FAQ: how your pages get found and indexed
Short, honest answers about who actually indexes your pages and what CrawlFaster can and can't do about it.
Do web browsers index my site?
No. Browsers such as Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox only display pages. Search engines crawl and index them. When someone searches from a browser, the browser simply sends the query to its default search engine, so what matters is which search engine that is.
Which search engines does IndexNow reach?
IndexNow is supported by Microsoft Bing, Yandex, Naver, Seznam and Yep, and participating engines share submissions with each other. Microsoft Edge searches with Bing by default, and Yahoo Search and DuckDuckGo get much of their web results from Bing, so one IndexNow submission also helps your pages appear there. CrawlFaster sends IndexNow submissions from Settings → Bing IndexNow.
Does Google accept IndexNow?
No. Google does not take IndexNow submissions. Chrome and Safari use Google as their default search engine in most regions, so for Google you use Search Console: keep an accurate XML sitemap, submit or resubmit it after changes, and use Request Indexing in the URL Inspection tool for your most important pages. That button has a small daily quota, roughly 10 URLs per site per day.
What is the Google Indexing API, and can I use it for normal pages?
The Google Indexing API lets a site tell Google directly that a page was added, updated or removed. Google only allows it for pages with job posting (JobPosting) or livestream (BroadcastEvent in a VideoObject) structured data, because those pages go stale fast: a job gets filled, a stream ends. Using it for blog posts, product pages or other normal pages goes against Google's documented rules; Google may ignore those requests and can revoke API access for misuse. For normal pages, CrawlFaster uses IndexNow for Bing and its partners, and Search Console (sitemaps and Request Indexing) is the route to Google.
How much faster does that make Google?
Sitemap resubmits and indexing requests usually get new or updated pages crawled within hours to a few days instead of weeks. It is not instant and not guaranteed: Google still decides whether and when a page is indexed.
What does CrawlFaster do for Google?
CrawlFaster imports your sitemap, tracks your URLs and, with your own Google service account, resubmits your sitemap to Search Console when you import it and checks each URL's index status through Google's URL Inspection API. It can also send Google Indexing API notifications, but Google only supports that API for job posting and livestream (BroadcastEvent) pages, so use it only for those.
How do Siri and Spotlight find my pages?
Apple's Siri and Spotlight suggestions use Applebot, Apple's web crawler. Apple has no URL submission API, so Applebot finds pages by crawling: link new pages from pages that are already known, keep your sitemap listed in robots.txt, and make sure robots.txt doesn't block Applebot.
How quickly does IndexNow work?
An IndexNow submission tells participating engines that a URL is new or changed, and they often crawl it within minutes to days. Each engine still decides on its own whether to index the page.
Can any tool force instant Google indexing?
No. No tool, including CrawlFaster, can force Google to index a page instantly. Google decides what to crawl and index and when. What you control is a crawlable page, an accurate sitemap, internal links, useful content, and the Search Console signals above. Be wary of any service that promises instant or guaranteed Google indexing.