A Search Console report summarizing indexed and not-indexed URLs known to Google, with status reasons and example pages.
The Page indexing report summarizes Google’s indexing status for URLs it knows about in a Search Console property. It groups indexed and not-indexed pages and provides reasons that can guide investigation. It is useful for spotting patterns affecting a group of URLs.
Not every not-indexed URL is a problem. Redirects, duplicates, intentionally excluded pages and removed content can have appropriate non-indexed outcomes. The goal is not to turn every discovered address into a search result, but to understand whether important intended pages are being handled as expected.
The report’s examples are not an exhaustive inventory of the website. A status also does not necessarily provide a complete root-cause explanation. Inspect a specific URL and the current page when the summary leaves uncertainty, and distinguish Google’s recorded information from a new live test.
Takeaway: Prioritize unexpected patterns affecting useful pages. Maintain a clear view of which pages are intended for indexing before assigning fixes to every exclusion category.
Example
A redesign leaves old service URLs redirecting to their relevant replacements. Seeing the old addresses outside the index can be expected. If the replacement pages are also excluded unintentionally, that is a separate issue worth investigating rather than trying to restore indexing for every old address.
What to check
Check the report’s update date and inspect representative affected pages. Verify any repair on the website, then allow for reporting updates. A completed technical change does not itself prove that Google has indexed the intended page.
For more detail, see Page indexing report.