# Verify Google Search Console

> To verify Google Search Console, add a new website property, select a property type, and choose a verification method such as DNS for a domain name or HTML file upload and HTML tag for URL prefix, then click Verify.

Canonical: https://livedemo.ai/tutorials/how-to-verify-google-search-console/
Apps: Google
Updated: 2026-10-05
Interactive demo: https://story-api.livedemo.ai/workspaces/62255d3d3304f17b8f5e2d03/stories/692a529fab56e05a00fffdae/preview?step=1

## Steps

1. Add a new website property to Search Console.
2. Search Console will ask you to select a property type.
3. If you enter a domain name, you’ll be able to verify your website via DNS.
4. The URL prefix option allows you to choose between four verification methods.
5. Let's walk through the recommended method for URL prefixes: uploading an HTML file.
6. Download the HTML file and upload it to the root directory of your website.
7. Click " Verify " to complete the process.
8. Don't have server access? You can also verify using an HTML tag.
9. Copy and insert this tag within the <head> section of your website's homepage.