Google Web Preview
Last updated 8 hours ago.
What is Google Web Preview?
About
Google Web Preview 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 Web Preview Visiting Your Website
You can see when Google Web Preview visits your website using the API or WordPress plugin.
Detail
Operator |
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 Web Preview's Activity on Your Website
Other Websites
Access Control
Should I Block Google Web Preview?
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 Web Preview |
Should match instances of Google Web Preview |
You can block Google Web Preview or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.
# robots.txt
# This should block Google Web Preview
User-agent: Google Web Preview
Disallow: /