n8n-nodes-google-search-console

An n8n community node for integrating with the Google Search Console API. This node provides comprehensive access to GSC data and operations for SEO workflow automation.

Features

Supported Operations

• List Sites: Get all verified sites in your Search Console account
• List Sitemaps: Retrieve all sitemaps for a specific site
• URL Inspection: Check indexing status and details for specific URLs
• Get Sitemap Details: Get detailed information about a specific sitemap
• Submit Sitemap: Add new sitemaps to Google Search Console
• Delete Sitemap: Remove sitemaps from Google Search Console

Key Benefits

• ✅ Comprehensive API Coverage: Access all major GSC operations
• ✅ Service Account Authentication: Secure, server-to-server authentication
• ✅ Error Handling: Robust error handling with detailed messages
• ✅ TypeScript Support: Full TypeScript implementation for reliability
• ✅ Production Ready: Built following N8N best practices

Installation

Method 1: Install from NPM (Recommended)

1. Navigate to your N8N installation
2. Open Settings → Community Nodes
3. Click Install
4. Enter: n8n-nodes-google-search-console
5. Click Install and restart N8N

Method 2: Manual Installation

1. Download the latest release from GitHub
2. Extract to your N8N custom nodes directory
3. Run npm install in the extracted folder
4. Restart N8N

Setup

1. Google Cloud Console Setup

1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Create a new project or select existing one
3. Enable the Google Search Console API
4. Create a Service Account
5. Download the JSON key file

2. Google Search Console Setup

1. Go to Google Search Console
2. Add the service account email as a user to your property
3. Grant at least Restricted access

3. N8N Credentials Setup

1. In N8N, create new Google Search Console API credentials
2. Copy the service account email from your JSON key
3. Copy the private key (including BEGIN/END lines)
4. Save the credentials

Usage Examples

Basic Site Listing

{
  "operation": "listSites"
}

URL Inspection

{
  "operation": "urlInspection",
  "siteUrl": "https://example.com/",
  "inspectionUrl": "https://example.com/important-page"
}

Sitemap Management

{
  "operation": "submitSitemap",
  "siteUrl": "https://example.com/",
  "sitemapUrl": "https://example.com/sitemap.xml"
}

API Reference

Operations

Operation	Description	Required Parameters
listSites	List all verified sites	None
listSitemaps	List sitemaps for a site	siteUrl
urlInspection	Inspect URL indexing status	siteUrl, inspectionUrl
getSitemap	Get sitemap details	siteUrl, sitemapUrl
submitSitemap	Submit new sitemap	siteUrl, sitemapUrl
deleteSitemap	Remove sitemap	siteUrl, sitemapUrl

Response Format

All operations return structured JSON data from the Google Search Console API. Successful operations include the raw API response, while errors are handled gracefully with descriptive messages.

Error Handling

The node includes comprehensive error handling:

• Authentication errors: Clear messages for credential issues
• Permission errors: Helpful guidance for access problems
• API errors: Detailed error information from Google
• Validation errors: Parameter validation with helpful hints

Development

Local Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-username/n8n-nodes-google-search-console
cd n8n-nodes-google-search-console

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

# Run linting
npm run lint

Testing

# Run tests
npm test

# Run linting
npm run lint

# Format code
npm run format

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Changelog

v1.0.0

• Initial release
• Support for 6 core GSC operations
• Service Account authentication
• Comprehensive error handling
• Full TypeScript implementation

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

• 📖 N8N Documentation
• 📧 Google Search Console API Docs
• 🐛 Report Issues

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