Google Search Console
Connect Google Search Console to Terno AI to analyse search queries, clicks, impressions, CTR, and rankings.
Connect your Search Console sites and ask how people find you on Google: which queries and pages bring clicks, and how your rankings change.
Before you start
Section titled “Before you start”- A Google account that’s a verified owner or user of the sites in Search Console.
- Admin rights in your Terno workspace.
Connect Google Search Console
Section titled “Connect Google Search Console”- Click Add Data Connectors, open the Connectors tab, and choose Google Search Console.
- Read the details card, then click Connect.
- Sign in with your Google account and approve the permissions.
- You’re returned to Terno, which shows Connected to Google Search Console.
Next, Google asks you to choose the account to sign in with:
Terno asks for read-only access (webmasters.readonly).
Choose accounts
Section titled “Choose accounts”Right after you sign in, Terno lists the Search Console sites your login can see, and switches them all on. Set each one to:
- Read: Terno can query it.
- No access: Terno never queries it.
Use Set all to Read or Set all to No access to change them in one go. Change this later from Manage → Account selection on the connector.
What you can analyse
Section titled “What you can analyse”| Report | What’s in it |
|---|---|
| Search analytics | Clicks, impressions, CTR, and average position, broken down by query, page, country, device, search appearance, and date. |
Try asking:
- “Top 20 queries by clicks in the last 28 days.”
- “Which pages lost the most clicks compared to the previous month?”
- “Queries with high impressions but CTR below 2%.”
- “Average position for ‘pricing’ queries over time.”
Best practices
Section titled “Best practices”- Allow for delay: Search Console data usually lags by two to three days.
- Compare equal periods, such as 28 days versus the previous 28 days.
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”My site isn’t in the list
Make sure your Google account is a verified owner or added user of the property in Search Console, then click Manage → Reconnect.
”Reconnect the source” or the connection has expired
The sign-in was revoked or expired. An admin opens the connector and clicks Manage → Reconnect. Reconnecting keeps your account selections and chat history.
”Not permitted to query account(s)”
The account is set to No access, or an admin limited your group to other accounts. Ask an admin to check Account selection and Access control.
”Too many requests” or “Daily quota … is exhausted”
Terno limits how often each workspace calls each app, to stay within the app’s own limits. Wait a moment and try again. Daily quotas reset at 00:00 UTC. See Limits.
Security
Section titled “Security”- You sign in on Google’s own page. Terno never sees your password.
- Tokens are encrypted at rest and refreshed automatically when the app allows it.
- Read-only: Terno can’t change your Search Console settings.
- Only workspace admins can connect, reconnect, or disconnect. Everyone in the workspace can ask questions about the accounts that are switched on.
Disconnect
Section titled “Disconnect”Open the connector and click Manage → Disconnect. Terno deletes its stored tokens and can no longer fetch new data. Your account selections, notes, and earlier chats are kept, so reconnecting later picks up where you left off. Nothing changes in your Google account.
To also remove Terno’s access on the Google side, revoke it in your Google account settings.