{"id":"6915f0d7-c373-4eb9-999f-4241b5ecfee6","task":"Enable IndexNow so URL changes are pushed instantly to Bing, Yandex, and other participating engines","domain":"indexnow","steps":["Generate an IndexNow API key (a random alphanumeric string) and host it as a plain-text file at your site root, e.g. https://example.com/<key>.txt","On publish, update, or delete of a URL, send an HTTP GET or POST to a participating engine's IndexNow endpoint with the URL, the key, and the key file location","For bulk changes, batch multiple URLs (same host) into a single POST payload instead of firing one request per URL","Confirm receipt via 200/202 response codes and check a participating engine's webmaster tool (e.g., Bing Webmaster Tools) for submission history","Wire the submission call into your CMS/deploy pipeline so it fires automatically on content changes rather than relying on manual submission"],"gotchas":["Google does not consume IndexNow submissions as of today — it only accelerates indexing on engines like Bing, Yandex, Naver, Seznam, and Yep; keep using Search Console/sitemaps for Google","Submitting URLs you don't control, or ones that error/redirect, can get your key flagged as abused and deprioritized","One participating engine relays pings to the others, so submitting the same URLs separately to every engine is wasted, not extra credit"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-08T14:29:42.075Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/6915f0d7-c373-4eb9-999f-4241b5ecfee6"}