About this bot
Google-CloudVertexBot is associated with Google and used for owner-requested-knowledge-ingestion.
The primary identifying signal is Google-CloudVertexBot.
Representative request identity: Google-CloudVertexBot.
Directory status: Active. Identity classification: Verified with High confidence. Identity type: official-documented.
This identity is recorded as honoring robots.txt under `Google-CloudVertexBot`.
Common use: site-owner-requested crawling used to build or refresh Vertex AI Agent data; it is not a general Google Search crawler.
Risk classification: Safe. Recommended handling: depends.
How to identify this bot
- User-agent and crawler identifiers
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Google-CloudVertexBot - Also known as
- CloudVertexBot; Vertex AI crawler
Details
- Kind
- Crawler
- Family
- Purpose
- Owner requested knowledge ingestion
- Common Use
- site-owner-requested crawling used to build or refresh Vertex AI Agent data; it is not a general Google Search crawler
- Respects robots.txt
- Yes
Verification
- Identity Type
- Officially documented
- Evidence Method
- Match `Google-CloudVertexBot` as the documented identity signal and corroborate source network, DNS, signatures, or request context when stronger authentication is required.
- Detection Notes
- Match the `Google-CloudVertexBot` identity in request logs and corroborate the surrounding request context. A User-Agent string alone can be copied.
Website controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
User-agent: Google-CloudVertexBot Disallow: /