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Its tool limit is shared across your calls and is separate from Google's quota; ",[95,188,189],{"href":28},"the quota guide"," explains which limit applies. For Indexly's billing options, see its ",[95,192,193],{"href":97},"pricing page",", and check the billing interval and included features before you pick a plan.",[90,196,81],{"id":80},[84,198,199,200,204,205,208,209,212,213,217],{},"If a tool sends Google Indexing API notifications, Google's scope still applies. The API supports pages with ",[201,202,203],"code",{},"JobPosting",", or ",[201,206,207],{},"BroadcastEvent"," embedded in ",[201,210,211],{},"VideoObject",", as ",[95,214,216],{"href":215},"https:\u002F\u002Fdevelopers.google.com\u002Fsearch\u002Fapis\u002Findexing-api\u002Fv3\u002Fquickstart","Google's quickstart"," defines. CMS support shows how a vendor connects to your site. 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