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What is a crawl path?

Crawlers discover later pages by following an internal route, and that route is the crawl path.

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Definition

A crawl path is the internal route a crawler can follow. It is the chain of internal links and reachable URLs that lets a crawler move from one page to another page.

Short answer

A crawl path is the internal route a crawler can follow from page to page. If no internal route reaches a URL, that page is not on a crawl path from the rest of the site.

What to check

  • An internal route exists
  • A crawler can follow it
  • Links connect the pages
  • Unreachable pages sit off it

What this does not claim

A crawl path does not guarantee that a crawler will index every URL on the route. Mika does not guarantee search rankings or AI answer citations because an internal route exists.

A practical example

A crawler can move from one page to a product page and then to specifications when each step is an internal link. That chain is a crawl path, and a page with no internal links is an orphan outside those routes.

FAQ

What is the short answer?

A crawl path is the internal route a crawler can follow from page to page. If no internal route reaches a URL, that page is not on a crawl path from the rest of the site.

What does this page not claim?

A crawl path does not guarantee that a crawler will index every URL on the route. Mika does not guarantee search rankings or AI answer citations because an internal route exists.

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