What is Google Bot?

[Propertyseo2020]

What is Google Bot?

[godwin]

Googlebot is the web crawler software used by Google, which collects documents from the web to build a searchable index for the Google Search engine. This name is actually used to refer to two different types of web crawlers: a desktop crawler and a mobile crawler.

[dennis123]

Googlebot is the web crawler software used by Google, which collects documents from the web to build a searchable index for the Google Search engine.


Bots are programs used commonly in the web for quickly indexing, collecting data and information. Broken down to its core element, bots are software programmed to perform either legitimate or malicious automated tasks quicker and more efficiently than humans can.

[jayam]

Googlebot is the generic name for Google's web crawler. Googlebot is the general name for two different types of crawlers: a desktop crawler that simulates a user on desktop, and a mobile crawler that simulates a user on a mobile device.

[jayammrg]

Googlebot is the general name for two different types of crawlers: a desktop crawler that simulates a user on desktop, and a mobile crawler that simulates a user on a mobile device. Your website will probably be crawled by both Googlebot Desktop and Googlebot Smartphone.

[chandrao7]

All those terms mean the same thing: it's a bot that crawls the web. Googlebot crawls web pages via links. It finds and reads new and updated content and suggests what should be added to the index. ... Googlebot is Google's web crawler or robot and other search engines have their own.

[Maria Jonas]

Googlebot is a web crawler (a.k.a., robot or spider) that scrapes data from webpages. Googlebot is just one of many web crawlers. Every search engine has their own branded spider. In the SEO world, we refer to these branded bot names as “user agents.”

[GeethaN]

Googlebot is the web crawler software used by Google, which collects documents from the web to build a searchable index for the Google Search engine. This name is actually used to refer to two different types of web crawlers: a desktop crawler and a mobile crawler.

[chiragm984]

In a nutshell, it’s Google’s web crawling bot – sometimes called a ‘crawler’ or ‘spider’. In other words, it’s a program developed by Google that’s designed to explore web pages on the internet.

[jesica]

GoogleBot is a spider designed to crawl public websites.

[sophiawils59]

Enough answers are given, I think @admin should close the thread now!!

[juliaalan]

it’s a bot that crawls the web. Googlebot crawls web pages via links. It finds and reads new and updated content and suggests what should be added to the index. The index, of course, is Google’s brain. This is where all the knowledge resides. Google uses a ton of computers to send their crawlers to every nook and cranny of the web to find these pages and to see what’s on them. Googlebot is Google’s web crawler or robot and other search engines have their own.


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[RH-Calvin]

Google bot is an automated Google program that is responsible to read through webpage source and provide information to Google.

[nicksavoia]

Google bot is programmed to read & index the website to increase its presence.