Google SERP Checker
Enter a URL to see how Google will show it on desktop and mobile: title rewrites, cut-off descriptions, rich result eligibility and anything that stops it appearing at all.
- Free, no signup
- Results in seconds
- Works on any website
Shows how Google will display the page and anything that stops it appearing. It doesn't show your ranking position, which needs paid search data.
What Google shows decides whether anyone clicks
Ranking is only half the job. Once your page appears, a searcher decides in a second or two based on the site name, title, description and any stars or prices beside it. This checker reads a page the way Google does and shows the result it's likely to build, plus anything that stops the page appearing at all. It doesn't tell you your ranking position, which needs paid search data, but it catches the problems that quietly cost clicks.
- Google uses your tags, but doesn't have to
- Google usually builds the headline from your title tag and often uses your meta description, but it rewrites titles that are too long, stuffed with keywords, in all caps or generic. Seeing the likely result, with real pixel-width cut-offs, shows you what to fix before Google fixes it for you.
- One setting can hide a page completely
- A noindex tag, an X-Robots-Tag header, a robots.txt rule or a canonical tag pointing elsewhere can each keep a page out of Google. They're often left behind by themes, apps, plugins or a site move, and they don't show anywhere on the page itself.
- Rich results need the right structured data
- Prices, stock, review stars, breadcrumbs, event dates and recipe details only appear when the page has valid structured data with the fields Google requires. The checker lists what your page qualifies for, and flags markup that can't earn a rich result, like Product without offers or reviews.
- AI Overviews start from the same index
- Google says a page must be indexed and eligible to show a snippet in Search to appear as a link in AI Overviews and AI Mode. A page blocked by noindex, robots.txt or nosnippet can't be cited there either. Fixing how Google shows a page also keeps it in the running for AI answers.
How to use the Google SERP Checker
Enter a page address
Paste any URL, or just a domain like yourstore.com, and press Check on Google. We fetch the page, its robots.txt and its structured data from our servers, following redirects the way Googlebot would.
Read the verdict and checks
The verdict says in one line whether Google can show the page and what matters most. The checks below cover status code, redirects, noindex, canonical, robots.txt, title, description and rich results, each with a plain fix.
Try better wording
Turn on Edit to preview and type a new title or description. The desktop and mobile previews, pixel meters and title checks update as you type, so you can see exactly where Google would cut it off before you change your site.
Fix it and ask Google to recrawl
Update the tags in your CMS or theme, then open Google Search Console, inspect the URL and request indexing. Google usually picks up title and description changes the next time it crawls the page, which can take days.
How Google builds a search result
Every result on a Google page is assembled from several signals. This is where each part comes from and what you can do about it.
| Part of the result | Where Google gets it | What you control |
|---|---|---|
| Site name | WebSite structured data, then og:site_name, the title tag or the domain | Add WebSite structured data with your business name. |
| Favicon | The icon linked in your page's head | Use a square icon of at least 48×48 px on the home page. |
| URL line | The page address, or BreadcrumbList structured data on desktop | Short, readable URLs. Breadcrumb markup for deep pages. |
| Title link | Usually the title tag; sometimes the main heading, og:title or link text | A specific title of about 50–60 characters that matches the main heading. |
| Date | A visible date on the page, Article structured data or article:published_time | Show one clear published or updated date on articles. |
| Description | The meta description, or the passage that best matches the search | About 140–160 characters. nosnippet hides it entirely. |
| Rich result | Structured data that meets Google's requirements | Product, Review, Article, Event, Recipe or Video markup with the required fields. |
Rich result eligibility in 2026
Valid markup makes a page eligible. Google still decides when to show a rich result, so eligibility is not a guarantee.
| Structured data | What it can show | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Product | Price, availability, shipping and review stars | Available: needs offers, aggregateRating or review |
| Review / AggregateRating | Star rating under the title | Available, but not for reviews a business writes about itself |
| BreadcrumbList | Breadcrumb trail instead of the URL | Available on desktop results |
| Article | Headline, image and date in news and article features | Available |
| Event | Dates, venue and ticket links | Available |
| Recipe | Photo, rating and cooking time | Available |
| VideoObject | Video thumbnail and key moments | Available |
| Organization logo | Logo in knowledge panels and search features | Available |
| FAQPage | Question dropdowns | Limited to well-known government and health sites |
| HowTo | Step-by-step results | Retired by Google in 2023 |
Questions about the Google SERP Checker
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