CLI

indxel index

Notify IndexNow engines about URLs listed in your sitemap. Google inspection remains in the connected dashboard.

Usage

bash

npx indxel-cli index <url> [options]

Flags

Parameter	Type	Description
--indexnow-key <key>	string	IndexNow verification key; otherwise read from .indxel or INDEXNOW_KEY
--json	boolean	Output as JSON

Free Diagnostic

Without a key, the command checks the sitemap and its robots.txt reference, then prints the manual Search Console steps.

Free diagnosticbash

$ npx indxel-cli index https://mysite.com

  indxel index — https://mysite.com

  Sitemap:
    ✓ sitemap.xml found — 47 URLs
    ⚠ 2 URLs return 404

  Robots.txt:
    ✓ robots.txt found
    ✓ No important pages blocked
    ✓ Sitemap URL declared

  Setup instructions:
    → Submit sitemap to Google Search Console
    → Submit sitemap to Bing Webmaster Tools
    → Add an IndexNow key to notify participating engines

Submit via IndexNow

IndexNow notificationbash

$ npx indxel-cli index https://mysite.com --indexnow-key abc123

  IndexNow submission:
    ✓ Submitted 47 URLs to Bing/Yandex
    → Submission does not guarantee crawl or indexation

Google is separate

Google retired the public cache proxy, and its Indexing API is restricted to JobPosting and BroadcastEvent pages. Use the connected dashboard's authorized Search Console URL Inspection for Google status.

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