Google Search Console went down at about 8am ET today and is still down at the time this story was published. Search Console has been down for about 20 minutes.
Google is aware. At about 8:30am ET Google’s Daniel Waisberg replied to some concerns on X with a but of a joke, he said, “I was looking for a plug to charge my phone, so I had to unplug the server.” “Joking aside, we’re working on it,” he added.
Either way, we know someone who works with the Search Console team is aware of the issue and hopefully it will be restored soon.
What it looks like. When you try to access Google Search Console you are presented with this 500 error status:
Why we care. If you are doing any reporting for clients or yourself, then you might want to check back later. The tool is down for everyone in every location, so it is not just you.
Maybe go work on other SEO-related tasks while Google works on restoring Search Console.
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