Search discovery automation
geodeck automates the discovery layer after content changes: Bing and IndexNow updates, Search Console sitemap sync, optional Google Indexing for eligible pages, XML-RPC fan-out for legacy aggregators, and strong freshness headers.
How do Bing and IndexNow updates work?
We send URL changes through the IndexNow protocol so Bing, Yandex, and other participating engines can discover new or updated content faster. We only claim confirmed delivery across the documented IndexNow participants.
Key file: you host /your-key.txt at your site root. Generation and instructions are on the domain detail page. No registration required.
Hosted sitemap.xml + RSS feed
For every verified domain, geodeck publishes:
https://geodeck.icu/api/sitemap/your-host– XML sitemap, up to 50,000 URLs, ETag + Last-Modified headers, 304 support.https://geodeck.icu/api/feed/your-host– RSS 2.0 feed of recent updates (200 latest items).
Submit the sitemap URL to Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools. Either link directly, or rewrite /sitemap.xml on your origin to proxy ours.
Google Search Console sync
geodeck re-submits your sitemap to Search Console once per UTC day via the official webmasters/v3/sites/.../sitemaps endpoint – the supported replacement for the deprecated google.com/ping?sitemap= URL. When Search Console access is connected, geodeck also runs URL Inspection every 6 hours to verify which saved pages Google has actually indexed.
Setup: connect Google once and keep the connected Google account as a verified owner of the property. geodeck then adds its service account through Google's Site Verification API during one-click setup.
Google Indexing API (optional, eligible pages only)
Eligibility: Google officially restricts the Indexing API to JobPosting and BroadcastEvent (livestream) content. Submitting other URLs may be silently dropped or trigger account warnings.
Disabled by default per domain. Toggle on if your site genuinely emits qualifying structured data. The mechanism uses an RS256 service-account JWT with the https://www.googleapis.com/auth/indexing scope. These notifications are separate from the Google Indexing dashboard card and do not feed the visibility score; both use Search Console URL Inspection results.
Freshness and crawl efficiency
Our llms.txt, llms-full.txt, sitemap, and feed endpoints include freshness headers so crawlers can re-check changed content efficiently.
Where can I review search update logs?
Every outbound search update – IndexNow, Search Console sitemap submit, Indexing API – is logged with provider, URL, HTTP status, and timestamp. Search Console URL Inspection results appear in the Google Indexing card and URL coverage fields instead of the activity feed.
What else can I read?
Keep reading the rest of the geodeck documentation, or jump to the platform pages.
- All docs →Three-step quick start and the full guide list.
- Domain verification →Add a single DNS TXT record so geodeck can manage your site.
- Publish webhook →POST publish, update, and unpublish events with HMAC-SHA256.
- llms.txt generator →How geodeck builds optional AI-readable page maps.
- Visibility score →How the 0-100 score breaks down across crawler access, page details, answer clarity, freshness, and site basics.
- Blog →Guides on Google visibility, AI answers, indexing, and getting found by more customers.
- Scan for free →Get your website found. On Google and AI answers.
- llms.txt Generator →Generate, host, and auto-update your llms.txt file. Tell ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity what to read on your site. Works with any CMS – free on any geodeck plan.
- AI Visibility →See exactly where your content appears in AI-generated answers. geodeck's AI visibility tool tracks brand mentions across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini – and shows you how to improve.
- Answer Engine Optimization →Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is the practice of structuring content so AI systems like ChatGPT and Perplexity choose your pages as the definitive answer. Learn the tactics that work.
- GEO Tools →The best generative engine optimization (GEO) tools for tracking AI visibility, optimizing llms.txt, fixing schema, and getting cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.
- AEO vs GEO vs SEO →AEO, GEO, and SEO all aim to drive traffic – but they optimize for completely different signals. Here's the definitive comparison of Answer Engine Optimization, Generative Engine Optimization, and traditional SEO.