# IndexNow: telling Bing and others about new pages at once

> IndexNow is an open protocol that lets a site notify participating search engines, including Microsoft Bing, as soon as a page is added, changed or removed. Microsoft recommends IndexNow for fast URL submission; Copilot answers draw on Bing's index.

Entry AYKA-E-0015 · Fact · Source: https://getayka.com/entries/indexnow-bing/ · Updated 2026-11-04

## Key facts
- Who receives it: Bing, Yandex, Seznam, Naver and other participants
- How: one key file on the site and one request per change
- Cost: free

## What to do
Set up IndexNow once (many site builders have it built in) and register in Bing Webmaster Tools.

## Source
IndexNow (Microsoft Bing and partners): https://www.indexnow.org/

## How to cite this entry
AYKA Technologies, “IndexNow: telling Bing and others about new pages at once”, entry AYKA-E-0015, getayka.com, updated 2026-11-04. https://getayka.com/entries/indexnow-bing/