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How can I find my Webmaster Tools HTML file?
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So, totally amateur hour here, but I can't for the life of me find our HTML verification file for webmaster tools. I see nowhere to look at it in Google Webmaster Tools console, I tried a site:, I googled it, all the info out there is about how to verify a site. Ours is verified, but I need the verification file code to sync up with the Google API and no one seems to have it. Any thoughts?
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It was your second answer that did it. Here's a link to the documentation on it as well if anyone else runs across this thread. https://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=140369&topic=2370564&ctx=topic
Once you say you want to change it it will give you the option to view details on your current verification file.
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"Go into google webmaster tools and click add a site. Then go to the home dashboard (the main screen) > click manage site and then click verify site > click on the alternate methods in the verification tab and there is the html file option"
This was my orignial repsonse but only works if not verified sorry > if verified click manage site > add or remove users > manage site owners > verify using a different method.
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Awesome, thank you. I knew it was in there somewhere!
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Your html file will be in your root folder of your domain do you have ftp access?
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