Search Console Crawl Stats Missing Sept 15 Data

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By NewSunSEO September 22, 2026

Readings for September 15th are absent from the Crawl Stats report in Google Search Console, and the gap shows up across every profile. The missing day is a Google reporting issue, not a problem with any individual site, and Google has previously restored similar data gaps after the fact.

What happened with September 15th in Crawl Stats

The Crawl Stats report in Google Search Console has no entry for September 15th. Depending on the time zone of a profile, the missing day may shift to September 16th. Every Search Console account is affected, so the gap is visible on any property an owner opens until the data is restored.

The Crawl Stats report shows Google’s crawling history on a given website, including how often Googlebot requested pages and the response it received. A gap in this report means one full day of that crawl history is not available to view or compare against adjacent days.

Why site owners do not need to act

The data is missing because of a reporting problem inside Google Search Console, not because crawling stopped. Crawl activity on a site continues normally during the gap; the report simply does not display that day. Site owners do not need to change settings, resubmit URLs, or do anything on their end.

How often does this happen

This is not the first time Crawl Stats has lost a day of crawl data.

A recent gap in August 2026
A gap reported in October 2025
A gap reported in May 2022
A gap reported in February 2022
A gap reported in November 2021

In each earlier case, the missing data was eventually restored. The same outcome is the working assumption for the September 15th gap.

What to do if your report shows the gap

Site owners can open the Crawl Stats report in Google Search Console to confirm whether September 15th is missing from their own property. The URL for the report is available through the Search Console interface.

Until Google restores the day, the practical options are limited: wait for the data to reappear, compare adjacent days that are still present, and flag the issue through Google’s support channels if a property is being audited and the missing window matters. For most sites, a single missing day of crawl history does not change ongoing optimization decisions, because crawl stats are a trend tool, not a point-in-time score.

FAQ

Why is September 15th missing from Google Search Console Crawl Stats?

The Crawl Stats report in Google Search Console has a reporting gap for September 15th across all profiles. The cause is an issue with Google’s reporting in Search Console, not a problem with any individual site.

Does missing Crawl Stats data mean Google stopped crawling my site?

No. The gap is limited to what the report displays. Crawling of the site continues during the missing day, but the request data for that day is not available in the report.

Has Google fixed missing Crawl Stats days before?

Yes. Similar one-day gaps in Crawl Stats have appeared in prior months, including August 2026, October 2025, May 2022, February 2022, and November 2021, and Google has restored the data in those cases.