IndexNow Integration Blueprint for AI Crawlers

IndexNow lets site owners tell crawlers what changed. Plugging it into your assistant keeps responses fresh while respecting origin resources.

Workflow overview

1. Capture page changes (CMS events, sitemap diffs, manual uploads).
2. Batch URLs and send IndexNow notifications (via Microsoft/Bing endpoint).
3. Queue URLs for priority recrawl; skip full sitemap sweep.
4. Update embeddings and analytics references.

Implementation tips

• Batches: send when you have ~100 URLs or every few minutes, whichever comes first.
• Retries: exponential backoff on 429/5xx, log failures for ops review.
• Security: sign requests with keys stored per environment; rotate keys quarterly.
• Visibility: log indexnow.notify events with tenant_id, host, url_count, response_code.

CrawlBot example

CrawlBot’s scheduler service ingests IndexNow payloads, fans out recrawl jobs via Pub/Sub, and tags embeddings with source=indexnow. Follow this blueprint to keep your assistant synced with live content.***