Hello,
Thanks for contacting us, and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.
In order to fix this issue, please follow the guide below:
https://rankmath.com/blog/google-indexing-api/#num-6-2-403-permission-denied-failed-to-verify-the-url-ownership
Let us know how it goes. Looking forward to helping you.
Thank you.
Even after following these step I get the same error.
Hello,
This is one of the most common issues when setting up the Instant Indexing plugin.
If the above steps doesn’t seem to be work for you, please remove the plugin, then install and configure it again.
Let us know how it goes. Looking forward to helping you.
Thank you.
Starting from scratch I tried doing it 4 times but also I’m facing the same issue.
Hello,
Can you please try submitting a different version of your URL? If you are currently submitting the HTTPS version try the HTTP version. You can also try submitting both WWW and non-WWW versions, and see if any one of them gets submitted successfully.
Looking forward to helping you.
even after trying different version of URL’s the issue is same
Hello,
We might need to take a closer look at the settings. Please edit the first post on this ticket and include your WordPress logins in the designated Sensitive Data section.
Please do take a complete backup of your website before sharing the information with us.
It is completely secure and only our support staff has access to that section. If you want, you can use the below plugin to generate a temporary login URL to your website and share that with us instead:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-without-password/
You can use the above plugin in conjunction with the WP Security Audit Log to monitor what changes our staff might make on your website (if any):
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/
We really look forward to helping you.
Hello,
I have updated the sensitive data as requested. Can you please check further?
Thank you.
I am awaiting for your response.
Hello,
Apologies for the delay as we currently have a high volume of tickets here in our support forums.
The login link you have shared is no longer working. Could you please update or extend its availability so we can investigate this issue further?
Looking forward to helping you.
Thank you.
I have debugged it myself, I hope in future you improve the quality of service.
Hello,
We apologize for this inconvenience.
Can you please confirm if the issue is resolved for you?
Looking forward to hearing back from you.
Thank you.
Hey Bengaluru, can you please tell me what the issue was? I have the same issue, and there are tens of support tickets in rankmath with the same problem, no one could fix it and there is no solution. The index plugin works one day and the day after, it says permission denied.
Thanks
Hello,
@Anonymous Please follow the steps in this link for troubleshooting:
https://rankmath.com/blog/google-indexing-api/#num-6-2-403-permission-denied-failed-to-verify-the-url-ownership
If the issue still persists, please ensure that you have followed the steps religiously to use the Instant Indexing plugin. Here’s a link for creating a service account:
https://rankmath.com/blog/google-indexing-api/#create-service-account
You can also watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEmcwCc73Mc
We recommend so as these guides have worked with many of our users. It is possible that you are missing a step during the process.
Hope that helps.
Thank 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.
