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Can I use Google’s Indexing API for any webpage?
No. Google limits its Indexing API to JobPosting pages and livestream pages with BroadcastEvent inside VideoObject. For ordinary pages, use sitemaps, crawl diagnostics, and Search Console. IndexNow notifications go to participating search engines and do not guarantee Google indexing.
Can IndexMyWebsite guarantee that a URL will be indexed?
No. IndexMyWebsite can validate owned-site URLs, organize supported notifications, and record provider responses. Search engines independently decide whether to crawl, index, and rank a page.
What is the difference between submitted, accepted, crawled, and indexed?
Submitted means an attempt was sent. Accepted means the provider received it. Crawled means a search engine fetched the page. Indexed means the engine stored the page so it may appear in search. Each state requires separate evidence.
Does IndexMyWebsite provide Google credentials?
No. Customers connect credentials they own and are authorized to use. Stored credential payloads are encrypted, excluded from browser responses, and removable from workspace settings.
How does Bing and IndexNow ownership verification work?
Bing receives IndexNow notifications after the dashboard generates a key and the customer hosts it at the exact text-file URL shown. Bing and IndexNow jobs remain blocked until IndexMyWebsite fetches the same-origin file and verifies its contents.
Which URLs should I submit?
Submit canonical, public, indexable URLs that are new or materially changed. Avoid redirects, duplicates, parameter combinations, private pages, noindex pages, and URLs you do not control.
Can I import an XML sitemap?
Yes. The application supports recursive XML sitemap indexes with same-site validation, redirect limits, private-network blocking, response-size limits, URL normalization, and deduplication.
Does repeated submission fix an indexing problem?
Usually not. If a URL remains excluded, inspect crawl access, status codes, canonical signals, internal links, rendering, duplication, and content value before spending another submission attempt.
Is IndexMyWebsite a backlink indexer?
The current product is for URLs on websites the customer controls. It does not claim to force third-party backlinks into a search index or provide a backlink-indexing guarantee.
How do I request support or data deletion?
Use the contact support page for account help, billing assistance, data export, or deletion requests.
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