Bot IP: 66.249.65.42

Name: Bot IP Lookup: 66.249.65.42 (Googlebot)
Creator: Track-A-Bot

Bot Name: Googlebot

Googlebot is the web crawling bot used by Google to discover and index web pages for its search engine.

Verified bot

Track-A-Bot Trust Score: 100/100

100

score

0255075100

Why Track-A-Bot rated this IP (tap to expand)

Identity

✅ Marked as bot traffic
✅ Bot name present
✅ User-agent matches bot name
✅ User-agent includes identity link/email

Hostname

✅ Hostname observed
✅ Hostname resembles bot name
ℹ️ Hostname status not verified
✅ No hostname mismatch flags

Behavior

✅ Requested /robots.txt
✅ No referrer (typical crawler behavior)
✅ Mostly 200/304 responses
📌 Visits: 137
⏱️ Age: 8267h

Penalties

✅ No major spoof pattern
✅ No fingerprint fields
✅ Cookies not enabled
✅ No connection type

Total visits: 142 First seen: Aug 18th, 2024 6:22 PM Last seen: Jul 29th, 2025 5:29 AM

Known Hostname(s)

crawl-66-249-65-42.googlebot.com

Known User Agent(s)

Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 6.0.1; Nexus 5X Build/MMB29P) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/138.0.7204.157 Mobile Safari/537.36 (compatible; Googlebot/2.1; +http://www.google.com/bot.html)

Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Googlebot/2.1; +http://www.google.com/bot.html)

Known Accepted Encoding(s)

gzip, deflate, br

Common User-Agent Tokens

These are identifiers found inside user-agent strings we observed for googlebot.

Token

Seen

First seen

Last seen

googlebot/2.1

152,676

3/17/24

12/12/25

googlebot/2.1 152,676 seen

First 3/17/24

Last 12/12/25

googlebot

115

5/14/25

7/27/25

googlebot 115 seen

First 5/14/25

Last 7/27/25

mobile/15e148

1/31/25

12/12/25

mobile/15e148 12 seen

First 1/31/25

Last 12/12/25

11_0

1/31/25

12/12/25

11_0 10 seen

First 1/31/25

Last 12/12/25

pixel

1/30/25

12/12/25

pixel 9 seen

First 1/30/25

Last 12/12/25

x86_64

1/28/25

12/12/25

x86_64 7 seen

First 1/28/25

Last 12/12/25

16promax

12/12/25

16promax 6 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

18_0

12/12/25

18_0 6 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

inapp

12/12/25

inapp 6 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

naver

12/12/25

naver 6 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

search

12/12/25

search 6 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

16_3_1

7/19/25

12/12/25

16_3_1 2 seen

First 7/19/25

Last 12/12/25

17_2

1/28/25

12/12/25

17_2 2 seen

First 1/28/25

Last 12/12/25

build/tq3a.240321.001

12/12/25

build/tq3a.240321.001 2 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

pro

12/12/25

pro 2 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

17_0_3

1/31/25

17_0_3 1 seen

First 1/31/25

Last 1/31/25

17_1

2/15/25

17_1 1 seen

First 2/15/25

Last 2/15/25

build/r16nw

12/12/25

build/r16nw 1 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

edgios/119.0.2151.96

1/28/25

edgios/119.0.2151.96 1 seen

First 1/28/25

Last 1/28/25

edgios/120.0.2210.86

2/15/25

edgios/120.0.2210.86 1 seen

First 2/15/25

Last 2/15/25

edgios/121.0.2277.99

12/12/25

edgios/121.0.2277.99 1 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

gecko/123.0

12/12/25

gecko/123.0 1 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

gecko/20100101

12/12/25

gecko/20100101 1 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

google-inspectiontool/1.0

5/14/25

google-inspectiontool/1.0 1 seen

First 5/14/25

Last 5/14/25

sm-g965u

12/12/25

sm-g965u 1 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

viewer/99.9.9009.89

12/12/25

viewer/99.9.9009.89 1 seen

First 12/12/25

Last 12/12/25

Identity Links

These are URLs we observed in association with googlebot (often used as an identity, help, or policy link).

URL

Seen

First seen

Last seen

www.google.com/bot.html

152,674

3/17/24

12/12/25

www.google.com/bot.html 152,674 seen www.google.com

First 3/17/24

Last 12/12/25

Bot FAQ for this IP

Why is googlebot visiting my website?

Googlebot is a web crawler operated by Google. Its primary purpose for visiting websites is to discover and index publicly available web pages for inclusion in Google Search results. The recent visits from IP address 66.249.65.42, using the user agent string 'Googlebot/2.1', indicate automated access consistent with standard search engine crawling activity. If your website is publicly accessible, Googlebot may visit to update its search index with your latest content. To verify the legitimacy of these visits, consider performing a reverse DNS lookup to confirm the hostname resolves to 'googlebot.com', and then forward-resolve the hostname back to the same IP. Review your robots.txt file to manage which parts of your site Googlebot can access. If unwanted, you can block or limit Googlebot via robots.txt or firewall rules.

What does googlebot do?

Googlebot is an automated program (bot) used by Google to systematically browse the internet and collect information from publicly accessible web pages. This process, known as crawling, helps Google build and update its search index, making it possible for users to find relevant content through Google Search. Googlebot typically follows links from page to page and respects the rules set in a site's robots.txt file. The user agent and hostname in the recent activity logs match Google's published patterns for Googlebot. To control what Googlebot can access, update your robots.txt file, monitor your server logs for unusual activity, and consider rate limiting if crawl frequency impacts site performance.

Is googlebot safe?

Googlebot is generally considered safe and is a legitimate crawler operated by Google. Its activity is aimed at indexing content for search purposes and should not harm your website. However, it is important to verify that the traffic is genuinely from Googlebot, as some malicious bots may impersonate its user agent. To confirm authenticity, perform a reverse DNS lookup on the IP address (66.249.65.42) to ensure it resolves to a 'googlebot.com' domain, and then verify that the hostname resolves back to the same IP. Use robots.txt to control access, monitor for excessive requests, and implement rate limiting or firewall rules if necessary to protect your site.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 66.249.65.42, based on real-world traffic observed across websites using Track-A-Bot software. Use this information to verify whether activity from this IP belongs to a legitimate search engine crawler, or to analyze bot behavior on your website.