Googlebot-Image

Operated by Google. Last seen today.

What is Googlebot-Image?

About

Googlebot-Image is a search engine crawler 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.

Detail

Website

http://google.com/bot.html

Type

Search Engine Crawler

Indexes web content for search engine results

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.

Insights

Other Websites

of top websites are currently blocking Googlebot-Image in some way

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Access Control

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.

Using Robots.txt

User Agent Token	Description
`Googlebot-Image`	Should match instances of Googlebot-Image

You can block Googlebot-Image or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.

# robots.txt
# This blocks Googlebot-Image

User-agent: Googlebot-Image
Disallow: /

Instead of doing this manually, you can generate your robots.txt automatically using the free API or Wordpress plugin.

Get the Robots.txt