Noindex Checker

Find noindex in a page’s HTML and HTTP headers. See the directive, its source and whether it applies to Google web search.

One full HTTP or HTTPS URL. Checks the fetched response for Google web search directives.

Check the response that your page actually sends

Paste a full page URL and run the check. Screpy reads the final HTTP response and its HTML to find noindex in robots meta tags, Googlebot tags and X-Robots-Tag headers. It follows up to five redirects and shows the final destination. This is a snapshot of the public response, not a website-wide crawl or a Google index lookup.

Find the source before changing anything

An HTML directive usually comes from the page template, an SEO plugin or a CMS setting. In WordPress, review both the page’s SEO settings and the site’s search visibility setting. A header directive comes from the configuration that generates the HTTP response. Removing a meta tag will not remove a header. PDF and image URLs can carry header directives without HTML.

The evidence table preserves crawler scope. A general rule and a Googlebot rule can both apply; none includes noindex. Rules for a different crawler are shown separately. The checker also reads body meta tags, while ignoring example markup in scripts, comments and templates. indexifembedded and expiry rules receive their own explanations.

Read colors together with coverage

Red means an applicable noindex was observed. Green means no noindex was found in fully checked sources; it does not promise indexing. Amber marks incomplete coverage or findings that need review. A failed fetch stays unknown. If a response exceeds 2 MiB, the checker retains readable evidence but cannot confirm that noindex is absent. Noindex is appropriate for some pages, such as checkout or internal search pages; remove it only when the page should be discoverable in search.

Check crawl access and indexing separately

Google must access a page to read its directives. Use the Robots.txt Tester for crawl rules, the Canonical Tag Checker for canonical declarations and the On-Page SEO Checker for a broader page review. After a published correction, rerun this check and inspect the URL in Search Console. This checker does not render JavaScript, read robots.txt or establish whether Google has indexed the URL.

AI Bot Access Tester: This checks robots.txt policy only. It does not prove actual bot access, indexing or citations.

Noindex Checker — FAQ

Find noindex in a page’s HTML and HTTP headers. See the directive, its source and whether it applies to Google web search.

Can this check noindex on a PDF?

Yes. Non-HTML resources are checked through their X-Robots-Tag response headers. HTML meta tags do not apply to a PDF.

What happens when the check is incomplete?

Available evidence stays visible. The checker does not report noindex as absent when relevant sources could not be read. JavaScript is never executed.

How do I remove an unintended noindex?

Remove the applicable noindex from the HTML meta tag or X-Robots-Tag header, publish the change and recheck. Keep the page crawlable so Google can read the update.

Does a clear result prove Google has indexed my page?

No. It means no noindex was found in the fully checked response. Crawl access, canonical selection and Google’s indexing decision remain separate.