SOP 115 - Granting access to Google Search console

Granting access to Google Search Console

Last Updated / Reviewed: Jan 10th, 2023

Execution Time: ~5 min to grant/revoke access

Goal: To grant access to your Google Search Console account to a new user (employee, contractor, agency).

Ideal Outcome: Your employee, contractor, or agency will have access to your Google Search Console account and be able to monitor your website’s performance in Google search.

Prerequisites or requirements: You will need admin access to the Google Search Console Account.

If you don’t have a Google Search Console account, refer to SOP 020: Setting up Google Search Console.

Why this is important: Google Search Console allows you to grant access to other users so you can share your website data with them. Granting access is the most secure way to share your site’s data without having to share your login details.

Where this is done: Google Search Console

When this is done: Every time you want to grant, request, or revoke access to your Google Search Console account.

Who does this: The person responsible for managing access to your Google Search Console account.

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Granting access to Google Search Console

1. Sign in to your Google Search Console account by clicking here and then “Start Now”.
   
   
2. In the sidebar, click “Settings” then click “Users and Permissions”.
   
   
3. Click “Add users”.
   
   
4. Enter the email address you want to grant access to and click “ADD”
   1. There are 2 types of permission you can grant the user:
      1. Full Permission: The user is able to view all reports and perform actions such as create status reports and submit URLs for indexing. This privilege is usually reserved for marketing manager or agency account manager.
      2. Restricted Permission: The user only has view access to some of the Google Search Console report. This privilege is usually granted to employee or contractor.
         More information: Link to official Google Search Console User Permissions
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         Note: The email address you enter has to be a Google account, otherwise you won’t be able to add them.
         
         
5. You have now granted access to your Google Search Console to the new user.

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Remove access to Google Search Console

1. Sign in to your Google Search Console account by clicking here and then “Start Now”.
   
   
2. In the sidebar, click “Settings” then click “Users and Permissions”.
   
   
3. Click on the three dots menu for the user you wish to remove access and select “Remove access”.

4. The user’s access will now be removed.