Google-Read-Aloud
Last updated 17 hours ago.
What is Google-Read-Aloud?
About
Google-Read-Aloud is a fetcher operated by Google. It's not currently known to be artificially intelligent or AI-related. If you think that's incorrect or can provide more detail about its purpose, please contact us.
Track Google-Read-Aloud Visiting Your Website
You can see when Google-Read-Aloud visits your website using the API or WordPress plugin.
Detail
Operator | |
Documentation | http://google.com/bot.html |
Type
Fetcher
Fetches web content on behalf of an app
Expected Behavior
Fetchers visit websites on-demand. They're normally dispatched by apps to present metadata about a link (e.g. the title and thumbnail image) to a user.
Insights
Google-Read-Aloud's Activity on Your Website
Other Websites
Access Control
Should I Block Google-Read-Aloud?
Probably not. If you block a fetcher, it won't be able to fetch the metadata it needs to display a link preview. Fewer people will click on the link to your website without this.
Using Robots.txt
User Agent Token | Description |
---|---|
Google-Read-Aloud |
Should match instances of Google-Read-Aloud |
You can block Google-Read-Aloud or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.
# robots.txt
# This should block Google-Read-Aloud
User-agent: Google-Read-Aloud
Disallow: /