Google: Sites Wrongfully Using The Google Indexing API Often Are Spammy & Low Quality

Feb 20, 2024 - 7:51 am 3 by

Google Paper Shreder

John Mueller from Google once again addressed the topic of sites using the Google Indexing API when Google does not officially support those use cases. He said it is not supported first, and he added that these sites are often spammy and low quality - but he stated, "it's great to see passionate people try to do more with it."

As a reminder, the Google Indexing API should just be used for job postings and live stream content - nothing else. Google has said if you use it for other purposes it won't work. Many who have tried it over the years said it works to get your content indexed fast but then it drops out of the index quickly after.

John Mueller said on X the other day:

I don't know what to add :). Like the documentation has stated for a long time, the Indexing API has a very limited set of use-cases that's supported. It's great to see passionate people try to do more with it, but a) it's often for spam & low-quality, and b) it's not supported.

So you can keep trying to use it but hey, it won't work - he said.

Here is that post, click through to read the context (if John doesn't delete it):

Forum discussion at X.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
- YouTube
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: April 11, 2025

Apr 11, 2025 - 10:00 am
Search Video Recaps

Google Ranking Movement, Discover On Desktop, Linking To Self, Google Ads, Maps Bing & Apple News

Apr 11, 2025 - 8:01 am
Bing Search

Bing Answer Snippets Also Linking To More Search Results

Apr 11, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google

Official: Google AI Overviews Link To More Search Results

Apr 11, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google Ads

Google Ads More Button Overlays More Products In Hover

Apr 11, 2025 - 7:31 am
Google Maps

Google To Drop Reviews On School Business Profiles

Apr 11, 2025 - 7:21 am
Previous Story: Google Merchant Center Updates Estimated Delivery Times Calculation