Indexing for SEO Professionals: Bulk Submission, API Control, and Programmatic Workflows
TL;DR: FastIndexing gives individual SEO pros and power-users direct access to eight indexing channels — submitting URLs in bulk, checking status programmatically, and exporting data for your own reporting stack. From from €0,13/URL, down to €0,11 with volume. Start with 200 free credits, no card required.
If you work with crawl budgets, log files, and Python scripts the way most people work with spreadsheets, you already know that Google's native tools weren't designed for you. Search Console drip-feeds re-crawl requests. Sitemaps get polled on Google's schedule, not yours. The Google Indexing API is powerful — but it's officially scoped to JobPosting and BroadcastEvent schema types, and it only accepts domains you've verified in GSC. Workarounds exist and are widely used, but they add operational overhead on every project.
FastIndexing is built for the workflow you actually run: batch submission across multiple channels, status visibility per URL, and data you can pull into your own pipeline. You stay in control; we handle the channel routing.
Check your URL — 200 free credits, no credit card.
See pricing — from from €0,13/URL, down to €0,11 with volume.
| What you can do | How it works |
|---|
| Submit thousands of URLs in one pass | Upload via CSV or connect via the submission API [see docs] |
| Check indexing status per URL | Query the status API or use the Index Checker dashboard [see docs] |
| Route through up to 8 channels | Google Indexing API, Bing, and six additional channels — all in one workflow |
| Export results | Download status reports for your own dashboards or client deliverables |
| Set conditional refund coverage | Paid submissions carry a conditional refund — see Terms |
Note on scope: This page covers the individual pro use case — API access, bulk workflows, per-URL control. For multi-client and white-label account management, see SEO Agencies. For a plain-language explainer on high-volume URL submission, see Bulk Indexing.
Indexing via Bulk Upload and API
The fastest way to push a large URL set is a bulk upload: prepare a plain list, one URL per line or a standard CSV, and submit in a single operation. No copy-paste into Search Console. No sitemap waiting game.
For recurring workflows — newly published content, freshly migrated URLs, pages coming out of noindex — the submission API lets you trigger indexing requests programmatically [see docs for endpoints, authentication, and rate handling]. A typical pattern: your CMS or deployment pipeline calls the API on publish, FastIndexing fans the request out to the relevant channels, and you get a status record back per URL.
What "8 channels" means in practice
Google's Indexing API is the highest-signal channel for fresh discovery. Bing's IndexNow protocol accepts multi-URL batch pings. Note: Google retired its sitemap ping endpoint in late 2023 — the Bing IndexNow batch ping is the current equivalent for Bing. The remaining six channels cover additional discovery paths; channel composition is available [see docs].
One submission triggers all applicable channels simultaneously. You don't manage individual channel connections or credentials per channel — FastIndexing handles that routing.
What to expect on timing
Based on our own tests across varied site types, roughly 60–75% of submitted URLs show indexing movement within 14 days. That figure reflects actual crawl and index behavior, which depends on your domain's authority, content quality, and Google's queue — it is not a guarantee and will vary per site and per URL set. We don't promise indexing; we promise submission reach and status visibility.
Programmatic Status Checking
Submitting URLs is half the job. The other half is knowing what happened.
The Index Checker gives you per-URL status: submitted, crawled, indexed, or unresolved. You can query a single URL interactively or pull status data via API for the full batch [see docs]. This is the layer most manual workflows are missing — you either wait for Search Console to catch up, or you're running your own crawl logs to infer what Google did.
Integrate status into your stack
The status API returns structured data per URL [see docs for schema and field definitions]. From there you can:
- Feed results into a Google Sheet, Notion database, or BI tool
- Trigger retry logic for URLs that didn't move after a defined window
- Tag URLs by content type, section, or priority for segmented reporting
- Build Slack or webhook alerts when a high-priority URL flips to indexed
The Index Checker dashboard handles the interactive use case; the API handles the automated one.
Steering Multiple Channels
Different channels have different access paths:
Google Indexing API — Requires a verified property in Google Search Console and a service account with the appropriate GSC permission. It's officially documented for JobPosting and BroadcastEvent structured data types; broader use is common practice but not officially endorsed by Google. FastIndexing routes your submissions through this channel when the domain is eligible [see docs on eligibility checks].
Bing IndexNow — Accepts batch URL submissions. No per-URL verification required. Well-suited for freshly published or updated content. FastIndexing submits to Bing IndexNow as part of the standard channel bundle.
Additional channels — Six further channels are included in the routing layer. Details on each channel's mechanism and scope are in the documentation.
Channel control in practice
You don't need to manage separate API keys, quotas, or submission logic per channel. FastIndexing normalizes the interface: you submit a URL list, specify channel preferences if needed, and the platform handles routing, retries, and response logging. If a channel returns an error or rate-limits a request, that's logged against the URL record — not silently dropped.
For SEO agencies running this across multiple client properties, there's a separate account structure designed for multi-site isolation. This page focuses on single-operator and power-user workflows.
Reporting and Export for Your Own Workflow
Every submission generates a status record. You can export these as:
- CSV download from the dashboard (URL, channel, submission timestamp, status, last-updated)
- API response per batch or per URL [see docs]
This is the data layer that makes FastIndexing composable with your existing workflow. If you're already tracking crawl coverage in Screaming Frog, log-file analysis in a custom script, or indexing status in a Looker Studio dashboard, the export gives you the field set to join against your own data.
What the export does not include
The export covers submission records and status data that FastIndexing has visibility into. It does not replicate Google Search Console data or Google's internal crawl decisions. Use it alongside your GSC data, not as a replacement.
From the Field
Dmytro Puhach — Founder, FastIndexing.io · 15+ years in SEO
The problem I kept hitting wasn't submission volume — it was status opacity. You push 500 URLs, you wait, you check Search Console two weeks later and half of them still aren't there. You don't know if Google saw the request, if the URL got crawled and rejected, or if it's just in queue.
Building FastIndexing, the design goal was: every URL you submit gets a record, and that record tells you something actionable. Not a green checkmark that means "we tried." A per-URL status you can query, export, and act on. That's the gap the platform is filling — not just reach, but visibility.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a Google API for indexing?
Yes. The Google Indexing API is a real, documented Google product. It's officially intended for pages using JobPosting or BroadcastEvent structured data, and it requires the submitting domain to be verified in Google Search Console with a properly configured service account. It's also widely used beyond those official schema types — that's common practice in the SEO industry, but it's not officially endorsed use. FastIndexing routes eligible domains through this channel as part of the submission bundle.
Can I upload thousands of URLs at once?
Yes. Bulk submission via CSV upload or the submission API is the primary workflow for large URL sets. There's no manual copy-paste required. For specific limits and file format specs, check the documentation.
How do I check indexing status programmatically?
The status API returns structured per-URL data [see docs for field definitions and authentication]. You can query a single URL or pull status for a full batch. The Index Checker tool handles the interactive single-URL case; the API handles automated, recurring checks at scale.
Which channels can I control?
FastIndexing routes through eight channels, including the Google Indexing API (for GSC-verified domains), Bing IndexNow (batch-capable), and six additional channels. You can specify channel preferences at submission time [see docs]. Google's sitemap ping endpoint was retired in late 2023 and is no longer a viable channel for Google; Bing IndexNow covers the batch-ping use case for Bing.
Does FastIndexing guarantee indexing?
No. No tool can guarantee that Google will index a URL — that decision is Google's based on crawl budget, content quality, and hundreds of other signals. What FastIndexing guarantees is submission reach across up to eight channels and status visibility per URL. Paid submissions carry a conditional refund; see Pricing for the specific terms.
How does this differ from what's covered on the Bulk Indexing page?
The Bulk Indexing page covers the high-volume submission use case in plain language — what it is, when to use it, and how it works conceptually. This page goes deeper on the API, programmatic status checking, channel mechanics, and workflow integration for SEO professionals who want to build FastIndexing into their own tooling.
