Google Web Preview

Last updated 15 hours ago.

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. Set up Dark Visitors agent analytics to see how often Google Web Preview visits your website.

Detail

Operator

Google

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.

Analytics

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Other Websites

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Robots.txt

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.

How Do I Block 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. Set up Dark Visitors agent analytics to check whether it's actually following them.

User Agent Token	Description
`Google Web Preview`	Should match instances of Google Web Preview

# robots.txt
# This should block Google Web Preview

User-agent: Google Web Preview
Disallow: /