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IndexNow key check

Enter a domain and key; we fetch the key file the way Bing does and tell you exactly what is wrong if it fails. Or generate a new key.

Generate a key

32 hex characters. The file name equals the key; the file holds only the key.

Key
File name
File content (only the key; optional single trailing newline)
Location

Errors and what they mean

  • 404: file missing or wrong path. The file name must equal the key: KEY.txt.
  • Content differs: the file holds something other than the key (BOM, whitespace, HTML). Only the key, optionally one trailing newline.
  • Redirect: a www or http redirect; engines usually follow it, but give the final URL as keyLocation.
  • Wrong content type: should be text/plain; text/html is usually a 404 page in disguise.

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Have this run every week, automatically

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