What is Google-Read-Aloud?
Google-Read-Aloud is listed as a url fetcher. Use this crawler profile to identify user-agent tokens, operator signals, platform hints, and recommended handling.
Google-Read-Aloud
URL fetcher
- Version
- Unknown
- First seen
- Sep 17, 2025
- Confidence
- Known user-agent token
Crawler tags
Directory facts
- AI model training
- Not listed as training
- Acts on behalf of user
- Yes, user-triggered
- Obeys directives
- No, do not rely on robots.txt alone
What is Google-Read-Aloud?
Google-Read-Aloud is listed as a url fetcher. Google-Read-Aloud is likely a user-triggered fetcher that retrieves a page after someone asks for, previews, or opens a URL.
Google-Read-Aloud matched a known crawler token in the user-agent string, but this page alone does not prove IP ownership.
How to identify Google-Read-Aloud in logs
Search server logs for Google-Read-Aloud. Matching those tokens is useful for discovery, but IP verification is still recommended before trusting the identity.
Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 7.0; SM-G930V Build/NRD90M) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/59.0.3071.125 Mobile Safari/537.36 (compatible; Google-Read-Aloud; +https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1061943)
Use this as a web-crawler lookup reference for identifying how this user-agent presents itself in server logs. After you identify crawler traffic, run the WebMCP Compatibility Checker to confirm whether AI crawlers and agents can understand your site.
User-agent signals
- Product tokens
- Mozilla/5.0, Linux, Android, SM-G930V, Build/NRD90M, AppleWebKit/537.36, Gecko, Chrome/59.0.3071.125
- Documentation
- https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1061943
- Contact
- None found
- Platform
- Android · Mobile
- Browser profile
- Chrome · Blink
- Browser-like UA
- Yes
- HTTP library
- Unknown
- Spoof risk
- Medium
Questions answered by this crawler profile
What is Google-Read-Aloud?
Google-Read-Aloud is listed as a url fetcher. Google-Read-Aloud is likely a user-triggered fetcher that retrieves a page after someone asks for, previews, or opens a URL.
Does Google-Read-Aloud train AI models?
Google-Read-Aloud is not listed as being used to train AI or LLM systems.
Is Google-Read-Aloud user-triggered?
Google-Read-Aloud is listed as being triggered by a real user action.
How do I identify Google-Read-Aloud in logs?
Search server logs for Google-Read-Aloud. Matching those tokens is useful for discovery, but IP verification is still recommended before trusting the identity.
Does Google-Read-Aloud respect robots.txt?
This directory entry lists the crawler as not obeying robots.txt directives. Use server-side access controls, firewall rules, or rate limits when policy enforcement matters.