Quick Answer: Is My Site Indexed?
The fastest public check is a Google search for site:yourdomain.com. If results appear, at least some pages are in Google's index, but the list is not a complete report. Use Google Search Console for authoritative status on a verified property. For technical blockers, run the free URL check — is my site indexed — before you interpret an engine report. The check finds HTTP, robots, and canonical issues; it does not confirm that Google has indexed the page. This guide explains each method.
Method 1: site: Search Operator
Type site:yourdomain.com into Google. The results show a sample of indexed pages, not a complete list. Google may omit pages from this view even if they are indexed. Use this as a quick sanity check, not a definitive audit.
Limitation: site: search does not show pages that failed indexing, are excluded by noindex, or sit in "Discovered — currently not indexed" status.
Method 2: Google Search Console Coverage Report
Search Console's Page indexing report groups known URLs by indexed and not-indexed reasons. It is the most reliable free source for Google status on a site you control, although it is not intended to be a perfect live inventory of every URL.
For individual URL checks, use the URL Inspection tool. It shows last crawl date, indexing allowed, canonical URL, and whether the page is in Google's index.
Method 3: Free Website Index Checker (Technical)
A page cannot be indexed reliably if it returns an error, is blocked by robots rules, carries a noindex directive, or canonicalizes elsewhere. The free website indexing checker tests those public signals for up to 10 URLs without signup. Passing the test means no obvious blocker was found; it does not confirm inclusion in Google, Bing, or Yandex.
How to Check Bing and Yandex Indexing
Google is not the only search engine with its own index. For Bing-specific methods, see our Bing index checker guide. For Yandex, use the indexing reports in Yandex Webmaster and follow the Yandex SEO guide. A result in one engine does not prove inclusion in another.
Why Is My Website Not Indexed?
If site:yourdomain.com returns zero results or key pages are missing, common causes include:
- Brand-new domain — Google has not discovered or trusted the site yet (new site launch checklist)
- Robots.txt block — Googlebot cannot crawl blocked paths
- Noindex tag — pages are crawled but deliberately excluded
- No sitemap submitted — discovery relies entirely on inbound links
- Thin or duplicate content — Google crawls but chooses not to index
Read our full guide on why pages are not indexed by Google for step-by-step fixes.
How to Get Your Site Indexed Faster
- Verify your site in Google Search Console and submit your XML sitemap
- Fix any robots.txt or noindex issues blocking important pages
- Build descriptive internal links from useful, crawlable pages to new content
- Use URL Inspection to request a recrawl for a small number of important Google pages when appropriate
- Use the Google Indexing API only for supported JobPosting and livestream BroadcastEvent pages; use IndexNow for participating engines
- Monitor the relevant webmaster report and improve pages that remain excluded rather than repeatedly submitting unchanged URLs
Understanding how the Google indexing process works helps you know which stage your pages are stuck at and what action to take next.