Search Performance
Your Search Console queries and performance, beside your AI visibility
Rankry’s Search Performance tab reads your Google Search Console data with read-only access: clicks, impressions, CTR and position for every query, page, country, device and date. See where Google already sends you traffic, then check what AI answers for the same questions.
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Top queries
Last 28 days- ugc deal tracker8.1K impr.
- how to track brand deals5.4K impr.
- ugc rate card template3.9K impr.
- notion vs ugc planner1.2K impr.
- best app for ugc creators940 impr.
Sample data
In short
The Search Console performance report in Rankry is a read-only view of your Google Search Console search performance: total clicks, total impressions, average CTR and average position, with a trend chart and a table you can group by queries, pages, countries, devices or dates. Rankry shows it inside your project so you can compare where Google sends you traffic with how AI engines answer the same questions.
The report
What does the Search Performance tab show?
Search Performance is the first tab of the Search Console integration. These are its controls and what each one offers.
| Control | Options | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Metric tiles | Total clicks, Total impressions, Average CTR, Average position | With a trend chart for the selected range |
| Group by | Queries, Pages, Countries, Devices, Dates | Up to 1,000 rows per dimension |
| Date range | 24 hours, 7 days, 28 days, 3 months, or a custom range | 24 hours uses Google’s hourly data; daily ranges end two days back because Google’s daily data lags |
| Search type | Web, Image, Video, News | Each reported separately; Discover isn’t offered |
| Filters | Query, page, country, device | Narrow the report to one slice of your traffic |
| Page shortcut | “Inspect this URL” on any page row | Opens URL Inspection for that page |
| Property | Search properties, with the current one marked | Switch the connected property from the site row without reconnecting |
Reading it
How do I read Search Console queries in Rankry?
Each grouping answers a different question. Start with queries, then pivot to pages, countries, devices or dates when something stands out.
Queries
Which searches show your site, how often people click, and your average position. High impressions show demand you already reach; a low CTR points to snippets worth rewriting.
Pages
Which pages earn impressions and clicks. A page with many impressions and few clicks may need a clearer title or meta description.
Countries
Where your Google traffic comes from. Useful when your Rankry project targets one market and you want to see whether search agrees.
Devices
The split between mobile, desktop and tablet. A large gap between devices can point to a mobile experience problem that PageSpeed can confirm.
Dates
Day-by-day totals, to spot a drop after a release, a migration or a Google update, and to see when a new page started earning impressions.
Search types
Web, Image, Video and News reported on their own, so image or video traffic doesn’t blur your web numbers.
Two kinds of visibility
How is Search Console performance related to AI visibility?
They measure different things. Search Console measures how your site performs in Google’s search results: impressions, clicks and position for each query. Rankry’s AI visibility tracking measures whether AI engines name your brand when someone asks them a question, across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, Meta Muse, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode and Copilot, depending on your plan and add-ons.
They overlap in useful ways. The queries that bring you impressions show what people look for in your space, and many of those questions are also asked of AI assistants. Google counts appearances in its AI features within Search Console’s Web totals, but it doesn’t show which brands its AI recommended or what it said. Rankry fills that in for the prompts you track, with the full answer for every new run.
Search Console data stays separate from your Rankry scores. It doesn’t change Visibility, Position, Share of voice or the Rankry Score, and the Action plan doesn’t use it. It feeds the Search Console tabs, the Opportunities page, Rankry Brain and the MCP server.
Workflow
How do I turn Search Console queries into AI prompts?
The searches you already rank for are a ready-made list of questions your buyers ask. This is the quickest way to start tracking the ones that matter in AI answers.
- 01
Open Opportunities
The “Search Console” block lists Google searches you show up for that you don’t track yet, from the last 28 days, sorted by impressions.
- 02
Pick question-shaped searches
Look for “best…”, “how to…”, “… vs …” and “… for …” queries. Those are the searches people also put to AI assistants.
- 03
Check them in Search Performance
Filter by the query to see clicks, CTR and average position, then group by pages to see which page ranks for it.
- 04
Add them as prompts
On the Prompts page, use “Add prompts”, paste them one per line, pick a category and the engines. They are answered right away.
- 05
Compare over the next runs
Prompt history shows whether each engine names you for the question; Search Performance shows whether your Google clicks for it move.
Sitemaps
What does the Sitemaps tab add?
Performance tells you what Google shows; Sitemaps tells you what you asked Google to find. The two together explain many traffic gaps.
Every submitted sitemap
Columns “Sitemap”, “Type”, “Submitted”, “Last processed”, “Status”, “Discovered pages” and “Discovered videos”, read straight from Search Console.
Pages in sitemaps vs shown in search
The “Indexing” card compares the pages your sitemaps list with the pages that appeared in Google search over the last 28 days. A wide gap is a reason to inspect URLs.
Read-only by design
Rankry lists what Google already knows about and never offers to submit, resubmit or delete a sitemap. You manage sitemaps in Search Console.
Why it matters for AI search
Sitemaps help Google discover new pages. A page Google hasn’t found can’t be indexed, and a page that isn’t indexed can’t be cited in AI Overviews or AI Mode.
Questions it answers
What can I learn from Search Console queries?
A few questions the Search Performance tab answers well, each in a couple of clicks.
- Which queries bring many impressions but few clicks?
- Which pages lost clicks after the last release?
- Where does my average position sit for comparison searches?
- Which countries search for my brand name?
- Does mobile traffic behave differently from desktop?
- Do image or video results bring any traffic?
- Which questions should I add as AI prompts?
- Which page should I inspect first?
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Related features
What date ranges can I use?
24 hours, 7 days, 28 days, 3 months, or a custom range. The 24-hour view uses Google’s hourly data. Daily ranges end two days back, because Google’s daily Search Console data arrives with a delay of about two days.
Why do my numbers stop two days ago?
Google publishes daily Search Console data with a lag of roughly two days, so Rankry shifts daily ranges back to avoid showing incomplete days as drops. For the most recent hours, switch to the 24-hour view, which uses Google’s hourly data.
How many rows can I see?
Up to 1,000 rows per dimension, so up to 1,000 queries, pages, countries or dates for the selected range and filters. Filter by query or page to dig into a specific part of a large site.
Does Rankry store my Search Console data?
Rankry stores the property you selected and encrypted OAuth credentials. It reads performance data from Google to show it to you and does not keep the analytics responses as report records, as its privacy policy describes.
Can I see AI Overviews or AI Mode clicks separately?
No. Google counts appearances in its AI features within the Web totals, and Rankry shows those totals as Google reports them. To see whether AI Overviews or AI Mode name your brand, track the query as a prompt on Pro or with the relevant Google engine added to Base.
Does Search Console data affect my Rankry Score?
No. Your Rankry Score, Visibility, Position, Sentiment and Share of voice come only from AI answers to your tracked prompts. Search Console data is shown alongside them, never mixed into them.
Is Discover data included?
No. The Search Performance tab offers the Web, Image, Video and News search types. Discover traffic isn’t shown in Rankry; you can still see it in Google Search Console.
Can Rankry Brain explain my Search Console performance?
Yes. With Search Console connected, ask “How is my organic search traffic doing?” and Rankry Brain reads your performance data, shows which tools it used, and answers with clicks, impressions and the queries or pages that changed.
Which plans include the Search Performance tab?
Search Performance is part of the Google Search Console integration, which is available on plans that include it. The same connection also gives you URL Inspection, Sitemaps and the Search Console block on the Opportunities page. The pricing page lists what each plan includes.
Can my AI tools query Search Console through Rankry?
Yes. The Rankry MCP server has a get_gsc_performance tool that returns clicks, impressions, CTR and position grouped by query, page, country, device, date or hour, for the last 28 days by default. Claude Code, Cursor and other MCP clients can call it with your API key.
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