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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/llms.txt
# IndexNow protocol support
Yandex supports the [IndexNow protocol](https://www.indexnow.org/index.html), which enables you to automatically inform search engines about site changes: new pages that are created and indexed pages that are updated or deleted. IndexNow lets you notify Yandex about site changes directly, without waiting for the the indexing robot to crawl the site again.
To use the protocol, you need to set up sending page information via the API using HTTP and JSON for data exchange.
To send URLs, you need to verify that you are the owner of the site for which you send data. To verify this, use a [special key](https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/indexnow/key.md): you need to generate it, place a file with it on your site, and send it in API requests. Yandex checks the key in every API request.
{% note info %}
This method doesn't guarantee that the sent pages will be indexed.
{% endnote %}
## Getting started {#quick-start}
1. [Generate the key and place it on the site](https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/indexnow/key.md).
1. Send the URLs of new, changed, or deleted website pages to Yandex using one of the following methods:
**API**
: To send one URL, use the `GET https://yandex.com/indexnow` method. To send multiple URLs, use `POST https://yandex.com/indexnow`. For details, see the [IndexNow API request reference](https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/indexnow/reference.md) section.
**CMS plug-ins**
: [Check out what plugins for popular CMS systems](https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/indexnow/cms-plugins.md) you can use. These plugins help automate your work with IndexNow.
## Questions and answers {#qanda}
{% cut "If I just started using IndexNow, do I need to send pages that changed last year?" %}
No, send pages that changed since supporting IndexNow.
{% endcut %}
{% cut "Can I send the URLs of all site pages?" %}
Report only new, changed, or deleted pages. To inform Yandex regularly about all changes on your site, use [other methods](https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/robot-workings/robot.md). For example, crawling pages with a Yandex Metrica tag or the `Sitemap` file.
{% endcut %}
{% cut "My site is small, only several pages. Should I use IndexNow?" %}
You can use [Page reindexing](https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/robot-workings/site-reindex.md) in Yandex Webmaster.
{% endcut %}
{% cut "Contact support" %}
If you have a question about how the tool works, choose the appropriate one:
{% cut "Indexed pages are not included in the search" %}
See the recommendations in the [Why is it taking so long for pages to appear in search results?](https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/robot-workings/robot.md#not-in-search) section.
{% cut "Pages are sent for reindexing, but do not appear in the search" %}
{% endcut %}
{% endcut %}
{% cut "Indexed pages should be removed from the search" %}
Use the recommendations on how to [remove site pages or individual sections from search results](https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/yandex-indexing/removing-from-index.md). Search results are updated within two weeks.
{% cut "Pages were not excluded from the search after two weeks" %}
{% endcut %}
{% endcut %}
{% cut "Another question about using the IndexNow protocol for site indexing" %}