I get all 403 when indexing the url’s

Hello,

We apologize for the inconvenience you’re experiencing with the 403 Forbidden error when indexing your URLs. This can be a common issue for some users, but it’s easy to fix.

To resolve this issue, you can try changing the API key from within the Rank Math plugin. The API key field displays the API key that Rank Math has generated automatically for your website. In addition, this API key helps you prove the ownership of your site to IndexNow-related search bots.

To change the API Key, you need to navigate to Rank Math SEO → Instant Indexing → IndexNow API Settings → API Key and then click on the Change Key button.

If you’re still experiencing issues after trying this method, please let us know, and we’ll be happy to assist you further.

Thank you for reaching out to us!

Sources:
How to Fix 403 Forbidden Error with IndexNow » Rank Math
How To Fix Blocked Due to Access Forbidden (403) Error in Google Search Console » Rank Math

Hello,

Thank you for contacting Rank Math support.

If you have changed your API Key but still getting this error, please copy your API Key URL into your browser to see if it actually loads and if the key loaded is the same as the one in your dashboard.

You can also try uploading the key to your website manually. Learn more about resolving this error here: https://rankmath.com/kb/fix-403-forbidden-error-indexnow/

Thank you for your patience and cooperation

Hello,

We checked the API key and we can see it is redirecting to your homepage. In this case, please try to add the text file manually to your site and see if that works for you: https://rankmath.com/kb/fix-403-forbidden-error-indexnow/#add-txt-file-manually

If the issue persists, then we might need to take a closer look at the settings. Please edit the first post on this ticket and include your WordPress & FTP 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/

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

Thank you.

Hello,

That’s fine. Anytime you want to investigate this, please share your WordPress login and FTP with us so we can take a look at this.

Thank you for choosing Rank Math