How Index Reporting counts pages

Index Reporting tracks the index status of pages from your submitted sitemaps. If your numbers don't match Google Search Console, here's why.

What Index Reporting counts

Index Reporting monitors the pages you've explicitly configured via sitemap URLs:

• Only pages from your submitted sitemaps — not every URL Google has crawled

• Up to 5,000 pages per Super Site — if your sitemaps contain more URLs, only the first 5,000 are tracked

• Pages you select during setup — you choose which sitemaps to include

Why your counts might not match GSC

Here are the most common reasons your Index Reporting total differs from what you see in Google Search Console:

You're comparing different page sets

Index Reporting only tracks the pages from your configured sitemaps. Google Search Console shows all pages Google has discovered—including pages found through links, redirects, and other signals you never submitted.

Your sitemaps don't include all important pages

If a page isn't in a submitted sitemap, it won't appear in Index Reporting. Check your sitemap configuration in Settings → Super Site Page Selection.

You've hit the 5,000-page limit

Index Reporting caps at 5,000 pages per Super Site. If your sitemaps contain more URLs, only the first 5,000 are processed. Large sites often need to prioritize their most important sitemaps.

Google discovered pages outside your sitemaps

Google follows links to discover pages you never submitted. Those pages appear in GSC but not in Index Reporting.

What each status means

Index Reporting breaks your pages into distinct states:

• Indexed — Page is in Google's search index and can appear in search results.

• Not indexed — Page isn't currently indexed. This could be temporary (Google hasn't gotten to it yet) or permanent (page blocked by robots.txt, noindex tag, or quality issues).

• Pages at risk — Previously indexed pages that are no longer being crawled regularly, which may signal impending de-indexing.

These statuses reflect what Google reports about your submitted URLs, not SEO Gets' assessment. If a page shows as "not indexed" in Index Reporting, check Google Search Console directly for the specific reason.

If you need broader coverage

Index Reporting is designed to monitor your most important pages—the ones you've deliberately submitted via sitemaps. If you need broader coverage:

• Update your sitemaps to include more pages you want to track

• Add additional Super Sites for subfolders or subdomains

What to do next

• Troubleshoot queue delays or unexpected counts

• Set up Index Reporting for your Super Site

• Learn what else Super Sites include

For details on when your report updates and how the inspection process works, see Index Reporting timing, inspection states, and page limits.