> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.surgerank.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connect Search Console for AI-Driven Query Insights

> Link Google Search Console to SurgeRank to surface the organic queries driving AI-referred clicks and measure your AI search channel performance.

The Search Console integration surfaces the organic query data behind AI-referred traffic, giving you a fuller picture of which topics and pages are earning citations and clicks. By combining Search Console's query-level data with SurgeRank's citation tracking, you can identify content gaps, prioritize new prompts, and measure your progress in AI search channels with real numbers.

## Prerequisites

Before connecting, make sure you have:

* A **verified Google Search Console property** for the domain you want to track. Domain-level properties and URL-prefix properties are both supported.
* A Google account with at least **Full** (Owner or Delegated Owner) access to the Search Console property.

## Connect Search Console

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the integration settings">
    In SurgeRank, go to **Settings → Integrations → Search Console**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign in with Google">
    Click **Connect with Google** and sign in with the account that has access to your Search Console property. Grant the requested read permissions when prompted.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select your property">
    After sign-in, choose your verified Search Console property from the list.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save and activate">
    Click **Save**. SurgeRank will start syncing query and performance data. Allow up to **24 hours** for the first data to populate your dashboard.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What SurgeRank shows

Once connected, SurgeRank surfaces Search Console data across several views in your dashboard:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Top Queries Driving AI-Referred Clicks" icon="magnifying-glass">
    The organic search queries that most frequently co-occur with AI citation events on your pages.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Impressions vs. Clicks" icon="chart-bar">
    Impression and click counts for every page that has been cited by an AI engine, making it easy to spot high-impression pages with low click-through rates.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Page-Level Performance" icon="file-magnifying-glass">
    A breakdown of clicks, impressions, CTR, and average position for all pages SurgeRank has recorded as AI-cited.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Query Gap Alerts" icon="bell">
    Queries appearing in Search Console that don't yet match a tracked prompt in SurgeRank — surfaced automatically as prompt suggestions.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Using query data for prompt research

Queries appearing in Search Console are some of the strongest signals you have for identifying new prompts to track. If Google is seeing organic search traffic for a question, buyers are very likely asking AI engines the same thing.

To act on this data:

1. Open **Insights → Query Gaps** in SurgeRank. You'll see a ranked list of Search Console queries not yet covered by a tracked prompt.
2. Click **Add as Prompt** next to any query you want to start monitoring.
3. SurgeRank will begin checking AI engine responses for citations to your content on that prompt immediately.

This loop — publish content, earn citations, check Search Console, add new prompts — is the core of a compounding AI-search visibility strategy.

## Disconnecting

To remove the integration, go to **Settings → Integrations → Search Console → Disconnect**. Query and performance data already synced to SurgeRank is retained in your account.

<Info>
  Search Console data has a **2–3 day reporting delay** built in by Google. The data you see in SurgeRank reflects that same delay. Use Search Console metrics for trend analysis and prompt research rather than real-time citation monitoring.
</Info>