minor change Wording only: the meaning is the same
Google removed the word "architecture" from the reference to the HTTP Message Signatures for automated traffic specification in the Web Bot Auth documentation.
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This is a minor wording change; the guidance still points to the same specification and GitHub examples, so no practical effect on implementation is expected.
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In “Verify requests yourself”
If you want to authenticate our requests yourself, refer to the HTTP Message Signatures for automated traffic [removed: architecture ]specification and example implementations on GitHub. In general, the key protocol steps are:
On Google's page
The "before" is the same page with the earlier wording put back.
Changed between our checks at and (UK time)Google's “last updated” date moved from 4 May 2026 to 13 Oct 2026Link to this change