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Enable Web Stories on Google
Web Stories are a web-based version of the popular "Stories" format that blend video, audio,
images, animation and text to create a dynamic consumption experience. This visual format
lets you explore content at your own pace by tapping through it, or swiping from one piece of
content to the next.
This guide explains how to make your Web Stories eligible to appear on Google Search (including
Discover).
Here's an overview of how to enable Web Stories on Google:
- Create the Web Story.
- Make sure the Web Story is valid AMP.
- Verify the metadata.
- Check if the Web Story is indexed.
- Follow the Web Story Content Policies.
Feature availability
Web Stories can appear as a single result on Google Search, which is available in all
regions and languages where Google Search is available.
In the Discover feed, Web Stories can appear as a single card where you can tap through the
story. While this appearance is available in all regions and languages where Google Discover is
available, it's most likely to appear in the United States, India, and Brazil.
Create the Web Story
Web Stories are web pages under the hood and must follow the same guidelines and best practices
that apply to publishing regular web pages. There are two ways to get started:
To ensure a smooth process, review the Best practices for creating Web Stories.
Make sure the Web Story is valid AMP
After you've developed the story, make sure the Web Story is valid AMP. A valid AMP story is
one that adheres to various AMP specifications. This allows the Story to be served via the AMP cache and ensures performance and the best experience for your users. You can use the following tools ensure that your Web Story is valid AMP:
For your Web Stories to be eligible to appear on Google Search or Google Discover experiences,
supply the necessary metadata to surface the Web Story in the preview.
- Refer to the full
list of metadata.
- Verify that your Web Story preview appears correctly in the Web Stories Google Test Tool.
Remember that the following fields are required on every Web Story: publisher-logo-src,
poster-portrait-src, title, and publisher.
Check if the Web Story is indexed
Check to see if Google Search has indexed your Web Story. Use the
URL Inspection Tool
to submit individual URLs or review status using
Page Indexing report
or
Sitemaps report.
If your Web Story isn't indexed:
- To make it easier for Google to discover your Web Story, link to your Web Stories from
your site or add your Web Story URL to your sitemap.
- All Web Stories must be canonical. Make sure that each Web Story has a
link rel="canonical"
to itself. For example: <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.example.com/url/to/webstory.html">
- Check to make sure the Web Story URL isn't
blocked to Googlebot via robot.txt or the
noindex tag.
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Last updated 2025-06-13 UTC.
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Key steps include verifying metadata with required fields like `publisher-logo-src`, `poster-portrait-src`, `title`, and `publisher`. Then, check if the story is indexed using the URL Inspection Tool. If not indexed, ensure the story is linked from the site, added to the sitemap, marked as canonical, and not blocked by robots.txt or a noindex tag.\n"],null,["# Enable Web Stories on Google | Google Search Central\n\nEnable Web Stories on Google\n============================\n\n\nWeb Stories are a web-based version of the popular \"Stories\" format that blend video, audio,\nimages, animation and text to create a dynamic consumption experience. This visual format\nlets you explore content at your own pace by tapping through it, or swiping from one piece of\ncontent to the next.\n\n\nThis guide explains how to make your Web Stories eligible to appear on Google Search (including\n[Discover](/search/docs/appearance/google-discover)).\n| If you're a creator, check out [these resources on creating stories](https://creators.google/en-us/content-creation-products/own-your-content/web-stories/), without any coding involved.\n\n\nHere's an overview of how to enable Web Stories on Google:\n\n1. [Create the Web Story](#create).\n2. [Make sure the Web Story is valid AMP](#valid-amp).\n3. [Verify the metadata](#metadata).\n4. [Check if the Web Story is indexed](#indexed).\n5. Follow the [Web Story Content Policies](/search/docs/guides/web-stories-content-policy).\n\nFeature availability\n--------------------\n\n\nWeb Stories can appear as a single result on Google Search, which is available in all\nregions and languages where Google Search is available.\n\n\nIn the Discover feed, Web Stories can appear as a single card where you can tap through the\nstory. While this appearance is available in all regions and languages where Google Discover is\navailable, it's most likely to appear in the United States, India, and Brazil.\n\nCreate the Web Story\n--------------------\n\n\nWeb Stories are web pages under the hood and must follow the same guidelines and best practices\nthat apply to publishing regular web pages. There are two ways to get started:\n\n- Pick one of several [Story editor tools](https://creators.google/en-us/content-creation-products/own-your-content/web-stories/#get-started-section) to start creating stories without any coding involved.\n- If you have engineering resources, you can [get started with AMP](https://amp.dev/about/stories). To ensure your Web Story renders appropriately, we suggest using [Chrome Developer Tools](/web/tools/chrome-devtools/device-mode#device) to simulate different device sizes and formats.\n\n\nTo ensure a smooth process, review the [Best practices for creating Web Stories](/search/docs/guides/web-stories-creation-best-practices). \n\nMake sure the Web Story is valid AMP\n------------------------------------\n\n\nAfter you've developed the story, make sure the Web Story is valid AMP. A valid AMP story is\none that adheres to various [AMP specifications](https://amp.dev/documentation/guides-and-tutorials/learn/webstory_technical_details/). This allows the Story to be served via the AMP cache and ensures performance and the best experience for your users. You can use the following tools ensure that your Web Story is valid AMP:\n\n- [Web Stories Google Test\n Tool](https://search.google.com/test/amp): Check that the Web Story is valid.\n- [URL Inspection Tool](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9012289): Check that the Web Story is valid AMP and the Google indexing status of a URL.\n- [AMP Linter](https://github.com/ampproject/amp-toolbox/tree/main/packages/linter): Validate Web Stories during development via command line.\n\nVerify metadata\n---------------\n\n\nFor your Web Stories to be eligible to appear on Google Search or Google Discover experiences,\nsupply the necessary metadata to surface the Web Story in the preview.\n\n1. Refer to the [full\n list of metadata](https://amp.dev/documentation/components/amp-story/#metadata-guidelines).\n2. Verify that your Web Story preview appears correctly in the [Web Stories Google Test Tool](https://search.google.com/test/amp).\n\n\nRemember that the following fields are required on every Web Story: `publisher-logo-src`,\n`poster-portrait-src`, `title`, and `publisher`.\n\nCheck if the Web Story is indexed\n---------------------------------\n\n\nCheck to see if Google Search has indexed your Web Story. Use the\n[URL Inspection Tool](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9012289)\nto submit individual URLs or review status using\n[Page Indexing report](/search/docs/crawling-indexing/ask-google-to-recrawl)\nor\n[Sitemaps report](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7440203).\nIf your Web Story isn't indexed:\n\n1. To make it easier for Google to discover your Web Story, link to your Web Stories from your site or add your Web Story URL to your sitemap.\n2. All Web Stories must be canonical. Make sure that each Web Story has a [`link rel=\"canonical\"`](https://amp.dev/documentation/guides-and-tutorials/optimize-and-measure/discovery/) to itself. For example: `\u003clink rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https://www.example.com/url/to/webstory.html\"\u003e` If there are multiple versions of the same story in different languages, make sure to [tell Google about localized versions](/search/docs/specialty/international/localized-versions).\n3. Check to make sure the Web Story URL isn't [blocked to Googlebot](/search/docs/crawling-indexing) via robot.txt or the `noindex` tag."]]
