# AdsBot-Google

Bot · Crawlers · Checks ads · operated by google

**Identity:** Publishes its IP addresses.

## How to recognise it

- Published IP list: https://developers.google.com/static/crawling/ipranges/special-crawlers.json
- Reverse DNS ends in `googlebot.com`, `google.com`, `googleusercontent.com` (then forward-confirm)
- User agent contains `Mediapartners-Google`, `APIs-Google`, `Google-Safety`

## With Double Agent

Sessions from AdsBot-Google are labelled `bot` with `agent_id: google.adsbot`, and tagged in your analytics. Nothing is blocked unless you choose to. Install: https://doubleagent.so/install.md

Source: https://developers.google.com/crawling/docs/crawlers-fetchers/google-special-case-crawlers · Operator docs: https://developers.google.com/crawling/docs/crawlers-fetchers/google-special-case-crawlers