SEO & AEO glossary

What Is Indexability?

Definition

Indexability is a page's technical eligibility to be included in a search engine's index.

How Indexability Works

Status codes, robots meta directives, canonical signals, content access and search-engine decisions all affect whether a URL can be indexed.

A Simple Example

A page returning 200 OK can still be non-indexable if it contains a noindex directive or Google selects another URL as canonical.

Why Indexability Matters

Indexability determines whether a page can become a search result at all.

Common Misreading

Allowing indexing does not guarantee indexing or rankings. Search engines still evaluate duplication, quality, usefulness and canonicalization.