Indexnow

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Features

• IndexNow — Submit URLs to Bing, Yandex, Naver, Seznam simultaneously
• Google Indexing API — Request fast crawling from Google
• Sitemap submission — Parse XML sitemaps and submit all URLs
• API key generator — Generate IndexNow keys and verification files
• Status checker — Check Google indexing notification status
• Batch support — Submit up to 10,000 URLs at once

Tools

Tool	Description
indexnow_submit	Submit URLs to IndexNow (Bing, Yandex, Naver, Seznam)
google_indexing_submit	Submit URLs to Google Indexing API
google_indexing_status	Check indexing notification status
indexnow_submit_sitemap	Fetch sitemap and submit all URLs to IndexNow
indexnow_generate_key	Generate an IndexNow API key and verification file
indexnow_list_engines	List all supported engines and endpoints

Installation

Claude Desktop / Claude Code

Add to your Claude config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "indexnow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "indexnow-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "indexnow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "indexnow-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Usage Examples

Submit URLs to IndexNow

Submit these URLs to IndexNow:
- https://example.com/new-blog-post
- https://example.com/updated-page

API key: your-api-key-here
Host: example.com

Submit a sitemap

Submit all URLs from https://example.com/sitemap.xml to IndexNow
API key: my-key
Host: example.com

Generate an API key

Generate an IndexNow API key for my site

Submit to Google Indexing API

Submit https://example.com/new-page to Google Indexing API
Access token: ya29.xxx

IndexNow Setup

1. Generate an API key (any UUID — use the indexnow_generate_key tool)
2. Create a verification file: public/{your-key}.txt containing the key
3. Deploy the file so it's accessible at https://yourdomain.com/{your-key}.txt
4. Start submitting URLs

Supported Engines

Engine	Protocol	Limit
Bing	IndexNow	Unlimited
Yandex	IndexNow	Unlimited
Naver	IndexNow	Unlimited
Seznam	IndexNow	Unlimited
Google	Indexing API	200/day default

Why indexnow-mcp vs Manual API Calls

Feature	indexnow-mcp	Manual API Calls
Batch submission (10K URLs)	Yes	Custom code
Multiple engines	All at once	One by one
Sitemap parsing	Yes	Manual
API key generator	Yes	Manual
Price	Free	Free but complex

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License

MIT

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