. Refer to the Google Search Console API documentation for details.
8. Ensure the Data format is JSON.
9. At Method, select GET or POST.
   Note: Most Google Search Console queries are made using the POST method.
10. 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 feed queries.
11. Click Get data.
12. Ensure this is the data you’re looking for. Then click Continue.
13. In the data feed editor, click the + button to add a column to your data feed table. This enables you to view and interact with your data.
    The response format for Google Search Console data is JSON. To learn how to create/edit data feeds that refer to JSON source data, go here.
14. When you're finished editing the data feed, click Save data feed.

The data feed is added to your account and is ready to use for custom metrics. You can see all your data feeds in your Data Feed Library, accessed by clicking Data Feeds in the left navigation sidebar.

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.

Next steps

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

Up next - Add metrics and dashboards!