elfeffe/laravel-google-indexing

Submit URLs to Google's Indexing API from Laravel and track successful submissions in google_indexing_records.

This package is useful for sites that are eligible for the Google Indexing API and want:

direct URL update/delete requests
helper methods for quota-aware indexing
a reusable GoogleIndexable trait for models
persistent records of successful submissions

Requirements

PHP 8.4+
Laravel 12 or 13
a Google service account configured for the Indexing API

Important note

Google only allows the Indexing API for specific content types, such as job posting and livestream pages. Check the official docs before using it broadly:

Google Indexing API docs

Installation

composer require elfeffe/laravel-google-indexing:^1.0

Publish the config:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=laravel-google-indexing-config

Publish the migration:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=laravel-google-indexing-migrations

The package now reuses an existing published create_google_indexing_records_table migration if one is already present, so republishing does not create duplicate migration files.

Configuration

By default the package expects the Google auth JSON at:

storage_path('google_auth_config.json')

You can override it in config/laravel-google-indexing.php:

return [
    'google' => [
        'auth_config' => storage_path('google_auth_config.json'),
        'scopes' => [
            'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/indexing',
        ],
    ],
];

You may also pass a JSON string or array directly when instantiating the service.

Basic usage

Facade

use Elfeffe\LaravelGoogleIndexing\Facades\LaravelGoogleIndexingFacade as LaravelGoogleIndexing;

LaravelGoogleIndexing::update('https://example.com/page');
LaravelGoogleIndexing::delete('https://example.com/page');
LaravelGoogleIndexing::status('https://example.com/page');

Direct service usage

use Elfeffe\LaravelGoogleIndexing\LaravelGoogleIndexing;

$googleIndexing = new LaravelGoogleIndexing();

$googleIndexing->update('https://example.com/page');

Custom auth config

use Elfeffe\LaravelGoogleIndexing\LaravelGoogleIndexing;

$googleIndexing = LaravelGoogleIndexing::forAuthConfig(
    storage_path('my-google-service-account.json')
);

Model indexing

If a model exposes a canonical URL, you can use the GoogleIndexable trait.

use Elfeffe\LaravelGoogleIndexing\Traits\GoogleIndexable;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Article extends Model
{
    use GoogleIndexable;

    public function getGoogleIndexingUrl(): string
    {
        return route('articles.show', $this);
    }
}

Then:

use Elfeffe\LaravelGoogleIndexing\LaravelGoogleIndexing;

$service = new LaravelGoogleIndexing();
$service->updateModel($article);

Helper usage

The helper wraps the service with daily quota tracking based on successful submissions stored in google_indexing_records.

use Elfeffe\LaravelGoogleIndexing\Helpers\IndexingHelper;

$helper = app(IndexingHelper::class);

$helper->indexUrl('https://example.com/page');
$helper->indexUrls([
    'https://example.com/page-1',
    'https://example.com/page-2',
]);
$helper->indexModel($article);

Quota helpers

$helper->isQuotaExceeded();
$helper->getRemainingQuota();

Using the trait:

Article::getTodayIndexingCount();
Article::getRemainingDailyQuota();
Article::query()->needsGoogleIndexing(30)->get();

Stored records

Successful requests are stored in google_indexing_records with:

url
status
sent_at
response_data
error_message
optional morph relation via indexable_type / indexable_id

This lets you avoid unnecessary resubmissions and track recent indexing activity.

Exceptions

Quota errors throw:

Elfeffe\LaravelGoogleIndexing\Exceptions\GoogleQuotaExceededException

You should catch it if you are bulk processing URLs.

Credits

License

MIT. See LICENSE.md.