Google Crawlers' IP Range Files Moved to New Location
Key Points
- IP range files moved to /crawling/ipranges/ path
- Old location available for 6 months transition period
- Systems should be updated to new path immediately
Summary
Google has relocated the JSON files containing Google's IP ranges from /search/apis/ipranges/ to /crawling/ipranges/ on developers.google.com. This change reflects that these IP ranges apply to more than just Google Search crawlers.
Key Points
- New Location:
developers.google.com/crawling/ipranges/ - Old Location:
developers.google.com/search/apis/ipranges/(still available temporarily) - Timeline: Old locations will be phased out and redirected within 6 months
- Action Required: Update systems to use the new path as soon as possible
- Documentation: Already updated to reference the new location