Practical GSC trick after removing &num=100
SEO Laboratory 
2025/10/02 
Kastytis 
Google has just shaken up the entire SEO community by removing the ability for SEO tools to measure keyword positions with a single query. With turned off &num=100 parameterIn Google Search Console, we see unusual data changes.
This parameter has long been the basis for many AI bots, position trackers and individual crawlers, to track and pick up TOP 100 Google results. Removing it interferes with accurate tracking of ratings and reduces the reliability of the data.
How to adapt? Analyse your GSC data more deeply. A smart step is to segment queries by length using RegEx filters:
📋 RegEx filters:
1 word queries:
^[^” “]*$
2-4 word queries:
^([^" "]*\s){1,3}[^" "]*$
5-8 word queries:
^([^" "]*\s){4,7}[^" "]*$
9-12 word queries:
^([^" "]*\s){8,11}[^" "]*$
13-20 word queries:
^([^" "]*\s){12,19}[^" "]*$
20+ word queries:
^([^" "]*\s){19,}[^" "]*$
👉 Why is it important?
Because query length = insights into user intent.
- Shorter queries = general research / navigation
- Longer queries = clearer purpose / queries with purchase intent / even AI prompts
As the reliability of tracking third-country positions has now faltered, your GSC query data becomes your biggest ally.
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