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Ask each engine what it can actually tell you
Inspect the exact URL, including its protocol and path, under a property that covers it. Keep the source and inspection date with the result.
| Source | What you can check | What it does not prove |
|---|---|---|
| Index status, crawl information and canonical details returned by URL inspection. | The current live page or an immediate response to a recent edit. | |
| Bing | Discovery, last crawl, HTTP status and reported crawl issues. | That the URL is indexed or appears in search results. |
Turn the result into the next check
Compare a problematic URL with a healthy page of the same type. Verify redirects, the canonical target, robots rules, noindex and the page’s HTTP response on the live site. A new fix may need another crawl before the recorded result changes.
- Use Google’s reported canonical to investigate duplicate URLs.
- Use Bing crawl issues to choose a technical check.
- Keep an unknown or missing status explicit.
Submit only when it helps discovery
IndexGlow can submit or remove sitemaps for both engines with a separate management permission. For Bing, it can also submit URLs within the site’s daily quota. Submission does not fix an inaccessible page and does not guarantee indexing or ranking.
Bing crawl checks and optional URL submissionTry it with your own site
Replace example.com with a site you can access. Connect your data and assistant first.
Inspect https://example.com/my-page using Google and Bing. For Google, report the indexed status, reported canonical and available crawl details. For Bing, report discovery, last crawl, HTTP status and known issues without inferring an indexed verdict. Explain the next check for each result. Do not submit URLs or change sitemaps.Keep in mind
IndexGlow’s Google inspection uses the indexed snapshot, not a live test. It cannot request Google indexing. Management actions require extra permission, and any submission still depends on the search engine’s processing.