Verify your site with Google Search Console
After you connect a custom domain, add it to Google Search Console so Google can verify ownership, find your sitemap, and discover the site faster.
Before you start
- Finish Connect a domain first.
- You need access to the DNS provider for the domain.
- The person who verifies the property must be able to add DNS records.
Create a Domain property
Open Google Search Console, add a new property, and choose Domain property. Enter only the root domain, such as yourdomain.com, without https:// or www.
Add the verification record
Google gives you a DNS verification record, usually a TXT record. Add it at your DNS provider, wait for propagation, then return to Search Console and click Verify.
Submit your sitemap
Consistency publishes /sitemap.xml and /robots.txt for connected domains. In Search Console, submit https://www.yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml after verification succeeds.
Request indexing for important pages
Use URL Inspection for your homepage and other important pages, then request indexing. This helps Google find changes faster, even though it does not guarantee immediate results.
Verification fails
Make sure you added the DNS record at the provider that actually hosts your DNS, not just the place where you bought the domain. If you recently changed DNS, wait and try again later.
My site still does not appear in Google
New sites can take time to be crawled. Confirm that the domain is verified, the sitemap was submitted, and the homepage was requested in URL Inspection.