# Google Search Console API vs Majestic API

> Google Search Console scores 59 (C) to Majestic's 33.4 (F) for keyword data. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Site index for agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt (full text: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms-full.txt)
- API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json
- Updated: 2026-10-09

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.

- 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
- 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
- Best SEO and search visibility data for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/seo/index.md
- All 45 seo comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/seo/index.md

## Which one, for what

### Google Search Console API (C)

Good for: An agent reporting on or monitoring search performance and index status for sites its user owns, with first-party click and impression counts.

Ahead on:
- Reliability, 37 against 17
- Schema & documentation, 75 against 44
- Agent ergonomics, 82 against 54
- Security & auth, 56 against 32
- Payments & pricing, 40 against 15
- Maintenance & community, 71 against 22
- Transparency & trust, 58 against 53

Watch for: Data covers only properties the signed-in user has owner, full or read access to. It cannot be asked about any other domain

### Majestic API (F)

Good 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.

Watch 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


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | Google Search Console API | Majestic API | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 37 | 17 | Google Search Console API +20 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 75 | 44 | Google Search Console API +31 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 82 | 54 | Google Search Console API +28 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 56 | 32 | Google Search Console API +24 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 15 | Google Search Console API +25 |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 71 | 22 | Google Search Console API +49 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 58 | 53 | Google Search Console API +5 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| **Total** | | **59 · C** | **33.4 · F** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Google Search Console API | Majestic API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Google | Majestic (Majestic-12 Limited) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://searchconsole.googleapis.com` | `https://api.majestic.com` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth | API key |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| x402 | no | no |
| 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 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-23 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2021-11-09 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 12k stars, 70k npm/wk, 31.8M PyPI/wk | 3 stars |

## Verdicts

**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.

**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.

## Before you call either

### Google Search Console API

1. 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`
2. Query one day at a time and page with `startRow` in steps of 25,000 until a response has no rows
3. Leave `page` and `query` out of `dimensions` when totals must be accurate. Grouping by either drops some data
4. Ask for `webmasters.readonly` unless the task adds or deletes properties or sitemaps
5. 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

### Majestic API

1. 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
2. Always set `datasource=fresh` or `datasource=historic`. Without it the Historic Index is used when the plan includes it
3. Call `GetSubscriptionInfo` (no cost) before a large pull. `GetBackLinkData` spends 5,000 analysis units a call plus one retrieval unit a row
4. 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
5. Develop against `https://developer.majestic.com/api/json`, which costs no units, then switch the host to `api.majestic.com`
6. Ask the owner to confirm Majestic's permission for automated querying first. Clause 14.1(f) of the terms requires it

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, Google Search Console API or Majestic API?

Google Search Console API scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.4 (F), and leads in every scored category.

### Do Google Search Console API and Majestic API need an API key?

Google Search Console API uses an OAuth sign-in. Majestic API needs an API key.

### Can an agent call Google Search Console API and Majestic API without installing anything?

Yes. Google Search Console API has a hosted endpoint at https://searchconsole.googleapis.com and Majestic API at https://api.majestic.com.


## For agents

- 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
- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "google-search-console", "b": "majestic"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare google-search-console majestic`
- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/google-search-console.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/majestic.json

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