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title: "How does Lemwatch track Google indexation? — Lemwatch Help"
description: "Lemwatch pulls index coverage from Google Search Console and cross-references it with your sitemap to surface unindexed and dark URLs."
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# How does Lemwatch track Google indexation?

> Lemwatch pulls index coverage from Google Search Console and cross-references it with your sitemap to surface unindexed and dark URLs.

## Quick answer

 After connecting Google Search Console, Lemwatch pulls Index Coverage nightly, cross-references it with your sitemap URLs, and highlights **dark URLs** — submitted but not indexed.

## What you see

- Total submitted vs indexed count

- Dark URL list (submitted, not indexed)

- Reason buckets (Discovered/Crawled/Excluded)

- Trend chart over 90 days

- Per-URL last crawl date

## Where to find it in Lemwatch

 **Site → SEO → Indexation** — requires Google Search Console connected.

## FAQ

### How often does GSC data refresh?

 Daily. GSC itself has 2–3 day lag.

## Related

- Google Search Console integration

- Sitemap monitoring


## Related

- [Help centre](https://lemwatch.com/help)
- [How does Lemwatch monitor XML sitemaps?](https://lemwatch.com/help/sitemap-monitoring)
- [Google Search Console & GA4 Integration](https://lemwatch.com/help/google-integration)
- [SEO Health Monitoring](https://lemwatch.com/help/seo-monitoring)
- [How do CSS selectors work in visual monitoring?](https://lemwatch.com/help/visual-monitoring-selectors)
- [How do I stop visual monitoring flagging ads or rotating banners?](https://lemwatch.com/help/visual-monitoring-ignore-zones)
- [Lemwatch pricing](https://lemwatch.com/pricing)
- [Using the Insights Page](https://lemwatch.com/help/insights-page)