Fixes
Indexing & Indexing API fixes
Stuck on a specific error? Jump straight to the fix. Each one is a short, accurate diagnosis with the exact steps — and every fix runs on your own Google account and quota, never a shared pool.
API errors
Fix: Google Indexing API 403 Forbidden
A 403 from Google's Indexing API almost always means the service account isn't an Owner of the right Search Console property. Here's how to diagnose and fix it in minutes.
Fix: Indexing API "Permission denied. Failed to verify the URL ownership."
The Indexing API "Permission denied. Failed to verify the URL ownership" error means your service account isn't a verified Owner of the matching Search Console property. Here's the fix.
Coverage states
Fix: "Discovered – currently not indexed" in Google Search Console
Google found your URL but hasn't crawled it yet. "Discovered – currently not indexed" is a crawl-priority problem. Here's how to get those pages crawled and indexed.
Fix: "Crawled – currently not indexed" in Google Search Console
Google crawled your page and decided not to index it. "Crawled – currently not indexed" is a quality and duplication signal — here's how to fix the page so Google keeps it.
Why is my page not indexed by Google? Every cause and fix
A complete checklist of every reason Google won't index your page — noindex, canonicals, robots.txt, soft 404s, duplication, crawl budget — and exactly how to fix each one.
Fix: "URL is not on Google" in URL Inspection
Search Console says "URL is not on Google" — here's what that verdict means, how to read the details, and the exact steps to get the URL indexed.
Fix "Blocked by robots.txt" in Google Search Console
"Blocked by robots.txt" means Google can't crawl your URL at all. Here's how to find the offending rule, fix it, and get the page indexed.
Fix "Excluded by 'noindex' tag" when you didn't mean to block the page
Google obeyed a noindex directive on your page — but you never intended to add one. Here's how to find the accidental noindex and get the page back in the index.
Fix "Duplicate without user-selected canonical" in Search Console
Google found multiple near-identical URLs and picked the canonical for you — maybe not the one you wanted. Here's how to take back control and consolidate.