How to Connect Google Search Console
Google Search Console is the source from which the platform takes the positions, impressions, and clicks of your site. Until it is connected, neither 'Pulse' nor 'Radar' work: the system has no way of knowing where your pages rank. The connection is made once per account and takes a minute.
What Appears After Connection
| Section | What It Starts Showing |
|---|---|
| 'Pulse' Links | Position, clicks, impressions, and queries for the page plus dynamic graphs. Details — what is 'Pulse'. |
| 'Radar' | Page selection at the top threshold, potential assessment, and budget plan. See how Radar works. |
| Launch Report | Block 'Search Result': how it was at the start and how it became after 30, 60, and 90 days. |
| Page Import | Loading site pages into the project directly from search statistics, without manual copying of addresses. |
| Rank Tracker and Extension | The actual frequency of queries for your site and data on the open page. See Rank Tracker. |
How to Connect
- Open 'Radar' for the project or the page import window — there is a button 'Connect Google'.
- Select the Google account where the site is already verified in Search Console.
- Confirm the requested permissions on the Google screen.
- After returning to the dashboard, a list of available sites will appear; the project domain is matched automatically.
Resources where your account is listed as an unverified user do not appear in the list — Google still does not provide statistics for them.
What Permissions Are Requested
| Permission | Why It Is Needed |
|---|---|
| Profile and Email | To show in the dashboard which Google account is connected. |
| Search Console, read-only | A list of verified sites and search statistics for them. |
| Analytics, read-only | An optional addition: sessions and conversions if you have GA4 set up. |
Domain Resource or URL Prefix
In Search Console, a site can be added in two ways. Domain resource is verified by a DNS record and covers everything at once: http and https, www and without www, all subdomains. URL prefix is verified by a file or meta tag and covers exactly one address option — statistics for https://site.com and http://www.site.com will be different.
The platform understands both formats and reduces the address to the domain without www. If there are multiple resources, any that has the required pages will do, but the domain is more convenient: it does not split into variants and does not lose part of the traffic.
If the Site Is Not Yet in Search Console
First, add and verify it with Google. Note: statistics accumulate not retroactively, but from the moment of verification. For 'Radar' to be able to offer something, a history of about 28 days and noticeable search demand is needed — on a new resource, the analysis will be empty for some time, and that is normal.
There is also the opposite case: the site is in Search Console, but the project is not in PromoPilot. 'Radar' will show such a site separately and offer to create a project in one click.
Common Messages and What to Do with Them
| Message | What It Means and What to Do |
|---|---|
| Project domain not found in your Search Console | The wrong Google account is connected or the site is not verified in it. Reconnect the correct account. |
| No access to data for this site | The account sees the resource, but does not have permissions for statistics. Ask the owner to grant access in the Search Console users section. |
| Not enough data for auto-selection yet | There is still insufficient history. You can manually select pages for now and return later. |
Another detail that scares newcomers: Google provides statistics with a delay of two to three days. Yesterday's figures will never be in the dashboard — neither with us nor in Search Console itself.
How to Disconnect
The disconnect button is located where the connect button is — in the Google site selection window. It removes saved tokens: the platform stops accessing your data, and 'Pulse' and 'Radar' remain without fresh figures. Access can also be revoked from Google's side, in the account security settings. To reconnect, use the same button.