TL;DR: Paste your URL into Search Console’s URL Inspection tool, then click “Request Indexing.” This doesn’t guarantee indexing, but it often speeds discovery.
Before You Start
- Your site must be verified in Google Search Console.
- The URL should be the canonical version you want indexed.
Steps To Request Indexing:
- Open Google Search Console for your property.
- At the top, use the search bar that says “Inspect any URL…”
- Paste the full page URL and press enter.
- Wait for the inspection to load (it may say “URL is on Google” or “URL is not on Google”).
- Click Request Indexing.
What Happens Next?
- Google puts the URL in a crawl queue.
- It may crawl the page soon, or later.
- Indexing still depends on page quality + crawlability.
Common Problems
It says “Crawled - currently not indexed”
This usually means Google saw it, but didn’t think it was worth indexing (yet). Improve content, add internal links, and try again later.
It says “Discovered - currently not indexed”
Google knows it exists but hasn’t crawled it. Internal links and sitemap coverage help.
Best Practices After Requesting Indexing
- Add internal links to the page from other indexed pages.
- Make sure the page is included in your XML sitemap.
- Make sure the page loads fast and doesn’t require login.
