---
title: "Submit a URL to Google: Request Indexing vs XML Sitemaps"
description: "How to submit a URL to Google: when to use Request indexing, when an XML sitemap is better, how lastmod works, and how to check the page got indexed."
url: "https://skribra.com/blog/indexing-page-in-google-request-indexing-vs-xml-sitemaps"
type: "article"
published: "2026-10-10T11:54:00.000Z"
updated: "2026-10-28T08:48:33.271Z"
reading_time: "13 min"
article_type: "Comparison"
---

# Submit a URL to Google: Request Indexing vs XML Sitemaps

How to submit a URL to Google: when to use Request indexing, when an XML sitemap is better, how lastmod works, and how to check the page got indexed.

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