Googlebot-Video User-Agent & Blocking Rules
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What is Googlebot-Video?
Googlebot-Video is the crawler used by Google to index video content for Google Video search.
Test if Googlebot-Video can access your URL
Enter URL to test if Googlebot-Video is allowed or blocked.
Is Googlebot-Video Safe?
Yes, Googlebot-Video is considered safe.
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User-Agent String used by Googlebot-Video
Googlebot-VideoHow to Block Googlebot-Video?
Add the following standard robots.txt rule to prevent Googlebot-Video from accessing your site.
User-agent: Googlebot-Video Disallow: /