Search crawler · user agent AdsBot-Google, Mediapartners-Google …

Google special-case crawlers IP addresses

Special-case crawlers such as AdsBot-Google and Mediapartners-Google crawl for specific Google products and may ignore the general robots.txt user agent.

IPv4 prefixes: 136
IPv6 prefixes: 136
IPv4 addresses: 4,352
Updated: 2026-10-01

Is this IP Google special-case crawlers?

Checks the address against the current official list, in your browser.

Download the list

Generated from the current official list.

Source: https://developers.google.com/static/search/apis/ipranges/special-crawlers.json · official documentation

All prefixes

Showing the first 236 of 272 prefixes; the full list loads with JavaScript and is in every download.

Prefix	Region	Service
66.249.87.0/27
66.249.87.32/27
66.249.87.64/27
66.249.87.96/27
66.249.87.128/27
66.249.87.160/27
66.249.87.192/27
66.249.87.224/27
66.249.89.0/27
66.249.89.32/27
66.249.89.64/27
66.249.89.96/27
66.249.89.128/27
66.249.89.160/27
66.249.89.192/27
66.249.89.224/27
66.249.90.0/27
66.249.90.32/27
66.249.90.64/27
66.249.90.96/27
66.249.90.128/27
66.249.90.160/27
66.249.90.192/27
66.249.90.224/27
66.249.91.0/27
66.249.91.32/27
66.249.91.64/27
66.249.91.96/27
66.249.91.128/27
66.249.91.160/27
66.249.91.192/27
66.249.91.224/27
66.249.92.0/27
66.249.92.32/27
66.249.92.64/27
66.249.92.96/27
66.249.92.128/27
66.249.92.160/27
66.249.92.192/27
66.249.92.224/27
72.14.199.0/27
72.14.199.32/27
72.14.199.64/27
72.14.199.96/27
72.14.199.128/27
72.14.199.160/27
72.14.199.192/27
72.14.199.224/27
74.125.148.0/27
74.125.148.32/27
74.125.148.64/27
74.125.148.96/27
74.125.148.128/27
74.125.148.160/27
74.125.148.192/27
74.125.148.224/27
74.125.149.0/27
74.125.149.32/27
74.125.149.64/27
74.125.149.96/27
74.125.149.128/27
74.125.149.160/27
74.125.149.192/27
74.125.149.224/27
74.125.150.0/27
74.125.150.32/27
74.125.150.64/27
74.125.150.96/27
74.125.150.128/27
74.125.150.160/27
74.125.150.192/27
74.125.151.0/27
74.125.151.32/27
74.125.151.64/27
74.125.151.96/27
74.125.151.128/27
74.125.151.160/27
74.125.151.192/27
74.125.151.224/27
74.125.216.0/27
74.125.216.32/27
74.125.216.64/27
74.125.216.96/27
74.125.216.128/27
74.125.216.160/27
74.125.216.192/27
74.125.216.224/27
74.125.217.0/27
74.125.217.32/27
74.125.217.64/27
74.125.217.96/27
74.125.217.128/27
74.125.217.160/27
74.125.217.192/27
74.125.217.224/27
74.125.218.0/27
74.125.218.32/27
74.125.218.64/27
74.125.218.96/27
74.125.218.128/27
74.125.218.160/27
74.125.218.192/27
74.125.218.224/27
74.125.219.0/27
74.125.219.32/27
74.125.219.64/27
74.125.219.96/27
74.125.219.128/27
74.125.219.160/27
74.125.219.192/27
74.125.219.224/27
108.177.2.0/27
108.177.2.32/27
108.177.2.64/27
108.177.2.96/27
108.177.2.128/27
108.177.2.160/27
108.177.2.192/27
108.177.2.224/27
192.178.16.0/27
192.178.16.32/27
192.178.16.64/27
192.178.16.96/27
192.178.16.128/27
192.178.16.160/27
192.178.16.192/27
192.178.16.224/27
192.178.17.0/27
209.85.238.0/27
209.85.238.32/27
209.85.238.64/27
209.85.238.96/27
209.85.238.128/27
209.85.238.160/27
209.85.238.192/27
209.85.238.224/27
2001:4860:4801:2008::/64
2001:4860:4801:200c::/64
2001:4860:4801:200d::/64
2001:4860:4801:2010::/64
2001:4860:4801:2011::/64
2001:4860:4801:2012::/64
2001:4860:4801:2013::/64
2001:4860:4801:2014::/64
2001:4860:4801:2015::/64
2001:4860:4801:2016::/64
2001:4860:4801:2017::/64
2001:4860:4801:2018::/64
2001:4860:4801:2019::/64
2001:4860:4801:201a::/64
2001:4860:4801:201b::/64
2001:4860:4801:201c::/64
2001:4860:4801:201d::/64
2001:4860:4801:201e::/64
2001:4860:4801:201f::/64
2001:4860:4801:2020::/64
2001:4860:4801:2021::/64
2001:4860:4801:2022::/64
2001:4860:4801:2023::/64
2001:4860:4801:2024::/64
2001:4860:4801:2025::/64
2001:4860:4801:2026::/64
2001:4860:4801:2027::/64
2001:4860:4801:2028::/64
2001:4860:4801:2029::/64
2001:4860:4801:202a::/64
2001:4860:4801:202b::/64
2001:4860:4801:202c::/64
2001:4860:4801:202d::/64
2001:4860:4801:202e::/64
2001:4860:4801:202f::/64
2001:4860:4801:2030::/64
2001:4860:4801:2031::/64
2001:4860:4801:2032::/64
2001:4860:4801:2033::/64
2001:4860:4801:2034::/64
2001:4860:4801:2035::/64
2001:4860:4801:2036::/64
2001:4860:4801:2037::/64
2001:4860:4801:2038::/64
2001:4860:4801:2039::/64
2001:4860:4801:203a::/64
2001:4860:4801:203b::/64
2001:4860:4801:203c::/64
2001:4860:4801:203d::/64
2001:4860:4801:203e::/64
2001:4860:4801:203f::/64
2001:4860:4801:2040::/64
2001:4860:4801:2041::/64
2001:4860:4801:2042::/64
2001:4860:4801:2043::/64
2001:4860:4801:2044::/64
2001:4860:4801:2045::/64
2001:4860:4801:2046::/64
2001:4860:4801:2047::/64
2001:4860:4801:2048::/64
2001:4860:4801:2049::/64
2001:4860:4801:204a::/64
2001:4860:4801:204b::/64
2001:4860:4801:204c::/64
2001:4860:4801:204d::/64
2001:4860:4801:204e::/64
2001:4860:4801:2050::/64
2001:4860:4801:2051::/64
2001:4860:4801:2052::/64
2001:4860:4801:2053::/64
2001:4860:4801:2054::/64
2001:4860:4801:2055::/64
2001:4860:4801:2056::/64
2001:4860:4801:2060::/64
2001:4860:4801:2061::/64
2001:4860:4801:2062::/64
2001:4860:4801:2063::/64
2001:4860:4801:2064::/64
2001:4860:4801:2065::/64
2001:4860:4801:2066::/64
2001:4860:4801:2067::/64
2001:4860:4801:2068::/64
2001:4860:4801:2069::/64
2001:4860:4801:206a::/64
2001:4860:4801:206b::/64
2001:4860:4801:206c::/64
2001:4860:4801:206d::/64
2001:4860:4801:206e::/64
2001:4860:4801:206f::/64
2001:4860:4801:2070::/64
2001:4860:4801:2071::/64
2001:4860:4801:2072::/64
2001:4860:4801:2073::/64
2001:4860:4801:2074::/64
2001:4860:4801:2075::/64
2001:4860:4801:2076::/64
2001:4860:4801:2077::/64
2001:4860:4801:2078::/64
2001:4860:4801:2079::/64
2001:4860:4801:207a::/64

Verifying Google special-case crawlers

The user agent string AdsBot-Google, Mediapartners-Google … can be faked by anyone, and scrapers often pretend to be well-known bots to get past rate limits. Before you treat a request as Google special-case crawlers:

Check that the request IP is inside one of the prefixes above (the checker on this page does exactly that).
Load the list from the official source on a schedule; do not hard-code it.
Allow the verified bot in your firewall or bot protection, and rate-limit or challenge requests that only claim to be it.

Frequently asked questions

What are the IP ranges of Google special-case crawlers?

Google special-case crawlers publishes 136 IPv4 and 136 IPv6 prefixes (4,352 IPv4 addresses in total) in its official list at https://developers.google.com/static/search/apis/ipranges/special-crawlers.json. This page shows the current list and refreshes it from the source every 6 hours.

How do I verify that a request really comes from Google special-case crawlers?

Anyone can send the user agent AdsBot-Google, Mediapartners-Google …. Check that the IP address of the request is in the official list (use the checker on this page), or do a reverse DNS lookup followed by a forward lookup as described in the official documentation.

How often do the Google special-case crawlers IP ranges change?

Providers add and remove ranges regularly, sometimes several times a week. Do not hard-code the list: load it from the official source (or this page's JSON) on a schedule, for example daily.

How do I allow only Google special-case crawlers in nginx?

Download the nginx format on this page and include it in a location block: one 'allow' line per prefix followed by 'deny all;'. Regenerate the file regularly, because the list changes.

IP geolocation API

Know who is behind any IP

Beyond published lists, the ipbase API tells you the owner, ASN, location and data-center/VPN status of every IP address, so you can recognise cloud traffic and bots from any provider.

Get a free API key Read the docs

150 free requests every month. No credit card required.

GET https://api.ipbase.com/v2/info?ip=1.1.1.1

{
  "data": {
    "ip": "1.1.1.1",
    "type": "v4",
    "connection": {
      "asn": 13335,
      "organization": "APNIC and Cloudflare DNS Resolver project",
      "isp": "Cloudflare, Inc",
      "range": "1.1.1.0/24"
    },
    "location": {
      "country": { "alpha2": "AU", "name": "Australia" },
      "zip": "4000"
    },
    "security": { "is_vpn": false, "is_tor": false, "threat_score": 0 }
  }
}