Laravel IndexNow

Laravel package for IndexNow API integration. Automatically submit URLs to search engines (Bing, Google, Yandex, etc.) when content is created, updated, or deleted.

Features

✅ Automatic URL Submission - Submit URLs automatically when models change
✅ Queue Support - Async submission with retry logic
✅ Rate Limiting - Prevent duplicate submissions
✅ Event-Driven - Use Laravel events for flexible integration
✅ REST API - Full API for manual submissions
✅ Artisan Commands - CLI tools for management
✅ Statistics - Track submission success/failure
✅ Laravel 8-12 Support - Compatible with Laravel 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12

Installation

Install via Composer:

composer require huysynf/laravel-indexnow

Publish the config file (migrations are loaded automatically):

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=indexnow-config

Run migrations:

php artisan migrate

Generate an API key:

php artisan indexnow:generate-key

Configuration

Edit config/indexnow.php:

return [
    // Your IndexNow API key
    'api_key' => env('INDEXNOW_API_KEY', ''),

    // Enable/disable auto submission
    'enabled' => env('INDEXNOW_ENABLED', true),

    // Queue configuration
    'queue' => [
        'enabled' => true,
        'connection' => null,
        'queue' => 'default',
    ],

    // Models to watch for changes
    'models' => [
        // Add your models here
        // \App\Models\Post::class,
    ],
];

Usage

1. Automatic Submission (Recommended)

Add models to watch in config/indexnow.php:

'models' => [
    \App\Models\Post::class,
    \App\Models\Page::class,
],

Implement getIndexNowUrl() method in your models:

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Post extends Model
{
    /**
     * Get the public URL for IndexNow submission.
     *
     * @return string|null
     */
    public function getIndexNowUrl()
    {
        return route('posts.show', $this->slug);
    }
}

That's it! URLs will be submitted automatically when posts are created, updated, or deleted.

2. Manual Submission via Facade

use Huysynf\LaravelIndexNow\Facades\IndexNow;

// Submit a single URL
IndexNow::submitUrl('https://example.com/page', 'add');

// Submit multiple URLs
IndexNow::submitBatch([
    'https://example.com/page1',
    'https://example.com/page2',
]);

// Get statistics
$stats = IndexNow::getStats();

// Resubmit failed URLs
IndexNow::resubmitFailed(10);

3. Manual Submission via Events

use Huysynf\LaravelIndexNow\Events\ContentPublished;

// Fire event to submit URL
event(new ContentPublished('https://example.com/page'));

4. Artisan Commands

# Generate API key
php artisan indexnow:generate-key

# Submit URL manually
php artisan indexnow:submit https://example.com/page --type=add

# Migrate existing URLs from configured models
# Note: Skips URLs that have ANY successful submission in history
php artisan indexnow:migrate-urls

# Force submission of all URLs (ignore history)
php artisan indexnow:migrate-urls --force

# Migrate specific model only
php artisan indexnow:migrate-urls --model="App\Models\Post"

# Limit number of URLs to migrate
php artisan indexnow:migrate-urls --limit=100

# Process in custom chunk size
php artisan indexnow:migrate-urls --chunk=50

Admin Dashboard

Optional admin dashboard UI for managing IndexNow submissions.

Access: /admin/indexnow (requires authentication by default)

Configuration (config/indexnow.php):

'dashboard' => [
    'enabled' => true,
    'route' => 'admin/indexnow',
    'middleware' => ['web', 'auth'],
    'layout' => 'layouts.app',
],

Features:

• Statistics (weekly, success rate, total passed)
• Manual URL submission
• Resubmit failed URLs
• Recent submissions table

5. REST API

Submit URL:

POST /api/indexnow/submit
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "url": "https://example.com/page",
  "type": "add"
}

Get Statistics:

GET /api/indexnow/stats

Get Submissions:

GET /api/indexnow/submissions?status=passed&per_page=20

Resubmit Failed:

POST /api/indexnow/resubmit
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "limit": 10
}

API Middleware Configuration

Customize middleware for API routes in config/indexnow.php:

'middleware' => [
    'api',
    'auth:sanctum',     // Require authentication
    'throttle:60,1',    // Rate limiting: 60 requests per minute
],

Common Use Cases:

Require Authentication:

'middleware' => ['api', 'auth:sanctum'],

Add Rate Limiting:

'middleware' => ['api', 'throttle:60,1'],

Custom Middleware:

'middleware' => ['api', 'your-custom-middleware'],

API Key Verification

IndexNow requires a verification file at https://yourdomain.com/{api_key}.txt.

This package automatically serves this file. After generating your API key, verify it works:

https://yourdomain.com/a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2m3n4o5p6.txt

Queue Configuration

For better performance, enable queue processing:

1. Set up a queue driver (database, redis, etc.)
2. Run queue worker:

php artisan queue:work

Rate Limiting

The package prevents submitting the same URL multiple times within a short period (default: 60 seconds).

Configure in config/indexnow.php:

'rate_limit' => [
    'enabled' => true,
    'cooldown' => 60, // seconds
],

Statistics & Monitoring

View submission statistics:

use Huysynf\LaravelIndexNow\Models\IndexNowSubmission;

// Get all stats
$stats = IndexNowSubmission::getStats();

// Get recent submissions
$recent = IndexNowSubmission::recent(7)->get();

// Get failed submissions
$failed = IndexNowSubmission::failed()->get();

Testing

composer test

Changelog

Please see CHANGELOG for more information on what has changed recently.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Security

If you discover any security related issues, please email huyhq.developer@gmail.com instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits

• Huysynf
• Inspired by the WordPress IndexNow plugin by Microsoft Bing

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.

Support

• 📧 Email: huyhq.developer@gmail.com
• 🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues
• 📖 Documentation: Full Documentation

Resources

• IndexNow Official Documentation
• Bing Webmaster Tools
• Laravel Package Development