Google retired FAQ rich results and scheduled removal of the Search Console FAQ report, filter and API support
- Date
- May 8, 2026
- Effective
- May 7, 2026
- Primary source
- Google Search Console Help
FAQ rich results stopped appearing in Google Search on May 7, 2026; Google said the FAQ search appearance, rich result report and Rich Results Test support would be dropped in June 2026, with Search Console API support removed in August 2026.
Logged on the Data anomalies page as a drop in reported FAQ impressions from May 7, 2026. FAQ structured data can remain on pages.
Sources
- open_in_newData anomalies in Search ConsoleGoogle Search Console Help · May 8, 2026
- open_in_newLatest Google Search documentation updates (May 8, 2026)Google Search Central · May 8, 2026
- open_in_newGoogle to no longer support FAQ rich resultsSearch Engine Land · May 8, 2026
- open_in_newGoogle Drops FAQ Rich Results From SearchSearch Engine Roundtable · May 11, 2026
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