# ScrapingBee explains how to decode Google's new /goto redirect URLs

> ScrapingBee published a guide on handling Google's /goto redirect URLs and the opaque CAES tokens they carry in search results.

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- Beat: Extraction & Parsing · Evidence: Primary source · Type/significance: analysis/2 · First seen: 2026-09-07T19:13:44.921514+00:00 · Updated: 2026-09-07T19:13:44.921514+00:00 · Edition: 2026-09-07
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## Briefing
- ScrapingBee: ScrapingBee published a guide on handling Google's /goto redirect URLs and the opaque CAES tokens they carry in search results.

## Why it matters
Google's shift to /goto redirect URLs introduces an extra layer of indirection that can break scrapers expecting direct links. Understanding how to decode the CAES token is essential for maintaining reliable extraction pipelines, as this change may become more widespread and affect scraping workflows at scale.

## Sources
- Primary source · ScrapingBee · 2026-09-07 — [How to Decode and Handle Google's New /goto Redirect URLs](https://www.scrapingbee.com/blog/google-goto-redirect-urls/)

## Watch next
Will Google expand the /goto redirect to all search result pages, and how will scraping tools adapt to the CAES token format?

Topics: ScrapingBee, Google, google, redirect-urls, caes-token, url-decoding, web-scraping

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