# Google-InspectionTool

Operator: Google
Purpose: SEO analysis
Reviewed: 2026-09-14
HTTP identifier: Google-InspectionTool
robots.txt token: Google-InspectionTool

## What is Google-InspectionTool?

Fetches pages for Google’s Search testing tools.

## How to identify it

Look for the Google-InspectionTool identifier in a request’s User-Agent. This is a name match, not identity verification. Version strings may change.

## How to check identity

Use Google’s published IP ranges for this crawler class and its forward-confirmed reverse DNS procedure.

## Access and robots.txt

The operator documents robots.txt rules for this identifier.

Optional full-site opt-out; merge with existing rules only if intended. Not a security control.

```text
User-agent: Google-InspectionTool
Disallow: /
```

## What it means in your analytics

A test request can explain a one-off crawl during a Search Console investigation.

## Useful measures

Crawled URLs; Broken destinations; Crawl duration.

## What to check next

Match the request time to the inspection and compare the returned page with your browser.

## Sources

- [developers.google.com](https://developers.google.com/crawling/docs/crawlers-fetchers/google-common-crawlers)

Operator facts are source-backed; interpretation and actions are Apostl guidance.

## Related profiles

- [Googlebot](https://apostl.dev/bots/googlebot)
- [Google-Extended](https://apostl.dev/bots/google-extended)
- [Googlebot-Image](https://apostl.dev/bots/googlebot-image)

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