indexnow-mcp

Submit URLs for instant indexing via IndexNow and Google Indexing API.

Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, Windsurf, and all MCP-compatible AI tools.

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

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

License

MIT

Built by Sharoz Dawa — SEO Professional & Digital Marketing Expert