Free Indexability Checker
Before a page can appear in search results, search engines have to be able to reach it, read it and be allowed to index it. This checker runs the six technical checks that most often block indexing and flags anything that needs fixing. Paste a URL to scan it.
What this checker looks at
- HTTP status: the page should return 200. Redirect chains and 4xx or 5xx responses stop indexing or send search engines somewhere else.
- HTTPS: the page should load securely, without redirecting to an insecure or different URL.
- Robots.txt: your robots.txt file must not block crawlers from the page's path.
- Noindex: there should be no
noindexin a robots meta tag or an X-Robots-Tag header, which would tell search engines to leave the page out. - Canonical: the canonical tag should point to the page itself, or search engines will index the URL it names instead.
- Sitemap: a sitemap helps search engines discover the page and notice when it changes.
Indexable isn't the same as indexed
Passing every check means nothing technical is stopping search engines. It doesn't guarantee the page is in the index, because search engines still decide whether each page is worth including. Use our free Google Index Checker to see whether a page is actually in Google, and read why pages get crawled but not indexed if it isn't.
Frequently asked questions
What does "indexable" mean?
A page is indexable when search engines can fetch it successfully and nothing on the page or server tells them to leave it out. It's a technical precondition for appearing in search results, not a guarantee.
My page passes every check. Why isn't it in Google yet?
New pages can take days or weeks to be crawled, and Google may choose not to index pages it sees as thin or duplicated. Check the page's status in Search Console's URL Inspection tool or with a free index checker, then strengthen its internal links and content if needed.
Is a missing sitemap a problem?
Not always. Small, well-linked sites get indexed without one. For larger sites, or pages with few internal links, a sitemap noticeably helps search engines find new and updated URLs.
Can robots.txt remove a page from search results?
No. Robots.txt only stops crawling, and a blocked page can still appear in results if other sites link to it. To keep a page out of the index, allow crawling and use noindex instead.
Does this check apply to Bing and other search engines too?
Yes. These technical signals are standard across major search engines, so a page that passes here is technically indexable in Google, Bing and others.