Google Search Console

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

Replace {native-api-path} with the actual Google Search Console API endpoint path. The gateway 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://ctrl.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.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://ctrl.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://ctrl.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": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80",
    "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://ctrl.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://gateway.maton.ai/google-search-console/webmasters/v3/sites')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

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://gateway.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://gateway.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

Troubleshooting: Invalid API Key

When you receive a "Invalid API key" error, ALWAYS follow these steps before concluding there is an issue:

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://ctrl.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

Resources

• Search Console API Reference
• List Sites
• Search Analytics
• Sitemaps