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Google Search Console page indexing report missing data prior to December 15

Google’s page indexing report within Google Search Console is missing a block of data earlier than December 15th. It seems like some sort of reporting bug that is impacting all users.

Google has not yet commented on the reporting issue but again, it is widespread and impacting everyone.

What it looks like. Here is a screenshot from Vijay on X but you can see it yourself by checking your page indexing report:

Google Search Console Page Indexing Report Missing Data

Why we care. I’d check back in a day or two to see if this data returns or if Google posts a notice about the issue. Right now, no one is able to access that data, so everyone is in the “same boat.”

Google will hopefully fix the data, and you can run your reporting and analysis if you have not done so yet for those data ranges.

Update: John Mueller from Google replied saying, “This is a side-effect of the latency issue from early December. This isn’t a new or separate issue.”

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