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What Is the Enhancements Report in Google Search Console?

The enhancements section is where your structured data shows up, for better or worse. Here is what it covers, how it relates to rich results, and how to read and fix enhancement issues without over-investing in them.

Updated: July 2026
Written by: Andrew Odgers, Managing Director
Reading time: 7 minutes
The short answer

The enhancements section reports on structured data, showing which rich result types Google detected and any errors. Types depend on your markup and can include breadcrumbs, FAQs, products and reviews. Valid markup makes a page eligible for rich results but does not guarantee they show. Fix errors by correcting the flagged structured data and revalidating. It is useful but secondary to indexing and content quality.

Your markup, reflected back

What it covers, and the types you might see

The enhancements section reports on structured data on your site, showing which rich result types Google detected and any errors or warnings with them. It reflects your markup; because rich results can improve how your listings look, this area helps you keep that markup valid, which ties closely to your wider schema markup. Types depend on your structured data and can include things like breadcrumbs, FAQs, products, reviews and more, appearing only when Google finds the relevant markup. The list is specific to your site; because it mirrors what you have implemented, the report only shows types you actually use, not a fixed menu.

EN 01

Structured data

What Google found.

EN 02

Eligibility only

Not a guarantee.

EN 03

Polish, not base

Basics come first.

Eligibility, fixes and priority

Rich result eligibility, fixing errors, and how much it matters

Valid markup makes a page eligible for rich results but does not guarantee they will show, as Google decides when and whether to display them. Eligibility is not display; because Google controls the outcome, valid structured data improves your chances rather than promising a rich result. You fix enhancement errors by correcting the structured data flagged in the report, following Google's requirements for that type, then validating the fix. Errors usually point to missing or invalid fields; because the report names the issue, fixing the specific field and revalidating normally clears it. The enhancements report is useful but secondary; structured data is worth getting right, yet it matters less than indexing and core content quality. It is a refinement, not a foundation; because the basics come first, treat enhancements as polish once your indexing and content are sound.

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Frequently asked

The enhancements report

What is the enhancements section in Google Search Console?
The enhancements section reports on structured data on your site, showing which rich result types Google detected and any errors or warnings with them. It reflects your markup. Because rich results can improve how your listings look, this area helps you keep that markup valid.
What enhancement types might appear?
Types depend on your structured data and can include things like breadcrumbs, FAQs, products, reviews and more, appearing only when Google finds the relevant markup. The list is specific to your site. Because it mirrors what you have implemented, the report only shows types you actually use.
Does valid structured data guarantee rich results?
No, valid markup makes a page eligible for rich results but does not guarantee they will show, as Google decides when and whether to display them. Eligibility is not display. Because Google controls the outcome, valid structured data improves your chances rather than promising a rich result.
How do you fix enhancement errors?
You fix them by correcting the structured data flagged in the report, following Google's requirements for that type, then validating the fix. Errors usually point to missing or invalid fields. Because the report names the issue, fixing the specific field and revalidating normally clears it.
How important is the enhancements report?
It is useful but secondary; structured data is worth getting right, yet it matters less than indexing and core content quality. It is a refinement, not a foundation. Because the basics come first, treat enhancements as polish once your indexing and content are sound.