Google-InspectionTool
Run by Google
How to detect Google-InspectionTool
Google-InspectionTool names itself in its user agent, but anyone can copy a user agent, so it is detected by confirming the user agent against other signals: source IP confirmed as the operator's own network; and how the session clicks, types, moves and navigates matches an automated agent.
- Detection method
- Self-declaredThe agent names itself in its user agent, and Verisoul confirms it with network, device or behavioral data. A user agent alone is never enough.
- Signals that identify it
- NetworkSource IP confirmed as the operator's own network
- DeviceDevice profile of Google's page-rendering browser
- BehavioralHow the session clicks, types, moves and navigates matches an automated agent
Every signal Verisoul checks for Google-InspectionTool
Google-InspectionTool names itself in its user agent. Anyone can copy that, so we only label a session Google-InspectionTool when the other signals check out too.
- Not used
Cryptographic
Not needed to identify it
- Used
Network
Source IP confirmed as the operator's own network
- Used
Device
Device profile of Google's page-rendering browser
- Used
Behavioral
How the session clicks, types, moves and navigates matches an automated agent
How often you'll see it
Uncommon
Seen on some sites, in small volumes
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Questions about Google-InspectionTool
How do you detect Google-InspectionTool?
Google-InspectionTool names itself in its user agent, but anyone can copy a user agent, so it is detected by confirming the user agent against other signals: source IP confirmed as the operator's own network; and how the session clicks, types, moves and navigates matches an automated agent.
What is Google-InspectionTool?
Google-InspectionTool is Fetches a page when a site owner tests it in Google Search Console.
Does Google-InspectionTool identify itself?
Partly. Google-InspectionTool names itself in its user agent, but user agents are easy to copy, so the name alone is not proof.
Can a bot pretend to be Google-InspectionTool?
A bot can copy Google-InspectionTool's user agent or markers, but the network, device and behavior signals will not match, so it is not labeled Google-InspectionTool.
How common is Google-InspectionTool?
Uncommon. Seen on some sites, in small volumes.
What does the Verisoul API return for Google-InspectionTool?
Every session Verisoul identifies as Google-InspectionTool carries an agent block with id "google_inspectiontool", name, provider, type "other", detection_method "self_declared" and the detection_signals used (network, behavioral). Build rules on the id, type and detection method.