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How to add users to Google Search Console

To add a user to Google Search Console, open the property, go to Settings, then Users and permissions, click Add user, enter their Google account email, and choose Full or Restricted permission. Only owners can add users. To make someone an owner, add them as a delegated owner from the same screen, or have them verify ownership themselves.

Giving the right access to agencies, contractors, and colleagues is one of the most common Search Console admin tasks, and getting it wrong either blocks their work or hands out more control than needed. This page covers the steps, the permission levels, and safe practice for transfers.

By , Founder, SerionFlow

What we measured ·

What Google shows for "how to add users to google search console" right now

Method: Live Google results (United States, desktop, English) for "how to add users to google search console" retrieved through DataForSEO's SERP API on 2026-10-22. Page types are our own classification of each ranking URL.

The top 8 organic results for "how to add users to google search console" were 3 guides or explainers, 2 official search-engine docs pages, 2 videos, 1 forum or community thread. The first three were www.hivedigital.com, support.google.com, support.google.com. Community threads (webmasters.stackexchange.com) ranked on page one, a sign searchers want first-hand answers, not only vendor pages.

Google returned an AI Overview placeholder that loads after the page, so whether the Overview appears for a given searcher, and which sources it cites, could not be captured.

People Also Ask listed: "How do you log into the Google Search Console?"; "How do I give access to a site?"; "How to create a user in Google Admin console?"; "How do I transfer the Google Search Console to another account?". The sections below answer the ones within this page's scope.

Top organic results for "how to add users to google search console", 2026-10-22
PositionDomainPage type
1www.hivedigital.comGuide or explainer
2support.google.comOfficial search-engine documentation
3support.google.comOfficial search-engine documentation
4www.youtube.comVideo
5www.digidop.comGuide or explainer
6www.youtube.comVideo
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Step by step

Sign in with an owner account and select the property. Open Settings in the left menu, then Users and permissions. Click Add user, enter the person's email address, which must be associated with a Google account, choose a permission level, and click Add. The person can access the property immediately; there is no invitation to accept. Repeat for each property, because permissions are set per property.

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Permission levels explained

Pick the lowest level that lets the person do their job.

Search Console permission levels
LevelCan doTypical user
Verified ownerEverything, including adding owners and changing settingsCompany admin
Delegated ownerSame as owner, granted by a verified ownerSenior team member
Full userView all data and take most actions, such as submitting sitemaps and requesting indexingIn-house SEO or agency
Restricted userView most data; few actionsStakeholders, reporting tools
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Adding access for tools and service accounts

Reporting and SEO tools that use the Search Console API either ask you to sign in with Google or provide a service account email. For a service account, add its email as a user like any person. Restricted permission is enough for read-only reporting. SerionFlow connects through Google's official OAuth sign-in instead, so no user needs to be added by hand.

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Transferring ownership

To hand a property to a new owner, add the new person as an owner first, ideally by having them verify with their own method such as DNS. Confirm they can see the property. Then remove the old owner, and if the old owner verified with a token such as an HTML file, meta tag, or DNS record, remove that token too, or Search Console will keep reverifying them.

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Good access hygiene

Keep at least two owners so the property is never locked to one person. Prefer a domain property verified by DNS for the main site, since it covers every protocol and subdomain. Audit Users and permissions every quarter and when agencies change. Use restricted access for executives who only need reports. If you also use Bing Webmaster Tools, it can import a property from Search Console, which saves a second verification. SerionFlow is the wrong tool for managing Search Console permissions; owners manage users in Search Console itself.

Clear answers

Frequently asked questions

Can a full user add other users?

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No. Only verified or delegated owners can add or remove users.

How do I transfer Search Console to another account?

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Add the new account as an owner, confirm access, then remove the old owner and any verification token it used.

Is there a limit to how many users I can add?

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Google sets a limit on the number of users per property. Most teams never reach it; if you do, remove inactive users first.

About the author

· Founder, SerionFlow

Shadrack builds SerionFlow's site research, page generation, and Search Console tooling, and runs the free tools these guides pair with. Search Console figures cited on these pages come from serionflow.com's own property.

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