How to check if Googlebot will index a given url?

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by zion , in category: SEO , 8 months ago

How to check if Googlebot will index a given url?

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by vinnie , 7 months ago

@zion 

To check if Googlebot will index a given URL, you can do the following:

  1. Use the URL Inspection tool in Google Search Console: This tool provides information on how Google crawls and indexes a specific page, including any crawl errors and indexing issues.
  2. Fetch as Google: This feature in Google Search Console allows you to submit a URL to be crawled by Googlebot. After the crawl, you'll receive a report on any crawl issues and the status of the URL in the Google index.
  3. Check the robots.txt file: The robots.txt file is a standard used by websites to communicate with web robots, including Googlebot, about which pages or sections of the website should not be crawled.
  4. Check for noindex meta tags: If a page contains a "noindex" meta tag, Googlebot will not index the page. You can view the source code of a page to check for this tag.


Note: It's important to monitor the status of your URLs in the Google index and address any crawl or indexing issues promptly to ensure they are properly indexed by Google.