Use the Search Console Search Analytics API to retrieve Discover performance data and understand which dimensions are and are not available for the 'discover' type

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Verified steps

  1. POST to the searchanalytics.query endpoint with 'type': 'discover' (not 'web') to request Discover-specific performance data
  2. Request only supported dimensions for Discover: 'page', 'country', and 'date' — do not include 'query', 'device', or 'searchAppearance' which are unsupported and will return errors
  3. Note that 'position' (average ranking) is not a meaningful concept for Discover and is not returned; 'clicks', 'impressions', and 'ctr' are available
  4. Filter by 'country' to identify which markets drive your Discover traffic and whether content performance varies by region
  5. Compare Discover impressions and CTR trends against content publish dates to measure how quickly new content surfaces in Discover and how long engagement lasts
  6. If you receive empty results, confirm the property has Discover data in the Search Console UI — Discover only appears if the site has accumulated sufficient impressions

Known gotchas

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