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Is anyone aware of some tool through which I can check whether the entered URLs are indexed in Google, Yahoo and Bing?

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Quick practical approach: third‑party index checkers and browser plugins (as mentioned by , , , and ) are handy for bulk or quick looks, but they can disagree and sometimes be out of date. The authoritative way to confirm indexing and get root causes is to use each engine's webmaster tools — Google Search Console for Google and Bing Webmaster Tools for Bing (which also powers Yahoo results). These consoles show exact index status, crawl dates and the specific reasons a URL is or is not indexed.

A short diagnostic checklist to follow:

  • Use the URL inspection / diagnostic tool in the search console to see the reported status and last crawl.
  • Check technical blockers: HTTP status codes, robots.txt, meta robots noindex, X‑Robots‑Tag headers, rel=canonical and redirects.
  • Ensure the page is reachable (200 OK), included in a sitemap, and has internal links pointing to it.
  • If a console reports an issue, fix it and request reindexing; if everything looks fine, allow time — indexing can take days or weeks.

Key clarifications and cautions: and were right that looking at a page helps, but inspect both the HTML source and HTTP headers (some noindex directives are served in headers). nofollow affects link following, not whether the page itself is indexed; noindex prevents indexing. The site: operator and cached/snippet checks are useful quick checks but not definitive. As observed, third‑party tools can return inconsistent Yahoo/Bing results — expect differences because of how each tool queries engine data.

If a page still won’t index after fixing technical issues and improving content/links, review Search Console for manual actions or penalties, check server logs for crawl attempts, and consider gradual content improvements before re-requesting indexing.

Google Search Console Bing Webmaster Tools

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Member Avatar for InsightsDigital

There is a Firefox plugin for this.

Member Avatar for infinique

All you need to do is to view source to see if the nofollow tag is there.

Member Avatar for redesignunit

Someone has sharing really good tool for checking indexing page

Member Avatar for askpcexperts

You can also use the following tools for your query.

I thing it would be helpful to you.

Here are some:-

You can try these 2 tools.

Edited by jay 11 because: removed hyperlinks but left URLs for reference
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if you installed google toolbar... it shows if the page is indexed or not

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