Step-by-Step: Submit URLs to Google, Bing, and Perplexity for Faster Indexing

Google (fastest legit path)

1. Verify the site in Google Search Console (GSC).
2. Paste the URL into URL Inspection → Request indexing. That queues a recrawl. There’s a quota, so don’t spam it.
3. Submit or update your sitemap in GSC. Make sure lastmod is accurate—Google now uses it as a crawl signal (the old sitemap “ping” endpoint is dead).
4. Reality check: Google’s Indexing API is only for pages with JobPosting or livestream BroadcastEvent (VideoObject). If that’s not you, stick to the steps above.

Verify it indexed: In GSC, run URL Inspection again or check Coverage; “site:yourdomain.com/path” is a light check but not authoritative.

Bing (three good options)

Before anything: add & verify your site in Bing Webmaster Tools (BWT).

Option A — Manual, quick:
Open BWT → URL Submission. Paste a handful of URLs when you publish or update.

Option B — Automatic, at scale (recommended):
Use Bing URL Submission API from your app/CMS.

• Get your API key in BWT.
• POST batches like this (from Microsoft’s docs):

Bing allows large daily quotas and near-real-time discovery.

Option C — IndexNow (one call, multiple engines):

1. Generate an IndexNow key and host https://example.com/<key>.txt containing the key.

2. Submit changed URLs:

• Single URL (GET):
  https://www.bing.com/indexnow?url=https://example.com/new&key=<your-key>
• Batch (POST JSON) to /indexnow:

Verify it indexed: In BWT use URL Inspection / Site Explorer to see discovered/indexed URLs.

Perplexity (what you can actually do)

Perplexity doesn’t offer a public “submit URL” tool or API like GSC/BWT. The official guidance: make sure their crawler can reach you.

• In robots.txt, allow PerplexityBot (and don’t block their published IP ranges if you gate by IP). Example:

• Ensure your pages are linked, load fast, and are in your sitemap.
• Getting indexed by Bing (via URL Submission or IndexNow) often helps discoverability in AI answer engines generally, but Perplexity primarily relies on its own crawler.

Check visibility: Search your topic on Perplexity and see if your URL appears in the cited sources; there’s no console for this yet.

Quick checklist (works across all three)

• Page returns 200, canonical is correct, no noindex, not blocked in robots.txt.
• It’s linked from somewhere crawlable (internal nav or a known page).
• It’s in your sitemap with a truthful lastmod.
• For speed at scale: Bing URL Submission API + IndexNow from your CMS on publish/update.

Baking AI Team

Marketing experts and AI engineers at Baking AI, writing about AI marketing, SEO, AEO and automation.