How to submit a URL to Google

Short answer

Google no longer has a public "Add URL" form. There are three real ways to submit a URL: Search Console's Request indexing (a few URLs), a sitemap (whole-site discovery), and the Indexing API (bulk + automation).

1. URL Inspection → Request indexing

Best for one or a few URLs

In Search Console, paste the URL into the top search bar, then click "Request indexing". This is the official one-off method. It's manual and rate-limited to roughly 10–15 a day, so it doesn't scale.

2. Submit a sitemap

Best for whole-site discovery

Submit your sitemap.xml under Search Console → Sitemaps. This tells Google about every URL at once, but it's passive — Google crawls on its own schedule, which can take days to weeks.

3. The Google Indexing API

Best for bulk + automation

The Indexing API notifies Google the moment URLs change and is the only way to push many URLs fast. IndexerNow uses it with your own Search Console login — paste a list, submit in one click.

How the Indexing API works

Submitted it but still not indexed?

Submission is a crawl hint, not a guarantee. If a page won't index, the cause is almost always on the page itself. Check these first:

Blocked by robots.txt?

Test whether Googlebot can crawl the URL.

Noindex or wrong canonical?

Extract robots meta and canonical from the page.

Overall discoverability

Score the whole site across Google and AI search.

Still stuck? Our blog digs into "Discovered, currently not indexed" and "Crawled, currently not indexed".

Frequently asked questions

How do I submit a URL to Google?

Google retired its public 'Add URL' form. The three real methods today are: Search Console's URL Inspection 'Request indexing' (for a few URLs), submitting a sitemap (for site-wide discovery), and the Google Indexing API (for bulk submission and automation).

How long does it take Google to index a URL?

After a successful 'Request indexing' or Indexing API call, indexing usually happens within hours to a few days — but it's not guaranteed. Google still decides whether the page is worth indexing based on quality, crawlability, and duplication.

Why won't Google index my page even after I submit it?

Common causes: the page is blocked by robots.txt or a noindex tag, it canonicalizes to another URL, it's thin or duplicate content, or Google has marked it 'Discovered/Crawled — currently not indexed'. Submitting a URL is a crawl hint, not a guarantee — fix the underlying issue first.

Can I submit many URLs to Google at once?

Not through Search Console's manual tool — it's one URL at a time and heavily rate-limited. For bulk submission you use the Indexing API. IndexerNow batches your list, respects the daily quota, and submits to Bing's IndexNow at the same time.

Is submitting a URL the same as ranking?

No. Submitting only affects crawling and indexing — getting your page into Google's index. Ranking (where you appear in results) is a separate process driven by relevance and authority. You have to be indexed before you can rank, which is why submission matters.

Submit your URLs to Google in one click

Sign in with Google, paste your list, and IndexerNow pushes them through Google's Indexing API on your own Search Console access — and to Bing's IndexNow at the same time. Free daily quota, then $9.99 packs.

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