Index Reporting timing, inspection states, and page limits
Index Reporting checks your submitted sitemaps for index status in Google. Initial setup takes 24–72 hours, then your report updates at least once every 24 hours. Each Super Site tracks up to 5,000 pages from the sitemaps you select.
How often Index Reporting updates
Your report moves through two update schedules:
Initial setup: After you save your sitemap selection, expect 24–72 hours before your first results appear. Time depends on queue load and how large your sitemap is.
Ongoing updates: Once processing finishes, crawls run at least once every 24 hours.
If your report says "In queue for processing", "Progress 0%", or "The indexing process has not started yet," the queue has your request and will begin shortly. This is normal immediately after setup or after adding new sitemaps.
If your report stays stuck at 0% for more than 72 hours, see Index Reporting stuck at 0% or showing unexpected counts for troubleshooting steps.
What "Pending Inspection" means for your counts
When Index Reporting is actively processing, some pages show "Pending Inspection." This means Google hasn't finished determining whether the page is indexed.
While pages are pending, Indexed + Not indexed may not add up to your total tracked pages. Once inspection completes, each page moves to either Indexed or Not indexed, and the counts reconcile.
Page selection and the 5,000-page cap
Index Reporting is scoped to the pages you deliberately submit. Here's how it works:
Only pages from submitted sitemaps are tracked—not every URL Google has discovered.
Only the first 5,000 pages per Super Site are processed. If your sitemaps contain more URLs, the remainder are not tracked.
You control which sitemaps to include during setup in Settings → Super Site Page Selection.
How to stay under the limit
If your site is larger than 5,000 pages, choose only your most important sitemaps:
Go to Settings → Super Site Page Selection.
Paste the sitemap URLs for the sections you want to monitor.
Click Validate Sitemaps to make sure they're reachable and well-formed.
Save.
Prioritize product pages, key categories, or revenue-critical sections over lower-value URLs. If you need broader coverage, you can add additional Super Sites for subfolders or subdomains.
Why your Index Reporting count differs from GSC
Google Search Console shows every page Google has discovered—including URLs found through links, redirects, and other signals outside your sitemaps. Index Reporting only counts the pages you explicitly submitted.
If your numbers look smaller than GSC, that is expected. For the full breakdown, see How Index Reporting counts pages.