Google Index Checker
Paste any URL to instantly check if Google has indexed it, and see exactly how it appears in the SERP.
How to use the Google Index Checker
Three steps. No signup. Works on any public URL.
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Paste a URL
Drop in any URL: your own page, a competitor's article, or any public page on the web.
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Click Check
We query Google for site:your-url and look for a match in the results. It's the same method Google's own documentation recommends.
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Read the result
If indexed, you'll see how Google displays your page: the exact title, snippet, URL, and any rich result types attached.
What the results mean
Indexing in Google Search Console has four states. Here's how each one shows up in our checker, and what to do about it.
Indexed
Google has crawled the page, decided it's worth keeping, and added it to its search index. The page can appear in search results. You'll see the indexed URL, title, and snippet Google currently shows.
Not indexed
Google does not return your URL for a site: query. The page is either unknown to Google, blocked from indexing, or excluded. Submit the URL in Google Search Console and check for noindex tags, robots.txt rules, or canonical conflicts.
Submitted, not indexed
You submitted the URL in Search Console (via a sitemap or URL inspection) but Google has not yet added it to the index. Usually this means Google has the URL queued but hasn't crawled or evaluated it yet. Give it a few days, or improve internal links to signal importance.
Crawled, not indexed
Google fetched the page but actively decided not to index it. This is the most actionable state. Google thinks the page isn't useful enough, is too similar to existing content, or has quality issues. Improve content depth, fix duplicates, and add unique value before resubmitting.
Why indexing matters for SEO
Indexing is the gate. If a page isn't in Google's index, it cannot rank, no matter how good the content, how strong the backlinks, or how perfect the technical SEO. Checking index status is the first thing to verify whenever a page underperforms.
Beyond the binary indexed/not indexed answer, Google rewrites titles for about 60% of search results based on its own quality signals. Your meta description might be ignored entirely if Google thinks a different snippet is more relevant to the query. Knowing what Google actually shows, not just what you wrote, is the difference between guessing and optimizing.
If you want to go further, run a full SEO audit to surface every page that's missing from the index along with the technical reasons keeping them out.
How to get your page indexed faster
If your page isn't indexed yet, three actions consistently move the needle.
Submit via Google Search Console
Use the URL Inspection tool in GSC and click "Request indexing." This puts your page in Google's priority crawl queue. It's usually crawled within 24 hours, indexed within days if quality passes.
Fix crawl errors first
Check that your URL returns 200, isn't blocked by robots.txt, has no noindex meta tag, and that the canonical tag points to itself. A single crawl error is enough to keep a page out of the index indefinitely.
Build internal links
Google discovers and ranks pages through internal links. Link to the new page from at least one high-authority page on your site (your homepage, a popular blog post, or a relevant category page) within 48 hours of publishing.
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