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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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.

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Primary source · ScrapingBee · 2026-09-07 — How to Decode and Handle Google's New /goto Redirect URLs

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