Google Search Console connector reference

This reference explains in detail how to configure data collection from Google Search Console.

Prerequisites

Before you complete the procedure in this guide, perform all of the following actions:

Create a Google Search Console datastream. For more information, see Collecting data from Google Search Console.

Configuring data collection from Google Search Console

To configure data collection from Google Search Console, follow these steps:

Select the workspace you work with in Adverity and then, in the platform navigation menu, click Datastreams.

Select the Google Search Console datastream.

In the top navigation panel, click Settings.
Fill in the following fields:
Search type

Select the Google search type for which to collect data. This option only has an effect if you select Search Analytics in the Report type field.

Aggregation type
To specify how Adverity aggregates the collected data, select one of the following options:
- (Default) Select Auto (Let the service decide) to let Google Search Console decide the appropriate aggregation type.
- Select Aggregate values by URI to aggregate data by page.
- Select Aggregate values by property to aggregate data by property.
For more information on aggregating Google Search Console data, see the Google documentation.
Filters
To include only specific dimension values in the data extract, specify dimension filters in JSON format. You can use the operators contains, equals, notContains, notEquals. For more information, see the Google documentation.

An example is shown below.
```
[
    {
        "dimension": "column1",
        "operator": "notContains",
        "expression": "value1"
    },
    {
        "dimension": "column1",
        "operator": "notContains",
        "expression": "value2"
    },
    {
        "dimension": "column2",
        "operator": "contains",
        "expression": "value3"
    }
]
```
Include preliminary data

Select this checkbox to collect the most recent data which has not yet been confirmed. For more information, see the Google documentation.

Discrepancies between totals

When you specify dimensions in your data collection from Google Search Console and later aggregate the values, the totals might be different from the totals you would see if you collected data without specifying dimensions. For more information, see the Google documentation.