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site: search operator
A site: query is a search operator that allows you to request search results from the particular domain, URL, or URL prefix specified in the operator. For example:
site: examples site:example.com Show results only from the example.com domain (www.example.com and recipes.example.com). site:https://www.example.com/ramen tsukemen Shows results for pages that contain URLs that start with https://www.example.com/ramen and are relevant to the term tsukemen.
The site: search operator is available on all Google Search properties.
site: queries that are related to the URL, however it's not guaranteed. If a URL doesn't show in a site: query, use the URL Inspection tool to make sure the URL can be indexed and to submit the URL to indexing. Also, double-check the query is correct; site:https://www.example.com doesn't return the same results as site:https://example.com/. Uses for site owners
A site: query can help in a few ways with debugging a site. A few examples:
site: examples site:example.com
Returns a list of indexed and serving URLs.
The list of URLs returned is not always exhaustive. Bigger sites shouldn't expect to see all their URLs in the results. A more specific prefix in the query may yield more results than broader prefixes.site:https://example.com/recipes/tsukemen.html May help you understand whether a specific URL is indexed and served. site:example.com viagra casino Helps with identifying and monitoring spam problems on your site. site:https://example.com/ lemon Shows which URLs on the site can show up for the term "lemon". site:https://example.com/recipes/tsukemen.html lemon Shows whether the specific URL is indexed for the term "lemon". Limitations
The site: operator was designed primarily for search users and so it has some restrictions that site owners might find limiting. Specifically:
site: operator doesn't necessarily return all the URLs that are indexed under the prefix specified in the query. Keep this in mind if you want to use the site: operator for tasks like identifying how many URLs are indexed and serving under a prefix.site: operator without a query (for example site:example.com) doesn't rank the results. It will generally show the shortest URL for the prefix at the top, but otherwise the results are relatively random.Except as otherwise noted, the content of this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, and code samples are licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. For details, see the Google Developers Site Policies. Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
Last updated 2025-02-04 UTC.
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