How to check if a page or article is indexed in Google and Bing?
Check page indexing 4 ways: site: operator in search (site:yoursite.com/page-url), 'URL Inspection' tool in Google Search Console (exact status), 'Pages in search' in Bing Webmaster, or bulk via Screaming Frog + API. If 'Discovered — currently not indexed' in GSC — found but not prioritized. If 'Crawled — currently not indexed' — crawled but quality didn't convince.
Check page indexing 4 ways, main one — 'URL Inspection' tool in Google Search Console. Shows not just yes/no but exact reason why.
Methods
- site: operator —
site:yoursite.com/page. - URL Inspection in Search Console — exact status + reason.
- Bing Webmaster Tools — equivalent for Bing.
- Bulk via Screaming Frog + GSC API.
GSC status meanings
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Submitted and indexed | All good. |
| Discovered — not indexed | Bot knows URL but didn't crawl yet. |
| Crawled — not indexed | Crawled but content didn't qualify. |
| Excluded by noindex | noindex meta tag. |
| Blocked by robots.txt | Disallowed in robots. |
| Soft 404 | 200 response but empty content. |
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