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Google Announces Search Console URL Inspection API - Search Engine Journal

Last updated Monday, January 31, 2022 11:52 ET , Source: NewsService

Google expanded Search Console access with the URL Inspection Tool API which extends functionalities of many SEO tools and WordPress plugins and themes

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Google announced the launch of a new URL Inspection API which allows an outside app to interact with Google’s search console and provide URL inspection data. The new API access will help SEOs and publishers discover more issues and debug problems with greater ease.

Search Console API Extends Usefulness of Data

The acronym API stands for Application Programming Interface. An API can be thought of as a bridge that allows two software programs to communicate with each other.

For example, tools like Screaming Frog can use APIs to connect with Google Search Console and use that data to automate the process of discovering insights.

Connecting Screaming Frog to Search Console is through the Configuration tab then API > Google Search Console.

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The API currently allows Screaming Frog (and other apps) to collect data such as clicks, impressions, CTR, and position. The API can also be used to discover new URLs for crawling and adding orphaned URLs to site audit reports.

The Search Console API also enables WordPress plugins and many other SEO tools to access Search Console through the API in a secure...



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