Google Search Console itself doesn't index anything. It's a reporting and diagnostic tool that lets you request indexing, but the actual crawling and indexing happens on Google's end based on their crawl budget allocation for your domain. When you use the URL Inspection tool and click "Request Indexing," you're essentially bumping that URL higher in Google's crawl queue. For sites with decent authority and clean technical foundations, you'll typically see the page indexed within 24–72 hours. New or low-authority domains might wait 1–3 weeks, and sometimes Google ignores the request entirely if the page has quality issues or your site is already over its crawl budget. Several factors control the timeline. Sites that publish frequently and get crawled daily will see faster indexing than static brochure sites checked monthly. Clean XML sitemaps, good internal linking, and no server errors all accelerate the process. If your page has thin content, duplicate issues, or sits on a domain with hundreds of unindexed URLs, Google's less motivated to prioritize it. You can check indexing status in the URL Inspection tool—it'll show "URL is on Google" once indexed, or explain why it's not if there's a problem. The Coverage report shows indexing trends across your entire site, which is more useful than obsessing over individual pages. At Ottawa SEO, we see the fastest indexing on domains in our portfolio that maintain regular publishing schedules and strong topical authority. A new blog post on a site publishing weekly might index in 4–12 hours, while a new page on a dormant client site could take 10+ days even after a manual request. The crawl budget difference is massive. Don't spam the Request Indexing button—you get a limited number of requests per day, and over-requesting doesn't speed things up. Focus instead on making the page worth indexing: original content, clear value, proper on-page SEO, and strong internal links from already-indexed pages. That's what actually moves the needle.