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Canonical & Indexability Checker

SEO

Check canonical tags, meta robots, X-Robots-Tag, and indexability signals to ensure search engines can find your pages.

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Use via API
Canonical & Indexability Checker — cURL
curl -X POST "https://krawly.io/api/v1/tools/canonical-checker/" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com"}'
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What is Canonical & Indexability Checker?

The Canonical & Indexability Checker verifies whether search engines can index your page correctly. It checks canonical tags, meta robots directives, X-Robots-Tag headers, HTTP status, and hreflang tags to give you a clear indexability verdict.

Use Cases

  • SEO troubleshooting — find out why a page isn't appearing in search results
  • Pre-launch checks — verify indexability before publishing new pages
  • Duplicate content detection — ensure canonical tags correctly point to preferred URLs
  • International SEO — verify hreflang implementation for multilingual sites
  • Migration auditing — check that redirected pages maintain proper canonical signals

Key Features

Canonical tag detection and URL match verification
Meta robots parsing (noindex, nofollow, etc.)
X-Robots-Tag HTTP header analysis
HTTP status code check for indexability
Hreflang tag detection for international pages
Clear indexability verdict: fully indexable, warnings, or not indexable

Frequently Asked Questions