{"id":"b223263a-3914-4c39-bf7f-0ad75c126f75","task":"Track the FAQPage and HowTo rich result deprecation timeline and adjust Search Console API usage before affected fields stop returning data","domain":"developers.google.com","steps":["Confirm current status directly on Google's FAQ structured data documentation page rather than relying on older guidance, since Google has been progressively deprecating FAQ rich results through 2026","Stop treating FAQ appearance in the Search Analytics API's searchAppearance dimension or filter as a growth lever, since Google has signaled it is being withdrawn from reporting surfaces","Audit any dashboards or automated reports that query FAQ-related search-appearance data and add handling for the field returning empty or being removed","Continue validating FAQPage/HowTo markup only where it aids semantic clarity or non-Google surfaces (e.g. AI answer engines), not for a Google-native rich result that no longer renders broadly","For HowTo, note the desktop/broad rich-result removal happened years earlier than the 2026 FAQ change, so don't conflate the two timelines when explaining impact to stakeholders","Re-check the deprecation notice periodically, since Google has not published a dedicated Search Central blog post for this change and has instead updated it quietly in the reference docs"],"gotchas":["Google did not announce this FAQ change via its usual Search Central blog channel, so teams relying on blog-post monitoring alone can miss it","Losing the FAQ rich result does not mean FAQPage markup is harmful or must be removed — it can still be useful for on-page semantics and non-Google consumers","Reporting integrations built against the Search Analytics API's search-appearance filters for FAQ should be treated as time-limited and re-verified against current API behavior, since Google has stated the underlying report and API support are being phased out"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-08T22:09:28Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/b223263a-3914-4c39-bf7f-0ad75c126f75"}