> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.seoutils.app/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.seoutils.app/guide/google-search-console/gsc-rank-tracker.md). # GSC Rank Tracker The GSC Rank Tracker turns your own [Google Search Console](/guide/google-search-console.md) data into a daily ranking history for the keywords you care about. It costs nothing per check, because it reads data Google already gives you instead of scraping search results.
The Rankings tab with the tracker selector, KPI strip, position bands chart and Keywords table

The Rankings tab of a Search Console property

## What you get * **16 months of history at once.** The moment you add a keyword, SEO Utils downloads its past positions, so you do not wait weeks for a trend. * **No cost per check.** There are no credits, proxies or DataForSEO calls involved. * **One tracker per market.** A tracker covers one country (or Worldwide), one device group and one search type, so its numbers are not mixed across markets. * **Alerts and movers.** See which keywords really moved, get an alert for each real change, and send it by email or webhook. ## How the numbers work Search Console reports an **average position** for each query, per day. The tracker keeps the exact value and shows it as a whole number; hover a position to see the decimals. The position shown for a keyword is your site's **best spot** for that query: the average position of your highest result on that day, across all your pages. You can also set a **target page** for a keyword and see how that one page does. | Term | What it means | | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Final data** | Data Google has finished processing. It runs about 2-3 days behind today. All averages, changes, movers and alerts use final data only. | | **Fresh data** | The newest days, which Google can still revise. They are shown with a hatched mark and are replaced when they become final. | | **Low data day** | A day with fewer impressions than the tracker's **thin threshold** (5 by default). Low data days are faded and left out of averages, so a handful of impressions cannot swing a position. | | **Pacific dates** | Search Console dates follow Pacific Time. The tracker uses the same calendar days, and its header says so: "Final through Oct 11 ยท fresh through Oct 14 (Pacific)". | {% hint style="info" %} A keyword that Google shows no impressions for has no position that day. The tracker shows a dash and never counts it as 0. {% endhint %} ## How it differs from the Organic Rank Tracker Both tools answer "where do I rank?", with different data. | | GSC Rank Tracker | [Organic Rank Tracker](/guide/organic-rank-tracker.md) | | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Source** | Your Search Console data: Google's average position over real searches | A search result check at one location and time | | **Cost** | Free | Depends on the scrape method: your own IP or proxies, or DataForSEO, which bills each check | | **History** | 16 months of past data as soon as you add a keyword | Starts with your first check, unless you import past data | | **Competitors** | Your own site only | Can track competitors | | **Keywords** | Only queries Google showed your site for | Any keyword you add | | **Freshness** | 2-3 days behind, plus provisional fresh days | As recent as your last check | Use the GSC Rank Tracker for ongoing, free tracking of keywords you already rank for. Use the Organic Rank Tracker to check keywords you do not rank for yet, or to compare against competitors. You can start a GSC tracker from an Organic Rank Tracker report to reuse its keywords. ## Where to find it Open a Search Console property and choose **Rankings** in the property menu, right after Performance. The first visit opens the tracker wizard. {% hint style="info" %} Rankings is for the owner of the SEO Utils installation. Employee logins (the [Remote Access](/guide/remote-access.md) Agency plan) do not see it. {% endhint %} ## Guides {% content-ref url="/pages/j9lG7KqTEFkzZUwXZntV" %} [Create a Tracker](/guide/google-search-console/gsc-rank-tracker/create-a-tracker.md) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/Bn1IVfGSbBaUHCd6i2Rq" %} [Read Your Rankings](/guide/google-search-console/gsc-rank-tracker/read-your-rankings.md) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/sTqMBrSBDInu9iayavd6" %} [Keyword Details](/guide/google-search-console/gsc-rank-tracker/keyword-details.md) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/c1EyDOIcF5zDc6pbOUFH" %} [Movers](/guide/google-search-console/gsc-rank-tracker/movers.md) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/YZwPnKjUgXFtCYxLvFQm" %} [Alerts](/guide/google-search-console/gsc-rank-tracker/alerts.md) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/3jpKBIKHe2K28pa31OTo" %} [Manage Trackers](/guide/google-search-console/gsc-rank-tracker/manage-trackers.md) {% endcontent-ref %}