Request indexing

Requesting indexing asks Google to visit a page sooner than it otherwise would. You do it with the URL Inspection tool in Google Search Console.

When to use it

• You’ve published a new page
• You’ve made an important change to a page, such as a new title tag or fixed content
• You’ve fixed a problem that stopped a page being indexed

How to do it

1. Open Google Search Console and choose your site.
2. Paste the page’s full address into the search bar at the top and press Enter.
3. The result shows whether the page is on Google.
4. Select Request indexing.
5. Wait for the quick check to finish. If it passes, the page is added to Google’s queue.

Things to know

• It doesn’t guarantee the page will be indexed, or how quickly.
• There’s a daily limit on requests, so save it for pages that matter.
• For lots of pages at once, make sure they’re in your XML sitemap instead.
• If the live test shows the page can’t be indexed, fix that first. See Pages not indexed.

Google’s guide

URL Inspection tool (Search Console Help)