TL;DR
Google has moved its crawler IP ranges files from /search/apis/ipranges/ to /crawling/ipranges/ for better organization, with old paths still available for 6 months.
Key points
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Where to find the files now: Google has moved its crawler IP ranges files from /search/apis/ipranges/ to /crawling/ipranges/ on developers.google.com. This change improves organization since the files now belong to a broader category of crawling tools, not just search. If you're using these files for your site's crawler access rules, switch to the new path immediately to avoid broken links. The old path (/search/apis/ipranges/) will stay active for 6 months, but you should update your systems to the new location by then to prevent future issues with outdated references.
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Why this matters for your site: Your site's crawler access rules (like those in a robots.txt file) rely on Google's IP ranges to block or allow crawlers. If you haven't updated your rules to use the new path, Google might not be able to access your site properly during the transition. For example, if your site uses the old path in a robots.txt file, it could cause crawlers to be blocked temporarily until the old path is phased out. This means you should check your site's configuration now and update any references to the old path to the new one by the 6-month deadline.
What changed
Before this update
Google's IP ranges files for crawlers were located at /search/apis/ipranges/ on developers.google.com
After this update
Google's IP ranges files for crawlers are now at /crawling/ipranges/ on developers.google.com, with old paths remaining for 6 months
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