--- title: "Page indexing report: what every status means and how to fix it" description: "Every reason Search Console gives for a page not being indexed, whether it needs fixing, and whether submitting the URL helps once you have fixed it." canonical: "https://indexmysite.app/page-indexing-report" language: "en" --- # Page indexing report: what every status means and how to fix it Search Console lists a reason for every page Google has not indexed. Find the reason you see, learn whether it needs fixing, and get the fix. [Find your status](#statuses)[Check a page](https://indexmysite.app/tools/indexability) ## Which status do you see? Some statuses mean something is wrong. Others are Google working as expected. Filter the list, then open a status for the full fix. - [Discovered - currently not indexedGoogle found the URL but has not crawled it yet.Sometimes needs fixingSubmitting helps](https://indexmysite.app/discovered-currently-not-indexed) - [Crawled - currently not indexedGoogle crawled the page and chose not to index it for now.Usually needs fixingSubmit after you fix it](https://indexmysite.app/crawled-currently-not-indexed) - [Duplicate without user-selected canonicalThe page does not name a main version, so Google picked another URL as the original.Sometimes needs fixingSubmit after you fix it](https://indexmysite.app/duplicate-without-user-selected-canonical) - [Duplicate, Google chose different canonical than userThe page names itself as the main version, but Google picked another URL instead.Sometimes needs fixingSubmit after you fix it](https://indexmysite.app/duplicate-google-chose-different-canonical-than-user) - [Alternate page with proper canonical tagThe page points to another page as the main version, and Google agreed.Usually fineSubmitting does not help](https://indexmysite.app/alternate-page-with-proper-canonical-tag) - [Soft 404The page loads, but Google thinks it looks like an error or empty page.Usually needs fixingSubmit after you fix it](https://indexmysite.app/soft-404) - [Excluded by 'noindex' tagThe page tells Google not to index it.Sometimes needs fixingSubmit after you fix it](https://indexmysite.app/excluded-by-noindex-tag) - [Blocked by robots.txtYour robots.txt file stops Googlebot from crawling the page.Sometimes needs fixingSubmit after you fix it](https://indexmysite.app/blocked-by-robots-txt) - [Page with redirectThe URL redirects to another page, so Google does not index this URL.Usually fineSubmitting does not help](https://indexmysite.app/page-with-redirect) Status names from Google's [Page indexing report help page](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7440203). ## How to work through the report Start with the pages that earn you customers, not with the biggest number. 1. 1 List the pages that must be indexed Product, pricing, feature, docs, and comparison pages. Ignore the rest for now. 2. 2 Find which status each one has Use URL Inspection in Search Console, or open each reason in the report and look for your URLs. 3. 3 Fix the cause, not the symptom Open the status page above for the fix. Run the free checker to confirm nothing still blocks the page. 4. 4 Submit the fixed pages and track them Request indexing in URL Inspection for a few pages, or submit them in bulk with Index My Site and see which ones get indexed. ## Tools for getting pages indexed [ ### Free indexability checker Check a page for robots.txt blocks, noindex tags, canonicals, and thin content before you submit it. ](https://indexmysite.app/tools/indexability)[ ### Indexing API Submit fixed pages from your own code with one API key and track each one until it is indexed. ](https://indexmysite.app/indexing-api)[ ### Automatic indexing Submit new and fixed pages automatically from your sitemap, your deploy, or your AI agent. ](https://indexmysite.app/automatic-indexing)[ ### MCP server for AI agents Let Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex submit pages and tell you which ones are indexed. ](https://indexmysite.app/indexing-mcp-server) ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the Page indexing report? It is the Search Console report that shows how many of your pages Google has indexed, and lists the reasons other pages are not indexed. Click a reason to see example URLs, then use URL Inspection on one of them for details. Source: [Google Search Console Help: Page indexing report](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7440203) ### Do I need every page indexed? No. Redirects, alternate versions of a page, and pages you deliberately keep out of Google are expected to show as not indexed. Look at the pages that matter to your business, such as product, pricing, docs, and comparison pages, and make sure those are indexed. ### How long does the report take to update? The report is not live. Google updates it after it crawls and processes your pages again, so a fix can take days or weeks to show. URL Inspection with a live test shows the current state of a single page straight away. Source: [Google Search Console Help: Page indexing report](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7440203) ### Should I submit every URL in the report? No. Fix the cause first, then submit only pages you want indexed. Submitting a redirect, a noindex page, or a page that points to another page as the original will not get it indexed. Our checks skip those URLs before sending, so they are not charged. ### What does Index My Site do with a submitted URL? We check the page for redirects, noindex tags, robots.txt blocks, error pages, and canonicals that point elsewhere, then help Googlebot discover and crawl it. We check every URL once after 24 hours. Your full report follows around day 5, with final checks around day 14. If Google has not indexed the URL at the final check, the standard credit comes back. ### What does it cost? Each sent URL costs 1 credit, which is $0.20, or $0.10 on purchases of $1,000 or more. URLs skipped before sending are not charged. ## Fixed your pages? Submit them and track the result Submit URLs from the web app, the API, the CLI, or your AI agent, and see which ones Google indexes. Credits start at $25. [Submit your pages](https://app.indexmysite.app/signup) [See pricing](https://indexmysite.app/pricing)