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