IndexNow is FilaRank’s replacement for Google’s retired sitemap ping. It is bring-your-own-notification: FilaRank posts changed URLs to https://api.indexnow.org/indexnow. There is no Google Search Console or GA4 OAuth.
Submissions already run automatically when you save or delete a scanned model, and when a SEO row’s title or robots change. FilaRank SEO → Instant Indexing is for the key file, the on/off switch, and extra URLs by hand.
Enable it
Set FILARANK_INDEXNOW=false on a public demo or CI so saves never leave the machine.
The key file is served at /{key}.txt on the same origin. Bing requires that. FilaRank generates a 32-character key on first use and stores it in filarank_settings.
Same-host only
Only URLs on the application host are submitted. A scanned model that returns an absolute URL on another domain is skipped. That stops a misconfigured getSeoUrl() from notifying IndexNow about someone else’s site.
Bulk submit
Select rows on Bulk SEO and run Submit to IndexNow. The same same-host filter applies.
Config vs Settings
The Instant Indexing toggle writes indexnow_enabled into settings. That value wins over config('filarank.indexnow.enabled') once it has been saved. Turn it off in the panel if you enabled it in config and later want it quiet.
