GOOGLE / PREVIEW CONTROLS
AI Snippet Controls Checker
Inspect the public directives that limit snippets and direct content input to Google's AI search features. Keep owner-only settings separate from visible page evidence.
A PUBLIC PAGE / A USEFUL ANSWER
Check your page.
Your findings will appear here.
Run a check to see measured values, matched rules and specific next steps.
THE PROCESS
A few steps to a useful result.
- 01
Fetch the public page
We inspect the returned HTML and X-Robots-Tag headers. Rules specific to Googlebot are considered alongside general directives.
- 02
Find restrictive controls
Review noindex, nosnippet, max-snippet and data-nosnippet. Conflicting controls need the more restrictive interpretation.
- 03
Verify your Search Console setting
The Include/Exclude generative AI setting is private to Search Console. Check the effective setting and inherited parent-property settings yourself.
GOOD QUESTIONS
Before you use the results.
Does noai switch Google AI results off?
Google does not document noai or noimageai as supported robots meta directives. Use supported preview controls and verify the Search Console generative AI setting.
Does data-nosnippet="false" disable the attribute?
No. data-nosnippet is a boolean attribute on supported span, div and section elements. Its presence applies even when the value is false.
OFFICIAL GUIDANCE / REVIEWED 2026-10-02
Know where the rules come from.
Report results reflect the response available when you run the check. Operator requirements and private account settings can change.