Use this script to get your entire site indexed on Google in less than 48 hours. No tricks, no hacks, just a simple script and a Google API.
Important
- This script uses Google Indexing API and it only works on pages with either
JobPostingorBroadcastEventstructured data. - Indexing != Ranking. This will not help your page rank on Google, it'll just let Google know about the existence of your pages.
- Install Node.js
- An account on Google Search Console with the verified sites you want to index
- An account on Google Cloud
- Follow this guide from Google. By the end of it, you should have a project on Google Cloud with the Indexing API enabled, a service account with the
Ownerpermission on your sites. - Make sure you enable both
Google Search Console APIandWeb Search Indexing APIon your Google Project ➤ API Services ➤ Enabled API & Services. - Download the JSON file with the credentials of your service account and save it in the same folder as the script. The file should be named
service_account.json
Install the cli globally on your machine.
npm i -g google-indexing-scriptClone the repository to your machine.
git clone https://github.com/goenning/google-indexing-script.git
cd google-indexing-scriptInstall and build the project.
npm install
npm run build
npm i -g .Note
Ensure you are using an up-to-date Node.js version, with a preference for v20 or later. Check your current version with node -v.
With service_account.json (recommended)
Create a .gis directory in your home folder and move the service_account.json file there.
mkdir ~/.gis
mv service_account.json ~/.gisRun the script with the domain or url you want to index.
gis <domain or url>
# example
gis seogets.comHere are some other ways to run the script:
# custom path to service_account.json
gis seogets.com --path /path/to/service_account.json
# long version command
google-indexing-script seogets.com
# cloned repository
npm run index seogets.comWith environment variables
Open service_account.json and copy the client_email and private_key values.
Run the script with the domain or url you want to index.
GIS_CLIENT_EMAIL=your-client-email GIS_PRIVATE_KEY=your-private-key gis seogets.comWith arguments (not recommended)
Open service_account.json and copy the client_email and private_key values.
Once you have the values, run the script with the domain or url you want to index, the client email and the private key.
gis seogets.com --client-email your-client-email --private-key your-private-keyAs a npm module
You can also use the script as a npm module in your own project.
npm i google-indexing-scriptimport { index } from "google-indexing-script";
import serviceAccount from "./service_account.json";
index("seogets.com", {
client_email: serviceAccount.client_email,
private_key: serviceAccount.private_key,
})
.then(console.log)
.catch(console.error);Read the API documentation for more details.
Here's an example of what you should expect:
Important
- Your site must have 1 or more sitemaps submitted to Google Search Console. Otherwise, the script will not be able to find the pages to index.
- You can run the script as many times as you want. It will only index the pages that are not already indexed.
- Sites with a large number of pages might take a while to index, be patient.
Depending on your account several quotas are configured for the API (see docs). By default the script exits as soon as the rate limit is exceeded. You can configure a retry mechanism for the read requests that apply on a per minute time frame.
With environment variables
export GIS_QUOTA_RPM_RETRY=trueAs a npm module
import { index } from 'google-indexing-script'
import serviceAccount from './service_account.json'
index('seogets.com', {
client_email: serviceAccount.client_email,
private_key: serviceAccount.private_key
quota: {
rpmRetry: true
}
})
.then(console.log)
.catch(console.error)MIT License
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