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Google index checker
Check whether Google shows a page in its results, and what the result looks like. If it doesn't, we list the likely reasons and the free checks that tell you which one it is.
Free · No signup · 5 lookups a day
How it works
Paste the address of the page you want to check.
We run a live Google US search for site: and your address, and look for that exact page in the results.
You see whether Google returns it, its title and description as Google shows them, and what to check if it's missing.
What "indexed" means, and what this checks
Google only shows pages it has stored in its index. Getting there takes three steps: Google has to find the address (through a link or your sitemap), crawl it (fetch the page), and then decide it's worth keeping. A page can fail at any of the three.
This checker does what SEOs have done by hand for years: a site: search for the exact address. If Google returns the page, it's in the index. If it doesn't, it most likely isn't. We say "most likely" on purpose. A site: search is a strong hint, but Google has said its site: results aren't a complete or exact list of what's indexed, and once in a while an indexed page doesn't show.
The official answer lives in Google Search Console. Its URL Inspection tool tells you whether a URL on your own site is indexed, when Google last crawled it and why it was left out. This checker is for a quick answer, for pages you don't own, and for when you don't have Search Console set up.
Why a page isn't indexed
- It's new. Google may not have found or crawled it yet. Pages with no internal links pointing at them, and pages missing from the sitemap, are found slowest.
- It's blocked. A noindex tag tells Google not to show the page; a robots.txt rule stops Google from reading it. Both are easy to leave behind after a site launch or redesign.
- It points elsewhere. If the page's canonical tag names a different address, or Google decides it duplicates another page, Google indexes the other one instead.
- Google chose to leave it out. Thin, near-duplicate or low-value pages are often crawled and then not indexed. Search Console calls this "Crawled, currently not indexed".
- It doesn't load for Google. Server errors, redirects or content that only appears after JavaScript runs can all leave Google with little to index.
When a page isn't found, the tool also shows what the same search returned instead. If other pages from your site appear, Google indexes the site and the problem is this one page. If nothing appears at all, look at the whole site first.
How to get a page indexed
Fix whatever is blocking it first: remove a stray noindex, open up robots.txt, point the canonical at the page itself. Then link to the page from one or two pages Google already shows, ideally pages on the same topic, and make sure it's listed in your XML sitemap.
If you own the site, open URL Inspection in Search Console, enter the address and choose Request indexing. It doesn't guarantee anything, but it puts the page in the queue. Then give it time. Checking every hour won't speed it up.
If Google has crawled the page and still left it out, the page itself is the problem. Ask honestly whether it adds something the pages already ranking for its topic don't. Making it more useful works better than resubmitting it.
Questions people ask
Is this the same as Search Console's URL Inspection?
No. URL Inspection is Google's own answer about your own site. This tool checks what a site: search shows, which works for any public page and is usually right, but isn't Google's official index report.
My page is indexed but doesn't rank. Why?
Indexing only means Google can show the page. Where it shows depends on how well the page answers a search compared with everything else. Our keyword rank checker shows where it ranks today.
How long does indexing take?
Anywhere from hours to weeks. Established sites with good internal linking get new pages indexed fastest. New sites and pages with no links to them take longest.
Why does Google show a different title from my title tag?
Google rewrites titles and descriptions when it thinks another wording matches the search better. The result here is how Google shows the page for a site: search, which can differ from how it shows for other searches.
Can I check many pages at once?
This tool checks one page per lookup, five a day for free. For a whole site, Search Console's Pages report lists every indexed and excluded page with the reason.
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