Indexing API

  • The Indexing API enables developers to inform Google about changes to web documents, such as updates or deletions.

  • Developers can use the API to get metadata about a specific web document.

  • The API utilizes RESTful communication, and its service endpoint is indexing.googleapis.com.

  • The publish method allows developers to notify Google about updates or deletions to a URL.

  • The getMetadata method enables developers to retrieve metadata associated with a specific web document.

The Indexing API allows developers to share the life cycle of a Web Document with Google.

Service: indexing.googleapis.com

All URIs below are relative to https://indexing.googleapis.com

This service provides the following discovery document:

REST Resource: v3.urlNotifications

Methods
getMetadata GET /v3/urlNotifications/metadata
Gets metadata about a Web Document.
publish POST /v3/urlNotifications:publish
Notifies that a URL has been updated or deleted.