What is IndexNow?
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IndexNow: An open protocol that lets a website notify search engines the moment a page is added, updated or deleted, instead of waiting for a crawl.
A site sends the changed URLs to one IndexNow endpoint, and the URL is shared with every engine that takes part. The IndexNow site lists Microsoft Bing, Naver, Seznam.cz, Yandex and Yep; Google is not listed.
Because several AI assistants draw on web indexes such as Bing's, a ping can help a new page reach them sooner. Only Fan Out's own site sends one on every update.
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