Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with the Instant Indexing feature. The 404 error you are encountering indicates that the requested URL is not found, which can happen for several reasons. Here are a few steps you can take to troubleshoot this issue:
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Check URL Validity: Ensure that the URL you are trying to index is valid and accessible. You can do this by visiting the URL directly in your browser.
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Server Configuration: Sometimes, server settings can cause issues with URL accessibility. Make sure your server is configured correctly to return a 200 status code for existing pages and a 404 for missing pages.
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Check for Redirects: If there are any redirects set up for the URL, ensure they are functioning correctly and not leading to a 404 page.
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Review Robots.txt: Ensure that your robots.txt file is not blocking access to the URL you are trying to index.
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Use Google Search Console: Check Google Search Console for any additional insights or errors related to the URL.
If you’ve already tried deactivating all plugins and the issue persists, we recommend replying to your ticket so a human agent from the Rank Math Support team can assist you further with this specific issue.
Thank you for raising this concern, and we hope to resolve it for you soon!
These things i already tried
i even tried setting up all the things from the start still the issue is same
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.
Please try to submit the URL in Publish/Update URL first as Google isn’t aware of the URL. Once done, please check the URL again with Get URL Status.
If the issue persists, then this has something to do with Google not accepting the URL since the API is only for two types of websites (job posting and live streams) and goes through rigorous spam detection due to recent changes in Google, it’s much more difficult to get URLs into the API.
So, unless you have one of the website types we mentioned and the content is unique, you won’t be able to use this feature consistently and you shouldn’t as the API was never intended for it as mentioned in our own documentation.
The bottom line is that our submissions to the API are working fine, but if the pages are not accepted into it because of guidelines issues, there’s nothing we can do.
The Instant Indexing plugin was put through rigorous testing and we can see the submissions are working, but we cannot force Google to accept them as mentioned multiple times before.
Please don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any other questions.
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.
