{"id":3779,"date":"2021-03-17T13:17:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T13:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=3779"},"modified":"2022-09-12T05:22:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T05:22:15","slug":"how-to-use-instant-indexing-api","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/article\/how-to-use-instant-indexing-api\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use Instant Indexing API"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Indexing API allows you to directly notify Google when pages are added or removed. This allows Google to schedule pages for a fresh crawl, which can lead to higher quality user traffic in quick time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post, we\u2019re going to take a look at how you can use&nbsp;<strong>Google\u2019s new&nbsp;indexing API&nbsp;<\/strong>to get your website\u2019s pages and content crawled immediately rather than having to wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s why this really&nbsp;is worthest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/1-click-indexing-api-integration\/\">1-Click Indexing API plugin <\/a>faster \u2013 It\u2019s now possible for you to get your website&#8217;s schema crawled faster using Google\u2019s Indexing API &amp; 1-Click Indexing API plugin.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\"><li>Increase your chances of getting schema crawled before your competitor \u2013 By using this method, you can stay ahead of the pack of your competition by making sure that your site is crawled.<\/li><li>Keep search results up-to-date for higher quality user traffic \u2013 We have made this process very easy by just adding up very few steps.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color: #ffdddd; border-left: 2px solid #f44336; padding:10px;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong>  Google recommends that We use the Indexing API ONLY for Job Posting and Live Streaming websites. During our tests, We found that it works on any type of website with great results However We should relay on google.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Download 1-Click Indexing API Integration Plugin<\/strong> &#8211;<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/1-click-indexing-api-integration\/\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For more details on how to download an extension for this<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/article\/how-to-download-an-extension\/\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"add-service-account\">Add the Service Account as an owner of your Google Search Console Property<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To do this, you\u2019ll need to register and verify your website with the Google Search Console (if you haven\u2019t done so already) which is super easy: just follow&nbsp;the recommended steps to verify ownership of your property.<\/li><li>After verifying your property, open the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/webmasters\/tools\/home\" target=\"_blank\">Google Search Console,<\/a>&nbsp;select your property on the left (if prompted), and then click on&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&nbsp;near the bottom:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/giapi-9.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click on&nbsp;<strong>Users and Permissions<\/strong>:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/giapi-10.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click on the three dots next to your account, and then click on&nbsp;<strong>Manage property owners<\/strong>:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/google-indexing-api-users-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"google-indexing-api-users\" class=\"wp-image-454830\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A page will open in a new tab. Scroll to the bottom and click on the&nbsp;<strong>Add an owner<\/strong>&nbsp;button in the&nbsp;<strong>Verified owners<\/strong>&nbsp;section:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/giapi-12.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A page will open in a new tab. Scroll to the bottom and click on the&nbsp;<strong>Add an owner<\/strong>&nbsp;button in the&nbsp;<strong>Verified owners<\/strong>&nbsp;section:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/giapi-13.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Once you purchase our 1-Click Indexing API plugin then please Enter the Service account ID <strong>(my-project-1512121277525@appspot.gserviceaccount.com)<\/strong>in the new owner\u2019s email address field and click Continue:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_2021-07-02_13-13-46-1024x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_2021-07-02_13-13-46-1024x381.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_2021-07-02_13-13-46-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_2021-07-02_13-13-46-768x286.jpg 768w, https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_2021-07-02_13-13-46-50x19.jpg 50w, https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_2021-07-02_13-13-46-60x22.jpg 60w, https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_2021-07-02_13-13-46-100x37.jpg 100w, https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_2021-07-02_13-13-46.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Switch back to the previous tab and refresh it. You should now see the Service account listed as a new Owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"send-first-request\">Now it\u2019s time to use Google\u2019s indexing API to get any post or page on your site indexed&nbsp;<em>almost<\/em>&nbsp;instantly.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You will find this option in&nbsp;<strong>WordPress Dashboard<\/strong>&nbsp;-&gt;&nbsp;<strong>Structured Data<\/strong>&nbsp;-&gt;&nbsp;<strong>Settings <\/strong>-&gt;&nbsp;<strong>Indexing<\/strong>-&gt; Which Page\/Post indexing you want just select\/check this option, The screen should appear similar to the one below.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-1024x541.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-1024x541.png 1024w, https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-50x26.png 50w, https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-60x32.png 60w, https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-100x53.png 100w, https:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4.png 1071w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter a URL (or more) in the Instant Indexing section, and click the&nbsp;<strong>Send to API<\/strong>&nbsp;button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In just a second, you should see a response from the API.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s it! We hope that you were able to make great use of this guide to help you get up and running with&nbsp;<strong>Google\u2019s<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Indexing<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>API.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color: #ffdddd; border-left: 2px solid #f44336; padding:10px;\"><strong>Please Note:<\/strong>&nbsp;It will take a few minutes for your website to start crawling after successful submission.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>That\u2019s it for this tutorial!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope it helped you. If you have any feedback or questions or do you want us to create compatibility for any other schema type which isn\u2019t listed in our plugin then you can request us we will surely implement it as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Just contact us&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/structured-data-for-wp.com\/contact-us\/\">here<\/a>&nbsp;and we are always available for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indexing API allows you to directly notify Google when pages are added or removed. This allows Google to schedule pages for a fresh crawl, which can lead to higher quality user traffic in quick time. 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