## **🗺️ Overview**

Search Atlas integrates with Google Search Console (GSC) in two separate places: the **Integrations** panel and individual **Projects**. Connecting your GSC account in Integrations makes all your properties available to Search Atlas — but each Project must be individually linked to the specific property you want to report on. This is the most common reason customers see nine properties in Integrations yet only one appearing inside a Project's GSC module.

## **🔗 How the Two Connections Work**

Understanding the difference between these two connection points will save you time:

- **Integrations (account-level):** This is where you authorise Search Atlas to access your Google account. All GSC properties tied to that Google account become visible here. This is a one-time setup.
- **Project (property-level):** Each Project must be individually mapped to one GSC property. The Project only pulls data from the single property you assign to it — it does not automatically inherit all properties from your Integrations account.

## **⚙️ Step 1 — Verify Your GSC Account Is Connected in Integrations**

1. Go to **Site Metrics → Site Explorer → Open Google Search Console** (Manage Sites page) and click **Connect GSC Account**.
2. Confirm that your Google account is connected and that all nine properties are listed and showing a healthy status.
3. If any property is missing here, log in to Google Search Console and confirm that your Google account has access to that property, then return to the Manage Sites page and reconnect your account via **Connect GSC Account**.

## **📊 Step 2 — Link a GSC Property to a Specific Project**

1. From the left sidebar, go to **Home** and open the Project you want to configure.
2. Inside the Project, locate the **GSC / GA module** (sometimes labelled Google Search Console).
3. If the module shows a **Connect Google Search Console** prompt even though your account is already connected in Integrations, click the prompt — this simply means the *property* has not yet been assigned to this Project, not that your account is disconnected.
4. A property selector will appear listing all GSC properties available under your connected Google account. Select the exact property that matches this Project's website (e.g. **https://example.com/** or **sc-domain:example.com**).
5. Save the selection. The Project will now pull GSC data exclusively from that property.

## **🔄 Step 3 — Repeat for Each Project**

If you manage nine websites and want GSC data inside each Project, you must complete Step 2 for every Project individually. Each Project stores its own property mapping independently. This design ensures that data from different websites is never mixed within a single reporting view.

## **💡 Common Issues and Fixes**

- **"Connect Google Search Console" still appears after connecting:** This is a known display behaviour. Click the prompt anyway — your account credentials are already stored, and clicking will take you straight to the property selector rather than asking you to re-authorise.
- **A property is missing from the selector inside the Project:** The selector only shows properties tied to the Google account connected in Integrations. If a property belongs to a different Google account, go to Integrations, add that second Google account, and then return to the Project selector.
- **Data is not refreshing after linking:** GSC data can take up to 24 hours to populate after a property is first linked. Use the **Refresh data** button on the Home screen to trigger an immediate sync where available.
- **Domain property vs URL-prefix property:** Google Search Console offers two property types. Make sure the property type shown in the selector matches the one you verified data for inside Google Search Console itself.

## **✅ Quick Checklist**

- Google account connected in Integrations ✓
- All expected properties visible in Integrations ✓
- Correct GSC property selected inside each individual Project ✓
- Waited up to 24 hours for initial data sync ✓

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