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title: "Verify indexing with URL Inspection"
description: "URL Inspection shows the indexed version Google holds for one URL: crawl time, selected canonical, status code and blocked resources. Run it before rewriting content or changing redirects. It separates indexing failures from ranking problems and confirms whether Google sees the same page your browser renders."
url: "https://seo-mcp.io/t/verify-indexing-with-url-inspection"
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# Verify indexing with URL Inspection

URL Inspection shows the indexed version Google holds for one URL: crawl time, selected canonical, status code and blocked resources. Run it before rewriting content or changing redirects. It separates indexing failures from ranking problems and confirms whether Google sees the same page your browser renders.

## Prerequisites

- The site property is verified in Google Search Console

## Steps

1. **Inspect the exact URL** — Open URL Inspection in Search Console, paste the full URL including query string or trailing slash, and press Enter. Read the status: 'URL is on Google' means indexed; 'URL is not on Google' explains why.
   Check: Search Console shows a crawl date within the last 30 days for the inspected URL.
2. **Compare declared and selected canonicals** — Open the crawled-page panel and check HTTP status, the user-declared canonical and the Google-selected canonical. If they differ, fix the signal Google ignored before touching content.
   Check: Google-selected canonical equals the user-declared canonical in URL Inspection.
3. **Extract blocking resources** — In the rendered HTML panel, look for 'Could not load' entries. Any blocked CSS or JavaScript that changes layout or content must be allowed for Googlebot.
   Check: URL Inspection lists zero blocked resources for the inspected URL.

## Source

@seo-mcp on 2026-10-19: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9012289

Canonical: https://seo-mcp.io/t/verify-indexing-with-url-inspection