Free Indexability Checker
Paste rendered page HTML (and robots.txt, if you have it) to check whether Google is technically allowed to index the page — noindex tags, canonical mismatches, and robots.txt blocks, all in one pass.
- Checks meta robots noindex
- Flags a canonical pointing elsewhere
- Matches the URL against pasted robots.txt rules
Page HTML and (optionally) robots.txt
Indexability Checker
Indexability report
Generated result
Indexability check PASS — no noindex directive in meta robots. PASS — canonical is self-referencing (https://example.com/page). INFO — no robots.txt provided; paste it to check for a Disallow block. No technical block found. This means Google is ALLOWED to index the page — it does not confirm the page is actually indexed today. Use Search Console's URL Inspection tool for live status on a property you own.
Where this tool fits
How to use the indexability checker
What "indexable" means here, precisely
This tool checks the technical directives that let Google index a page at all: no noindex in meta robots (or an X-Robots-Tag header, if you note one), a canonical that points at the page itself rather than elsewhere, and no matching Disallow rule in robots.txt. It cannot tell you whether Google has actually indexed the page today — there's no public API for that outside Search Console, which only shows properties you own.
Why a page can pass every check here and still not be indexed
Passing these checks means Google is allowed to index the page, not that it will. Google also weighs whether the page is worth indexing at all — thin or duplicate content, or a domain with very little crawl budget, can leave a technically-indexable page uncrawled or unindexed regardless. Use Search Console's URL Inspection tool for the actual live status of a property you own.
The most common self-inflicted indexability bug
A staging-environment noindex tag that ships to production, or a WordPress "discourage search engines" setting left on after launch — these block a page silently, with no error anywhere else on the site. Check meta robots first on any page that mysteriously never appears in Search Console.
Indexability Checker FAQ
Is the indexability checker free?
Yes. The indexability checker is free to use on Seobase with no signup required for the on-page indexability check.
Can I use the indexability checker for SEO content?
Yes. The tool is built for search-focused workflows and pairs best with human review before publishing.
Is this the same as checking if my page is in Google's index right now?
No — that requires Search Console's URL Inspection tool, which only works for properties you've verified ownership of, since Google doesn't expose live per-URL index status through any public API. This tool checks whether a page is technically allowed to be indexed, which is the first thing to rule out before assuming a content problem.
What's the single most common reason a page isn't indexed?
A stray noindex tag, often left over from a staging environment or a CMS setting like WordPress's "discourage search engines from indexing this site." Check that before assuming the content itself is the problem.
My robots.txt allows the page and there's no noindex — why isn't it indexed?
Passing technical checks doesn't guarantee indexing; Google also judges whether a page is worth indexing at all. Thin content, near-duplicate pages, or a site with limited crawl budget can all leave a technically-clean page unindexed. This checker rules out the technical-block explanation; it can't diagnose a content-quality one.
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