Audit & Analysis · Free tool

Canonical & Index Checker — Can Google Index This Page?

Free canonical and indexability checker: verify the canonical URL, robots meta, X-Robots-Tag and noindex status of any page to find why it is not indexed.

Step by step

How to use the Canonical & Index Checker

01Enter the page url
02Click "Run Canonical & Index Checker" — it's free and instant
03Review your results on screen and download the PDF/Excel report

What is the Canonical & Index Checker?

The canonical tag tells search engines which URL is the preferred version of a page, and the robots meta tag and X-Robots-Tag header tell them whether they may index it. This checker reads all of those for any URL and reports whether the page is indexable and which URL it declares as canonical.

Why it matters for SEO

Pages that will not index are invisible no matter how good they are. A leftover noindex from a staging site, a canonical pointing to the home page, or a canonical to a redirecting URL are among the most common reasons pages disappear from Google. This check takes seconds and rules them out.

How to read your Canonical & Index Checker results

For a normal page the canonical should be its own clean URL (self-referencing), with HTTPS and the same trailing-slash style your site uses. If the canonical points elsewhere, search engines will usually index that other URL instead. A noindex in either the meta tag or the header removes the page from search.

Expert tips

Use absolute canonical URLs with https://.
Never canonicalise to a URL that redirects or returns 404.
Remove noindex before launching a site built on staging.
Check “Page indexing” in Search Console to confirm Google’s view.

Limitations

Checks only the single URL you enter, as our server fetches it. It does not crawl the whole site, run JavaScript, or see pages behind a login.

Why use our Canonical & Index Checker?

Completely free — use Canonical & Index Checker as many times as you want
No login or registration needed to see results
Download the report as PDF or Excel with a free account
Works on any device — desktop, tablet or mobile

Frequently asked questions

A link element in the page head, rel="canonical", naming the preferred URL when similar or duplicate versions of a page exist.

It is recommended. It protects against duplicates created by tracking parameters, session IDs and http/https or www variants.

A robots meta tag or X-Robots-Tag header contains noindex. This checker shows which one is present.

It treats canonicals as a strong hint. If other signals disagree, Google may choose a different canonical.

Yes. Canonical & Index Checker is 100% free with unlimited usage. You can run it as often as you like without paying anything.

No login is required to use Canonical & Index Checker and see your results. You only need a free account if you want to download reports as PDF/Excel or save your history.