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title: "Indexation"
description: "Indexation is the process by which search engines add web pages to their searchable database (index) after crawling and processing the content."
category: "SEO Crawling & Indexation"
date: "2026-03-05"
url: "https://getbeast.io/glossary/indexation/"
type: "glossary"
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# Indexation

**Category:** SEO Crawling & Indexation | **Updated:** 2026-03-05

Indexation is the process by which search engines add web pages to their searchable database (index) after crawling and processing the content.

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## What Is Indexation?
Indexation is the process of a search engine adding a crawled page to its index — the massive database of web pages that search results are drawn from. After a crawler fetches a page, the search engine processes the content, extracts keywords, evaluates quality, and decides whether to add it to the index. Only indexed pages can appear in search results.

## Why Indexation Matters for SEO
If your pages are not indexed, they are invisible in search. Indexation issues are among the most common and impactful SEO problems. Pages may fail to get indexed due to noindex tags, canonical issues, low content quality, or crawl budget exhaustion.

## How to Monitor and Improve Indexation
Check indexation status in Google Search Console's Index Coverage report. Use the `site:` operator to verify specific pages. Submit important new pages via the URL Inspection tool. Use [CrawlBeast](/crawler/) to audit indexability across your entire site.

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## Related Terms

- [Deindexation](/glossary/deindexation/)
- [Noindex](/glossary/noindex/)
- [Canonical URL](/glossary/canonical-url/)
- [Crawl Budget](/glossary/crawl-budget/)
- [XML Sitemap](/glossary/xml-sitemap/)
- [Search Console](/glossary/search-console/)

## Further Reading

- [Diagnosing Indexation Issues](/blog/indexation-issues/)

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