INTRODUCTION

Activate the Google Indexing API from Google Cloud Console

Sign in to Google Cloud Console.

Using the main navigation menu (click the hamburger icon), click on APIs & Services, Library, search for Indexing API, click on it from the search results, and enable it.

You will be redirected after the activation to this API. From the left menu, click on Credentials, then from the right panel, click on the Create credentials button. Choose the Service account option.

The first step is to enter a name and a description of your choice, then click Create.

Second step, choose Owner from the dropdown list and click Continue button.

Simply click Done at last step.

From the Service accounts table, click on the newly service account to edit it.

Click on Keys tab, Add key, Create a new key.

From the popup, choose JSON as key type and click Create.

Your browser will start downloading a JSON file.

Close the popup.

Add your service account as a site owner to Google Search Console

Now go Google Search Console. Select the desired website property from the list. Then, from the left navigation panel, click on Settings.

Under Property settings, click on Users and permissions. Click Add user button. Enter the email address provided by the Service account previously created.

Make sure to select “Owner” from the Permission field to prevent 403 error when submitting the URLs for indexing.

This email can be retrieved from Google Cloud Console, IAM & Admin, Service Accounts, your service account, Details tab. Or by opening your downloaded JSON file, client_email line. Please DO NOT copy our sample user email: avada-seo-suite-instant-index@....account.com above. It should be your key email, not our.

Choose Owner and click Add.