In short. The link grants page-level access to one issue and its validation history, without access to other property pages or property actions.
Definition: A shared Search Console structured data issue link is a page-level viewing link. Google's Unparsable structured data report help says it opens the current issue details page and any validation history pages for that issue for anyone with the link. Other property pages and account actions remain outside its scope.
Key facts
- Google's Unparsable structured data report help says the shared link covers the current issue details page and validation history pages for that issue.
- The link can be opened by anyone who has it.
- Other resource pages remain outside the shared link's scope.
- The shared user has no property or account action rights through the link.
- Google's permissions documentation describes owner, full user, and restricted user roles as separate property access levels, with different rights and capabilities.
What can the shared link show?
An issue details page opens from an issue row in a Search Console rich result summary page. Google's report help says that the page contains the issue's state, validation state, first detected date, examples, and last crawled time. The examples are a list of rich results affected by the issue, and Google says that the list may omit instances for reasons such as a later crawl or an issue affecting more than 1,000 items.
The same documentation includes the validation record in the shared scope. Search Console keeps a record of all URLs checked during validation, and that record is reachable from the issue details page. The validation details page shows the instance status for each URL included in the request. In a Rich Result report, entries in the validation history are grouped by the combination of URL and structured data item, based on the item's Name value.
What remains outside the link?
Google states that other resource pages remain outside the link's scope. It also says that the shared user has no property or account action rights. The recipient therefore receives the documented issue view and its related validation history, rather than a Search Console property role.
Google's permissions documentation describes an owner as having full control, including adding and removing users, configuring settings, viewing all data, and using all tools. It describes a full user as having view rights to all data and some actions, while a restricted user has simple view rights on most data. These are property permissions managed in Search Console, whereas the issue link is limited to the current issue page and its validation history.
How can the link be revoked?
The report help says that the link can be revoked at any time by disabling sharing for the page. The documented control is attached to the shared issue page. The help page leaves unspecified what happens to a page that was already open or to information copied before sharing was disabled.
Related terms
- Structured data
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FAQ
What can you see through a shared issue link?
You can see the current issue details page and any validation history pages for that issue. The details can include the issue state, validation state, examples, and last crawled time.
Can you edit the property from the shared link?
The shared link is view-only: property pages and account actions remain outside its scope.
How do you stop the link from working?
Disable sharing for the page. Google documents this as the way to revoke the link.
Sources
- Google Search Console Help, "Unparsable structured data report", undated
- Google Search Console Help, "Managing owners, users, and permissions", undated
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