About this bot
Google Inspection Tool is a verified fetcher associated with Google and is used for search url inspection.
The primary identifying signal is Google-InspectionTool.
Google Inspection Tool performs user-requested URL inspection and Search testing. Its fetches do not themselves determine Search inclusion.
Directory status: Active. Identity classification: Verified with High confidence.
This identity is recorded as honoring robots.txt under Google-InspectionTool.
Risk classification: Safe. Treat User-Agent strings as claims unless corroborated by the verification signals recorded for this entry.
How to identify this bot
- User-agent and crawler identifiers
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Google-InspectionToolMozilla/5.0 (compatible; Google-InspectionTool/1.0) - Also known as
- Google Search testing fetcher
Details
- Kind
- Fetcher
- Family
- Purpose
- Search URL inspection
- Common Use
- user-triggered URL inspection and testing in Google Search tools
- Respects robots.txt
- Yes
Verification
- Identity Type
- Officially documented
- Evidence Method
- Verify Google-InspectionTool using Google crawler/fetcher network data in addition to the User-Agent token.
- Detection Notes
- Match `Google-InspectionTool` as an identity signal and apply the recorded verification method before granting identity-based trust.
Website controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
User-agent: Google-InspectionTool Disallow: /