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Google's John Mueller said, "The indexing API is inundated by bloggers trying to act like legitimate sites." This means that Google needs to be more careful about who and what they accept through the Google indexing API.
He said this on Bluesky in response to Nick LeRoy who said he switched up account/API for SEOJobs and PPCjobs and he can't get past the 200 max default.
John responded:
I'm not aware of any particular issues, but I know the indexing API is inundated by bloggers trying to act like legitimate sites, so I imagine they're just a bit more cautious nowadays.
John has been telling folks to stop using the Indexing API for unsupported content. September 2024, Google posted a warning about spam detection for the Google Indexing API. Also, John Mueller of Google said most sites wrongfully using the indexing API are spammy anyway. As a reminder, the Google Indexing API should just be used for job postings and live stream content - nothing else. Google has said if you use it for other purposes it won't work. Many who have tried it over the years said it works to get your content indexed fast but then it drops out of the index quickly after.
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