Overview
GTranslate Translation Proxy is an accessibility and translation fetcher operated by GTranslate Inc. to retrieve and render translated page content.
Its primary user-agent pattern is GTranslate-Translation-Proxy; related patterns include GTranslate; GTranslate proxy; GTranslate-Translation-Proxy.
GTranslate Translation Proxy is not independently verified with Medium confidence. The identity type is Documented, and the evidence basis is documented crawler-pattern evidence.
Robots.txt behavior is not currently confirmed.
GTranslate Translation Proxy should be reviewed against site policy, source evidence, crawl rate, and requested paths before a permanent allow or block rule is created.
GTranslate Translation Proxy belongs to the GTranslate bot family.
Identity
- User-Agent
GTranslate-Translation-Proxy- Aliases
- GTranslate; GTranslate proxy; GTranslate-Translation-Proxy
- HTTP Agent Examples
GTranslate-Translation-Proxy- Robots.txt Token
GTranslate-Translation-Proxy- Identity Type
- Documented
- Evidence Method
- Verify GTranslate Translation Proxy by matching `GTranslate-Translation-Proxy` to GTranslate Inc evidence, then checking reverse DNS, source-network ownership, signed request data, or published crawler documentation when available.
Classification
- Type
- Accessibility
- Kind
- Accessibility
- Family
- GTranslate
- Purpose
- translation-proxy
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- Fetches and renders translated page content through the GTranslate service.
- Detection Notes
- GTranslate Translation Proxy traffic is primarily detected by the `GTranslate-Translation-Proxy` user-agent pattern; related patterns include `GTranslate; GTranslate proxy; GTranslate-Translation-Proxy`. Compare source IPs, reverse DNS, request paths, and crawl cadence with GTranslate Inc infrastructure before trusting the traffic.
- Respects robots.txt
- Unknown
- Spoofing Risk
- GTranslate Translation Proxy has medium spoofing risk because user-agent strings can be copied; pair the match with DNS, IP, behavior, or operator evidence.
- Risk
- Neutral
- Recommended Handling
- Depends
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
# robots.txt behavior is unconfirmed. Do not rely on this rule without verification.