# Verify your site in Webmaster Tools using Google Tag Manager

Monday, June 17, 2013


If you use [Google Tag Manager](https://www.google.com/tagmanager/) to
add and update your site tags, now you can quickly and easily
[verify ownership of your site](https://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=3187581)
in Webmaster Tools using the
[container snippet code](https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/2574370).

Here's how it's done:

1.
   On the Webmaster Tools home page, click **Manage site** for the site you'd like
   to verify, then select **Verify this site** . If you haven't added the site yet,
   you can click the **Add a site** button in the top right corner.

   ![Context menu in the right corner of the site management section of Webmaster Tools](https://developers.google.com/static/search/blog/images/import/60adcf83446af1e3efb33c8a9c17b3dc.png)


   To do this, you must have "View, Edit, and Manage"
   [account level permissions](https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/2695756)
   in Google Tag Manager.
2.
   On the Verification page, select **Google Tag Manager** as the verification
   method and follow the steps on your screen.

   ![Google Tag Manager shown in the list of supported verification methods](https://developers.google.com/static/search/blog/images/import/3b67578b991aa01b67726419499e364a.png)
3. Click **Verify**. And you're done!


If you've got any questions about this verification method, drop by the
[Webmaster Help Forum](https://support.google.com/webmasters/threads?hl=en&thread_filter=(category:search_console)).


Posted by
[Mariya Moeva](https://plus.google.com/+MariyaMoeva/posts/),
Webmaster Trends Analyst