Submit Your Sitemap to Search Engines

Step-by-step guides for submitting your sitemap to Google, Bing, and other search engines.

Quick Start

  1. 1.Upload your sitemap.xml to your website's root directory (e.g., https://yoursite.com/sitemap.xml)
  2. 2.Add sitemap reference to your robots.txt file
  3. 3.Submit to search engines using the guides below

Robots.txt Entry Generator

Adding your sitemap to robots.txt helps search engines discover it automatically.

User-agent: * Sitemap: https://yoursite.com/sitemap.xml

Tip: Place this entry at the end of your robots.txt file. If you don't have a robots.txt file, create one in your website's root directory.

Google Search Console

Submit your sitemap to Google for faster indexing and better search visibility.

  1. 1.

    Sign in to Google Search Console

    Visit search.google.com/search-console and sign in with your Google account.

  2. 2.

    Verify your website

    Add your property and complete the verification process (HTML file, DNS record, or HTML tag).

  3. 3.

    Navigate to Sitemaps

    In the left sidebar, click on "Sitemaps" under the "Indexing" section.

  4. 4.

    Submit your sitemap

    Enter your sitemap URL (e.g., sitemap.xml) and click "Submit".

  5. 5.

    Monitor status

    Check the status regularly. Google will show discovered URLs and any errors found.

Go to Google Search Console

Bing Webmaster Tools

Submit your sitemap to Bing to improve visibility on Bing, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo.

  1. 1.

    Sign in to Bing Webmaster Tools

    Visit bing.com/webmasters and sign in with your Microsoft account.

  2. 2.

    Add your site

    Click "Add a site" and enter your website URL. You can import settings from Google Search Console.

  3. 3.

    Verify ownership

    Choose a verification method (XML file, meta tag, or DNS record) and complete verification.

  4. 4.

    Submit sitemap

    Go to "Sitemaps" in the left menu, enter your sitemap URL, and click "Submit".

  5. 5.

    Review reports

    Monitor crawl stats, index coverage, and any errors in your sitemap.

Go to Bing Webmaster Tools

Yandex Webmaster

Submit to Yandex for visibility in Russia and CIS countries.

  1. 1.

    Access Yandex Webmaster

    Visit webmaster.yandex.com and sign in.

  2. 2.

    Add your site

    Click "Add site" and enter your domain.

  3. 3.

    Verify ownership

    Choose verification method and complete the process.

  4. 4.

    Add sitemap

    Go to "Indexing" → "Sitemap files" and add your sitemap URL.

Go to Yandex Webmaster

Automatic Ping Tool

Notify Google and Bing automatically when your sitemap updates.

Heads up: Google deprecated its manual sitemap ping endpoint in June 2023, and Bing removed theirs in 2024.

This tool now surfaces guidance from the search engines. For guaranteed indexing, submit your sitemap through Search Console / Bing Webmaster Tools and keep lastmod dates accurate.

Manual Submission Resources:

Google: Submit via Search Console » Sitemaps. Google auto-discovers updates via robots.txt and lastmod dates—no manual ping required.

Bing: Submit through Bing Webmaster Tools or configure IndexNow with an API key file.

Automation tip: Add your sitemap URL to robots.txt (generator above) and keep your sitemap accessible at a stable location.

Tips & Best Practices

Update Regularly

Update your sitemap whenever you add or remove pages.

Use Absolute URLs

Always use full URLs including protocol (https://).

Monitor Errors

Check webmaster tools regularly for crawl errors.

Validate First

Always validate your sitemap before submission.

Be Patient

Indexing takes time. Results may take days or weeks.

Include Only Indexable Pages

Don't include pages blocked by robots.txt or noindex.

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