Google Search Console's performance report seems to have a bug where it is showing almost zero data for today. I can replicate this across numerous Search Console properties, so maybe something is stuck with Search Console right now.
I have seen some complaints on X and on this site and I wanted to quickly report, it is not just you. That you can relax a bit and know that this seems to be impacting everyone.
I should note, Google seems to be showing data for today by default now. So this might not be a "bug" but rather a "feature" where Google is showing the data it sees for today, which is not much yet, since it is the morning. Google confirmed it is a bug, story updated below.
This seems unrelated to the Google Search unconfirmed ranking update from this weekend.
Here is what I see for some of the Search Console profiles I have access to:
So if you are seeing this, you are 100% not alone.
Google Search Console showing 0 clicks on the latest day, which is today. Seeing this on many properties.@danielwaisberg this a bug?
— Jan Caerels (@CaerelsJan) October 28, 2024
cc: @rustybrick pic.twitter.com/a64bJQjSuN
Same story across three properties, looks like a fun new Google Search Console bug.
— Daniel Trick (@DanTrickSEO) October 28, 2024
Fingers crossed it doesn't take 100+ hours to get a GSC fix this time... pic.twitter.com/thEE2f54QU
Every single Google Search Console Performance Report I have access to looks like this at the moment. Is there a bug going on? 👀
— Aleyda Solis 🕊️ (@aleyda) October 28, 2024
FYI: @JohnMu @danielwaisberg 🙏 pic.twitter.com/WY2Rt5ea9E
This might be a "feature" in that Google may be showing more real time data, as Frank Sandtmann notes on Mastodon. I mean, it is showing data for today by default.
Google has not yet commented on this issue.
Forum discussion at X.
Update: Google's John Mueller confirmed this is a bug, he said on LinkedIn, "It's an issue on our side - the team is looking into it. Thanks to everyone for noticing & letting us know, this wasn't meant to replace your traditional morning wake-up beverage :-)."
Note: This story was originally published at 6:05 am ET but was updated at 7:30am ET with Google's statement. So I updated the timestamp of this story.
Update 2: At around 1pm ET Google fixed the reports to no longer show data from today, by default - so this is no longer an issue:
Google fixed the Search Console performance report to not show data from today - so the charts should no longer give you a heart attack - story updated at https://t.co/g9USEP1ZSg https://t.co/gs7k41kjYK pic.twitter.com/PreIJFsEZv
— Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) October 28, 2024
