Step-by-Step: How to Remove URLs from Google Search Console
Option 1: Temporarily Remove Pages (Fastest)
Use the “Removals” tool to hide a page from Google Search for about 6 months.
👉 Steps:
Go to Google Search Console
Select your property (website).
On the left menu, click “Removals”.
Click “New Request”.
Select:
“Temporary Remove URL” to hide the page
Enter the full URL (e.g.,
https://example.com/old-page)Click “Next”, then Submit.
⏱️ Google will remove the page from search results within hours to a day.
⚠️ Important: This is temporary. You must also:
Option 2: Permanently Remove from Index
To remove the page permanently from Google Search:
🔁 1. Delete or Block the Page
✅ Delete the page from your site or
✅ Block it using one of the following:
Add
noindexmeta tag:
<meta name=”robots” content=”noindex, nofollow”>
Block it in robots.txt:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /old-page
2. Request Indexing Removal in GSC
After blocking or deleting the page:
Go to URL Inspection Tool
Paste the page URL
If Google says “URL is on Google”, click “Request removal” again under Removals tab.
Optional: Remove Multiple Pages in Bulk
To remove patterns or folders, like /category/old-products/:
Use the same Removals > New Request tool
Choose:
Remove all URLs with this prefix
Example:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /old-page
This will remove all URLs that begin with this path.
Pro Tips
| Goal | Method |
|---|---|
| Temporary hide a page | Removals Tool (good for fast takedown) |
| Permanent removal | Add noindex + remove from sitemap |
| Remove 404 pages from index | Let Google recrawl (no request needed) |
| Prevent new indexing | Use robots.txt or meta noindex |
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