Googlebot-Image

What is Googlebot-Image?

About

Googlebot-Image is Google's specialized search engine crawler that discovers and indexes images across the web for inclusion in Google Images search results, analyzing visual content and metadata. You can see how often Googlebot-Image 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 19 hours ago

Insights

Top Website Robots.txts

3%
3% of top websites are blocking Googlebot-Image
Learn How →

Country of Origin

United States
Googlebot-Image normally visits from the United States

Global Traffic

The percentage of all internet traffic coming from Search Engine Crawlers

Top Visited Website Categories

News
Beauty and Fitness
Games
Food and Drink
Online Communities
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Robots.txt

Should I Block Googlebot-Image?

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 Googlebot-Image?

⚠️ 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 Googlebot-Image 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 Googlebot-Image/1.0
# robots.txt
# This should block Googlebot-Image

User-agent: Googlebot-Image
Disallow: /

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