> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tryxlr8.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Indexing

> Queue URLs for Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster indexing, and monitor submission status.

Indexing lets you submit URLs to **Google Search Console** and **Bing Webmaster** from XLR8.ai. Properties are matched per URL automatically.

Navigate to **General → Indexing** in the sidebar, or open **Configure Indexing** from Settings → Integrations.

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## Connect Google and Bing

On the Indexing page:

1. Click **Connect** for **Google Search Console** and/or **Bing Webmaster**
2. Complete OAuth for the account that owns your properties
3. Confirm the connected badge shows your site count

To disconnect an engine, use **Disconnect**. Disconnecting clears queued URLs for that engine; completed history is preserved.

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## Submit URLs to the queue

<Steps>
  <Step title="Choose engines">
    Toggle **Google** and/or **Bing**. Engines that are not connected appear disabled.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add URLs">
    Paste full `https://` URLs into the textarea, or use **Upload CSV** / **Sample CSV**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Submit">
    Click **Submit to queue**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Submissions are processed by a drain job. Indexing status updates hourly.

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## Queue statuses

Filter the queue by status and date range:

* Queued
* Submitted
* Last discovered
* Indexed
* Failed

Each row shows the URL, matched property, and per-engine progress for Google and Bing.

If you hit a daily quota for an engine, XLR8.ai surfaces that error in the UI.

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## Content staleness

Under **General → Indexing → Content staleness**, monitor blog URLs for freshness. Add blog URLs so XLR8.ai can flag content that may need a refresh before you re-optimize or re-index it.

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## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Visibility experiments" icon="eye" href="/experiments/visibility">
    Track whether indexed pages start appearing as citations.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Settings" icon="gear" href="/integrations/settings">
    Open indexing and other integrations from Settings.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Content optimization" icon="sparkles" href="/content/optimization">
    Refresh stale pages before submitting them for indexing.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>