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

> ## Agent Instructions
> For SEO data and indexing, start with /seo-mcp/overview.md and /seo-mcp/connect.md, then read the focused server reference.
> The documentation search MCP at https://docs.crakseo.com/mcp searches documentation only. Product tools use https://crakseo.com/mcp/<server>.
> Check tool availability and API credit balance before paid calls. Request owner approval for paid force indexing. Never invent prices, indexing guarantees or directory approval.

# Force indexing with MCP

> CrakSEO's two indexing services: free URL submission for your own sites, and paid force indexing that pushes any public URL to Google through an indexing service, with exact quotes and owner approval.

CrakSEO offers two different indexing services through the URL Indexing MCP server and the dashboard:

* **Free URL submission** (free, sites you own or connected): IndexNow, Bing Webmaster Tools and sitemap resubmission to Google Search Console, plus checking whether a URL is indexed with Search Console URL Inspection. Google has no public API to request indexing of normal pages, so free submission only *notifies* engines; it cannot force Google.
* **Force indexing** (paid): we push URLs to Google through a third-party indexing service so Googlebot crawls them sooner. It works on any public URL, including backlinks and pages you don't own. It costs URL credits, always shows an exact quote first and needs the account owner's approval in the dashboard.

## Compare

| | Free URL submission | Force indexing (paid) |
| - | - | - |
| What it does | Notifies IndexNow engines and Bing, resubmits your sitemap to Search Console, checks index status | Pushes URLs to Google through a third-party indexing service so Googlebot crawls them sooner |
| Which URLs | Sites you are authorized to submit, in connected properties | Any public URL, including backlinks and pages you don't own |
| Cost | Free | 1 URL credit per URL the service accepts |
| Approval | None | Exact quote, then account-owner approval in the dashboard |
| MCP tools | `notify_search_engines_free`, `submit_urls_to_indexnow`, `submit_urls_to_bing`, `submit_sitemap`, `check_if_url_is_indexed` | `get_force_indexing_balance`, `quote_force_indexing`, `submit_force_indexing`, `get_force_indexing_job`, `list_force_indexing_jobs` |

URL credits are separate from dollar-denominated SEO API credits and from your Link Network link allowance; the balances are not interchangeable. See [API credits and pricing](https://docs.crakseo.com/pricing/api-credits.md) and the [URL Indexing reference](https://docs.crakseo.com/mcp-servers/url-indexing.md).

## When to use force indexing

* Free URL submission and a sitemap resubmission haven't got a page crawled, and it can't wait.
* You want Google to crawl backlinks or other pages you don't own.
* You want your AI agent to prepare the quote, with spend always approved by you.

## No indexing guarantee

Force indexing gets URLs in front of Googlebot sooner; it does not guarantee that Google indexes them. Search engines decide what to index, and a submission receipt is not proof of indexing. CrakSEO never uses the Google Indexing API for general pages; see [Google Indexing API alternative](https://docs.crakseo.com/google-indexing-api-alternative.md).

## Connect

```bash theme={"system"}
claude mcp add --transport http crakseo-url-indexing https://crakseo.com/mcp/url-indexing
```


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