Why is Google Search Console reporting crawl anomalies for URLs that return a 404 status code in our custom server logs?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Why is Google Search Console reporting crawl anomalies for URLs that return a 404 status code in our custom server logs?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
Google Search Console crawl anomaly URL 404 server logs Google documentation crawl errors HTTP 404Google ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
Google Search Console crawl anomaly URL 404 server logs Google documentation crawl errors HTTP 404 Google ↗
- Troubleshoot Google Search Crawling Errors | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- URL unreachable errors · support.google.com
- Crawl Stats report · support.google.com
- 404 (Page Not Found) errors · support.google.com