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# Default mintlify.site subdomain indexed with custom domain

> Why your default <subdomain>.mintlify.site address stays crawlable after you add a custom domain, and how to remove it from search engine results.

After you add a [custom domain](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/customize/custom-domain) like `docs.example.com`, your default `<subdomain>.mintlify.site` address stays publicly reachable and search engines can continue to crawl it. In some cases the default address outranks your custom domain in search results.

## Why this happens

Mintlify does not automatically disable, redirect, or apply `noindex` to your default address when you add a custom domain. Some setups depend on the default address to serve the custom domain, so turning it off would take those sites down.

Pages on your default address already set their canonical URL to your custom domain, but the `canonical` tag is a hint that search engines can ignore. This is more likely when the default address has more inbound links or a longer indexing history than your custom domain.

## Speed up removal from search results

* If you set a canonical URL in `seo.metatags.canonical` in your `docs.json` or in a page's frontmatter, make sure it uses your custom domain. See [Set a canonical URL](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/optimize/seo.md#set-a-canonical-url).
* In [Google Search Console](https://search.google.com/search-console), add your custom domain as a property and submit its sitemap at `https://<your-custom-domain>/sitemap.xml`.
* To hide default address URLs from Google results sooner, add `<subdomain>.mintlify.site` as a Search Console property and use the Removals tool. Verify the property with a [`google-site-verification` meta tag](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/optimize/seo#verify-site-ownership).


## Related topics

- [Custom domain](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/customize/custom-domain.md)
- [skill.md](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/ai/skillmd.md)
- [Mintlify CLI command reference](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/cli/commands.md)


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