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Google Search Console verification fails on single site while many others had no issue

Interestingly, this is apparently the official way to reach Google API support? (...akin to Microsoft/SO's documentation partnership?) Interesting — but obviously this limits the private information that I can include in my "support request"...

I have added-then-verified 400+ domains (with each of their http/https/www/no-www variations, for 800+ total) on Google Search Console via the related API's, without issue.

One domain is giving me a problem with verification via 'HTML File Upload', even though it's triple-checked to be set-up the same as the other 825 that verified without issue.

I compared WHOIS and intodns.com DNS Health report and I also cleared the DNS Cache and waiting a couple days to see if it was a caching issue.

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I've tried multiple verification methods, but this error persists on both the http:// and http://www. versions of the one site. The site itself works fine and I can't see any anomalies with it on my end.

I'm not sure if this could be related but the webmaster's site list, does include one strange property that is apparently verified (in addition to the two unverified versions of the problem domain):

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          (I've masked the ID number since I have no idea what it represents.)

How can I get my ownership of this site verified on Google Search Console?

Solution

  • You can verify your site ownership by the alternate method. By inserting HTML tag you can verify your ownership easily. From search console you will get the HTML Tag. The Other way is to verify the ownership is Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics.

    HTML Tag Sample is: <meta name="google-site-verification" content="String_we_ask_for">