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Change interface language of Google webmaster

To change your Google webmaster interface language you need to set your browser language to whatever language is you need. Of course not the browser interface language, but the Accept-Language header browser sends.

So, for example, this HTTP request to Google webmaster will return a Swedish version

GET /webmasters/ HTTP/1.1
Host: www.google.com
Accept-Language: sv,lv;q=0.8,lv;q=0.6,lv;q=0.4,en;q=0.2

But this is going to return an English one

GET /webmasters/ HTTP/1.1
Host: www.google.com
Accept-Language: en,lv;q=0.8,lv;q=0.6,lv;q=0.4,en;q=0.2

Where to configure browser headers differs from browser to browser, but for chrome it is under Options->Change font and language settings.

I’m not sure that showing interface language based on headers is the best solution. I think much better would be if there was an option where to switch a language, just like it is for gmail.com.

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syed said…
hello,

i have even weirder problem. every other google product is working fine..but google webmasters is behaving very stragely...it shown indonasian in the interface..i dont undertand anything in it to change it ..i am trying to access mywebsite site

my site
via this

is it taking it because it has "may" in it?
8 Dec 2013, 08:10:00
Anonymous said…
I am too facing same problem. Its coming in Indonesian. Changing it into English from preferences also not working.

If you get solution please post here?
16 Dec 2013, 14:09:00
vidhan said…
Google webmaster is getting weirder everyday
23 Sept 2021, 09:29:00
Syed nayab said…
same problem, i bought domain with MAY in in it. writing to offical forums now
3 Aug 2023, 16:53:00
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