Feedfetcher-Google

What is Feedfetcher-Google?

About

Feedfetcher-Google is a search engine crawler operated by Google. If you think this is incorrect or can provide additional detail about its purpose, please contact us. You can see how often Feedfetcher-Google visits your website by setting up Dark Visitors agent analytics.

Expected Behavior

Search engine crawlers do not adhere to a fixed visitation schedule for websites. The frequency of visits varies widely based on several factors, including popularity, the rate at which its content is updated, and the website's overall trustworthiness. Websites with fresh, high-quality content tend to be crawled more frequently, while less active or less reputable sites may be visited less often.

Type

Search Engine Crawler
Indexes web content for search engine results

Detail

Operated By Google
Last Updated 6 minutes ago

Insights

Top Website Robots.txts

0%
0% of top websites are blocking Feedfetcher-Google
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Country of Origin

United States
Feedfetcher-Google normally visits from the United States

Global Traffic

The percentage of all internet traffic coming from Search Engine Crawlers

Top Visited Website Categories

People and Society
Internet and Telecom
Food and Drink
Science
Sports
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Robots.txt

Should I Block Feedfetcher-Google?

Probably not. Search engine crawlers power search engines, which are a useful way for users to discover your website. In fact, blocking search engine crawlers could severely reduce your traffic.

How Do I Block Feedfetcher-Google?

⚠️ Manual Robots.txt Edits Are Not Scalable
New agents are created every day. Instead, serve a continuously updating robots.txt that blocks new agents automatically.

You can block Feedfetcher-Google or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt. Set up Dark Visitors agent analytics to check whether it's actually following them.

User Agent String Feedspot/1.0 (+https://www.feedspot.com/fs/fetcher; like FeedFetcher-Google)
# robots.txt
# This should block Feedfetcher-Google

User-agent: Feedfetcher-Google
Disallow: /

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