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title: AI Search now with more granular controls over indexing
description: Sync individual files on demand and limit website crawling to a specific sitemap.
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## AI Search now with more granular controls over indexing

Feb 09, 2026 

[ AI Search ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/) 

Get your content updates into [AI Search](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/) faster and avoid a full rescan when you do not need it.

#### Reindex individual files without a full sync

Updated a file or need to retry one that errored? When you know exactly which file changed, you can now [reindex it directly](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/configuration/indexing/syncing/#controls) instead of rescanning your entire data source.

Go to **Overview** \> **Indexed Items** and select the sync icon next to any file to reindex it immediately.

![Sync individual files from Indexed Items](https://developers.cloudflare.com/_astro/individual-file-indexing.CQgoIj85_ZIBUBg.webp) 

#### Crawl only the sitemap you need

By default, AI Search crawls all sitemaps listed in your `robots.txt`, up to the [maximum files per index limit](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/platform/limits-pricing/#limits). If your site has multiple sitemaps but you only want to index a specific set, you can now [specify a single sitemap URL](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/configuration/data-source/website/#sitemap) to limit what the crawler visits.

For example, if your `robots.txt` lists both `blog-sitemap.xml` and `docs-sitemap.xml`, you can specify just `https://example.com/docs-sitemap.xml` to index only your documentation.

Configure your selection anytime in **Settings** \> **Parsing options** \> **Specific sitemaps**, then trigger a sync to apply the changes.

![Specify a sitemap in Parsinh options](https://developers.cloudflare.com/_astro/specify-sitemap.pLCkwmJ-_2vbphB.webp) 

Learn more about [indexing controls](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/configuration/indexing/syncing/#controls) and [website crawling configuration](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/configuration/data-source/website/#sitemap).

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