CSV File Indexing by Google Commences

Hi Folks

Previously utilizing CSV data through structured markup for improved search displays, Google has taken a step further by actively indexing CSV files at present.

In these update to their Google Search Central documentation, Google has made mention of their current practice of indexing .csv files.

This introduces a fresh avenue for undergoing crawling. Conversely, for publishers unwilling to have their .csv files crawled, it might entail revising the robots.txt file to specifically exclude these files.


Comma-Separated Values (CSV)

Comma-separated values (CSV) files represent textual data storage in a structured tabular layout, akin to a spreadsheet presentation.

These files consist of unadorned data, lacking stylistic attributes such as fonts, images, or interactive links.

They prove invaluable for tasks like furnishing a list of URLs for crawling in tools like Screaming Frog.

Additionally, they serve as a pragmatic means of arranging data within a spreadsheet-oriented framework.

The recent inclusion of CSV file indexing by Google marks a novel capability, as performing a "filetype" search on Google for CSV files presently yields no relevant results.

Queries resembling the examples below currently yield outcomes devoid of CSV files:


Any One Got Indexed in these method ?

I wonder if these will appear on Google Dataset Search as well.