Terms of Service

A free tool, provided as-is

IndexSnap is a free tool for submitting URLs to search engines via the IndexNow protocol and Google's Indexing API. It is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied — including any warranty of uninterrupted availability, accuracy, or fitness for a particular purpose. We may change, suspend, or discontinue the tool at any time, without notice.

Only submit URLs for sites you own

You may only submit URLs for websites you own or are authorised to manage. You must not submit URLs for other people's sites, and you must not use IndexSnap to misrepresent ownership of a site or to submit content you have no right to submit. You are responsible for complying with the terms and policies of Bing, Yandex, and Google when using their services through IndexSnap.

Your keys and credentials are your responsibility

Your IndexNow keys and your Google Service Account JSON are sensitive credentials — treat them like passwords. IndexSnap stores them only in your own browser and never on a server, but you are responsible for keeping them safe: do not share them, do not paste them into untrusted sites, and revoke or regenerate them if you believe they have been exposed. IndexSnap is not responsible for any misuse of credentials you disclose.

No guarantee of indexing, ranking, or crawl timing

Submitting a URL only notifies the search engine. IndexSnap does not guarantee that any submitted page will be crawled, indexed, or ranked, or how quickly any of that will happen. Those decisions are made entirely by the search engines, and a successful submission response (such as a 200 or 202) only means the request was accepted, not that the page will appear in search results.

Rate limits and quotas

Search engines impose their own limits. IndexNow accepts up to 10,000 URLs per request, but Microsoft may throttle excessive or abusive traffic with 429 responses. The Google Indexing API allows 200 publish requests per day per Google Cloud project, as set by Google. IndexSnap does not control these limits, and exceeding them may cause submissions to be delayed or rejected. Please submit responsibly and stay within the limits.

Acceptable use

You agree to use IndexSnap lawfully and reasonably. You must not abuse the service — for example by flooding it with automated bulk requests, submitting URLs for sites you do not own, attempting to disrupt the service, or using it to submit spam, malicious, or unlawful content. We may block or restrict access if we detect abuse.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, IndexSnap and its operator are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of the tool — including lost traffic, lost rankings, delayed indexing, or any consequences of submitting URLs to search engines. Your use of IndexSnap is at your own risk, and you remain responsible for your own websites and submissions.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The updated terms will be posted on this page with a new "last updated" date, and continued use of IndexSnap after a change means you accept the updated terms. If you have questions about these terms, contact us at hello@indexsnap.com or through the contact page.