Google fixes weeks-long Search Console Performance report delay

Google Search Console appears to have fixed the weeks-long delay in Performance reports. After several weeks of 50+ hour lag times, the reports now seem up to date as of the past few hours.

Now up-to-date. If you check the Search Performance report now, you should see a normal delay of about two to six hours. Over the past few weeks, that delay had stretched to more than 70 hours.

This is what I see:

The delays began a few weeks ago and took roughly three weeks to fully clear, including the backlog of data.

Page indexing report. Meanwhile, the Page Indexing report delay we reported weeks ago is still unresolved. The report is now almost a month behind, and Google has not fixed it yet. Google posted a notice at the top of the report that says:

• “Due to internal issues, this report has not been updated to reflect recent data”

Why we care. If you rely on Search Console data for analytics and stakeholder or client reporting, this has been extremely frustrating. The Performance reports now appear to be updating normally, but the Page Indexing report remains heavily delayed and will continue to create reporting headaches.

Meanwhile, Google released a number of new features in the past few weeks, including:

• AI-powered configuration for the Search Performance report
• Social channels in the Insights report
• Weekly and monthly smoothing in the Performance report

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