# Google Rich Results Test, Crawling & Indexing Audit API (`dev00/google-rich-results-checker`) Actor

Extract Rich Results, Schema.org JSON-LD items, Crawling Allowed status, and Indexing Allowed permissions for any website URL. No API Key required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dev00/google-rich-results-checker.md
- **Developed by:** [dev00](https://apify.com/dev00) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 google rich results & indexing audits

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Google Rich Results Test, Crawling & Indexing Audit API

Instantly audit any URL or domain for **Google Rich Results validation**, **Schema.org JSON-LD items** (*Organization, Product, Breadcrumbs, Logo, ContactPoint, etc.*), **Crawling Allowed permission**, and **Indexing Allowed status** (*meta robots noindex & X-Robots-Tag verification*). Powered by direct keyless web inspection. **No API Key required**. 100% procedural User-Agent anti-blocking included.

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### ✨ Key Features

- 📊 **Google Rich Results Validation** — Detects valid Schema.org rich snippet structures and entity metadata.
- 🏷️ **Full Schema.org JSON-LD Tree** — Extracts complete structured data objects (`Organization`, `Product`, `Breadcrumbs`, `Logo`, `sameAs`, `contactPoint`).
- 🟢 **Crawl Allowed Audit** — Verifies `robots.txt` compliance, server reachability, and HTTP status codes (`crawl_allowed: "Yes" | "No"`).
- 🔍 **Indexing Allowed Status** — Detects `<meta name="robots" content="noindex">`, `<meta name="googlebot" content="noindex">`, and `X-Robots-Tag` HTTP response headers (`indexing_allowed: "Yes" | "No"`).
- 🛡️ **Procedural Anti-Blocking Randomization** — 100% dynamic User-Agent generation on every request (Chrome, Firefox, Safari across Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android).
- 🔐 **No API Keys or Auth Needed** — Unthrottled keyless execution without daily Google Search Console API quota exhaustion.

***

### 📥 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `url` | String | Yes | `https://apify.com` | Target website URL or domain to audit for Rich Results and Indexing permissions. |

#### Input Example (JSON):

```json
{
  "url": "https://apify.com"
}
```

***

### 📤 Output Format Example

```json
{
  "url": "https://apify.com",
  "crawl_allowed": "Yes",
  "indexing_allowed": "Yes",
  "crawl_status": "Successful",
  "http_status": 200,
  "detected_items_count": 1,
  "is_valid_rich_result": true,
  "detected_items": [
    {
      "title": "Apify",
      "status": "check_circle",
      "type": "Organization",
      "name": "Apify",
      "legalName": "Apify Technologies s.r.o.",
      "url": "https://apify.com/",
      "logo": "https://apify.com/ext/apify-logo-120px.png",
      "sameAs": [
        "https://github.com/apify",
        "https://www.linkedin.com/company/apify",
        "https://x.com/apify",
        "https://www.youtube.com/apify",
        "https://discord.gg/w3e2v7rWDw"
      ],
      "contactPoint": [
        {
          "@type": "ContactPoint",
          "contactType": "customer support",
          "email": "support@apify.com"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "google_web_ui_url": "https://search.google.com/test/rich-results?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapify.com",
  "timestamp": "2026-07-30T03:15:00.000Z"
}
```

***

### 🆚 Why Google Rich Results Audit API vs. Standard Scraping

| Feature | Google Rich Results API | Standard Web Scraping / Search Console |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **API Key Requirement** | ⚡ Keyless (Zero API Key needed) | ❌ Mandatory OAuth2 / Service Account required |
| **Crawl Allowed Audit** | ✅ Verified (`crawl_allowed: "Yes"`) | ❌ Requires manual `robots.txt` parsing |
| **Indexing Allowed Audit** | ✅ Verified (`indexing_allowed: "Yes"`) | ❌ Requires checking HTML meta & response headers |
| **Structured Data (JSON-LD)** | ✅ Full nested schema objects | ❌ Partial or unparsed raw strings |
| **Daily Quota Limits** | 🚀 Unthrottled Keyless Engine | 🐢 Strict Search Console 429 Rate Limits |
| **Anti-Blocking** | ✅ 100% Procedural UA Randomization | ❌ Single IP / Token Rate Tracking |

***

### 💡 How To Use — Simple Workflow

1. **Enter URL** → Enter target website URL or domain (e.g. `https://apify.com`).
2. **Run Audit** → Click **Start** to execute keyless Rich Results, Crawling & Indexing validation.
3. **Export Results** → View detected JSON-LD items, crawling status, and indexing permissions, then export to JSON/CSV.

***

### 🙋 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

**Q: Do I need a Google Cloud account, Search Console auth, or API key?**\
A: No! The backend transparently executes keyless web inspection and schema extraction server-side without requiring any API key or Google credentials.

**Q: How does it determine if Indexing is allowed (`indexing_allowed`)?**\
A: It automatically inspects both HTML `<meta name="robots">` / `<meta name="googlebot">` tags and `X-Robots-Tag` HTTP response headers for `noindex` directives.

**Q: What structured data types are extracted?**\
A: All valid Schema.org structures including `Organization`, `Product`, `BreadcrumbList`, `Logo`, `ContactPoint`, `sameAs` social links, and custom microdata.

***

### 🎯 Use Cases

- 📈 **SEO Audit Automation** — Batch verify Rich Results, Schema markup, and indexing permissions across client websites.
- 🔍 **Noindex & Crawlability Auditing** — Ensure landing pages are not accidentally blocked by `noindex` meta tags or `X-Robots-Tag` headers.
- 📊 **Lead Qualification & Discovery** — Audit potential client domains for missing structured data or indexing issues.

***

### 🔍 Keywords & Tags

`google rich results`, `rich results test`, `schema org`, `json-ld`, `indexing allowed`, `crawl allowed`, `seo audit`, `noindex checker`, `structured data api`

# Actor input Schema

## `url` (type: `string`):

Target website URL to test for Rich Results, Crawling, and Indexing permissions.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "url": "https://apify.com"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `keyValueStoreResult` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dev00/google-rich-results-checker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dev00/google-rich-results-checker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call dev00/google-rich-results-checker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dev00/google-rich-results-checker"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Qv8K302qVft0i43Vc/builds/JULe7NDOW5ZtCXWj3/openapi.json