Frequently asked questions
The short, honest answers. If yours isn't here, press 💬 Support in the bot and the team will reply in the same chat.
The service
What is Index Forge?
A Telegram bot, @IndexForgeBot, and an HTTP API that send your pages to Google for indexing. Before sending, every link is checked the way Googlebot would see it, and links that can't be indexed are dropped without charge.
What can I send?
Links one per line, a .txt file with links, a sitemap URL (sitemap indexes work too) or just a domain. With a domain, the bot sends the homepage, and a button lets you take every page from the site's sitemap.
How many links can I send at once?
Up to 10,000 per batch, in the bot and in the API. Bigger lists go in several batches.
What does the check look at?
Status codes (404, 410, other 4xx and 5xx), redirects, noindex in the meta robots tag and in the X-Robots-Tag header, robots.txt rules for Googlebot, and canonicals that point to another URL. Anything that fails is filtered out and listed by reason.
Can I send links that failed the check anyway?
Yes. The bot has a "Send all" button that includes filtered links. In most cases it's better to fix the page first: Google won't index a 404 or a noindexed page, whoever sends it.
Do I need to connect Google Search Console?
No. You don't connect any Google accounts. Search Console is still the best place to see how Google treats your pages.
Results and timing
How long does indexing take?
Usually 1–3 days after sending. Some pages appear sooner, some later. Check the result with URL Inspection in Search Console rather than a site: search.
Do you guarantee indexing?
No. Google decides what it indexes, and no honest service can promise 100%. Most accepted links to solid, unique pages are picked up. Thin or duplicate pages may be crawled and still left out, and that's a problem to fix on the page.
A page was sent but still isn't indexed. Why?
Usually because Google crawled it and decided it isn't worth keeping. Read our guide on "Crawled – currently not indexed" for what to change before trying again.
Pricing and payments
How much does it cost?
$0.01 per link. One link is one credit. No subscriptions or packages. See pricing for the calculator.
When are credits charged, and when are they refunded?
Only after you confirm sending, and only for links that passed the check. If a sent link isn't accepted, its credit goes back to your balance automatically. Filtered links and cancelled requests cost nothing.
How do I top up?
In USDT, on BEP20 or TRC20, any amount from $5. The bot gives you the exact amount and the address. Credits arrive automatically, usually within a couple of minutes.
Is there a free trial?
Every new user gets 10 free credits. Someone who joins through a referral link gets +10 credits on start, and the person who invited them gets 20% of their purchases in credits.
API
How do I get an API key?
Press 🔑 API in the bot. The key is shown once. Generating a new key disables the old one.
What are the API limits?
60 requests per minute, 3 tasks running at once and up to 10,000 URLs per request. The full reference is on the API page.
Stop waiting for the crawler.
10 free credits to start. Links that can't be indexed are filtered out before you pay.