How to Clear a Cached Snippet in Search Console

Updated October 2026 · v1.0.1

Google can show a title and snippet from the last crawl after you have already changed the page. Clearing the cached copy is a narrower request than hiding the URL.

URLSweep’s review step can target a cache clear or a temporary removal. Pick the cache clear when the page should stay in results and only the old snippet is wrong.

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Update the page, then clear one cache

The live page has to be right before you ask Google to forget the old snippet.

Publish the new title and text. View the source an anonymous user gets.
Open Removals. Choose the control that clears the cached URL, not the one that hides the result, if that is what the dialog offers.
Submit that one URL. Confirm you did not select a prefix.

Clear a list of stale snippets

Use a list only when many URLs changed and the old snippets are the problem. A hide is the wrong mode for this.

Paste the updated URLs. These are pages that should remain indexed.
Choose the cache-clear method in review. Read the method before you start. URL only, not prefix.
Submit within the plan. The same Free cap of 20 per property applies to completed removals work. Pause if the preview is a hide instead of a cache clear.

Snippet text is not guaranteed

Google may rewrite a title even after a fresh crawl.
A cache clear does not replace Request indexing. If the URL is not on Google at all, use GSC Index.
Do not cache-clear a URL you meant to hide. That is the removal method.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the old title still show?

The result can lag a cache clear. If it never updates, the page’s title may not be what you think Google fetched.

Is a cache clear permanent?

It asks Google to drop the stored snippet and refetch. It does not pin your preferred text.

Does Premium change the method?

Premium raises the completed-work cap and adds a CSV status report. It does not add a new Google button.