URL Inspection
URL Inspection shows indexing status, crawl results, canonicals, and lets you request re-indexing for a specific URL.
Definition
URL Inspection is a Search Console feature to check a single URL’s indexing status, last crawl time, indexability blockers, and Google-selected canonical. It’s essential for debugging “URL not indexed” issues.
Why it matters
- Fastest way to diagnose a specific URL’s indexing issues
- Shows Google-selected canonical (may differ from yours)
- Lets you request re-crawling/re-indexing (not guaranteed)
How to implement
- Review the indexing status and reason
- Compare your canonical vs Google’s selected canonical
- Fix issues and then request indexing, monitoring coverage afterwards
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