{"id":756,"date":"2023-02-02T17:53:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T17:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getindexed.io\/faq\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T09:41:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T09:41:49","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.getindexed.io\/en\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<style>#sp-ea-331 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 300ms;}#sp-ea-331.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-331.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #444;}#sp-ea-331.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-331.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #eee;}#sp-ea-331.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #444;font-size: 16px;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1776575648\"><div id=\"sp-ea-331\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div class=\"ea-card ea-expand sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3310\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3310\" aria-controls=\"collapse3310\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-minus\"><\/i> Google restricts the use of the Indexing API to JobPosting and BroadcastEvent - is this a risk?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse collapsed show\" id=\"collapse3310\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-331\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3310\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>In a nutshell: Yes. However, a mild penalty, if any, is to be expected.<\/p><p>In contrast to other SEO actions, using\u00a0the Indexing API outside the page types \"JobPosting\" and \"BroadcastEvent\" <strong>is not<\/strong> mentioned within the <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/docs\/essentials\/spam-policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Webmaster Guidelines.<\/a> So a manual action is very unlikely.<\/p><p>In addition, a single page can be submitted without any restriction or information about usage limitation to specific content types via the <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/apis\/indexing-api\/v3\/reference\/indexing\/rest\/v3\/urlNotifications\/publish?apix_params=%7B%22resource%22%3A%7B%22url%22%3A%22YOUR-URL%22%2C%22type%22%3A%22URL_UPDATED%22%7D%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Index API Explorer<\/a> offered by Google. I consider disallowing the usage of the Indexing API for a website is the most realistic action taken by Google.<\/p><p>Nevertheless, I would like to point out that the use of the API is without assumption of liability. I myself have been using the API since 2021 without any problems.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3311\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3311\" aria-controls=\"collapse3311\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> How does getIndex work?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse3311\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-331\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3311\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>getIndexed uses the free Google Indexing API to index new or updated pages almost instantly. To use getIndexed, you need to set up a so-called \"service account\" in the Google cloud console and activate the free Indexing API. The credentials of your service account need to be added to getIndexed, and the service account needs to be added as a website owner to your Google Search Console.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3312\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3312\" aria-controls=\"collapse3312\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> What is a project?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse3312\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-331\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3312\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>A project is basically the connection to on Google Search Console property. If you want to use getIndexed for more than one website, you would need to order multiple projects.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3313\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3313\" aria-controls=\"collapse3313\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Can I submit more than 200 URLs per day for a project?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse3313\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-331\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3313\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Yes and no. The limit of 200 URLs per day is connected to the Google service account. By creating multiple service accounts and projects within getIndexed, you can increase the limit by 200 submissions each.<\/p><p>As an alternative, you can use <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/apis\/indexing-api\/v3\/quota-pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this Google form<\/a> to request and increase of your quota directly from Google.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3314\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3314\" aria-controls=\"collapse3314\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> What's the difference between Google Indexing API and Google Search Console URL Inspection?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse3314\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-331\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3314\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>The URL Inspection within Google Search Console allows one submission at a time and enforces a recrawl of a page. A recrawl <strong>can\u00a0<\/strong>result in a re-indexation, but this fails quite often.<\/p><p>In addition to that, Google Search Console allows a maximum of ~10 submissions per day, while the Google Indexing API which getIndexed utilizes offers up to 200 submissions per day.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3315\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3315\" aria-controls=\"collapse3315\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> How long does it take to (re-)index a page?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse3315\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-331\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3315\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>As a rule, the page is visited and indexed by Google within a few seconds after submission or, if you have selected \"delete\", de-indexed. However, give Google some time until the page is available in all data centers. Expect your submission to be reflected within a 1\u20132 hours.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3316\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3316\" aria-controls=\"collapse3316\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Is Google's use of the Indexing API free of charge?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse3316\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-331\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3316\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Yes, Google offers the Indexing API for free.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3317\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3317\" aria-controls=\"collapse3317\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> How do I enable getIndexed for my website?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse3317\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-331\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3317\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>We'll send you a detailed guide to set up getIndexed in less than 5 minutes.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3318\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3318\" aria-controls=\"collapse3318\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Is getIndexed a software-as-a-service tool?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse3318\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-331\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3318\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Yes, getIndexed runs centrally on our web server. With your access data, you can create and edit projects.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3319\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3319\" aria-controls=\"collapse3319\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> How do I set up a project in the tool?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse3319\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-331\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3319\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>A configuration mask is available in your private login. You can use this to add, change or delete projects.<\/p><p>You choose how many projects you need.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-33110\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse33110\" aria-controls=\"collapse33110\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Does getIndexed have access to my Google Search Console?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse33110\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-331\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-33110\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>No, we do not get access to your Google Search Console at all. You own the Google Service account and limit its access to the Google Indexing API - so we can't use any other API or use the credentials to login into the Google Search Console web interface.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{ \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"@id\": \"sp-ea-schema-331-69e464a054293\", \"mainEntity\": [{ \"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Google restricts the use of the Indexing API to JobPosting and BroadcastEvent - is this a risk?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": { \"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"In a nutshell: Yes. However, a mild penalty, if any, is to be expected. In contrast to other SEO actions, using\u00a0the Indexing API outside the page types 'JobPosting' and 'BroadcastEvent'<strong>is not<\/strong>mentioned within the Webmaster Guidelines. So a manual action is very unlikely. 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You own the Google Service account and limit its access to the Google Indexing API - so we can't use any other API or use the credentials to login into the Google Search Console web interface.\" } }] }<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contract<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>#sp-ea-329 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 300ms;}#sp-ea-329.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-329.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #444;}#sp-ea-329.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-329.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #eee;}#sp-ea-329.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #444;font-size: 16px;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1776575648\"><div id=\"sp-ea-329\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div class=\"ea-card ea-expand sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3290\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3290\" aria-controls=\"collapse3290\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-minus\"><\/i> How does the payment work?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse collapsed show\" id=\"collapse3290\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-329\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3290\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>You can pay your account either by invoice or by PayPal.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3291\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3291\" aria-controls=\"collapse3291\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Will I receive an invoice?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse3291\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-329\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3291\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Yes, we will send you an invoice.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3292\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3292\" aria-controls=\"collapse3292\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Can I upgrade an existing account?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse3292\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-329\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3292\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Yes, just get in touch via contact@getindexed.io.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3293\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3293\" aria-controls=\"collapse3293\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Will the contract end automatically?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse3293\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-329\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3293\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Yes, with your purchase, you can use getIndexed for 12 months. The contract ends automatically afterwards.<\/p><p>If you want to continue using getIndexed, please reply to the automatic email we send you one month before the contract ends. If you do not wish to continue using getIndexed, your data will be deleted after the end of the contract.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General information Contract<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-756","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getindexed.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getindexed.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getindexed.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getindexed.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getindexed.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=756"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.getindexed.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":758,"href":"https:\/\/www.getindexed.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/756\/revisions\/758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getindexed.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}