Google Search Console connector tools

7 min

The Google Search Console connector tools in Mark (Optimizely Agent Platform) let you access and analyze your site's Google Search performance data directly within Mark, without switching between platforms. Use these tools to inspect URL indexing status, audit submitted sitemaps, query search analytics by keyword, page, device, or country, and submit or resubmit sitemaps to prompt a Google re-crawl. All tools operate on Google Search Console properties that your connected Google account owns and has access to.

First, a Mark administrator must configure the Google Search Console connector in Mark (Optimizely Agent Platform). On the Connectors page, click Configure on the Google Search Console tile and complete the steps. After the administrator configures the connector, individual Mark users and agent builders click Connect on the Google Search Console tile and log in to Google Search Console to access their data from Mark. Administrators only need to configure the Google Search Console connector once.

Connect Mark with Google Search Console

Complete the following steps to enable the Google Search Console tools in Mark.

Configure the Google Search Console connector

When you click Configure, Mark opens the Configure Google Search Console dialog. If the connector is not installed yet, an Install modal displays first. This connector needs no extra authentication details, so the dialog has a single Tools step, where you choose which tools to enable.

As a Mark administrator, complete the following steps:

Go to Connectors.

(Optional) Enter Google Search Console in the Enter name field, or use the Provider, Active Status, and Provider Type filters to find the connector.

Click Configure on the Google Search Console tile.

Note The Install modal only displays if the connector is not installed yet. Installing adds the connector to your organization and makes its tools available. You install a connector once, for everyone.

On the Tools step, select the tools that users can use by default, and then click Save. Each tool displays its type, such as Read, Create, Update, or Delete. Use the search field to find a tool, or click Deselect all to clear the selection. Tools that you do not select still display on the connector's Tools tab, but remain disabled until you select them.

After you configure the connector, the Google Search Console tile displays Connect for you and for every Mark user in your organization. Click Connect to connect it.

Authenticate with Google Search Console

After an administrator configures the Google Search Console connector tools, log in from Mark to access your information. The Google Search Console connector tools use user-level authorization, so each Mark user can only access the data they are permitted to view in Google Search Console.

If the tile displays Contact Admin instead of Connect, an administrator has not configured the connector yet. Click Contact Admin to send them a request, which displays in their Notifications.

To authenticate, complete the following steps in Mark:

Go to Connectors and search for Google Search Console or select it from the Provider drop-down list.

Click Connect for the Google Search Console tools.

Screenshot of Connectors where Google Search Console is entered in the search field and the app card shows a Connect option

After you connect to Google Search Console, the Google Search Console connector tools become available in Mark chat, agents, and workflows.