Title: Search Console HTTP Error Last modified: October 16, 2020 --- # Search Console HTTP Error * Resolved [Lindenism](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lindenism/) * (@lindenism) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-console-http-error/) * This is the first time I am using Yoast and it is not working. * 1. Google search console is saying for the sitemap: Status: Couldn’t fetch Sitemap could not be read General HTTP error * Note: The HTTP status is 200 – [https://httpstatus.io/](https://httpstatus.io/) * 2. When searching the key words for the website, shorturl.at/aorP7, the title and description are not working despite showing up fine in the header. * Any assistance will be much appreciated. * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fsearch-console-http-error%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * [davidking999](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidking999/) * (@davidking999) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-console-http-error/#post-13541649) * I have the same issue. * Plugin Support [Michael Tiña](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/) * (@mikes41720) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-console-http-error/#post-13541878) * Hi, * We checked on [https://teenaangelia.com.au/sitemap_index.xml](https://teenaangelia.com.au/sitemap_index.xml) and it seems to be loading fine as expected. Can you confirm you’ve submitted the correct sitemap URL as per this article — [https://yoast.com/help/submit-sitemap-search-engines/](https://yoast.com/help/submit-sitemap-search-engines/) * Please make sure you submit only the relevant `/sitemap_index.xml`. If you get any error messages from Google Search Console, please do let us know which specific sitemap is getting an error and what the error is. * As for performing a Google search using keywords and not getting the expected title and meta description as what you’ve defined in the plugin, there are several reasons for this. You can learn more about it here — [https://yoast.com/help/google-shows-different-titles-for-my-site/](https://yoast.com/help/google-shows-different-titles-for-my-site/) * [davidking999](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidking999/) * (@davidking999) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-console-http-error/#post-13541911) * I get a HTTP Error * Plugin Support [Michael Tiña](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/) * (@mikes41720) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-console-http-error/#post-13542059) * Hi, * Are you getting this particular error * Status: Couldn’t fetch Sitemap could not be read General HTTP error * for [https://teenaangelia.com.au/sitemap_index.xml](https://teenaangelia.com.au/sitemap_index.xml)? Or is it for another sitemap underneath the index? * We do see that there isn’t any last modified date or relevant products for your product sitemap — [https://teenaangelia.com.au/product-sitemap.xml](https://teenaangelia.com.au/product-sitemap.xml) * So you may want to review if you want this enabled without any products. You can refer to this article if you want to customize the sitemap — [https://yoast.com/help/how-to-customize-the-sitemap-index/](https://yoast.com/help/how-to-customize-the-sitemap-index/) * Please then do try removing and resubmitting your sitemap to GSC — [https://yoast.com/help/submit-sitemap-search-engines/#google-remove](https://yoast.com/help/submit-sitemap-search-engines/#google-remove) * Thread Starter [Lindenism](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lindenism/) * (@lindenism) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-console-http-error/#post-13545243) * I can confirm that the sitemap URL is 100% correct. [https://teenaangelia.com.au/sitemap_index.xml](https://teenaangelia.com.au/sitemap_index.xml) * Status: Couldn’t fetch Sitemap could not be read General HTTP error * Having an empty product should not prevent readability. Please advise further. Thanks * [devnihil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devnihil/) * (@devnihil) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-console-http-error/#post-13545831) * [@lindenism](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lindenism/) If resubmitting the sitemap does not resolve the warning, it may be due to a bug or issue in Google Search Console. We would recommend first checking the sitemap for any issues in a validator such as [https://www.xml-sitemaps.com/validate-xml-sitemap.html](https://www.xml-sitemaps.com/validate-xml-sitemap.html), and if no issues are found, we would then recommend checking the sitemap in Google Search Console using the URL Inspection Tool. We did [check your sitemap here](https://www.xml-sitemaps.com/validate-xml-sitemap.html?op=validate-xml-sitemap&go=1&sitemapurl=https%3A%2F%2Fteenaangelia.com.au%2Fsitemap_index.xml&submit=Validate+Sitemap) and no issues were detected. * To check whether the sitemap can be fetched using the URL Inspection Tool in Google Search Console you would need to perform the following steps: - • Click on **‘URL Inspection’** in the left hand menu • Enter the URL of your sitemap in the entry field • Since the sitemap is intentionally set to` noindex`, the page will not be in Google’s index. • Click the **‘Test Live URL’** button • After the Live Test is complete, check the **‘Page Fetch’** status which is located under **‘Crawl’** * We also we have a guide on using the URL Inspection Tool feature here: [https://kb.yoast.com/kb/fetch-as-googlebot/](https://kb.yoast.com/kb/fetch-as-googlebot/) * If you continue to experience the** ‘Couldn’t Fetch’** error, you can also reach out to Google Search Console support at the following link: [https://support.google.com/webmasters/?hl=en#topic=9002753](https://support.google.com/webmasters/?hl=en#topic=9002753) * ​Also, you can create your own thread about this warning and receive assistance on resolving it by creating a post on the Google Search Console support forum at: [https://support.google.com/webmasters/thread/new?hl=en](https://support.google.com/webmasters/thread/new?hl=en) * [devnihil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devnihil/) * (@devnihil) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-console-http-error/#post-13572666) * We are going ahead and marking this issue as resolved due to inactivity. 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