{"id":729810,"date":"2026-05-27T10:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-search-console-links-report-showing-old-data-after-breaking\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T10:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:20:17","slug":"google-search-console-links-report-showing-old-data-after-breaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-search-console-links-report-showing-old-data-after-breaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Search Console links report showing old data after breaking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d462334458\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d462334458\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-search-console-links-report-showing-old-data-after-breaking\/#Google_Search_Consoles_link_report_broke_last_Thursday_so_Google_decided_to_show_old_data_from_weeks_ago_while_it_is_being_fixed\" >Google Search Console&#8217;s link report broke last Thursday so Google decided to show old data from weeks ago, while it is being fixed.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-search-console-links-report-showing-old-data-after-breaking\/#Topics_on_this_page\" >Topics on this page<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_Search_Consoles_link_report_broke_last_Thursday_so_Google_decided_to_show_old_data_from_weeks_ago_while_it_is_being_fixed\"><\/span>Google Search Console&#8217;s link report broke last Thursday so Google decided to show old data from weeks ago, while it is being fixed.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bialty-container\">\n<p>On Thursday, the Google Search Console <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seroundtable.com\/google-search-console-links-report-broke-41371.html\">link report broke<\/a>. For many it showed no links at all, and for others, it showed a drop of almost 90% of the links that Google reported they had a week prior.<\/p>\n<p>Google confirmed the issue and decided to show old link data, while it works on fixing the issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Google said. <\/strong>John Mueller from Google initially <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/johnmu.com\/post\/3mmfazirrs22n\">said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cThanks for the heads-up, Barry. We\u2019ll take a look to see if there\u2019s anything unexpected h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening (given the long weekends it might take a bit of time).\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Then on Saturday, the links appeared to return, but it was just a band-aid.  John Mueller <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/johnmu.com\/post\/3mmjjcxftes2w\">wrote<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cThey\u2019re working on resolving the actual issue and in the meantime switched back to the data from the week before.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Old data. <\/strong>So for now, if you go to your link report in Google Search Console, it should be showing old data.  Please keep that in mind, if you are using this data for client or stakeholder reporting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What the bug looked like. <\/strong>Like I said, many saw zero links in that report, while others saw huge drops of over 85% of their links going missing.  Here is a screenshot of the report showing zero links:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OK, this takes the cake. Hahaha. Yeah, something is very off with the links reporting in GSC. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KIYmFPm1fX\">pic.twitter.com\/KIYmFPm1fX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Glenn Gabe (@glenngabe) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glenngabe\/status\/2057534125746053217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-minify=\"1\" async src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/cache\/min\/1\/widgets.js?ver=1779804620\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Why we care. <\/strong>Again, if you are using this link report for client or stakeholder report, it is important to know that the data is not updated.  If you pulled in data on Thursday, it might be wrong. <\/p>\n<p>Google is working on fixing the issue, until then, the report will be showing data from weeks ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttd-topics-display\">\n<div class=\"ttd-topics-content\">\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Topics_on_this_page\"><\/span>Topics on this page<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"ttd-topics-links\">Google Search ConsoleGoogleGlenn GabeJohn MuellerSearch engine optimizationSoftware bug<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ttd-topics-show-extra-button\">+1 more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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On Thursday, the Google Search Console link report broke. 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