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Does Linkilo Submit URLs to Google Automatically?

Where we stand

Linkilo's crawl log analyzer helps you see exactly which URLs Google (and other bots) are crawling, and when each URL was last visited. Many customers ask if we can automatically tell Google to re-crawl a page.

Why we don't auto-submit (yet)

Google's Indexing API officially supports only two use cases:

  1. Job postings
  2. Live streaming structured data

Using the Indexing API for anything else (blog posts, product pages, etc.) is against Google's terms of service and can hurt your site overall — including manual actions in some reported cases.

We've chosen not to build a feature that could put customers at risk by misusing the API.

What you can do today

  • Inspect button in crawl log — opens the URL directly in Google Search Console's URL Inspection tool, where you can request indexing manually (one URL at a time, the way Google allows it).
  • Sitemap submission — keep your XML sitemap updated and submitted in GSC.
  • Internal linking — Linkilo's bread and butter. Strong internal links from frequently-crawled pages get new URLs discovered faster than waiting for a manual request.

If Google ever broadens the Indexing API

We watch their requirements closely. If Google opens the Indexing API for general use, we'll add automated submission as a feature.

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