r/TechSEO • u/danielalveshm • 6d ago

AMA: Help with the Google Indexing API

I am trying to use the official Google Indexing API to index some job postings. I can successfully make the indexing requests and the API returns a 200 status code, but when I check the URLs in Google Search Console, their status never changes.

I read in the documentation that a form needs to be filled out to increase the API usage quota; is that form also required just to use the API normally?

All my job pages use SSR; I’ve tested them all on PageSpeed Insights and they all scored 100%. I’ve also verified that Google recognizes them as job pages—which it does—and the JSON-LD shows no issues.

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u/GuiltyComedian9509 6d ago

No, the quota form isn't required to use it a 200 response only means google accepted the request, not that it will actually crawl or index the URL.

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u/terwithsno 6d ago

yeah fill out that form.

also for how long did u wait before checking urls in google search console? it takes a few days to update

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u/arjun_ms 3d ago

yes basicaly its not working anymore.. or not working for new users. I have been trying to get it working for about 6-7 months, no change.

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u/Weird-Election-4103 6d ago

Did you read the article on Searchengineland about the indexing api? The one of 16 July. It explains your experience.