Hello,
Thank you for reaching out about the IndexNow feature in Rank Math and your concerns about the indexing process in Google Search Console.
The IndexNow feature in Rank Math allows you to instantly inform search engines like Google about the changes on your website. There is currently no known limit to the number of modifications you can submit per day using IndexNow. However, it is always recommended not to exploit this benefit.
If some of your modified pages are not yet indexed by Google, please note that while IndexNow informs search engines about changes, the actual crawling and indexing of these pages are at the discretion of the search engine. There is no specific queueing system in place to push modified pages to Google Search Console through the IndexNow feature.
Regarding the API key, it is not directly linked to Google Search Console. The API key generated by Rank Math for IndexNow needs to be added to a text file named [your_api_key].txt and uploaded to the root directory of your website. This step ensures that when you submit a URL using IndexNow, the request is accepted and waiting for validation before being submitted.
For more detailed instructions on how to use the IndexNow feature and manage the API key, you can refer to our guide here: How to Use IndexNow With Rank Math.
If you have any further questions or need assistance, feel free to ask. We’re here to help!
Best regards.
Sources:
How to Use IndexNow With Rank Math » Rank Math
How to Fix “Crawled – Currently Not Indexed” Error in Google Search Console » Rank Math
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Hello,
Apologies for the confusion, but the IndexNow API is for Bing and Yandex search engines:
https://rankmath.com/kb/how-to-use-indexnow/
If you’re referring to submitting your URLs to Google, then you may need to configure the Instant Indexing API by following this guide religiously:
https://rankmath.com/blog/google-indexing-api/
Also, you can uncheck the post type from the Instant Indexing settings if you do not want the posts from this post type to be automatically sent to the API.
Looking forward to helping you.
Hello,
I have been installing the Google Indexing API as per this procedure (https://rankmath.com/blog/google-indexing-api/). The setup has been complete and i pushed 44 URLs into Google with success.
But unfortunately the “Index Now History” is empty. Did i missed something ? or is there anything wrong in the extension ?
Thanks
Hello,
To help you investigate this issue further, we might need to take a closer look at your website and settings. Please follow these steps:
- Edit the first post on this ticket and include your WordPress and FTP logins in the Sensitive Data section. This is a secure section that only our support staff can access.
- Make sure you take a complete backup of your website before sharing the information with us.
- If you prefer, you can use this 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 also use this plugin to monitor what changes our staff might make on your website (if any): https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/
We appreciate your cooperation and patience.
Thank you for choosing Rank Math.
Hello,
Thanks for your support, i have used “temporary login with password”, please see sensitive data in the related area
Thanks
Hello,
Did you have a chance to see what’s wrong in my website ?
Thanks
Hello,
The IndexNow history is for submissions to the IndexNow API but since you are submitting to the Google Indexing API instead, there is no history in the plugin for that.
In that section, only the URLs submitted to the IndexNow API for Bing and Yandex will show.
Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any other questions.
Hello,
I have to admit i am confused…. why should i install Google Indexing API in addition to Rank Math instant index feature ? And why there isn’t any way to check which URL had been pushed to Google in Google Indexing API ?
Thanks for your help
Following to my previous message : if i am using Google Indexing API for both Google and IndexNow update, shall i desactivate the instant indexing feature in RankMath to avoid double action ?
Hello,
Sorry about the confusion, we will try to explain and differentiate between the two.
The Rank Math’s Instant Indexing feature allows you to submit your URLs to IndexNow-enabled search engines such as Bing and Yandex and helps you to index your website and its content, even without configuring your site with any of these webmaster tools. You can check more information about Rank Math’s Instant Indexing feature here: https://rankmath.com/kb/how-to-use-indexnow/
On the other hand, the Google Indexing API works only for Google and helps to get your website’s pages and content crawled immediately by Google. To set this up, you need to use a separate plugin called the Instant Indexing for Google plugin. You can check more information about the Google Indexing API here: https://rankmath.com/blog/google-indexing-api/
Both can be used on your site as one helps you to index faster on Bing and Yandex while the other helps with indexing on Google.
Hope that helps and please don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any other questions.
Thank you.
Okay thanks for your return. Can you please notify the développées team to include in Rank Math the full history of search engines notification (Google + Bing and Yandex), thanks
Hello,
Thank you for your suggestion. Please let us know if there is anything else we can assist you with, or if you would like to close this ticket.
Looking forward to hearing back from you.
