{"id":744278,"date":"2026-08-18T01:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T22:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-search-console-generative-ai-performance-report-in-search-data-bug\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T01:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T22:25:18","slug":"google-search-console-generative-ai-performance-report-in-search-data-bug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-search-console-generative-ai-performance-report-in-search-data-bug\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Search Console Generative AI Performance Report in Search data bug"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 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-6a84c86830d08\" 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-6a84c86830d08\" 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-generative-ai-performance-report-in-search-data-bug\/#Google_has_confirmed_the_issue_starting_on_August_13_and_the_result_is_a_decrease_in_impressions\" >Google has confirmed the issue starting on August 13, and the result is a decrease in impressions.<\/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-generative-ai-performance-report-in-search-data-bug\/#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_has_confirmed_the_issue_starting_on_August_13_and_the_result_is_a_decrease_in_impressions\"><\/span>Google has confirmed the issue starting on August 13, and the result is a decrease in impressions.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bialty-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google has confirmed the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seroundtable.com\/google-search-console-performance-reports-drop-41884.html\">reports of a bug<\/a> in the Search Console performance reports, specifically with the Generative AI in Search performance report.  There is a data logging issue that has caused a decrease in impressions shown in the report.  This is just a reporting issue, not a true issue in Google Search.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What was the issue. <\/strong>If you look at your Generative AI report for Search in Google Search Console\u2019s performance report, you may see a deep dive in impressions reported starting on August 13th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a screenshot of one example:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"956\" http: alt=\"Google Search Console Performance Reports Drop Aqmaq2gf Scaled\" class=\"wp-image-485217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/google-search-console-performance-reports-drop-Aqmaq2gf-scaled.png 2048w, https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/google-search-console-performance-reports-drop-Aqmaq2gf-768x358.png 768w, https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/google-search-console-performance-reports-drop-Aqmaq2gf-1536x717.png 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/google-search-console-performance-reports-drop-Aqmaq2gf-scaled.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/google-search-console-performance-reports-drop-Aqmaq2gf-scaled.png\" alt=\"Google Search Console Performance Reports Drop Aqmaq2gf Scaled\" class=\"wp-image-485217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/google-search-console-performance-reports-drop-Aqmaq2gf-scaled.png 2048w, https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/google-search-console-performance-reports-drop-Aqmaq2gf-768x358.png 768w, https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/google-search-console-performance-reports-drop-Aqmaq2gf-1536x717.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What Google said. <\/strong>Google wrote on its\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/6211453?hl=en#zippy=%2Cperformance-reports-search-results-discover-google-news\">data anomalies<\/a>\u00a0page:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August 13 (Generative AI in Search)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A logging error caused a decrease in impressions on the Generative AI performance report in Search for data starting on August 13, 2026. This issue affects data logging only and is ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Mueller from Google added on Bluesky <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/johnmu.com\/post\/3mtchhfyizs25\">saying<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re aware of this issue and working on resolving it. This is just a logging issue and not representative of visibility changes in Search. We\u2019re adding an annotation in Search Console to let folks know about this in the near future.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why we care. <\/strong>If you noticed the dip in impressions on this report, you are not alone. This is widespread; Google confirmed the issue and is working on fixing it going forward.<\/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 ConsoleGenerative AIGoogleJohn MuellerSearch engine optimizationBlueskySoftware bug<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ttd-topics-show-extra-button\">+2 more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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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Google has confirmed the reports of a bug in the Search Console performance reports, specifically with the Generative AI in Search performance report. 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