CLI

indxel index

Indexation readiness diagnostic. Check if search engines can find and index your pages.

Usage

bash
npx indxel-cli index <url> [options]

Flags

ParameterTypeDescription
--checkbooleanVerify which pages are in Google cache (requires Plus or Pro plan + --api-key)
--indexnow-key <key>stringSubmit URLs to Bing/Yandex/DuckDuckGo via IndexNow (requires Plus or Pro plan + --api-key)
--api-key <key>stringProject API key (or set INDXEL_API_KEY env var)
--jsonbooleanOutput as JSON

Free Diagnostic

Without flags, the command runs a free diagnostic that checks your indexation fundamentals.

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

  Meta robots:
    ✓ No pages with accidental noindex

  Setup instructions:
    → Submit sitemap to Google Search Console
    → Submit sitemap to Bing Webmaster Tools
    → Consider adding IndexNow for instant Bing indexing

Check Google cache

Pro featurebash
$ npx indxel-cli index https://mysite.com --check --api-key ixu_your_key

  Indexation status:
    ✓ 42/47 pages indexed
    ⚠ 5 pages not found in Google cache:
      /blog/new-post-1
      /blog/new-post-2
      /docs/api
      /changelog
      /terms

Submit via IndexNow

Pro featurebash
$ npx indxel-cli index https://mysite.com --indexnow-key abc123 --api-key ixu_your_key

  IndexNow submission:
    ✓ Submitted 47 URLs to Bing, Yandex, DuckDuckGo
    → Pages typically appear within minutes to hours

Free vs Paid

The free diagnostic (no flags) checks sitemap, robots.txt, and meta robots. The --check and --indexnow-key features require a Plus or Pro plan.