As IndexNow becomes the trend for several Search Engines now starting with Bing.com, It is important to submit new and updated links directly using IndexNow protocol.
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I created this script quickly in order to automatically submit the new pages using RSS or Sitemap.xml.
git clone https://github.com/hamzamu/indexnow-rss-sitemap?tab=readme-ov-file
cd indexnow-rss-sitemap
npm installThe following is the .env file. First you need to get your IndexNow key from: https://www.bing.com/indexnow
Configure yoursite.
The add the key and URL here.
RSS_FEED_URL= YOUR FEED
SITEMAP_URL=
INDEXNOW_API_KEY=YOUR KEYYou need only your RSS feed or Sitemap.xml URL.
By then you can run the script.
node main.js
If everything goes as expected:
Fetching RSS feed...
Found 50 URLs. Sending to IndexNow...
URLs successfully submitted to IndexNow.MIT License