How to submit a new page for indexing in Google Search Console

A new page or article will not show up in Google instantly. You can, however, help Google's crawlers find it sooner. This guide walks through the whole process in Google Search Console.

Before you start

• The site must be publicly accessible (no password, no crawler block).
• You need a Google account and access to your domain or site files.
• Make sure robots.txt has no Disallow: / rule and the page has no noindex tag.

Step 1. Add your site to Search Console

1. Go to search.google.com/search-console and sign in.
2. Click "Add property" and choose Domain (covers all subdomains and protocols) or URL prefix.
3. For a domain, add the TXT record Google gives you in your DNS settings. For a prefix, you can use an HTML file or a meta tag.
4. Click "Verify". DNS changes can take a while to propagate.

Step 2. Submit your sitemap

1. In the menu choose Sitemaps.
2. Enter the sitemap address, usually sitemap.xml, and click "Submit".
3. Check that the status says "Success" and the discovered URL count looks right.

A sitemap does not guarantee indexing, but it gives Google a full list of URLs to check.

Step 3. Request indexing for a specific page

1. Paste the full URL of the new page into the search bar at the top.
2. Wait for the inspection result. If you see "URL is not on Google", click Request indexing.
3. If you see "URL is on Google", you do not need to do anything else.

There is a daily quota for these requests, so spend it on your most important URLs: new services, articles and guides.

Step 4. Add internal links

Crawlers find pages fastest when an already indexed page links to them. Link the new URL from your home page, the article list or a related service page.

Step 5. Check the result after a few days

Return to the Pages report in Search Console. You will see which URLs are indexed and which show "Discovered, currently not indexed" or "Crawled, currently not indexed". These two statuses often point to low-value or duplicated content rather than a technical fault.

Common problems

• A noindex tag left over from testing.
• A canonical pointing to a different URL.
• Redirects and 404 errors in the sitemap.
• Thin content or content very similar to other pages.