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Fetch as Googlebot – There was an error processing your request

By Sean Doyle 2 min read

Fetch as Googlebot Submission Error

Google’s diagnostics tool (located under the “Health” tab) in Google’s webmaster tool box titled “Fetch as Googlebot“ is an online tool that lets you see exactly how a page appears to Google’s Googlebot and allows you to submit URLs to Google’s index. But sometimes Fetch as Googlebot shows an upsetting error message when attempting to submit URLs to Google’s index after having successfully fetched the page.

The error message reads: There was an error processing your request (pictured)

 

There was an error processing your request Fetch as Googlebot

1. Fetch as Googlebot will still fetch the specified URL.
Fetch as Googlebot error
2. But will not allow you to manually submit URLs to Google’s index.
Google index error

Why did this error message happen?  Banned by Google?

You are not banned by Google and your URL will still be indexed by Google (in most cases). Your webpage will certainly show up on Google’s SERPS without manually submitting it using the Fetch as Googlebot tool found in Google’s webmaster toolbox.

This error (There was an error processing your request) is tecnically a bug in Google’s manual indexing system (Fecth as Googlebot) and has nothing to do with anyone’s website. This fetch error does not mean your website is banned by Google, nor in harm.

Recommendations:

1. Continue submitting your URL manually using the Fetch as Googlebot tool until your webpage has been approved. No harm, no foul.

Your request has been received and will be processed shortly

2. Stay on track of your website’s SEO so this type of situation doesn’t include you webpage the next time.

Sean Doyle

Sean is a tech author and security researcher with more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, privacy, malware analysis, analytics, and online marketing. He focuses on clear reporting, deep technical investigation, and practical guidance that helps readers stay safe in a fast-moving digital landscape. His work continues to appear in respected publications, including articles written for Private Internet Access. Through Botcrawl and his ongoing cybersecurity coverage, Sean provides trusted insights on data breaches, malware threats, and online safety for individuals and businesses worldwide.

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28 Comments

    • There are a few current bugs, that being one of them, though if you click submit again it may possibly index successfully. The other bug being the fetch status process freezes while pending.

  5. with this problem from first in the rank I am now in 150 in one day:(((
    because make this the google and give it priority in the news pages if have extra category for news !!!

  7. When trying to read this article, the light blue bar containing “LIKE” and “TWEET” etc. is hovering over the left side of the article covering part of it up. I’m using Firefox 10.0.2.

  10. Good to know because i too was having similar problem todate.
    Well, how about my Blogger custom domain statistics not showing up. I mean the Traffic sources, referring sites and keywords? i can see number of visits but wont see where they come from. Any know how?

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