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Google-Extended access checker.

Google-Extended is Google's crawler for AI products, including Gemini. It is separate from Googlebot. Blocking Google-Extended can remove your content from Gemini answers even if your Google Search rankings are unaffected.

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What it is

Google-Extended (user-agent: Google-Extended) was introduced in 2023 to give publishers control over whether Google uses their content to train AI models and improve Gemini. If you block Google-Extended while allowing Googlebot, your pages still rank on Google Search — but may not appear in Gemini AI answers.

User-agent: Google-Extended

Allow rule

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

Block rule

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

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Frequently asked

Is Google-Extended the same as Googlebot?

No. Googlebot crawls for Google Search rankings. Google-Extended is an additional crawler for Google's AI products (Gemini, AI Overviews). You can block one without affecting the other.

If I block Google-Extended, will my rankings drop?

No. Blocking Google-Extended does not affect Googlebot or your organic search rankings. It only affects Google AI products (Gemini, AI Overviews). This is by design — Google separated the crawlers specifically so publishers retain control.

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