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title: "How do I verify that a visitor really is Googlebot?"
description: "Do not take the name at face value. A user agent is a claim, and some traffic puts Googlebot in its own string hoping for softer treatment. Google publishes the means to confirm whether a request..."
url: https://blockclickfraud.com/faq-items/how-do-i-verify-that-a-visitor-really-is-googlebot/
date: 2026-09-20
modified: 2026-09-20
author: "Block Click Fraud"
type: faq
lang: en
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# How do I verify that a visitor really is Googlebot?

Do not take the name at face value. A user agent is a claim, and some traffic puts Googlebot in its own string hoping for softer treatment. Google publishes the means to confirm whether a request genuinely originated from its crawlers, and that check is the right way to settle it before you either trust a visitor or block one.

How do I verify that a visitor really is Googlebot?[Block Click Fraud](https://blockclickfraud.com/author/block-click-fraud/)2026-09-20T07:12:09+00:00