Verify your site in Webmaster Tools using Google Tag Manager

Monday, June 17, 2013

If you use Google Tag Manager to add and update your site tags, now you can quickly and easily verify ownership of your site in Webmaster Tools using the container snippet code .

Here's how it's done:

1. On the Webmaster Tools home page, click Manage sitefor the site you'd like to verify, then select Verify this site. If you haven't added the site yet, you can click the Add a sitebutton in the top right corner.

   

   To do this, you must have "View, Edit, and Manage" account level permissions in Google Tag Manager.

2. On the Verification page, select Google Tag Manageras the verification method and follow the steps on your screen.

   
3. Click Verify. And you're done!

If you've got any questions about this verification method, drop by the Webmaster Help Forum .

Posted by Mariya Moeva , Webmaster Trends Analyst