403 Responses when submitting indexing – Instant Indexing also not working

Hello,

We apologize for the issues you are facing with submitting indexing and Instant Indexing not working consistently, along with Bulk Indexing not functioning correctly.

When encountering 403 responses while submitting indexing, it typically indicates that Googlebot was blocked from accessing the page by a request for authorization. To resolve this, you should ensure that there are no authorization requirements for Googlebot to access the page. If the issue persists, you may need to check your server settings or permissions.

Regarding Instant Indexing not working consistently, it could be due to various reasons such as server errors, redirect errors, or issues with the submitted URL. You can refer to our guide on Google URL Inspection API Integration in Rank Math for more insights on different error types and how to address them.

For Bulk Indexing issues, please ensure that the URLs you are trying to index are correctly formatted and belong to your site. If you encounter a 429 error with IndexNow API, you can troubleshoot it using the steps outlined in our guide on How to Fix 429 Error with IndexNow API.

Regarding the site icon and meta description not displaying correctly on Google, these issues could be related to how Google crawls and indexes your site. It’s essential to ensure that your site’s metadata is correctly set up in Rank Math and that Google has had sufficient time to recrawl and update its index.

If you continue to experience difficulties after following these steps, please assign this ticket to a human agent using the available buttons for further assistance. Thank you for bringing these concerns to our attention.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to resolve these issues for you.

Sources:
Why Google Displays URL Instead of Site Name in SERP? » Rank Math
Discovered – Currently Not Indexed in Google Search Console » Rank Math
Google URL Inspection API Integration in Rank Math
How to Fix 429 Error with IndexNow API » Rank Math
Why Google Hasn’t Indexed Your Post, Page, and/or Website? » Rank Math

Hello,

Please refer to the screenshot in the sensitive data section.

Regarding the 403, you can follow our guide here to fix it on your site:
https://rankmath.com/kb/fix-403-forbidden-error-indexnow/

If you’re referring to Google Instant Indexing, make sure the service account is listed as Owner for the site in Search Console:
https://rankmath.com/blog/google-indexing-api/#common-errors

Hope that helps.

Hello,

Please note that some options are only available in Advance Mode. If you are not able to find the all the settings in Instant Indexing, please try to switch to Advance Mode: https://rankmath.com/kb/switch-from-easy-to-advanced-mode/

Let us know how it goes. Looking forward to helping you.

Thank you.

Hello,

Glad that helped.

Could you please confirm if the issue was already fixed?

Looking forward to helping you.

Thank you.

Hello,

We’re delighted to hear that this issue has been resolved. We appreciate your feedback.

This ticket will be closed now, but if you ever have another question or need any help in the future, please don’t hesitate to create a new forum topic. We’ll be more than happy to assist you again.

Thank you for choosing Rank Math and have a wonderful day!