Your page is live but missing from Google. What should you check?
Use Search Console to separate server errors, canonical selection and questions about the page itself.
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Separate access from indexing
Inspect the exact address in URL Inspection and run the live test. For 404 or 5xx responses, check the domain, files and server logs first. Then check whether Googlebot can fetch the page and whether the HTML or HTTP header says noindex. If the live test passes, compare it with the last crawled version, which may be older.
Compare the URLs in the report
Suppose the same service appears at /services/a and /services/a?ref=menu. Internal links and the sitemap should point to the address you want to keep. Compare your declared canonical with Google’s choice. Give translations their own URLs and connect equivalent pages with hreflang.
Give the page a job
Two pages about the same service in different towns may answer the same question. If there are verifiable differences in coverage, call-out conditions or pricing, put them by the service. If the pages serve the same purpose, combine them and redirect the old address. Record the customer question each retained page answers.
After the fix
Check the URL in a browser and in the live test, update the sitemap and request indexing for the key pages. Record the change date and watch which version Google fetches next. A 200 response and a correct sitemap make the page reachable. Indexing is a separate decision.