Validate AMP Content for Google Search

1. Use the AMP Test Tool #

• Visit the AMP Test Tool.
  
• Enter your AMP page URL or AMP code snippet.
  
• Ensure your AMP page is valid and meets Google’s AMP requirements.
  

2. Use the Rich Results Test (for structured data) #

• For AMP pages with structured data (e.g., articles, recipes), test with the Rich Results Test.
  
• Confirm that the structured data parses correctly and shows no errors.
  

3. Monitor AMP Pages via Search Console #

• Check the AMP status report in Google Search Console regularly.
  
• Identify site-wide AMP issues or errors affecting multiple pages.
  
• Use reports to track AMP performance and fix detected problems.

Fix Common AMP Errors if Your AMP Page Doesn’t Appear in Google Search #

Ensure Proper Linking & Canonical Tags #

• Add rel=”amphtml” link tag on the canonical (non-AMP) page pointing to the AMP version.
  
• Add rel=”amphtml” on other non-AMP pages (mobile or desktop) that correspond to AMP pages.
  
• Add rel=”canonical” on the AMP page pointing back to the canonical URL.
  

Make AMP Content Crawlable #

• Ensure robots.txt allows crawling of:
  
  • The canonical page
    
  • The AMP page
    
  • URLs referenced in structured data
    
• Remove robots meta tags and X-Robots-Tag HTTP headers that block crawling or indexing from both AMP and canonical pages.
  

Follow Structured Data Guidelines #

• Make sure structured data complies with Google’s structured data policies for your content type.
  
• Check About AMP on Google Search for detailed structured data requirements.

Additional Troubleshooting #

• Google indexing and displaying AMP pages may take time; be patient after publishing.
  
• If you need immediate update in Google AMP Cache, use the Update AMP Content tool/process.
  
• Some Google Search features for AMP pages may be unavailable in certain countries.
  
• Your site might not be indexed yet; review crawling/indexing status via Google Search Console.