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Show HN: Instant indexing on Google

by ushercakes on 1/3/23, 3:29 PM with 2 comments

Hi HN.

This is just a mini-project that I expect to get very little traction on, but for that small subset of people that need it, they will likely find it very useful.

The pitch is this: When you run a website, it can sometimes take months for Google to index new URLs. If you are a business, or you are an impatient blogger, this can be problematic.

As a service, this project is just a shortcut way for non technical folk to use the Google Indexing API. That way, they can index new URLs instantly.

In other words - Google offers an API. The API is very useful, but it requires some technical-know how to set up and use. This project is basically a plug and play version of that API, so that non-technical people can benefit from it.

  • by KomoD on 1/3/23, 4:55 PM

    This requires giving a random website a service account with 'Owner' permissions to your Search Console