Deleting your entire Google Search Console account isn't directly possible, but you can remove a property (website) from your account, which is often what people mean when they ask this question. You can also remove users from accessing a specific property. Here's how to do both:
1. Removing a Property from Google Search Console
This process removes the website or domain from your view in Search Console. It does not affect the website itself or its indexing in Google.
- Go to Google Search Console: Sign in to your Google account and navigate to Google Search Console.
- Select the Property: In the top left corner, click the property selector (the dropdown with your current website listed). Choose the property you want to remove.
- Go to Settings: In the left-hand navigation menu, click on "Settings".
- Remove Property: At the top of the settings page, you will see "Remove property". Click on it.
- Confirm Removal: A confirmation window will appear. Confirm that you want to remove the property.
Important Considerations:
- Removing a property only removes it from your Search Console account. The data associated with that property will eventually be deleted by Google, but the site will remain indexed.
- If you own the property and want to prevent it from appearing in Google search results, you'll need to use the
noindexmeta tag or HTTP header, or remove the content from your web server.
2. Removing Users from a Google Search Console Property
If you want to prevent someone else from accessing data related to a specific website property, you can remove their access.
- Go to Google Search Console: Sign in to your Google account and navigate to Google Search Console.
- Select the Property: In the top left corner, click the property selector and choose the property you want to manage users for.
- Go to Users and Permissions: In the left-hand navigation menu, click "Settings" then "Users and permissions".
- Manage Permissions: A list of users with access to the property will be displayed.
- Remove User: To remove a user, click the three dots (actions menu) next to their name and select "Remove access." Confirm your choice.
User Permission Levels:
- Owner: Full control, including adding and removing users and managing all settings.
- Full: Can see all data and take some actions.
- Restricted: Can see most data, but cannot take actions that affect the site's configuration.
In summary, you can't delete your Google Search Console account, but you can remove properties from it or remove user access to those properties. Removing a property removes it from your view within Search Console.
