What is GoogleOther-Video? AI crawler guide
GoogleOther-Video is a crawler or fetcher associated with Google. See source-graded user-agent, robots.txt, verification, and observation guidance.
What is GoogleOther-Video?
GoogleOther-Video is a documented Google crawler or fetcher. Google product-specific video crawler token for public content fetches.
Evidence status
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Evidence | Officially documented |
| Lifecycle | Active |
| Purpose | other |
| robots.txt posture | honors |
| Source checked | 2026-06-11 |
Documented user-agent
GoogleOther-Video
GoogleOther-Video access decides whether Google can fetch your pages. Whether those pages get used in generated answers is a separate question, so track your presence in Google's AI results rather than treating crawl volume as visibility.
robots.txt allow example
User-agent: GoogleOther-Video Allow: /
robots.txt block example
User-agent: GoogleOther-Video Disallow: /
What the rule can and cannot do
Robots.txt expresses an access policy to compliant automated crawlers. It does not authenticate the sender, remove content already collected, or guarantee that a model will use or not use content.
How to verify a request
- Match the complete documented user-agent where one exists. A match is only a clue.
- Look for operator-published IP ranges, reverse DNS, or signed-request guidance. None is attached to this record.
- Keep the observed request, operator documentation, and any inference as separate fields.
JavaScript behavior
The cited operator material does not verify JavaScript rendering. Serve useful HTML before client-side JavaScript where possible.
Related bots
- GoogleOther-Image: Another Google general crawler to compare.
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- Google-CloudVertexBot: Another Google general crawler to compare.
- Amazonbot: Also tracked as a general crawler.
- ImagesiftBot: Also tracked as a general crawler.
- FirecrawlAgent: Also tracked as a general crawler.
- Brightbot: Also tracked as a general crawler.
- ApifyBot: Also tracked as a general crawler.
- Gemini 2.0: GoogleOther-Video gives crawler context for Gemini 2.0.
- Gemini: GoogleOther-Video gives crawler context for Gemini.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is GoogleOther-Video?
GoogleOther-Video is a officially documented crawler or fetcher record associated with Google.
What user-agent does GoogleOther-Video use?
GoogleOther-Video. Check the evidence status before attributing a matching request.
Can GoogleOther-Video be blocked in robots.txt?
The record identifies GoogleOther-Video as the token to review. Robots.txt is a request policy, not proof of model use or non-use.
How can I verify a GoogleOther-Video request?
Treat the user-agent as a clue and look for operator-published IP, reverse-DNS, or signature guidance.
Data & Sources
- Google documentation - Primary source for GoogleOther-Video crawler details.