Site Verification

Search engines and platforms require proof of site ownership before granting access to their webmaster tools. Boltdocs automatically injects the correct verification <meta> tags for the five most common providers.

Configuration Reference

Single-Provider Example

seo: {
  verification: {
    google: 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx',
  },
}

Only the meta tags of configured providers are injected. There's no penalty for having verification tags for services you don't use, but it's recommended to keep only what you need.

How It Works

Boltdocs generates the appropriate <meta name="..." content="..."> tag for each configured provider and injects it into the <head> element in both server-rendered HTML and client-side navigation.

<!-- Example: All providers enabled -->
<head>
  <meta name="google-site-verification" content="xxxxxxxxxxx" />
  <meta name="msvalidate.01" content="xxxxxxxxxxx" />
  <meta name="yandex-verification" content="xxxxxxxxxxx" />
  <meta name="p:domain_verify" content="xxxxxxxxxxx" />
  <meta name="facebook-domain-verification" content="xxxxxxxxxxx" />
</head>

Troubleshooting

Verification keeps failing

• Make sure the code is copied exactly (no extra spaces or characters)
• Verify your site's canonical domain matches what you entered in the webmaster tool (e.g. https://docs.example.com vs https://example.com)
• Check that the <meta> tag appears in the page source

Meta tag doesn't appear

• Confirm seo.verification is properly nested under the seo key (not integrations)
• Check that you're viewing the deployed production site, not a local dev server

Jesús Alcalá

Last updated on October 18, 2026