# SEO Optimization - Google Index API Integration

Please connect with us at <hello@jobfront.io> to integrate your job board with Google Index API. We can set up your account to go live with this Google Index integration.

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**Set up Google Indexing for your Jobfront job board**<br>

The Google for Jobs Indexing API helps  job boards quickly update their job listings on Google for Jobs. This API allows job boards to immediately inform Google about new job postings or changes to existing ones.

Implementing this API doesn't guarantee that all job postings will appear on Google for Jobs but, it does increase the speed at which Google's crawlers can find and index these postings.

Job boards that regularly and promptly submit their listings to Google are often recognized by Google as the original source of these postings. Faster submission can significantly boost your chances of appearing higher in Google's rankings

**Verify Google Site Ownership**

* Before getting started, please be sure to have access to Google Search Console, and ensure that your site is verified with Google
  * <https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9008080#html_verification&zippy=%2Chtml-file-upload>

**Configure Google Cloud**

* **​​Create a New Project**

* ![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/65BxYKhsG-ePVnKJd86FsE7d-D9oZ-E1VwmuQfJPY2FK-GtkUIXwthwDGSkYHemwh51X7M4SxXg_lbyVJq0YvErZkLoxIDegyTjfpxdYDFrXkpOwn3Ot96dVx2pxii4df528fVqh1cVWCdK1HfYU24czUBM9_7m8AWtjvCHGpqVSOuLhobN2VLPGDPmYZw)

* Create a Service Account

* ![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/gULybgr3GOF7kMAQ40SjH__3mH0XMpu2QU1szYUQpEYD3BLW7DkwPExj6U94b92nLjvR82x14PAi1UOa4bmSonsd1JXqEfd-AwTC3kafGt6nUx70GDDh3QmmJ3T_lA1O4vghYwO85yOyFYv1f_1GybVtR3fE-dvu3JcuxpvaIG1ng3lCcZghmGhlpNYQ-A)

* ![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/sTqHrHm2vCJNKWjdctNUIV9CBrFfFKnddVsL-5n2pOIMuxBYt-BojrBJSPE49sjGxF_J3mLzo9_-43xBA_eB9aZdNqIrKaX0sWRDTv4MQyoeiQwNsRC4qhc-uFdj6EOH5HOVzKi6liplB_iZLpmFQp8gwCQ6rHqtCdRLfxTP6KQawyD0I7ebT6LZhswhPw)

* Enable Search Indexing API

* ![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/33GFOkR9ykXeQvEds9IL6Sd7ZMUzXLpmfGf6HWO3jk-5xMqwxkeZEwgH0cVTkEWSG518fA74qA5nFHF9HC7wKEcZcIngz_TBYR7oV2AsuBI64el8cGbTCbNZDMzA924XNUNpmq4p_W_BS7RSKd4DTBmBlZSiBdN3NGpjza1wj8f5gtOHIHwwmWyA8u5giQ)

* ![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/7zHoGlTwfhocDLyMPgVyneqANdzZQj0BO3b0P-J4d_ydC64mBtXQXDKwasBU9s7o-FRCvTuHY8k42STxtoQRg8lpMTTaF9u5wxsVWIvZBzR8FOoNdfnhbCrJMwIcN093bbaVb_zitkVs8o3GfAipoKrKkuOZjG1sJvxk0uzPkSZ1CyiRC72ZPmnPP9GWlQ)

* Create an API Key

* ![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/CJdcs3lQkLQJAbbc0u7CW3tLRVrVnhmOuoF-wb04X-vfU11VNmnojykO2hyxhIyfSaCutcJTGkdfFCUMGk_lQYmb2JFL8H6RjlWjZquuyQDUJC_BmRISgH4M6K-uJ76QLTb5X6dCWdOaTJmVeffLUDpF9e8Z3teiPCxE-Q2N_r519HojvQ7Es5Vdo58ZRg)

* ![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/yrcQvbyoJL2VoQN9c8KeGuwpU5SD0NOMm_1P1OpHy8MSfLAMDelUMR-499rK0An7xYKXBFwKG-iU6cISqUPDqxEUAWmFRgmCyotJWB8n5e-N2KHREG3aoZAaCSMLoNqFdb1WVZmiDOqYzLbywKKbqzZxkis1_pkea8tU5i1q_bj3AlZUu1CyslhII9rNpQ)

* (optional) Request increase to API limits via Google Cloud interface

**Configure Jobfront**

* Enable the integration
* ![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/YCtGPNLi9RV1BJg_Ksi3Jl4dxHNZ4QomIKiZa0de-qy36WoBnznN2guEOP3HrLl02bSB9ZLt1WXgIBiULw9b8jhPs3LAgkNQhlXXiArAPw_jKF84OZpNG4SyUm4x_DxAzgVslE5v4olustETyKRAgC8agfUZK3ILM-fVV-WerI3iHkjulcGM2rpcb3cvMA)<br>

**Configure Google Search**

* Take the api key email address in your json file above, and add this service role as a new user with \*Owner\* permissions into your google search console account. See below image
* Add api key email address
* ![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/FXrZNRlZ5E6L8lxJe_WckfTFvPPegs21sPWPW4B9P1nNuaZj5CBnTjI2_MaOvjxhAQqMtIZkaGxeVF_sxlDerv6U6_v3NPvQcOzdTEMBznDsMWvpZgLP0jgGFnS3R7l8RA9JqsatgM7IT-3gl0RFLC3PD5PwTzzik10DeTsYWHjrASO_jSFsxRycDwULPg)

Verify integration (confirm with us at <hello@jobfront.io> if questions)

**Increasing your account API limits from Google**

By default, you will be limited to only 200 job post indexing events per day (both index and de-index). We recommend requesting a higher limit, depending on the number of jobs that are featured on your job board. to request a higher limit, please fill out the required form on Google's website:

* [https://developers.google.com/search/apis/indexing-api/v3/quota-pricing<br>](<https://developers.google.com/search/apis/indexing-api/v3/quota-pricing&#xA;>)\ <br>


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