Hello, we apologize for the issue you are facing with the instant indexing returning a 404 status. This typically indicates that the URL you are trying to index is not found on your server, which can happen for several reasons. Here are a few steps you can take to troubleshoot this issue:
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Check the URL: Ensure that the URL you are trying to index is correct and accessible. You can do this by visiting the URL directly in your browser.
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Server Configuration: Make sure your web server is configured correctly to serve the page. If the server is not set up properly, it may return a 404 error even if the page exists.
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Caching Issues: Sometimes, caching plugins or server-side caching can cause issues. Clear any caches and try again.
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Check for Redirects: If there are any redirects set up for that URL, ensure they are functioning correctly and not leading to a 404 page.
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Consult Your Hosting Provider: If you continue to experience issues, it may be helpful to contact your hosting provider to check if there are any server-side issues causing the 404 error.
If you need further assistance, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will take over and provide more specific help.
Hello,
Assuming you have submitted the URL, that means that the URL was still not processed by the Indexing API from Google. It’s important to note that the requirements for that have changed and now the URLs go through rigorous spam detection.
Besides that, the guidelines now state that this is exclusive to a particular set of websites, so if your website doesn’t fall under that category or is considered spammy the submission will go through but the API will never parse the URLs.
You can check the full guidelines here: https://developers.google.com/search/apis/indexing-api/v3/quickstart
Looking forward to helping you.
Hello,
Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.
If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.
Thank you.
