Google Index Checker
Check whether a page can be indexed by Google. Tests HTTP status, robots.txt for Googlebot, X-Robots-Tag, meta robots noindex and canonical in one pass, gives a clear verdict, and links to a site: search to confirm.
Input
The page to test. It is fetched server-side as Googlebot; private addresses are blocked.
Output
| Check | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| No data yet | ||
More ways to use this tool
REST API
curl -X POST https://api.iotools.cloud/v1/tool/google-index-checker \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"url": "https://example.com/"
}'Swap in your own key from your account. The tool's fields are the body — no wrapper.
Ask an AI agent
Use the IOTools `google-index-checker` tool (Google Index Checker) on this input:
YOUR_INPUT_HEREPaste this at any agent connected to the IOTools MCP server, then add your input.
| Cost per API/MCP call | From 5 credits |
|---|---|
| Need more credits? | View pricing |
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What the Google Index Checker does
Enter a page URL and the tool tests every on-page signal that decides whether Google may index it: the HTTP status, robots.txt rules for Googlebot, the X-Robots-Tag header, a noindex meta robots tag and the canonical URL. You get a one-line verdict plus the evidence for each check.
Indexable vs. indexed
No third-party tool can read Google's index directly — only your own Search Console can. This checker answers the question you can act on: is anything stopping this page from being indexed? To see whether Google currently lists it, use the site: search link in the results, or the URL Inspection tool in Search Console.
Common reasons a page is not indexed
- noindex in a meta tag or HTTP header — often left over from a staging site.
- robots.txt Disallow — Googlebot is told not to crawl the URL.
- Canonical to another URL — Google indexes the canonical page instead.
- Non-200 status — 404, 410 and 5xx pages are dropped from the index.
Privacy
The URL is fetched once from our server (as Googlebot) to read its headers and HTML, and is not stored. Private and local network addresses are blocked.