Bot IP: 66.249.66.163

Name: Bot IP Lookup: 66.249.66.163 (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: 3904
⏱️ Age: 13750h

Penalties

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

Total visits: 4,010 First seen: May 18th, 2024 9:20 PM Last seen: Dec 12th, 2025 7:23 PM

Known Hostname(s)

crawl-66-249-66-163.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/141.0.7390.122 Mobile Safari/537.36 (compatible; Googlebot/2.1; +http://www.google.com/bot.html)

Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 6.0.1; Nexus 5X Build/MMB29P) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.6778.204 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)

Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 6.0.1; Nexus 5X Build/MMB29P) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/140.0.7339.207 Mobile Safari/537.36 (compatible; GoogleOther)

Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 6.0.1; Nexus 5X Build/MMB29P) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/140.0.7339.207 Mobile Safari/537.36 (compatible; Googlebot/2.1; +http://www.google.com/bot.html)

Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 6.0.1; Nexus 5X Build/MMB29P) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/139.0.7258.127 Mobile Safari/537.36 (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 content for inclusion in Google Search results. The recent activity from IP address 66.249.66.163 shows requests to various site pages and to /robots.txt, which is typical behavior for Googlebot as it checks for crawling permissions and updates its index. If a website is publicly accessible, Googlebot may visit it periodically to ensure its search index remains current. To control or customize Googlebot's access, website owners can use the robots.txt file or relevant meta tags.

What does googlebot do?

Googlebot systematically scans and downloads web pages to help Google Search understand and organize website content. It follows links, reads site structure, and respects directives in robots.txt files. The user agent and reverse DNS for 66.249.66.163 indicate it is identifying as Googlebot, and its request patterns align with standard crawling activity. Website owners can verify Googlebot's identity by performing a reverse DNS lookup on the IP address and checking that the hostname ends with ".googlebot.com". To manage Googlebot's activity, consider updating robots.txt, monitoring server logs, and setting appropriate rate limits if needed.

Is googlebot safe?

Googlebot is generally considered safe and is a legitimate crawler used by Google for indexing web content. The user agent and reverse DNS for 66.249.66.163 match known Googlebot patterns. However, it is possible for other bots to impersonate Googlebot by using its user agent string. To verify authenticity, perform a reverse DNS lookup on the IP and confirm the hostname resolves to ".googlebot.com". Additional steps include monitoring request frequency, using allow/block lists, and configuring web application firewall (WAF) rules as appropriate. If unwanted or excessive crawling occurs, adjust robots.txt directives or implement rate limiting.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 66.249.66.163, 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.