AI Bot Directory / GoogleOther
What is GoogleOther?
GoogleOther is Google's bulk crawler that collects web content for training AI models. It doesn't drive traffic back to your site directly, but the content it collects shapes what future models know — and say — about you.
Last 7 days: 55 hits across 1 reporting sites (-84% vs the week before). Live aggregate data on the AI Crawler Traffic Report.
How to spot GoogleOther in your logs
Look for this token in the request User-Agent (case-insensitive):
googleother
Should you allow or block GoogleOther?
Blocking it keeps your content out of future training data, at the cost of future models knowing less about you. Most brands chasing AI visibility leave it allowed.
To block it anyway, add this to your robots.txt:
User-agent: GoogleOther Disallow: /
Note: robots.txt is a request, not a lock — well-behaved crawlers honor it; verify with your own traffic data.
Is GoogleOther visiting your site?
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