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Indexing API API

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Overview

Notifies Google when your web pages change.

Indexing API is an analytics API from googleapis.com. Requests are authenticated with OAuth. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 2 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication
OAuth
HTTPS
Yes
CORS
Unknown
Category
Analytics
Base URL
https://indexing.googleapis.com/
Version
v3
Endpoints
2
Spec updated
2023-04-21

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL
curl -X GET "https://indexing.googleapis.com/v3/urlNotifications/metadata" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
JavaScript
const response = await fetch("https://indexing.googleapis.com/v3/urlNotifications/metadata", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://indexing.googleapis.com/v3/urlNotifications/metadata",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

MethodPathWhat it does
GET/v3/urlNotifications/metadataGets metadata about a Web Document. This method can _only_ be used to query URLs that were previously seen in successful Indexing API notifications. Includes th
POST/v3/urlNotifications:publishNotifies that a URL has been updated or deleted.

Questions

Does the Indexing API API need an API key?

Yes. The Indexing API API uses OAuth authentication; the documentation explains how to get credentials.

Does the Indexing API API support HTTPS?

Yes, the Indexing API API is served over HTTPS.

How many endpoints does the Indexing API API have?

Its OpenAPI description lists 2 endpoints in version v3. All of them are shown on this page.

What are alternatives to the Indexing API API?

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