Google Search Console

Access the Google Search Console API with managed OAuth authentication. Query search analytics, manage sitemaps, and monitor site performance in Google Search.

Quick Start

# List sites
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/google-search-console/webmasters/v3/sites')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://api.maton.ai/google-search-console/{native-api-path}

Maton proxies requests to www.googleapis.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Google OAuth connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=google-search-console&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'google-search-console'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "google-search-console",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Google Search Console connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/google-search-console/webmasters/v3/sites')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Security & Permissions

• Access is scoped to search performance, URL inspection, and sitemaps within the connected Google Search Console account.
• All write operations require explicit user approval. Before executing any create, update, or delete call, confirm the target resource and intended effect with the user.

API Reference

Sites

GET /google-search-console/webmasters/v3/sites
GET /google-search-console/webmasters/v3/sites/{siteUrl}

Note: Site URL must be URL-encoded (e.g., https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2F)

Search Analytics

POST /google-search-console/webmasters/v3/sites/{siteUrl}/searchAnalytics/query
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "startDate": "2024-01-01",
  "endDate": "2024-01-31",
  "dimensions": ["query"],
  "rowLimit": 100
}

Sitemaps

GET /google-search-console/webmasters/v3/sites/{siteUrl}/sitemaps
PUT /google-search-console/webmasters/v3/sites/{siteUrl}/sitemaps/{feedpath}
DELETE /google-search-console/webmasters/v3/sites/{siteUrl}/sitemaps/{feedpath}

Search Analytics Examples

Top Queries

{
  "startDate": "2024-01-01",
  "endDate": "2024-01-31",
  "dimensions": ["query"],
  "rowLimit": 25
}

Top Pages

{
  "startDate": "2024-01-01",
  "endDate": "2024-01-31",
  "dimensions": ["page"],
  "rowLimit": 25
}

Device Breakdown

{
  "startDate": "2024-01-01",
  "endDate": "2024-01-31",
  "dimensions": ["device"],
  "rowLimit": 10
}

Daily Performance

{
  "startDate": "2024-01-01",
  "endDate": "2024-01-31",
  "dimensions": ["date"],
  "rowLimit": 31
}

Filtered Query

{
  "startDate": "2024-01-01",
  "endDate": "2024-01-31",
  "dimensions": ["query"],
  "dimensionFilterGroups": [{
    "filters": [{
      "dimension": "query",
      "operator": "contains",
      "expression": "keyword"
    }]
  }],
  "rowLimit": 100
}

Dimensions

• query - Search query
• page - Page URL
• country - Country code
• device - DESKTOP, MOBILE, TABLET
• date - Date

Metrics (returned automatically)

• clicks - Number of clicks
• impressions - Number of impressions
• ctr - Click-through rate
• position - Average position

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.maton.ai/google-search-console/webmasters/v3/sites/https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com/searchAnalytics/query',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      startDate: '2024-01-01',
      endDate: '2024-01-31',
      dimensions: ['query'],
      rowLimit: 25
    })
  }
);

Python

import os
import requests
from urllib.parse import quote

site_url = quote('https://example.com', safe='')
response = requests.post(
    f'https://api.maton.ai/google-search-console/webmasters/v3/sites/{site_url}/searchAnalytics/query',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'},
    json={
        'startDate': '2024-01-01',
        'endDate': '2024-01-31',
        'dimensions': ['query'],
        'rowLimit': 25
    }
)

Notes

• Site URLs must be URL-encoded in the path
• Date range limited to 16 months
• Maximum 25,000 rows per request
• Use startRow for pagination
• Data has 2-3 day delay
• IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets (fields[], sort[], records[]) to disable glob parsing
• IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

Error Handling

| Status | Meaning | |--------|---------| | 400 | Missing Search Console connection | | 401 | Invalid or missing Maton API key | | 429 | Rate limited (10 req/sec per account) | | 4xx/5xx | Passthrough error from Search Console API |

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with google-search-console. For example:

• Correct: https://api.maton.ai/google-search-console/webmasters/v3/sites
• Incorrect: https://api.maton.ai/webmasters/v3/sites

Resources

• Search Console API Reference
• List Sites
• Search Analytics
• Sitemaps
• Maton Community
• Maton Support