{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "google-search-console", "name": "Google Search Console API", "vendor": "Google", "vendorUrl": "https://developers.google.com/webmaster-tools", "kind": "http-api", "category": "seo", "summary": "REST API from Google for Search Console data on sites the user manages. It returns clicks, impressions and average position by query, page, country and device, inspects a URL's index status and manages sitemaps. Access is by OAuth 2.0.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-search-console", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-search-console.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-search-console.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/google-search-console.json", "repo": "https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-nodejs-client", "license": "Proprietary service under the Google APIs Terms of Service. The client libraries are Apache-2.0", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://searchconsole.googleapis.com", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@googleapis/searchconsole" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "google-api-python-client" } ], "auth": "oauth", "authNotes": "OAuth 2.0 only, set up by a person in a Google Cloud project with a consent screen. No partner or sales approval. Two scopes, `webmasters` for read and write and `webmasters.readonly`. The user must have owner, full or read permission on a property in Search Console, and a token reaches every property that user can. The docs say no other protocol is supported, though the testing tools method takes an API key.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "All use of the API is free of charge, subject to usage limits, per the pricing page. A free Google account with a verified property can start without a card or contract. There is no sandbox. Limits are 1,200 Search Analytics queries a minute per site and per user, 2,000 URL inspections a day per site, and 20 requests a second per user on other methods (https://developers.google.com/webmaster-tools/pricing; https://developers.google.com/webmaster-tools/limits).", "priceSummary": "Free", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the API docs, the limits and pricing pages or the discovery document (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 12262, "npmWeekly": 69577, "pypiWeekly": 31750331, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://developers.google.com/webmaster-tools/about", "capabilities": [ "seo.rankings", "seo.keywords", "seo.traffic" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "free-tier", "closed-source", "oauth", "typescript", "python", "no-status-page" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-23", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 59, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 564, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 2, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 82, "maintenance": 71, "payments": 40, "reliability": 37, "schema": 75, "security": 56, "transparency": 58 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "The API is free, with published quotas of 1,200 Search Analytics queries a minute per site and typed filters that accept regular expressions. It covers only properties the signed-in user manages, returns at most 50,000 rows a day per search type, and has no status page, SLA or dedicated changelog. A person must complete OAuth consent first.", "bestFor": "An agent reporting on or monitoring search performance and index status for sites its user owns, with first-party click and impression counts.", "strengths": [ "All use is free of charge per the pricing page, with no card needed", "Quotas are published with numbers, 1,200 Search Analytics queries a minute per site and per user and 40,000 a minute per project", "Public discovery document (revision 20261007, 11 methods, 30 schemas) with enums for dimensions, search types, data states and six filter operators", "`webmasters.readonly` is a separate read-only OAuth scope, and seven of the eleven methods accept it", "`rowLimit` (1 to 25,000, default 1,000) and `startRow` size and page results, and `dataState` set to `hourly_all` returns hourly data" ], "weaknesses": [ "Data covers only properties the signed-in user has owner, full or read access to. It cannot be asked about any other domain", "Search Analytics exposes at most 50,000 rows a day per search type, and the reference says it returns top rows, not all rows", "No status page, SLA or dedicated changelog was found. Google's Search Status Dashboard lists Crawling, Indexing, Ranking and Serving only", "A scope covers every property the user can reach. No per-property scope and no audit log of API calls were found", "The discovery document still lists `urlTestingTools.mobileFriendlyTest.run`, whose reference page returns 404" ], "agentNotes": [ "URL-encode the property in the path. A URL-prefix property needs its trailing slash, and a Domain property is written `sc-domain:example.com`", "Query one day at a time and page with `startRow` in steps of 25,000 until a response has no rows", "Leave `page` and `query` out of `dimensions` when totals must be accurate. Grouping by either drops some data", "Ask for `webmasters.readonly` unless the task adds or deletes properties or sitemaps", "After a quota exceeded error wait 15 minutes. If it repeats, the daily load quota is spent, so shorten date ranges and drop page or query grouping" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 59 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 82, "maintenance": 71, "payments": 40, "reliability": 37, "schema": 75, "security": 56, "transparency": 41 }, "provenanceScore": 74 }, "connect": { "install": "npm install @googleapis/searchconsole", "http": "curl -X POST \"https://searchconsole.googleapis.com/webmasters/v3/sites/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.example.com%2F/searchAnalytics/query\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $GOOGLE_ACCESS_TOKEN\" \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"startDate\": \"2026-09-01\", \"endDate\": \"2026-09-01\", \"dimensions\": [\"country\", \"device\"]}'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/seo.rankings", "tool": "https://letme.dev/google-search-console" }, "sameCompany": [ "gemini-api", "gemini-embedding", "vertex-ai-tuning", "google-model-armor", "google-imagen", "google-veo", "google-lyria", "google-speech-to-text", "gemini-live", "google-adk", "google-secret-manager", "google-cloud-document-ai", "google-weather-api", "chrome-devtools-mcp", "google-maps-platform", "google-cloud-translation", "google-calendar-api", "firebase-cloud-messaging", "google-drive-api", "gemini-cli", "google-ads-api", "google-forms", "google-sheets-api", "gmail-api" ], "area": "web-data", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Google LLC", "domain": "google.com", "domainRegistered": "1997-09-15", "domainNote": "The endpoint is on googleapis.com, Google's API domain. google.com was registered in 1997.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://developers.google.com/terms", "privacy": "https://policies.google.com/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The Google APIs Terms of Service (last modified 9 November 2021) name Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View.", "RDAP for google.com gives a registration date of 1997-09-15.", "www.google.com/.well-known/security.txt expires on 1 April 2030 and names g.co/vulnz, security@google.com and the vulnerability reward programme.", "Google publishes a discovery document for the API, not an OpenAPI spec.", "No status page covers Search Console or its API. status.search.google.com lists Crawling, Indexing, Ranking and Serving.", "No release notes for the API were found. Changes appear on reference pages and the Search Central blog.", "The Google privacy policy read on 8 October 2026 is the version effective 1 October 2026." ], "score": 74 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-search-console.json", "live": { "slug": "google-search-console", "probe": { "target": "https://searchconsole.googleapis.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T03:53:28.741907465Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 47, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 50, "p95ms24h": 119, "samples24h": 209, "samples30d": 209, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 169, "ok": 169 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 40, "ok": 40 } ] }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "googleapis/google-api-nodejs-client", "version": "workspaceevents-v17.0.0", "released": "2026-10-08", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T16:55:59.993747079Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@googleapis/searchconsole", "version": "11.0.1", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T16:55:58.927536708Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "google-api-python-client", "version": "2.201.0", "released": "2026-09-30", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T16:55:59.873160545Z" } ], "githubStars": 12266, "npmWeekly": 59054, "pypiWeekly": 31366337, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://google.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2030-04-01T00:00:00z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T15:39:28.443612679Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://developers.google.com/webmaster-tools/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:35:59.247236193Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "916ff444a45b" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T03:53:28.741907465Z" } }, "answer": "Google Search Console API scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.4 (F), and leads in every scored category.", "b": { "slug": "majestic", "name": "Majestic API", "vendor": "Majestic (Majestic-12 Limited)", "vendorUrl": "https://majestic.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "seo", "summary": "Majestic crawls the web and sells backlink data. Its HTTP API returns backlinks, referring domains, anchor text, Trust Flow and Citation Flow scores and keyword counts from a Fresh and a Historic index, as XML or JSON.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/majestic", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/majestic.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/majestic.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/majestic.json", "repo": "https://github.com/majestic/Python3-API-Connector", "license": "Proprietary service under Majestic's Terms and Conditions. The Python 3 connector on GitHub carries a BSD-style licence file", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.majestic.com", "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "An API key, sent as the `app_api_key` parameter by POST or GET, or as a cookie on GET requests. Keys are created under My Account, API Keys, and only on an API plan or the legacy Platinum plan. An account can hold several keys, each of which can be disabled and limited to IP addresses or CIDR ranges. Keys have no scopes. Third-party apps use OpenApps instead, where each user approves the app once and the app sends its private key with that user's access token. Resale of the data needs a reseller agreement through sales.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "API access needs the API plan, $399.99 a month or $3,999.90 a year for 100 million analysis units, 20 million retrieval units and 500,000 index item units a month. The 300 million tier is $799.99 a month and the 1,000 million tier $1,599.99. Lite ($49.99) and Pro ($99.99) have no API access. No trial or free API key was found, and the 7-day refund covers Lite and Pro only. A sandbox endpoint costs no units but needs a key from a paid API plan. Prices exclude VAT (checked 2026-10-09).", "priceSummary": "$399.99 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the developer docs, either llms.txt or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 3, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://developer-support.majestic.com/", "llmsTxt": "https://developer-support.majestic.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "seo.backlinks", "seo.keywords" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "api-key", "closed-source", "plan-only", "llms-txt", "xml", "sandbox", "ip-allowlist", "backlinks" ], "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 33.4, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 937, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 10, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 54, "maintenance": 22, "payments": 15, "reliability": 17, "schema": 44, "security": 32, "transparency": 53 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Each command's cost in units is published and a sandbox endpoint returns sample data without spending allowance. API access starts at $399.99 a month with no trial, and no OpenAPI file, status page, numeric rate limit, SLA or API changelog was found. The supply terms require permission before querying with automated tools.", "bestFor": "An agent that needs backlink, referring domain, anchor text and Trust Flow data in volume for an owner who already pays for the API plan.", "strengths": [ "Every command page states its cost in analysis units, and `GetSubscriptionInfo` returns the remaining allowances at no cost", "A sandbox endpoint at `developer.majestic.com` answers the same commands from a reduced Historic data set without spending allowance", "Several API keys per account, each of which can be disabled and limited to IPv4 addresses or CIDR ranges, with an IP activity page per key", "`GetIndexItemInfo` takes up to 100 items a call and `GetKeywordInfo` up to 1,000 keywords, and `GetBackLinkData` has `Count`, `From`, sorting and a `Filters` expression", "Both docs hosts publish an `llms.txt`, and the developer one (dated 26 January 2026) links an `llms-full.txt` of all 39 pages" ], "weaknesses": [ "Clause 14.1(f) of the supply terms forbids querying Majestic's database or servers with automated tools without prior permission. This matters before any probe is run", "API access needs the API plan, from $399.99 a month for 100 million analysis units. No trial or free key was found, and the 7-day refund covers Lite and Pro only", "No OpenAPI file, no API version and no API changelog were found. Sample responses in the docs carry 2017 index dates", "No status page, SLA or numeric rate limit was found. The terms allow throttling at Majestic's discretion and disclaim liability for unavailability", "The docs show the key as an `app_api_key` URL parameter and say plain HTTP is still accepted for legacy clients", "The connectors on GitHub were last updated between March 2016 and September 2021 and are not on a package registry" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send requests by HTTPS POST with `app_api_key` in the body. The docs show GET URLs for demonstration only and plain HTTP still works", "Always set `datasource=fresh` or `datasource=historic`. Without it the Historic Index is used when the plan includes it", "Call `GetSubscriptionInfo` (no cost) before a large pull. `GetBackLinkData` spends 5,000 analysis units a call plus one retrieval unit a row", "Read columns by header name, not position. The docs say column order can change between requests and Majestic may vary rows and columns at any time", "Develop against `https://developer.majestic.com/api/json`, which costs no units, then switch the host to `api.majestic.com`", "Ask the owner to confirm Majestic's permission for automated querying first. Clause 14.1(f) of the terms requires it" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 33.4 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 54, "maintenance": 22, "payments": 15, "reliability": 17, "schema": 44, "security": 32, "transparency": 43 }, "provenanceScore": 63 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST 'https://developer.majestic.com/api/json' -d 'app_api_key=API_KEY' -d 'cmd=GetIndexItemInfo' -d 'items=1' -d 'item0=majestic.com' -d 'datasource=fresh'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/seo.backlinks", "tool": "https://letme.dev/majestic" }, "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "API plan, 100 million analysis units a month", "unit": "month", "usd": 399.99, "note": "with 20 million retrieval units and 500,000 index item units. $3,999.90 billed annually. Excludes VAT" }, { "item": "API plan, 300 million analysis units a month", "unit": "month", "usd": 799.99, "note": "$7,999.90 billed annually. Excludes VAT" }, { "item": "API plan, 1,000 million analysis units a month", "unit": "month", "usd": 1599.99, "note": "$15,999.90 billed annually. Excludes VAT" }, { "item": "GetBackLinkData, per call", "unit": "call", "usd": 0.02, "note": "our arithmetic. 5,000 of the 100 million analysis units in the $399.99 plan, before retrieval units for rows returned" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Majestic-12 Limited", "domain": "majestic.com", "domainRegistered": "2001-05-03", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://majestic.com/company/terms", "privacy": "https://majestic.com/company/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-09", "notes": [ "The Terms and Conditions (released 13 April 2026) are one page holding the Terms of Website Use, the Acceptable Use Policy and the Terms and Conditions of Supply. The last of these is the subscription contract and names Majestic-12 Limited, company number 05269210, of iCentrum, Holt Street, Birmingham.", "No API-specific terms were found. The supply terms still name Free, Silver, Gold and Platinum subscription levels, which are not the plans on the pricing page.", "The privacy policy applies from 3 May 2019 and says it was last updated in April 2026. It names Majestic-12 Limited as controller.", "The API answers at api.majestic.com and the sandbox at developer.majestic.com.", "majestic.com/.well-known/security.txt returned 404.", "No status page is linked from the site footer, the developer docs or either llms.txt. Site updates are behind the account login.", "RDAP for majestic.com gives a registration date of 2001-05-03.", "majestic.com/robots.txt disallows /business/ for unnamed agents and carries no Content-Signal line. developer-support.majestic.com has no robots.txt (404)." ], "score": 63 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/majestic.json", "live": { "slug": "majestic", "probe": { "target": "https://api.majestic.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T03:53:33.451870341Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 403, "lastMs": 30, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 34, "p95ms24h": 106, "samples24h": 125, "samples30d": 125, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 85, "ok": 85 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 40, "ok": 40 } ] }, "githubStars": 3, "pages": [ { "url": "https://majestic.com/company/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:41:42.95940596Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "1a06eaa10f9e" }, { "url": "https://majestic.com/company/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:41:45.030991177Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "0812670ad36f" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T03:53:33.451870341Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Google", "b": "Majestic (Majestic-12 Limited)", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://searchconsole.googleapis.com", "b": "https://api.majestic.com", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Free", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary service under the Google APIs Terms of Service. The client libraries are Apache-2.0", "b": "Proprietary service under Majestic's Terms and Conditions. The Python 3 connector on GitHub carries a BSD-style licence file", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-09-23", "b": "none", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2021-11-09", "b": "no date given", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-10-01", "b": "2026-04-01", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "12k stars, 70k npm/wk, 31.8M PyPI/wk", "b": "3 stars", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Google Search Console API scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.4 (F), and leads in every scored category.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Google Search Console API or Majestic API?" }, { "answer": "Google Search Console API uses an OAuth sign-in. Majestic API needs an API key.", "question": "Do Google Search Console API and Majestic API need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Google Search Console API has a hosted endpoint at https://searchconsole.googleapis.com and Majestic API at https://api.majestic.com.", "question": "Can an agent call Google Search Console API and Majestic API without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 37 against 17", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 75 against 44", "Agent ergonomics, 82 against 54", "Security \u0026 auth, 56 against 32", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 15", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 71 against 22", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 58 against 53" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "An agent reporting on or monitoring search performance and index status for sites its user owns, with first-party click and impression counts.", "slug": "google-search-console", "watchFor": "Data covers only properties the signed-in user has owner, full or read access to. It cannot be asked about any other domain" }, { "aheadOn": null, "also": null, "goodFor": "An agent that needs backlink, referring domain, anchor text and Trust Flow data in volume for an owner who already pays for the API plan.", "slug": "majestic", "watchFor": "Clause 14.1(f) of the supply terms forbids querying Majestic's database or servers with automated tools without prior permission. This matters before any probe is run" } ], "job": { "capability": "seo.keywords", "name": "Keyword data" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ahrefs-vs-google-search-console.json", "title": "Ahrefs vs Google Search Console API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ahrefs-vs-google-search-console" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ahrefs-vs-majestic.json", "title": "Ahrefs vs Majestic API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ahrefs-vs-majestic" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/dataforseo-vs-google-search-console.json", "title": "DataForSEO vs Google Search Console API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/dataforseo-vs-google-search-console" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/dataforseo-vs-majestic.json", "title": "DataForSEO vs Majestic API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/dataforseo-vs-majestic" }, { "json": 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-moz-api.json", "title": "Google Search Console API vs Moz API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-moz-api" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-se-ranking.json", "title": "Google Search Console API vs SE Ranking API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-se-ranking" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-semrush.json", "title": "Google Search Console API vs Semrush API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-semrush" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-similarweb.json", "title": "Google Search Console API vs Similarweb", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-similarweb" }, { "json": 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"weight": 10 }, { "by": 31, "edge": "google-search-console", "google-search-console": 75, "key": "schema", "majestic": 44, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 28, "edge": "google-search-console", "google-search-console": 82, "key": "ergonomics", "majestic": 54, "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 24, "edge": "google-search-console", "google-search-console": 56, "key": "security", "majestic": 32, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "weight": 14 }, { "by": 25, "edge": "google-search-console", "google-search-console": 40, "key": "payments", "majestic": 15, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 49, "edge": "google-search-console", "google-search-console": 71, "key": "maintenance", "majestic": 22, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "weight": 7 }, { "by": 5, "edge": "google-search-console", "google-search-console": 58, "key": "transparency", "majestic": 53, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Google Search Console API scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.4 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do keyword data.", "verdicts": { "google-search-console": "The API is free, with published quotas of 1,200 Search Analytics queries a minute per site and typed filters that accept regular expressions. It covers only properties the signed-in user manages, returns at most 50,000 rows a day per search type, and has no status page, SLA or dedicated changelog. A person must complete OAuth consent first.", "majestic": "Each command's cost in units is published and a sandbox endpoint returns sample data without spending allowance. API access starts at $399.99 a month with no trial, and no OpenAPI file, status page, numeric rate limit, SLA or API changelog was found. The supply terms require permission before querying with automated tools." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-majestic", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-majestic.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-majestic.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-majestic.min.md" }, "markdown": "Google Search Console API scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.4 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do keyword data.\n\n- Google Search Console API: grade C, 59/100, rank #564 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-search-console.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/google-search-console.json\n- Majestic API: grade F, 33.4/100, rank #937 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/majestic.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/majestic.json\n- Best SEO and search visibility data for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/seo/index.md\n- All 45 seo comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/seo/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Google Search Console API (C)\n\nGood for: An agent reporting on or monitoring search performance and index status for sites its user owns, with first-party click and impression counts.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 37 against 17\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 75 against 44\n- Agent ergonomics, 82 against 54\n- Security \u0026 auth, 56 against 32\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 15\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 71 against 22\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 58 against 53\n\nWatch for: Data covers only properties the signed-in user has owner, full or read access to. It cannot be asked about any other domain\n\n### Majestic API (F)\n\nGood for: An agent that needs backlink, referring domain, anchor text and Trust Flow data in volume for an owner who already pays for the API plan.\n\nWatch for: Clause 14.1(f) of the supply terms forbids querying Majestic's database or servers with automated tools without prior permission. This matters before any probe is run\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Google Search Console API | Majestic API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 37 | 17 | Google Search Console API +20 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 75 | 44 | Google Search Console API +31 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 82 | 54 | Google Search Console API +28 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 56 | 32 | Google Search Console API +24 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 15 | Google Search Console API +25 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 71 | 22 | Google Search Console API +49 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 58 | 53 | Google Search Console API +5 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **59 · C** | **33.4 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Google Search Console API | Majestic API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Google | Majestic (Majestic-12 Limited) |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://searchconsole.googleapis.com` | `https://api.majestic.com` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth | API key |\n| Pricing | Free | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under the Google APIs Terms of Service. The client libraries are Apache-2.0 | Proprietary service under Majestic's Terms and Conditions. The Python 3 connector on GitHub carries a BSD-style licence file |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-09-23 | none |\n| Terms last updated | 2021-11-09 | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | 2026-04-01 |\n| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 12k stars, 70k npm/wk, 31.8M PyPI/wk | 3 stars |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Google Search Console API.** The API is free, with published quotas of 1,200 Search Analytics queries a minute per site and typed filters that accept regular expressions. It covers only properties the signed-in user manages, returns at most 50,000 rows a day per search type, and has no status page, SLA or dedicated changelog. A person must complete OAuth consent first.\n\n**Majestic API.** Each command's cost in units is published and a sandbox endpoint returns sample data without spending allowance. API access starts at $399.99 a month with no trial, and no OpenAPI file, status page, numeric rate limit, SLA or API changelog was found. The supply terms require permission before querying with automated tools.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Google Search Console API\n\n1. URL-encode the property in the path. A URL-prefix property needs its trailing slash, and a Domain property is written `sc-domain:example.com`\n2. Query one day at a time and page with `startRow` in steps of 25,000 until a response has no rows\n3. Leave `page` and `query` out of `dimensions` when totals must be accurate. Grouping by either drops some data\n4. Ask for `webmasters.readonly` unless the task adds or deletes properties or sitemaps\n5. After a quota exceeded error wait 15 minutes. If it repeats, the daily load quota is spent, so shorten date ranges and drop page or query grouping\n\n### Majestic API\n\n1. Send requests by HTTPS POST with `app_api_key` in the body. The docs show GET URLs for demonstration only and plain HTTP still works\n2. Always set `datasource=fresh` or `datasource=historic`. Without it the Historic Index is used when the plan includes it\n3. Call `GetSubscriptionInfo` (no cost) before a large pull. `GetBackLinkData` spends 5,000 analysis units a call plus one retrieval unit a row\n4. Read columns by header name, not position. The docs say column order can change between requests and Majestic may vary rows and columns at any time\n5. Develop against `https://developer.majestic.com/api/json`, which costs no units, then switch the host to `api.majestic.com`\n6. Ask the owner to confirm Majestic's permission for automated querying first. Clause 14.1(f) of the terms requires it\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Google Search Console API or Majestic API?\n\nGoogle Search Console API scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.4 (F), and leads in every scored category.\n\n### Do Google Search Console API and Majestic API need an API key?\n\nGoogle Search Console API uses an OAuth sign-in. Majestic API needs an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Google Search Console API and Majestic API without installing anything?\n\nYes. Google Search Console API has a hosted endpoint at https://searchconsole.googleapis.com and Majestic API at https://api.majestic.com.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-majestic.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-majestic.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"google-search-console\", \"b\": \"majestic\"}`. 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